billyboy Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Just added to the Last Chance page! Quote
mikeweil Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Now I can live without the Four Freshmen box, but can I live without the Bailey ? ....... Quote
tatifan Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Wow, not that I doubted there were lots of Mildred Bailey fans, but that IS a lot of MB fans who forked over the big bucks for the set! Quote
GA Russell Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 By coincidence, at this moment I'm listening to the Four Freshmen's Love Lost, which is a good album, but not as good (IMO) as their previous ballad set called Voices in Love. Both of these are included in the Mosaic box, which I highly recommend. I would have been first in line for the Mosaic box if I hadn't already purchased most of the material. Quote
Indestructible! Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Wow, not that I doubted there were lots of Mildred Bailey fans, but that IS a lot of MB fans who forked over the big bucks for the set! Well... My guess is that this set is "timing out" rather than being "sold out". Didn't Mosaic have the number set at 10,000 for this set? There's no way in hell they sold nearly that many. But, count me in as another who will be grabbing it before it disappears. I don't want soulstation to hit me with that Procrastinator cover! Cheers, Shane Quote
Bill Nelson Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Despite Mosaic's 'running low' clarion call, my index fingers won't be dialing these up. As Peter Cook dryly intoned in 'Bedazzled' -- "You fill me with inertia." My vinyl slabs of the Frosh and Millie have got it covered. Quote
J.A.W. Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Now I can live without the Four Freshmen box, but can I live without the Bailey ? ....... I can, no problem Quote
king ubu Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Oh sh*t! I've been laying eyes on the Bailey for a long time... got two of her (non Columbia) Classics and they're very enjoyable! Chubby Mildred and weird Red... what a fun pair! Quote
Brad Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 I'll be taking a pasadena on these two. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 The Bailey is a really really nice set. So glad I bought it years ago. It was available a long time. Time for some more twenties and thirties material sets! Quote
J.A.W. Posted March 18, 2006 Report Posted March 18, 2006 The Bailey is a really really nice set. So glad I bought it years ago. It was available a long time. Time for some more twenties and thirties material sets! One man's honey is another man's vinegar... Quote
LAL Posted March 20, 2006 Report Posted March 20, 2006 The Four Freshmen is one Mosaic I can resist from buying! The Bailey is a really really nice set. So glad I bought it years ago. It was available a long time. Time for some more twenties and thirties material sets! Please bug Michael & Scott with many e-mails to release an Ethel Waters Columbia set, well, at least a Select along the lines of the Bechet. Quote
BERIGAN Posted March 20, 2006 Report Posted March 20, 2006 The Four Freshmen is one Mosaic I can resist from buying! The Bailey is a really really nice set. So glad I bought it years ago. It was available a long time. Time for some more twenties and thirties material sets! Please bug Michael & Scott with many e-mails to release an Ethel Waters Columbia set, well, at least a Select along the lines of the Bechet. An Ethel Waters Columbia Set???? That's a great idea!!!! :tup The only reason I don't have the Bailey set is that it is so expensive! If I can sell a car before this set goes OOP, I'll grab it for sure... And those here so quick to brush off Ms. Bailey do so at their own peril! Especially if you only have heard one or 2 songs by her! Now, if you are one of those freaks here who doesn't like singin', then there is no hope for you, and you will go to hell anyway! It's been mentioned before, but a good example of her maturation is on this wonderful cd(Not that Decca sides would be on the Mosaic set) She wasn't as consistant as Billie, but at her best she was as every bit as good, IMO. Check out the 2nd reviewer on amazon, he says it better than I can... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000003N4...v=glance&n=5174 Quote
jazzbo Posted March 20, 2006 Report Posted March 20, 2006 Yes, and some great music as well as great singing on this set as well. Of course, the Andorran Rip Off Versions will probably be available in perpetuity. . . . DAMNIT. Quote
jazzbo Posted March 20, 2006 Report Posted March 20, 2006 Also of interest to someone not interested in this large set are the two cds that are available on "The Old Masters". . . . A lot of the music (not all) is in the Mosaic, the sound is really good on the cds, almost as good as the Mosaic. A great label, TOM. . . . Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 The Bailey is a really really nice set. So glad I bought it years ago. It was available a long time. Time for some more twenties and thirties material sets! Scott Wenzel says one is in the works, though he didn't specify... but I doubt he meant the Berry. Hasn't that been pushed back to next year? The Boswell Sisters set is on hold as well, evidently. Quote
marcoliv Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 just got an email from Mosaic reporting there are available 160 Four Freshmen and 110 Mildred Bailey where do i file for bankruptcy.... Marcus Quote
sidewinder Posted March 21, 2006 Report Posted March 21, 2006 The Four Freshmen set was suprisingly good. Time to procrastinate on the 'Mildred'. Quote
vajerzy Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 I like the female vocalist Mosaics...... There's a lot of alt tracks on the Baily set- does this detract from it?? Opinions?? Talk me into buying it! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 Bunch of regret about these going out of print - and not on my shelves. The FF were a group I saw live (3 or 4 times) in my early jazz days. Nostalgia tugs. I like Bailey a bunch but can't justify the $$$. Maybe in my next life I'll win a lottery or something. Quote
GA Russell Posted April 1, 2006 Report Posted April 1, 2006 The Four Freshmen set was suprisingly good. Sidewinder, why were you surprised? Have you been listening to Sangrey? Quote
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