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The reply from Mosaic (following my email inquiry): ubu

I have nothing else by the AEC (except a late live disc from around 1990.) I'd say if you're open-eared (/-minded), and the comments made in this thread don't keep you away from it, it's a great place to start. And finally, if you got it, you can go the chronological way later on (I'm not so far yet, but that's more of a time and money related issue than a question of wanting to), and know their beginnings. ubu

oh, sure! get them! two great box sets! and with the j.j., you can even get two more discs... and have fun with Hamilton! (I'll finally pick up the selects 1 & 2, together with some ESSENTIAL Basie & some Duke... what a feast! - only, I've got to wait till the next paycheck arrives... and don't tell my girlfriend ) ubu

Following is the text from the link above: now the updated version has the offer ending august 31, 03: now this has poor ubu a little bit confused... ubu

Mosaic updated their website. The MD Blackhawk is now up for pre-order, mid-august is given as release date. Mosaic MR6-220 ubu

as Aggie said! thumbs up seems so. I complained when I received my BIG package (the usual shabby cardboard box...) and Mr Luening answered telling me they got these sets like that from their source (ZYX?), and that I can of course send those back I don't want (which of course I did, and then ordered the full-price sets from the US ) ubu

Try and write Mr Luening an email (I think the address is sluening@zweitausendeins.de, but I would have to check at home tonight - write me a PM if the above address is wrong, and I'll come back to you tonight). He was very helpful when they first sent me twice discs 5-8 and none 9-12 from the Monk set, and then (see above in this thread), also a wrong disc 8 of the Evans Riverside. I could keep the additional discs (after having gotten rid of the MD Jazz Giants disc 'coz I had all of it in the Monk Prestige box, I finally have the Prestige MD Quintet take on 'Round Midnight again this way!) and they sent me replacements (which were correct, by the way) very soon. Then, couw's booklets are very good! (thanks again ) I got Pepper and Evans Fantasy and Tatum Group with small little booklets, and Tatum Solo, Monk Riverside and Evans Riverside with none. ubu

I found this LP today. It's an early stereo recording made in January 1961. So far, I have only listened to the first track - sound quality is astonishing for a live recording f that time, and the band (Claude Williamson, Don Prell & Chuck Flores) seems to be on. The label is called Concept records, copyright is from 1985 (as are Shank's own liner notes, and a note from producer Gerry Macdonald). Sounds like a very VERY nice companion piece to the Mosaic! AMG gives it the following 4 1/2 stars review (and lists it as a Bainbridge and Choice release): Anyone has more info about htis release? Opinions? ubu

Went with WHISPER NOT, too. One of my favorite jazz originals, actually. ubu

oh yes! that's a real good'un! how could i have forgotten that one! ubu

Now this sounds like some cool shit! Jim, thanks for that exhilarating review! Still holding my breath! ubu

Red: try to find the Taylor 2CD "Nefertiti the beautiful one has come" (released in 1997 on Revenant). Perhaps one of Taylor's greatest recordings, in trio with Murray (d) and Lyons (as). ubu

Number one would be the whole Mercury set, I gues... Some of the outstanding albums for Mercury were "We Free Kings", "Rip, Rig & Panic", the Copenhagen live sessions, the album with Benny Golson arrangements... Then I am very very fond of the 1960 "Introducing" album (Chess, reissued in GRP's "Chessmates"-series). That one has the versatile Ira Sullivan on trumpet and tenor. Their battle on "Soul Station" (a Kirk original, not the Mobley tune of the same name) is beautiful. The very first of Kirk's recordings (Early Roots, Bethlehem, rec. 1956) is more an R'n'B kind of thing, but as the latest addition to my Kirk holdings, I'm growing quite fond of it, too. My introduction to Kirk was via the nice 32jazz 3CD set "Dog years in the fourth ring". That one has 2 discs of unreleased live material from the sixties and seventies, and on disc 3 it includes one of the mrarest Kirk items, his solo disc "Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata". Highly recommended! His other Atlantic albums (reissued by Rhino, 32jazz and Collectables) and the late Warner stuff (also on 32) does not grab me as much, but "The Inflated Tear" and "Volunteered Slavery" would be the exceptions. "I, Eye, Aye" is very good, too. I second that. Generally, though, I find listening pleasure in any of the Atlantic albums ("Rahsaan, Rahsaan", "Left and Right etc). His one Verve album "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith" (on CD with "Rip, Rig & Panic") and his one Prestige album "Kirk's Work" with Jack McDuff are very good, too. ubu

Another very nice one I recently got is the Italian Instabile Festival 2CD (Leo) - cover down below. It has various line-ups, from duo, trio and quartets to the full beloved Italian Instabile Orchestra. Players include Mario Schiano, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Gianluigi Trovesi, Enrico Rava, Sebi Tramontana and many others. You can get it for 9£ from amazon.co.uk (just need a little patience...) ubu

there goes another one... sad news again. thanks for the interesting article. he left us some wonderful music! ubu

not really, I think ! They didn't get me excited either. but in the end: Dorn reissued that much good music (and some great, too)... ubu

Sounds VERY interesting! Any more info on what might be in this box? How many discs etc? ubu

Yeah, a real great one! Dylan always looked around and took for his songs what he found useful, didn't he? So what's the fuzz? ubu

Another Mosaic freak over here... I'd go for the Hamilton (although I agree with Jim's evaluation of the music - Collette and Hall were the real thing) simply for practical reasons: If you get the Tristano/Konitz/Marsh (a wonderful one, and my start with Mosaic) or any other, and start to love it and want more and more of them (and believe me you will! Otherwise you should go see a shrink immediately!), you'll hate yourself for the rest of your lifetime for having had a unhappy start with Mosaic and having passed on the Hamilton 'tis just one man's opinion, though... ubu

I got the very nice 4CD at Birdland box by Charlie Parker (on Ember records), and have seen that there are two more Parker sets on Ember: - In Chicago: Amazon, Bird in Chicago - At Café Society Downtown and Birdland: Amazon, Bird at Café Society... and then a third one which seems to include both of the above: Amazon, Bird in Chicago/Café Society Anyone knows these? Are they as nice as the Birdland box? And do they (the Birdland set, most obviously?) include anything which is in the Birdland box? Or on other Parker live discs? thanks, ubu

Very very sad news indeed! ubu

I bought those two "Jazzin' the Classics" discs. They are nicely packaged, you get all information (musicians, dates etc). And they say they have remastered their stuff - though I would have to dig them up to check their quality. ubu

Yes it is. I added it to my list, thanks. ubu

I've got the Chess/MCA/Universal 2CD "In Person 1960-67". Like that quite much. But it would certainly be nice to have some of the original albums in nice CD reissues. ubu

hellyeah!