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It is. Just sweet, relaxing music by Mr. Cohn, et. al.

Disc one of five...

Had this as an album (one of the very first I bought when I was 11 or 12 years old. What were you listening to when you were that age?) Just bought the CD so I could hear it all again... 🥰

Smokin' Freddie from 1969.

Underrated mid 70s Freddie. Cheezy album cover.

I love all of the Savoys as well. I believe there are 13 3-disc sets to this. It says it's the complete CP but I don't think that's quite correct. The ones I have are basically in good sound (considering the sources, of course). Not a huge fan of the Benedetti recordings but they do have their place in jazz folklore. That disc was just a nice escape from the Monday afternoon blues... Complete discography: http://www.plosin.com/milesAhead/BirdDisco.aspx?id=ParkerFA05

Listening to CD3... mother's milk to me.

Old enough to know better but I just can't stop buying them. Let's just call it an addiction.

Yeah, but it's sure interesting to chat about.

Since a number of comments are concerned about Mosaic as a company because they sell CDs, I wonder if they'd be willing to change/add a format? They've done it before. Remember, the first few issues were vinyl only. I'm sure they've considered (maybe only briefly) hi-res .flac files for their releases. It would cost them less to release the sets. Just a stray thought from an early morning mind...

+1 Also, for those who have complained about the sound of the Savory box, please consider the sources. Without the enormous dedication by Mr. Savory, The National Jazz Museum of Harlem, and Mosaic, most of that music would have been lost to the wind. Would you have been willing to sit and cut those discs (yes) or have the means in the 1940's (no) to do something like that? I think the recordings of the Basie band are just a treasure trove and to hear Hawkins soar on a longer version of Body and Soul just makes my heart swell. Anyone can complain but I am thankful and very glad to own this box. <off soapbox mode>

I only say that when listening to jazz. Then, I have to repeat the track. Oh, darn.

I usually talk to myself. I'm my own little friend.

IMHO, whomever owns Jazz Times will succeed because readers want to pay to read the writing. If it's good, he will succeed. If not, he will fail. There's no black and white in that. I do think his comments were frustration put into words. I'm willing to wait and see what will happen with the next few issues. He is right about one thing; Jazz Times has been on a downward spiral for some time. I didn't renew my subscription because I couldn't read the font without a magnifying glass. Time will tell and the clock's tickin'.