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Wow! I always thought this was a tree. Then, I wondered why it was pictured upside down...

love it!

If the prize is right, go for that brown set - never mind packaging too much! It's one of the best box sets of recent years, in my opinion. ubu

Jim, "Drifting" is a real beaut! Bean is on one of the best dates of the Shank Mosaic, too, if I remember right. Very nice, mellow sound. Got to check that "Trio" some day, too. ubu

The 8CD set that was out a few years ago on Savoy, collecting all Savoy and Dial recordings, as well as a few others, has the masters first, followed by all the additional material of the respective session. Quite a good idea, I think. Also don't forget the 4CD Complete live Savoy set! Some great stuff, there, too! Lots of Kenny Dorham. ubu

Don't know the "Trio" disc, but this one is highly recommended: German Amazon has it for 10 Euros here. ubu

Thanks! I'll put them on the "list"... maybe next year the budget will allow

Oh, well, I just downloaded this thing - hope the IT-guys won't come at me now Looks good. I'm already using it! Thanks, Mike. ubu

And the Buck Clayton 3CD set would be half of the Mosaic? Great , GREAT policy to omit "alternate takes" from these dates!! These jam sessions are so good, who'd want to miss half of them? That stinks definitively (pun intended)! ubu

Thanks, brownie. I didn't think this was unissued music. Yet if it's bootleg stuff, who cares on what label you buy it. And I never saw these Dolphy dates. So I might look for them. ubu

Can't delete anything on MSIE, right? I do delete where I can, but on one computer I'm using while at work, I have no access to the "Internet Options", so no chance... And no chance to download Opera, there, either. ubu

he-he ubu, have you heard "Little Birds..."? Nope, just a broadcast from Willisau 1998. Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, the trumpet man and the Brotz. ubu

Mine too. Probably DHL now owns Airborne Express. BTW, I´ll follow your advice and order from now on by surface mail, though sometimes this shipping option between USA and Spain implies huge delays. Ordering via DHL has always cost me a huge amount of money, it seems. Got on my nerves even more as I had no choice with some sellers... EKE: I think the smaller the package, the faster you get it. If it's a big one (more than one Mosaic), the custom folks hold it up, look at it, and decide if or if not you have to pay any tax (and this might take them several weeks, it seems). Here, if I have to pay any taxes, I also have to pay 12 CHF (approx. 9 US$) at the post office, as they (the post) had so much work because of my parcel... If I have to pay tax/postal-fees, it's from 20$ upwards... ubu

are you a royalist? Swiss customs started to look closer at what I buy maybe two years ago. Before that I never had to pay anything, unless of course I ordered for several hundred $$ (which I did before I had a credit card, as paying by money order is rather a pain...) The Atlantic NO, when I ordered it early this year, arrived very fast and without custom fees, with surface shipping - maximum two weeks, I think. So the major part of the hold up might actually take place at the swiss border. ubu

My Morgan/Shorter and HRS sets will ARRIVE TODAY!!!! (incredibly, I ordered them this Monday!!! ) I always use the surface shipping option - cheaper and safer (as far as damages are concerned). And then, swiss customs and postal services are incredibly slow on times, so I don't count on getting them too soon - and as our dear friend couw notes, I've got too many discs to listen to, anyway Tell us what you think of the music once you start listening! ubu

And who's the third tenor? Sounds good, John! I'll put that disc on my list! What would I give to have heard and seen Edwards! Hell, I was born too late! ubu I think Claude Braud is the third tenor on that one. Just had a quick look at the album when I dropped by the store. Could not find details yet on the web about this release. John L., I missed the Sunset appearance by Teddy Edwards in 2002. Bet he played 'Sunset Eyes' there. Caught him at the La Villa club several years ago. He was magnificient! Obviously enjoyed playing in Paris. I heard a radio broadcast of another Paric concert appearance with Tom Waits. Thanks, brownie. I LOVE those two tunes with Tom Waits on that "Mississippi Lad" (?) CD! Wish I'd ever seen Teddy live! ubu

What are these supposed to be? Live recordings of '62/'63 vintage?

And, anyway, what's the point in discussing Mosaic sets with some Mosaic-deprived guy? Well, until recently, that is, right? ubu

Now THAT'S cute! ubu

HELL MAN, WHEN ANNOUNCING ("fegh" as says our friend cow) MY BUYING FREEZE (in the funny rat kind of thread, I guess), I *E*X*P*L*I*C*I*T*L*Y* *E*X*C*L*U*D*E*D* MOSAIC SETS (anyway - holy couw! - what's the connection between old Mose and Mosaic? I mean, are they his predicate, or rather attribute linguistically (fegh Chomsky, in this context!) speaking?) ubu

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Could be - I think Warner Switzerland was actually producing it, and I remember reading (probably on their or some other website) that it will be limited. I've got it, too (paid about the same amount as you did, btw), and enjoyed what I've heard so far - but then I've heard only three or four discs. The reason for this is that I simply bought too many CDs and there are still heaps of unlistened stuff around here, and even bigger heaps of never *really* listened discs... It's not about quality of the music, not at all. ubu

Thanks. That was just what I tried to find words for... ubu

This is revelation-music, revelatory music! HELLYEAH! Get it if you can! A great recording! I have seen it available online somewhere (Cadence, Verge, Downtown? I can't remember) for a reasonable prize. ubu

Just a little bit north of South Carolina... (or was it the other way round?) Good call! ubu