mjzee Posted June 5, 2008 Report Posted June 5, 2008 I've had the set for nearly a year now, and have a few comments. I like the sound a lot - it's clear and detailed, and I don't hear any excessive noise reduction that others have noted. One thing, though - I have to turn the volume up much louder than I do with other CD's. For some reason, the set is mastered at a low volume. The music is wonderful. We get to hear Chu in all kinds of settings - the big bands of Cab Calloway, Teddy Hill, & Fletcher Henderson; small group sessions with Wingy Manone, Putney Dandridge, Henry Allen, Mildred Bailey, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, & Lionel Hampton, and two sessions led by Berry that compare favorably to his Commodore dates. Yeah -- I noticed the low volume when listening online. I wondered if it was just those clips or if it was the actual volume on disc. I wonder if they were concerned about dynamic range, et al. I know there's been a lot of negative buzz about "hot mastering" and jacked-up signals, digital clipping, etc, etc. It must have been done for a reason. If not, I'd imagine a producer would have cought that. I haven't heard the Chu set, but it struck me throughout the Al Cohn/Joe Newman set that the mastering level is markedly lower. Is this an RCA thing? My impression is that they've always had a weird approach towards remastering - their Horowitz CDs sound distant and cold. Same for the Ellington Blanton/Webster set. Quote
Van Basten II Posted April 20, 2010 Report Posted April 20, 2010 Have started listening to the set, going through the first CD and then I noticed this piece by Mildred Bailey here are some of the lyrics If you're the captain I'd be the crew 'Cause I just love to take orders from you You blow the bugle and I'll jump through How I'd love to take orders from you I know that rules were made for fools That's one thing I have learned But I'm going in for discipline Wherever you're concerned If you say kiss me that's what I'll do 'Cause I just love to take orders from you When someone tells me to march or to halt My soul rebels I'm at way to a fault No rules or regulations when I obey Then I met you and I knew right away Unless I'm missing some irony or any hidden meaning, is it me or this boat wouldn't float today ? Quote
SwingItTrev Posted July 16, 2019 Report Posted July 16, 2019 It looks like this set has been rebranded and added to digital services (Apple Music, Spoify etc) by Sony as "Chu Berry: The Columbia and Victor Sessions". I haven't checked but it looks the same as the Mosaic. So if you missed out (on what is my favourite Mosaic release), now's your 2nd chance! Quote
Fer Urbina Posted July 16, 2019 Report Posted July 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, SwingItTrev said: It looks like this set has been rebranded and added to digital services (Apple Music, Spoify etc) by Sony as "Chu Berry: The Columbia and Victor Sessions". I haven't checked but it looks the same as the Mosaic. So if you missed out (on what is my favourite Mosaic release), now's your 2nd chance! YouTube too. 153 tracks in three volumes. This rebranding+streaming had already been done with sets licensed by Universal in the past--first Sony set I see. F Quote
David Ayers Posted July 16, 2019 Report Posted July 16, 2019 It’s likely that others will follow, like the batch of Capitol/Blue Notes. Very welcome! Quote
Fer Urbina Posted July 16, 2019 Report Posted July 16, 2019 54 minutes ago, David Ayers said: It’s likely that others will follow, like the batch of Capitol/Blue Notes. Very welcome! The first one I noticed on Spotify was the Nat King Cole Trio on Mosaic back in 2010 (https://open.spotify.com/album/36r0NLy7NH4Z14enk0EvF4), which actually kept the original cover. Since then, I've seen the Tal Farlow and the Golson-Farmer-Jazztet. If you search "Capitol Vaults Series" on Spotify, you get a few Mosaic/Mosaic Select sets: Bob Brookmeyer (Select) Paul Chambers (Select) Dexter Gordon (Select) Bennie Green (Select) Bobby Hackett Andrew Hill (Select 16 - group) Bobby Hutcherson (Select) Elvin Jones Gene Krupa/Harry James Hank Mobley Joe Pass Big John Patton (Select) Art Pepper (Select) Don Pullen (Select) Dizzy Reece (Select) Bud Shank/Bob Cooper F PS: Just noticed Louis Armstrong's Columbia & RCA Victor Live Recordings Mosaic is on Spotify too. Quote
David Ayers Posted July 16, 2019 Report Posted July 16, 2019 The Armstrong Columbia and Victor Live set is also out there - it appeared last year in fact. Missing from your capitol list is Kenton Presents..., Buddy Rich (6 out of 7 discs!), maybe one or two others... Quote
SwingItTrev Posted July 17, 2019 Report Posted July 17, 2019 I think the Mildred Bailey set might be available too. I'd love to see a few more OOP Mosaics that I missed become available, even if it's not quite the same as having a nice box set. Quote
medjuck Posted July 17, 2019 Report Posted July 17, 2019 17 hours ago, SwingItTrev said: I think the Mildred Bailey set might be available too. I'd love to see a few more OOP Mosaics that I missed become available, even if it's not quite the same as having a nice box set. It is indeed on Amazon. Or at least 3 Volumes of it. (How many were in the box set?) Streaming only it appears. Quote
wag Posted July 29, 2019 Report Posted July 29, 2019 I noticed the other day, much to my surprise, that the Oliver Nelson set is available on Spotify. Isn't this still in print? Quote
jazzbo Posted July 29, 2019 Report Posted July 29, 2019 The owner of the material probably can do whatever they want with the material, especially if that's part of the licensing deal. And Mosaic never does streaming or downloading nor licenses for that so Universal . . . as my Mom used to say. . . . "Why wouldn't they?" Quote
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