J Larsen Posted December 27, 2007 Report Posted December 27, 2007 This one is going to be a tough call for me, especially with all the Mile sets going OOP simultaneously. What is the general feeling about this set? I'm not too familiar with the material, but 8CDs of it strikes me as maybe a bit of overkill? Quote
Quincy Posted December 27, 2007 Report Posted December 27, 2007 This one is going to be a tough call for me, especially with all the Mile sets going OOP simultaneously. What is the general feeling about this set? I'm not too familiar with the material, but 8CDs of it strikes me as maybe a bit of overkill? Oh it is, yet the compilations don't give enough (or at least for me.) I went with overkill during one of the sales and am very happy I did. I think there's a bit more diversity in sound in this set compared to Bix/Tram/Tea set, if it's fair to compare early sets. The sound quality is terrific given the age - in some cases startling so, and most of the discs aren't overloaded with alternates either, so many can be put in the player without any extra setup & played for enjoyment's sake rather than "study." Quote
jazzbo Posted December 27, 2007 Report Posted December 27, 2007 Very well put! I agree. Lang realy always amazes me. This is one I had preordered and even though I had a lot of it elsewhere, it sounds so good here, the booklet is great. . . . You have to really like hte early thirties stuff, bit if you do. . . . Quote
king ubu Posted December 27, 2007 Report Posted December 27, 2007 Oh oh oh... I thought the Hodges may be next to run out... I guess this one's another that times out, rather than sells out? As I'm getting more and more into earlier jazz (that means for me, anything pre-bop), I might end up buying this... I've enjoyed the Mildred Bailey very much, the Berigan was good, too... the Bix/Tram/Tea I will definitely get when it goes OOP, but with the Lang/Venuti I was never really sure... Quote
king ubu Posted December 28, 2007 Report Posted December 28, 2007 I just decided to skip that one... or rather not buy it now, if it's still around by end of January I might re-consider, but I printed out the discography yesterday and from looking at it, I thought I could happily live on without getting this one... maybe a wrong decision, but then, hey, I got to eat, too! Quote
jazzbo Posted December 28, 2007 Report Posted December 28, 2007 You can get a good chunk of this one from the "Jaunty Sailing Pirates". . .I mean JSP. But do get some of this music. . . I think if you liked the Bailey you'd like this one as much. Quote
king ubu Posted December 28, 2007 Report Posted December 28, 2007 I'm afraid you're right, Lon - I also just got an email from another friend advising me to rather not skip this, but... I'll see... Quote
Clunky Posted December 28, 2007 Report Posted December 28, 2007 Had this one a while, it's a good one, but then they all (almost all) are......my current hieracy of personal preference of some older Mosaic sets. (don't have the Bix set) 1. Lionel Hampton 2 Duke Small Group 3. Venuti/Lang 4. Chu Berry ( Cab's fault) they are all excellent but if the building were burning etc.... Quote
sidewinder Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Just ordered this one. Doesn't look as if it will be long of this world - now in the 'Last Chance Saloon'. Quote
Bright Moments Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Just ordered this one. Doesn't look as if it will be long of this world - now in the 'Last Chance Saloon'. you won't regret it! Quote
sidewinder Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Just ordered this one. Doesn't look as if it will be long of this world - now in the 'Last Chance Saloon'. you won't regret it! Thanks. I feel better for it. Quote
HolyStitt Posted February 18, 2008 Report Posted February 18, 2008 The Venuti/Lang set is gone. Did anyone have a set # anywhere near the halfway point? Quote
HolyStitt Posted February 18, 2008 Report Posted February 18, 2008 Mine came out at #2168. Mine was around there as well. Does anyone know if most of the pre-WW2 sets ended with such low numbers? Quote
WarpedOrb Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 The Venuti/Lang set is gone. Did anyone have a set # anywhere near the halfway point? The number of mine was at #2149. I bought early February when it went into "Last Chance". \ Do they sell them randomly or is this an indication that they only sold around half? As far as the music goes some of it is very good, but I got tired of much of the pop vocal numbers and I hated the final 30 minutes of the set with the belching and what not. : ) Quote
jazzbo Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 I think this is an indication that they only sold about half. As I have preordered all the pre-bop sets since the Bailey I have very little idea of what the numbering looks like months or years later. . . . But it's my impression from reading that they time out about halfway through the numerical run. Quote
king ubu Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Yes, I think that's about how it goes... I got the Berigan and Bailey when the ran low. (The O'Day was higher up, I think - but maybe that was an edition of 7500?) Quote
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