Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?

[Dub Modal]

Disc 3

[Dub Modal]

Disc 4 from the Basie/Young set. The mastering on these is remarkable. Freddie Green really shines. 

[gmonahan]

On 5/13/2021 at 3:58 PM, Backwhat said:

 

Mine arrived today ... nice set!

Ditto. Listening to disc 2 now!

 

 

gregmo

[Rooster_Ties]

Don't have the set (no plans to buy it, I have to confess) -- but I do love that cover of the Joe Henderson box.

Joe, arguably "over-lit" (overexposed?) like that -- with the almost lens flare quality of the light on his tenor, and other similar "hot" lighting on him, his glasses, the collar of his shirt, etc... -- all looks pretty damn badass, IMHO.

[Dub Modal]

Disc 6. This set just keeps getting better and better. 

[John Tapscott]

[Bluesnik]

One of my Mosaics I spin most. Now I'm with a beautiful trio session of Farlow with Claude Williamson and Red Mitchell. Drumless.

[Dub Modal]

Disc 3. Super funk. 

[Bluesnik]

[John Tapscott]

[Dub Modal]

These past few days have been listening to the Lester Young Basie set, discs 7 & 8; and then the Complete Dial set, mainly discs 1 through 4. 

[John Tapscott]

[BFrank]

On 6/21/2021 at 10:35 AM, John Tapscott said:

You can never go wrong with THIS box! One of Mosaic's BEST!

[ghost of miles]

Man, I’d forgotten how good this is:
 

Edited July 31, 2021 by ghost of miles

[John Tapscott]

Just finished listening through this great set (for the third time at least). 1 CD per day for 11 days. I find this this is the best way to listen to a very large set. It's goes without saying, but Duke had some truly astonishing musicians. 

Now something quite different. 

[Ed S]

The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter Sessions

Edited September 12, 2021 by Ed Swinnich

[Don]

I've been bouncing between the Paul Chambers and Grachan Moncur III sets the last few weeks.

[Shrdlu]

Listening to a Lou Donaldson album got me to dig out the Horace Parlan Mosaic set. Horace had wonderful, pungent chord voicings and had a unique sound - instantly identifiable. He could really lock into a groove. The Mosaic set has a lot of trio tracks and two wonderful sessions with the Turrentine brothers. That was a superb quintet - it also recorded under Stanley's name. There is some very lively Grant Green on one of the sessions.

While I think of it, check out Horace's solo on "Trees" on Roland Kirk's "I Talk With The Spirits" album. That album is where I first heard Horace.

Horace's rich piano sound is very addictive. This set led me to revisit Dexter Gordon's "Doin' All Right" album. Horace adds so much to that session. 

[John L]

16 hours ago, Shrdlu said:

Listening to a Lou Donaldson album got me to dig out the Horace Parlan Mosaic set. Horace had wonderful, pungent chord voicings and had a unique sound - instantly identifiable. He could really lock into a groove. The Mosaic set has a lot of trio tracks and two wonderful sessions with the Turrentine brothers. That was a superb quintet - it also recorded under Stanley's name. There is some very lively Grant Green on one of the sessions.

While I think of it, check out Horace's solo on "Trees" on Roland Kirk's "I Talk With The Spirits" album. That album is where I first heard Horace.

Horace's rich piano sound is very addictive. This set led me to revisit Dexter Gordon's "Doin' All Right" album. Horace adds so much to that session. 

I agree very much with your assessment of Horace Parlan.  He also made a great series of records for SteepleChase. 

[Ed S]

[sidewinder]

Working my way through the Clifford Jordan box. Too bad there weren’t any more Strata-East big boxes.

[John Tapscott]

[Tom 1960]

10 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

[Shrdlu]

That Mulligan set IS good.

In the cover photo, Gerry is using the Selmer "Jiffy" sling, which came up in a thread in the Musicians' Forum section. So easy to adjust: a simple pull up or down, and it doesn't slip. I have one, and it hasn't worn at all. I wish they still sold them. Before that, my sling was a horrible thing with metal balls on a wire and a spring catch.

[sidewinder]

Cracking open this 20LP behemoth..