Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?

[John Tapscott]

1 hour ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

👍

[Stompin at the Savoy]

The sound quality on this is great.  Some terrific, toe-tappin stuff.

[Larry Kart]

Of all the Mosaic sets I've bought, this one may have surprised me the most. LOTS of fine music here.

[sidewinder]

CD3 - The 1952/53 Hartford stuff

[sidewinder]

CD1 - The audio isn’t great but much of the music is wonderful.

[hanleda]

Ear Opening for me of the few Mosaics in my collection were the Django Reinhardt, the Pee Wee Rusell on the Louis Prima set, the initial Select Grachan Moncur with Jackie McLean, the first disc of the Duke Pearson Select, the Mercer Select and the Freddie Slack Select.

All provided something different that really grabbed my ears.

[Stompin at the Savoy]

[Stompin at the Savoy]

This arrived in the mail today and I am enjoying it now.  Yeah!

discography here: http://web.archive.org/web/20051226172905/http://mosaicrecords.com/discography.asp?number=200-MD-CD

Check it out! 

 

Edited May 17, 2023 by Stompin at the Savoy

[ghost of miles]

Disc 8, which consists primarily of the Hawkins-Eldridge Jazz at the Opera House date.

Edited May 12, 2023 by ghost of miles

[ghost of miles]

Disc 2:

[mikeweil]

Disc one from both of these, probably my favourites:

[Stompin at the Savoy]

Still slowly making my way through this.  I was familiar with most of the musicians but had never heard these albums.  A wealth of stuff with Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Roy Eldridge, Clark Terry and others. I like Les Spann a lot - such a different style - and enjoyed his playing on this.  He doesn't solo much but his comping is tasty. At times he plays a role somewhat like Basie in the ensemble.   Also some previously unissued west coast sessions with Mel Lewis. Excellent sound throughout.  Overall surprised, even a bit shocked how much I like this set!  Some great music.  Now I may have to pick up a few more Johnny Hodges records and re-listen to some I have.

Edited May 19, 2023 by Stompin at the Savoy

[kh1958]

Joe Pass, Complete Pacific Jazz Quartet Sessions, disc 1

[gmonahan]

On 5/19/2023 at 2:04 PM, Stompin at the Savoy said:

Still slowly making my way through this.  I was familiar with most of the musicians but had never heard these albums.  A wealth of stuff with Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Roy Eldridge, Clark Terry and others. I like Les Spann a lot - such a different style - and enjoyed his playing on this.  He doesn't solo much but his comping is tasty. At times he plays a role somewhat like Basie in the ensemble.   Also some previously unissued west coast sessions with Mel Lewis. Excellent sound throughout.  Overall surprised, even a bit shocked how much I like this set!  Some great music.  Now I may have to pick up a few more Johnny Hodges records and re-listen to some I have.

A fine set. I used to be all over Mosaic about doing the 60s Verve things, but then the Andorrans put out most of it, so that put paid to that suggestion! Even with that, his final two albums for the label--"Rippin' and Runnin'" and "Don't Sleep on the Subway," have still not been issued on cd, to my knowledge.

 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

2 hours ago, gmonahan said:

A fine set. I used to be all over Mosaic about doing the 60s Verve things, but then the Andorrans put out most of it, so that put paid to that suggestion! Even with that, his final two albums for the label--"Rippin' and Runnin'" and "Don't Sleep on the Subway," have still not been issued on cd, to my knowledge.

 

Yeah I ordered one of those Euro-compilations the other day.  Magnificent as Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster and colleagues are, their names are not well known nowadays.  Alas! 

[sidewinder]

CD2 - The singles disk.

[sidewinder]

CDs 1 and 2

[Stompin at the Savoy]

[kh1958]

Classic Brunswick & Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942

[John Tapscott]

[Brad]

On 6/2/2023 at 4:10 AM, Stompin at the Savoy said:

Been listening to this one too as well as 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

I have that Patton Select too.  Have only listened to it a couple times.  Maybe time to spin it again!

[Brad]

4 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

I have that Patton Select too.  Have only listened to it a couple times.  Maybe time to spin it again!

It was only the second time I’d listened to it since I purchased it when it first came out. 

[Chuck Nessa]

My Patton Select is Set No. 0006 - same as the catalog number.

Edited June 13, 2023 by Chuck Nessa

[sidewinder]

13 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

My Patton Select is Set No. 0006 - same as the catalog number.

1066 here - significant number in this neck of the woods !