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whoops, I missed this one. Warming Up : Dave Burns (tp) Al Grey (tb) Billy Mitchell (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Harold Mabern (p) Herman Wright (b) Candy Finch (d) Willie Bobo (tymp-1) New York, August, 1963 Day by day Vanguard VRS9143, (Jap)KIJJ-2072 Now, ain't it - - I can't give you anything but love - - Richie's dilemma (1) - - Slippers - - Warming up - - My romance - - Rigor Mortez (1) - - Note: Vanguard VRS9143(mono) = VSD79143(stereo).

I see these Vanguard sessions listed with Dave Burns. Bill English : The Bill English Quintet : Dave Burns (tp) Seldon Powell (ts,fl) Lloyd Mayers (p) Martin Rivera (b) Bill English (d) Judson Hall, New York, early to mid 1962 222 Vanguard LP9127 Rollin' - Fly me to the moon - Heavy soul - 7th Avenue - A blues serenade - Sel's tune - Makin' whoopee - Note: Vanguard LP9127(mono) = VRS-9127(stereo). Dave Burns : Dave Burns (tp) Herbert Morgan (ts) Kenny Barron (p) Steve Davis (b) Edgar Bateman (d) New York, June, 1962 CB blues Vanguard VRS9111 Tali - Something easy - Secret love - Straight ahead - Imagination - Rhodesian rhapsody - Note: All above titles also on Fresh Sound (Sp)FSRCD1113 [CD]. The Nat Pierce, remaining Mel Powell, ans Urbie Green are 10" lps. The Sam Most, the 2 above, the Ted Brown/Art Pepper and the remains Bobby Henderson are 12" lps. Not sure how many tracks are on the Braff/Condon lp that is mentioned. So this would probably be another 6 or 7 cd set. Very doable. I just hope Mosaic does it!!

I just read the end of the liner notes. To quote: "And before closing, we should mention that there are many more superb albums in the Vanguard Jazz Showchase, including the brillant Ted Brown/Art Pepper ablum, FREE WHEELING, plus albums by Sam Most, Urbie Green, Don Elliot, Nat Pierce, and Dave Burns. Mel Powell and Bobby Henderson have one further album each, and there is an unissued album of Johnny Mercer songs performed by Ruby Braff and a quartet featuring Eddie Condon on guitar. Whether these items are issued by Mosaic or other companies, this music deserves to be heard." I could not agree more with the last statement about these deserving to be heard. All of the session that I have heard listed above are just as good (bettter in some cases) than what Mosaic has just issued. I encourage everyone to contact Mosaic to advoacte for one more set. I don't believe Mosaic has ruled it out especially if the sales of the first 2 sets are good and folks ask for more!!!!

I know me too. The Mel Powell’s are my favorite Vanguards and these Mosaic remasters sound amazing, exactly what Hammond wanted!

Yep, mine just landed. Jamming to Powell, Hall, Clayton, Chambers, Page, Jordan and Crawford now!! The sound is out of this world and by far the best I've ever heard (and I have lots of releases of this material).

Received notification from UPS that my set arrives tomorrow! Really looking forward to this one!

This new Piano set from Mosaic does have the complete Sonatina for Piano. And, I know it certainly isn’t mainstream jazz or swing. But, I’m really glad they included it.

So often vocals get dropped from reissues. They are ok, but not the best tracks on the Bandstand set. Mosaic did hint that if the small group and piano set do well there could be a third set for the other sessions, maybe even a Mosaic select if they come back. As for the Bandstand vocals they are found on this set, which also includes other Vanguards and best of all the Mel Powell and His All Stars at Carnegie Hall lp that has the swinging and groovy Carnegie Blues. https://www.discogs.com/release/10451116-Mel-Powell-Six-Classic-Albums?srsltid=AfmBOopMK-eYJY3vZ0Tdm0IADVstw0Mgt1nbYyumEUfToyZWHO11Etcx

It’s interesting what Mosaic didn’t include in either set. Besides the missing Powell and Pierce they didn’t release the Urbie Green, Sam Most, and Don Eliot sessions. I know they said they wanted to stick to mainstream swing but not sure any of these sessions are that far off that mark. Maybe there were some licensing hold ups. Anyway I’m grateful for they are releasing!

I know I don’t understand why they left out the four track Nat Pierce session or the Mel Powell 7 track “Bandstand” session. However, IMO I would not let that deter you from this set. The Powell they did include and the Braff Larkins sessions make this set indispensable. For the Nat Pierce and Mel Powell, Bandstand sessions I highly recommend this cd to supplement this new Vanguard Piano Mosaic set. https://www.discogs.com/release/10880164-The-Nat-Pierce-BandMel-Powell-Band-Easy-Swing

There certainly was a clear improvement to the sound quality on the Vanguard small group set. I have the American, French, and Japanese reissues and the Mosaic set tops them all and best captured the ambience from the original lp releases and the sound stage John Hammond was going for. The piano oriented releases were always the best sounding to me already so I am confident this set will be stellar and a worthwhile purchase.

Woo hoo, this is set I’ve been waiting for! As good as the small set is this one has the most gems, IMO. All the Mel Powell rank as his best, very swinging, creative and witty. The Braff and Larkins sessions are masterful. Although Mosaic has left things off like the Mel Powell “Bandstand” and the Nat Pierce session, which bewilder me. Nonetheless, this is a must have set for 1950 mainstream jazz and swing. I’m sure the sound will be the best ever. The last set topped previous releases of this material, even the Japanese ones.

Yes, Norman Granz released 4 albums of the Dream Band, which was not called that at the time. You should ask Terry about the recordings, Wally Heider and how the name Dream Band came about next Saturday during his show. He likes to talk about it.

This release is excellent! The band is tight and swings incredibly, due in large part to Mel Lewis! The sound is amazing as well because of the excellent job Wally Heider did in capturing the band. Terry Gibbs is now 100 and has a weekly “call” in Question and Answer show on Facebook on Saturday’s 1:00 pm PST. His memory and humor make for a very entertaining show! I highly recommend checking it out and asking Terry some questions.

Mine dropped last night! So far this set is the hands down winner for sound quality. The Japanese and the French reissues are close, but you really get the airiness of hall where they recorded these sessions on this Mosaic set. Boy, Jo Jones cymbals ring!! Essential 1950s mainstream swing!