jazzbo

Well, as for the Selects, I have all this material save maybe an alternate take, and I'm trying to save money, so I'm not going to be preordering or even buying them soon. BUT I think it is exciting that this material is being reissued; it really deserves it and Mosaic is doing a great service by releasing them. The Amy material is going to be a surprise for many here. And the Pearson material may be an acquired taste, but it is some of the best stuff that Blue Note put out in their final years (of the original company) and I've always loved these sessions. The Eldridge should be a great set. It's a lot of Roy in one whack, but savored slowly it should really satisfy. It's nice that they are reissuing these hard to find lps that haven't been on cd!

Yeah Quill. . . a burner of a player! I like the recordings resulting from the partnership with Phil Woods for RCA and Weinstock labels. . . . And there's a nice one on Roost with trombones. . . . And yeah, I dig the Dawn material! Definitely a Bird-inspired performer!

Many more happy returns!

I haven't heard these in a while but he sounds okay. He wisely stuck mainly to the piano. . . .

Africa, then you have almost all the stuff in the Mosaic. Let me recommend the first volume of the Classics series on T-Bone for the earliest stuff. . . it's way cool!

To my knowledge there has never been a cd release of this material! Seems unlikely, but . . . high time it was!

Man, the more I dive deeply into the jazz tradition and canon, the less I seem to know, and forgetting some of what I know is a good thing! Well, the watch was a little disappointing. I don't normally wear watches; I've worn this one a few times on special occasions. . . . It seems wimpy to me!

BTW, forgot to say THANKS JIM for clearing my memory up. Brad, the Garner was leased material, and isn't going to be available. . . .

Cool, that is I guess what I did, skipped the Cherry and got the watch. Wish I was home; I'd dig out my Cherry Mosaic and listen to the sucker! (Not that I'm complaining; I'm swinging to some bootleg Monk right now and it's sure helping my morning!)

Well, that's odd that it was in the first series because I bought all twelve of the first series in order to have the obis to send in for the watch, and I never ever bought that title because I had it in the Mosaic box and was quite happy to have it there. . . . But if I'm wrong, I'm wrong!

Really? For me it's Elliot, no contest!

Hmmm. . . I think that was maybe in the third batch of Conns or so. . . not the first!

I'd want it to be with Hodes, Bechet and Wild Bill. . . . Dying before I was ever born would be temporally cool!

Again, I believe that the Swede and Brit sessions were leased material. . . .

Well, I don't feel the same way about Pulp Fiction, and didn't like Resevoir Dogs, but I think you'll enjoy Jackie Brown; in my estimation it is probably his best.

There's a fatter chance that Ike Quebec's swing sides (and perhaps John Hardee's) and Quebec's 45 sessions would get the treatment. I'm all for that!

No T-Bone was on Blue Note to my knowledge; If it was 1952 it was probably Imperial sides. I'm a huge T-Bone fan. EMI/Capitol put out a fantastic two cd set that is still available of the Imperial recordings, which is still around and cheap, and a three cd set of the Black and White recordings (my favorite!) that is not easy to find and out of print. These form the bulk of the Mosaic set that was issued; this set also contained a few alternates and other tracks that were on a Capitol set of Texas guitar slingers. . . . I'm all in favor of RVGs of the early hot jazz and boogie woogie sides. . . I know they'll sound fantastic (witness the early Monk and Fats and Bud sides!) but. . .I don't expect to see them. I would love to hope, but realistically. . . .

You both should see Jackie Brown. It has what Kill Bill doesn't along the line of narrative and character development. Arguably more so than Pulp Fiction.

I would have immediately jumped in and said "the two Eddie Gales!" BUT Water has done such a great job with their recent reissues that I am silenced!

I'd like to see Art Hodes material RVG'd. Very much! We won't see the Legge or the Dizzy; they were leased material that EMI won't be leasing now.

It's the sort of thing a label like Jazz Oracle or Frog would include (if the artist were in their scope). . . . It is frustrating that Classics doesn't, but whatchagonna do? I could lose sleep, really I could, but I've decided I've lost enough! It's a nice cd though, the Classics, and I'm glad they got around to the lovely Ms. Scott!

Classics probably didn't consider these "commercial recordings" which is their thrust. . . . Sounds as if these were privately commissioned and pressed or some such. I've never heard of them or heard them. I guess I'll sleep at night. . .

Ruben Wilson "On Broadway"--probably my favorite of his.

Late, I would like to believe you are correct, but I can't. . . . I've personally heard Michael Cuscuna laugh at how bad he thought the unreleased/rejected session was and assure me that he will NEVER put any of it out. Unfortunately, I believe him. Whoever NEXT is the custodian of the vaults may, but not he. . . . I'd love to hear that session. . . really has me curious! I'm a big Tyrone fan, and there's not enough of him on tape.