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Made my way all through the new Rivers select but posted about it in the wrong thread (done it again...) - blazing, intense, dense and faszinating stuff!

Now into disc 2 of the good ol' Rivers set:

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Still working my way thru the Ellington '30s box.

Still want that (and the Lunceford and the Threadgill and the MJQ and the and the and the... well, that's life, I guess!)

Amazed again by how great the first two BN sessions of Rivers' are!

Hubbard is wonderful... always the same with him, wonderful sideman, too much showing off when a leader... Hancock/Carter/Chambers are amazing, too!

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First time I got around to listening to this... got it in that modest sale, nearly a year back - gee!

Guess I'll love it, warts and kitsch and all! Haven't heard nearly as much Vaughan as I need to!

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Scored the Basie live Roulette off of ebay for a non-extortionary price. Up to disc 3. I think the whole apartment complex is swinging via osmosis.

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Congrats!!! That's a hell of a set, and you'll be playing that for years! :cool::tup:party:

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Yeah it's pretty great. I'm not as big a Mosaic nut as some of you guys, I only have/want a few things from my very favorite artists and certainly that includes the Count.

I was actually originally looking for the studio set but, dear god, a man's gotta pay the rent.

I will, however, kindly be accepting donations to this ever-so-important cause...

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Yeah it's pretty great. I'm not as big a Mosaic nut as some of you guys, I only have/want a few things from my very favorite artists and certainly that includes the Count.

I was actually originally looking for the studio set but, dear god, a man's gotta pay the rent.

I will, however, kindly be accepting donations to this ever-so-important cause...

Same here :crazy:

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That Sarah Vaughan set- I've been on the fence. I love Sarah but I don't like it when they smother her in strings and sometimes these box sets are loaded with a billion alternate takes and what-not which don't make for fun listening for singers, IMO. IIRC these sessions include the Sarah+2 which is an amazing album though... is the bulk of that set more of what I like or not?

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That Sarah Vaughan set- I've been on the fence. I love Sarah but I don't like it when they smother her in strings and sometimes these box sets are loaded with a billion alternate takes and what-not which don't make for fun listening for singers, IMO. IIRC these sessions include the Sarah+2 which is an amazing album though... is the bulk of that set more of what I like or not?

I have the set, and I LOVE Sarah Vaughan, but the set sits unplayed mostly. The Sarah+2 is remarkable!!! Also, the sound quality and booklet are SUPERB. There is a lot of Sarah and strings singing pretty syrupy songs....

The disk with Basie and Sassy is very good and an big improvement over the 1990s release, sound wise.

Also the disk with Quincy Jones arrangements is great as well.

With that said, I don't regret buying it.

Listening to the Thad Jones Mosaic, Disk 2, "Going off Stage". Thad is great (arrangements and horn playing), the bands are tight, and what else can you say????

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I'm into disc five now... rather sharp contrast between "Soulfully" and the singles just after that... but I love all of you, ahm, it... ^_^

I can fully endorse any negative comments though - but hey, it's darn Sarah Vaughan and her voice is the voice of angels (at least when she sings, seems when she talked it wasn't...)

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Complete Jimmie Lunceford Sessions Disk 4, I am really digging the musicianship and sound quailty that Andreas Meyer got on this set. :tup

I am really wondering what is going on with the Coleman Hawkins box set??!?! But I just got the shipping notice that the Chu Berry set will be mine soon!!! I can't wait.

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