Clunky Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Worst Mosaic decisions have been: The Chico Hamilton Charles Brown Aladdin Set Kenton Presents Cooper, Holman and Rosolino Illinois Jaquet Woody Herman Capitol Set Kenton Presents is patchy with some twee stuff by Cooper but it's fine set as is the Hamilton. My contender might be the Buck Clayton set because of the decision to use unedited masters rather than those use for the LPs. Though the musicl is very fine, but in many ways more is actually less in this case IMO. Also them dropping vinyl , I now regret deeply although at the time they did it I couldn't have given two hoots !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Strange that so many people diss the Chico set, yet no one will sell me one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 I love the Chico set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Chico, Chico, Chico. (There's nothing like dancing chico-to-chico.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAlex61 Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 I think the Chico set is quite fun! You never know where each tune's going to take you next. I'd be more than glad to take the Charles Brown Aladdin off of anyone's hands any day! I borrowed it from a friend a few years back and was pretty reluctant to give it back! Actually one of my favorite Mosaics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Long time, no see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 whats so wrong w/ the chico>?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Nothing wrong at all with the Chico set. Maybe some of the material might be a bit 'twee' for some tastes though. No complaints from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaft Posted December 18, 2007 Report Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hi Guys, I really hate to give bad rep to Mosaic because I think they are generally making such great work. I have about 10 great sets and enjoy the hell out of them. BUT when it comes to Quincy Jones set I think that they narrowed it down way too much to what Mosaic thinks are the "pure" big band in the late fifties and early sixties. Most of that material is available on CD already from Japan. However why not make a complete Mercury set adding, Hip Hits, Around The World (never issued on CD), Plays the music of Henry Mancini (never issued on CD) etc. I was really hoping for that when I heard about the set. I mean just to imply that Hip Hits is "commercial" and not up to Q's big band jazz high quality style is very ignorant ideed. It is a great swingin' album with a great lineup There are fine solos by Joe Newman, Jim Hall, Zoot Sims ,Phil Woods and also Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Ok, the songs are not long and adventurous, but the swing and move like crazy. a shame that more people don't get to hear this. /Shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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