Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?

[alankin]

The Verve / Phillips Dizzy Gillespie Small Group Sessions (disc 3).

[mellowT]

Playing Jack Teagarden - Complete Roulette Sessions, one of my top 5 black box Mosaics. :tup

[colinmce]

Thanks to board member king ubu!

[ghost of miles]

The Bing Crosby set, disc 5. Featuring it and tracks from the recent Getz/Barron PEOPLE TIME box for a Memorial Day Afterglow show.

[sidewinder]

Johnny Mercer Mosaic Select, CD2

[brownie]

Johnny Mercer Mosaic Select, CD1!

Have mixed feelings so far...

[happy the clown]

Anthony Braxton Disc 5 (Creative orchestra Music 1976 and part of the Montreux / Berlin Concerts).

Love it.

[sidewinder]

Johnny Mercer Mosaic Select, CD1!

Have mixed feelings so far...

Really? I've been groovin' along to it far more than I thought I would. A 'sleeper' of a Mosaic IMO - pleasant suprise. Although maybe not one to play back to back all 3 disks (unless it's a choice between that and the entire FF Set ! ).

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Disc 1. Last track is the best.

[jazzbo]

Pops, the first one.

[brownie]

Johnny Mercer Mosaic Select, CD1!

Have mixed feelings so far...

Really? I've been groovin' along to it far more than I thought I would. A 'sleeper' of a Mosaic IMO - pleasant suprise. Although maybe not one to play back to back all 3 disks (unless it's a choice between that and the entire FF Set ! ).

I was not in the right mood for this when I started listening to it.

Got better when I jumped to disc 2 and getting even better now that I am listening to disc 3!

Edited April 29, 2010 by brownie

[paul secor]

Jackie McLean 1964-1966

The Consequences recordings. Decent session.

David Rosenthal in his notes remarks " ...for reasons equally hard to understand - it remained unissued until the late '70s when it appeared as part of the 'Blue Note Classics' series." I don't think it's hard to understand why it remained unreleased for almost 15 years. Who needed another one of these in the '60s?

[sidewinder]

I was not in the right mood for this when I started listening to it.

Got better when I jumped to disc 2 and getting even better now that I am listening to disc 3!

Great to hear - I was beginning to doubt my hearing/judgement ! His interpretations of the tunes are in many cases memorable, I think. Unexpectedly so.

Definite to Scott for compiling this set.

Edited April 29, 2010 by sidewinder

[Tom 1960]

Disc 1

Featuring Russ Freeman who I never tire of and Richard Twardzik who is new at least to my ears.

[Chuck Nessa]

Jackie McLean 1964-1966

The Consequences recordings. Decent session.

David Rosenthal in his notes remarks " ...for reasons equally hard to understand - it remained unissued until the late '70s when it appeared as part of the 'Blue Note Classics' series." I don't think it's hard to understand why it remained unreleased for almost 15 years. Who needed another one of these in the '60s?

It's one of my favorite McLean dates.

[Van Basten II]

McCoy is in da house.

[Larry Kart]

Jackie McLean 1964-1966

The Consequences recordings. Decent session.

David Rosenthal in his notes remarks " ...for reasons equally hard to understand - it remained unissued until the late '70s when it appeared as part of the 'Blue Note Classics' series." I don't think it's hard to understand why it remained unreleased for almost 15 years. Who needed another one of these in the '60s?

It's one of my favorite McLean dates.

Mine, too.

P.S. I wrote the notes for that belated 1979 Blue Note Classic issue (the guys in Japan jumbled up the notes, got the typed pages out of order -- think that may have been corrected for the later CD). Also, it's "Consequence," not "Consequences."

[ghost of miles]

When I DJ'd at Landlocked Music's Record Store Day a couple weeks back (vinyl only, per the store's request), I played "Consequence" off that 1979 LP and had a rush of people come to the table, asking me what it was.

[paul secor]

Jackie McLean 1964-1966

The Consequences recordings. Decent session.

David Rosenthal in his notes remarks " ...for reasons equally hard to understand - it remained unissued until the late '70s when it appeared as part of the 'Blue Note Classics' series." I don't think it's hard to understand why it remained unreleased for almost 15 years. Who needed another one of these in the '60s?

It's one of my favorite McLean dates.

Mine, too.

P.S. I wrote the notes for that belated 1979 Blue Note Classic issue (the guys in Japan jumbled up the notes, got the typed pages out of order -- think that may have been corrected for the later CD). Also, it's "Consequence," not "Consequences."

As far as the music goes - different strokes.

I never had the LP release or the CD release. Just went by the title given in the Mosaic booklet - listed there as Consequences. I knew the tune was "Consequence", but thought that the album title was Consequences. My bad.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This morning, it's been the John Patton Select. Now disc 3 - "Certain feeling" & "Understanding" - Whoooooo!

MG

[Tom 1960]

Discs 2 and 3

The Jimmy Rowles Trio dates are probably my least favorite sessions of this collection mainly because of the less than ideal sound quality which I was aware of beforehand. The material is ok, but who is to say that I wont come around to it at some future date? The Claire Fischer dates on the otherhand are outstanding. Fischer closes out disc 2 with 4 tracks and the entire 3'rd disc. All in all, a very fine collection. Glad to have been fortunate to get this collection at a reasonable price. Thanks to all for plugging this one.

Edited May 5, 2010 by Tom 1960

[king ubu]

Very fine indeed!

I finally took out my Grachan Moncur Select tonight and had a very first listen to "Evolution" (played discs 1 & 2).

Don't think Morgan adds that much, all in all, and Cranshaw is less interesting than Khan and Ridley. I think among the three McLean/Moncur/Hutcherson albums, "Destination Out" will remain my favourite - because of Roy Haynes and because of the great compositions! But it's a very close call! And of course "Some Other Stuff" is excellent, too - but pretty different in mood, more... sombre, dark. I love it! Will play it tomorrow, along with the "Hipnosis" session, which I've never heard either!

[mellowT]

Jimmy Giuffre - Complete Capitol & Atlantic Recordings. Sublime!

[king ubu]

Grachan Moncur Select - CD3 (again, to give the "Hipnosis" date another spin)

[paul secor]

Grachan Moncur Select - CD3 (again, to give the "Hipnosis" date another spin)

Same set - same CD - except to give Some Other Stuff a listen.