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Interesting. I wouldn't have expected the sound of a Malcolm Addey mastered set to be bettered by a Mark Wilder mastered set. Also didn't realize that the Columbia set contained more music. Appreciate the info!

Curious about the mastering on this box set. Is it the same as the Mosaic set?

Just saw this. I'm interested, if still available!

This "scandal" isn't really about the sound, though. Most people engaged in this discussion agree that many MoFi releases sound great. And, others...not so great. The discover that they are sourced from DSD doesn't, and shouldn't, change that. It's the deception that most people are upset about.

Anybody else have an order for the Black and White set that is still listed as ‘processing’? Have sent an email to Mosaic and am awaiting a response. I’m not in a huge rush, but I can’t recall any other pre-order taking this long to ship.

For those who may have missed the email from Mosaic... The Duke Ellington Big Band set and the Ella Fitzgerald/Chick Webb sets are currently back from the dead. I had to snag one of those Ellington sets for myself as I missed it the first time around...

Brilliant... Thanks for sharing.

I've only got two of these sets - the Bill Dixon and Andrew Hill. I'm glad to have them both. I've been meaning to pick up more over the past few years, but it seems like something else always comes up and takes priority. All of this music is new to me, as the music on the Black Saint/Soul Note labels is, for the most part, completely unexplored terrain for me. I would really like to begin digging into some of this stuff, but now that I'm trying to decide which ones to buy...I don't really know where to begin. So, that being said - which of these sets are the absolute MUST HAVES? Also, are there any particular ones to avoid - due to mastering issues, etc? I have my eyes on the Hemphill, Adams and Pullen sets, as I've been exploring their music quite a bit as of late. Also, have any of these sets fallen out of print and become hard to come by? From what I can tell, the vast majority of them have remained readily available...which is a good thing if you're the consumer, but...not sure what it says about how well these are selling. They keep releasing them, though - so, they must be selling well enough! Thanks for any/all input. My apologies if these questions have been addressed previously in the thread!

Yeah...this is one that I'm really upset about missing out on. I just kept putting it off, like I do many of these sets, waiting for it to go to the 'Running Low' list...for numerous reasons. You all know the score...too many other things to spend money on, only so much money to spend. Ofcourse, by the time this one was running low, I was out of the loop and unaware...and by the time I realized it was gone, well...it was gone. Damnit! I would say "lesson learned", but...I've said that before. I will say this, though: if it's a set you really want, and you KNOW you don't want to take a chance on missing it - just buy the damn thing. Don't wait around for years and take a chance on missing it. Preaching to the choir here, yeah, I know, but...it makes me feel better anyway.

Just wish the recently departed Coleman Hawkins sets would make another appearance...

Looks like this one has been resurrected as well, and is now listed in the 'Last Chance' section...

Thanks for the heads up on this. I thought I was going to be okay with letting this one go when it was initially released, since I've generally been happy with the late-90's CD reissue. However, ever since this set went OOP, I've regretted missing out on it...and have been actively looking for one on the second-hand market for a decent price. Happy that I'm now able to pick up one direct from the source. Won't make the mistake of missing out on this one again! Aaaaaand...just ordered. Thanks again!!!

Wow! That's some lineup... I'm not at all familiar with this album, but will definitely be on the lookout for it.

Thanks for the heads-up! Looking forward to adding this one to the collection...