LAL

You need to build a special cabinet(s) for your Mosaics, which will definitely double and triple the number you have now.

I keep them Mosaic invoices and receipts in an exclusive and properly labelled file to ensure they are within easy reach (in case I want to admire them once in a while -_- ). All invoice and receipts are kept in pristine/mint condition. I'd never place them in the box cause that would entail dirtying the box with fingerprints.

If you're getting the Brunswick and Okeh Ellington, might as well pick up the 2 Small Groups volumes. In fact, I'd get these first before the Okeh. Vol.2 is what got me hooked on the Duke's music.

Based on 2-3 songs, he appears to be a pop/standards singer. His rendition of Stevie Wonder's For Once in My Life is being played to death (every few hours) on my local Lite & Easy channel.

Thanks for the info. FrancoisD. On a side note, I wonder if Neatwork will ever come out with the alternate takes of the Artie Shaw recordings. Would be good to have those to complement the Classics series.

Artie Shaw '46 to '50 is out already? Gotta get that one.

Partial sets have the XXXX too

Used CD stores in my area buy second hands for at most 10-15% of the price of a new CD and resell em at a 300-400% profit.

Ditto. Seems less comprehensive now - and always times out too when doing a search. Well, at least it's still free.

Grachan Moncur III discs 1-3, again

Mongo Santamaria - Watermelon Man Easily one of my worst buys from the last 4-5 years. The first 12 tracks consist of what to me are mainly commercial tunes infused with Latin rhythms which become boring after a few listens. Granted Watermelon Man is a funky boogaloo worth its weight in salt but that's it. The saving grace for this CD is Mongo's percussion works and the 'bonus' 6 live titles which include his composition, Afro Blue.

Their webpages load up much faster than before.

Django!

Grachan Moncur III - disc 1 then 2

Quite a number of these seem to be OOP. Have been searching for all the Cecil Taylor discs (only 1 or 2 currently available) plus the Benny Bailey - but no luck. Add Jaki Byard's solo album "Blues for Smoke" and Phil Woods "Rights of Swing" to the list of good ones. More thumbs up for "Freedom Now Suite", "Out Front" and "Color Changes".

Thanks for the info Brownie. Gonna place an order for it at CDZone UK, about the only online store that offers to procure it. Will probably be backordered for ages, but no harm trying. Yikes! Just found my Lunceford vol.8 hiding under a stack of other long untouched discs. Time to rein in the unbridled buying. Gotta cancel that order too.

Thanks for the info. Time to get a second job to fund all these sets.

Hawk definitely should get a Mosaic set. Perhaps a re-reissue of the Keynotes? How about the Mercury live sessions by Quincy Jones' big band of the late 50s/early 60s? There seems to be enough material to do a Select. I may be wrong, but so far, the music seems to have been released only in piecemeal fashion. AMG has quite good reviews of the band, which had a quite a few 'star' names in its lineup, the arrangements and the music.

Masters of Jazz published a volume 8 in their Lunceford series. It brought the Lunceford sides complete up to April 1941. Mastering on that one was done by John R.T. Davies. Thanks for the info Brownie. Gonna place an order for it at CDZone UK, about the only online store that offers to procure it. Will probably be backordered for ages, but no harm trying.

You definitely won't regret getting those 2 sets. In fact, you'll rejoice when you hear the music. Just go slow(er) on the Teddy Wilson set.

Some recommended 50s live material (CD releases): - Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert (Jazz Classics) - The Washington Concerts (Blue Note) - Bird at the High Hat (Blue Note) - C.P At Storyville (Blue Note) I haven't any of them (not going to start), but there must be loads more good live recordings on the multi-dozen Bird's Eyes series by Philology.

Buying $1 less a day of 'junk' food or 'junk' anything for the next 3 months should help pay for the Teddy Wilson. Add another 2 months at $1 or $.70 for the 3 months if you want the Kenton set too. Easy no? Wild guesses at next to be on Running Low list: Hodges, Kenton Presents, Mobley and Capitol. But, always best to check direct from the horse's mouth.

As good as the music on this set is, there's plenty more similar recordings available on other labels particularly, Fantasy's Good Time Jazz and GHB Jazz Foundation's American Music or GHB Records. GHB Jazz especially has got me hooked. There're at least 50-60 excellent albums by artists such as George Lewis, Kid Thomas, Bunk Johnson, Billie & De De Pierce playing their best and recorded in good to excellent sound too.

Elvin Jones, disc 8

The Mildred Bailey set I recently received is numbered 2112! That's even higher than the last of the recently OOP Vee Jays. I got quite a shock when I saw that, given there appears to be little interest in this set (pre bop) and there are a hefty 10 discs worth of music. If the box number is any indication of sales, this should be a decent seller for them but probably not among the fastest. B)