Anyone get the new Woody Herman Columbia?

[BruceH]

I've been tempted by this set. Any reactions? Is it essential?

[BruceH]

Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to be the first to take the plunge.

[J.A.W.]

Are you referring to the Herman Columbia set on Mosaic MD7-223 in the title of this thread? That's not a new set, it was released in the summer of 2004.

Edited March 7, 2007 by J.A.W.

[J.A.W.]

2004 Woody Herman Columbia Mosaic thread

[Stereojack]

There is a new Mosaic Herman - the Columbia album "Woody's Winners".

http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1013

Edited March 8, 2007 by Stereojack

[J.A.W.]

There is a new Mosaic Herman - the Columbia album "Woody's Winners".

http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1013

So I take it that's the Mosaic Single this thread is about, not the 2004 set. Thanks for clearing that up.

Edited March 8, 2007 by J.A.W.

[Free For All]

Hans, I also assumed Bruce was referring to the box as opposed to the single since he called it a "set".

Bruce, whichever one you're talking about, they're both great (if you like that big band crap ) .

Highly recommended.

(BTW if you are talking about the new single "Woody's Winners" I had it up as an AOTW not too long ago)

Woody's Winners AOTW

[BruceH]

Yeah, I kinda like that big band crap.

[BruceH]

I must have screwed up...I meant the new Woody Herman Mosaic box, whichever one that is.

[jazzbo]

So you and Hans are talking of the same set, this one:

http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=223-MD-CD

[J.A.W.]

I must have screwed up...I meant the new Woody Herman Mosaic box, whichever one that is.

The only recent Herman Mosaic is the Woody's Winners single disc. Like I said above, the 7CD box set is not new, it was released in 2004.

[BruceH]

So you and Hans are talking of the same set, this one:

http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=223-MD-CD

Yes.

I guess to me 2004 still seems "new."

The last time I looked at the Mosaic site they said the Columbia box was on backorder and would ship in mid March, although NOW it says late February. Whatever.

The earlier Herman Mosaic box, the Capitol, MD6-196, has been out of print for some time, so the Columbia one is "new" in comparison. The single I got a couple months ago and love it.

[Stereojack]

I bought the box last year, having owned the 1960's 3-LP set since it came out.

Positives: The sound is terrific, expertly mastered by Mark Wilder. I'm not always happy with Mosaic's mastering, but this one is superb.

I was already familiar with most of the music, and I can highly recommend this set for the many classics it contains, and the lineup of great players - Bill Harris, Sonny Berman, Flip Phillips, Red Norvo, Dave Tough, Stan Getz, Mary Ann McCall, et al.

Negatives: I wanted everything by this band, especially the material that had been left off of the LP set. Unfortunately, most of the tracks that were new to me were forgettable vocals by Herman. The compilers of the LP set had made their selections wisely. The new set does contain a number of interesting alternates, however.

I find Loren Schoenberg's micro-detailed liner notes really superfluous. I wonder if Loren was being paid by the word.

[BruceH]

Thanks for the summary Jack.

One of the main reasons I wanted to get the set was to finally get all the material from the 60's 3-LP set.

[brownie]

The last time I looked at the Mosaic site they said the Columbia box was on backorder and would ship in mid March, although NOW it says late February. Whatever.

The set is now available again.

Mine was shipped on Wednesday and was at my door yesterday. Fast! very fast!