Lester Young/Count Basie Mosaic Announced!

[Cliff Englewood]

Well it looks like this one might not be around too long, it's already on backorder;

Due to higher than anticipated demand this set is on backorder. Expected in stock April 14th.

Good for Mosaic.

Edited April 7, 2008 by Cliff Englewood

[jazzbo]

NO kidding, good for Mosaic!

David,

I think that the sound is related to the Addey remastering of the skillful transfers from diverse skilled hands. Addey's work tends to be "on the mellow side" and I'm happy for that.

[John L]

That's Diagonal Noise Reduction ®

After all, we must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's.

Not in my home. I've been using Diagonal Noise Enhancement for most of my life.

[JSngry]

Then you are rendering unto John what is John's.

And that, sir, is as it should be.

[John L]

My Diagonal Noise Enhancement maximizes the volume of whatever comes out of diagonal horns.

Schoenberg will be an interesting read, I'm sure. It would have been kind of nice to get Michael Brooks to do the notes again. I really enjoyed those notes the first time around for the Lester Young story, although part of it may have had to do with the very steep Lester Young learning curve that I was on at the time. I ate up every note and every letter of it.

[John L]

Just hooked up with my copy.

The previously unreleased takes are nice to have, although there doesn't appear to be anything really major among them. That said, Pres does play some stronger stuff on the new alt of Hollywood Jump than on the known master.

My booklet came all screwed up. Most of the pages are missing, and the notes are unreadable. I assume that Mosaic will replace it.

[BeBop]

I can't imagine Mosaic not "doing you right" by replacing the book. It's not like they're a car dealer or anything. "Oh, they all do that..."

[skeith]

So is sound quality a reason to buy this set?

How does it compare with sound on the HEP cds or the sound on America's #1 Band?

[JSngry]

Well it looks like this one might not be around too long, it's already on backorder;

Due to higher than anticipated demand this set is on backorder. Expected in stock April 14th.

Good for Mosaic.

Is it back in stock yet? I've yet to receive a shipping notification.

[jazzbo]

So is sound quality a reason to buy this set?

How does it compare with sound on the HEP cds or the sound on America's #1 Band?

I confess that I have not heard the HEP cds. It sounds really good if you ask me, and what I like about it is that all the sessions share a common sound, and I think I would have to listen to eight cds that sound different from each other to listen to this material outside this set.

In comparison to the Columbia box set "America's #1 Band" I'd say this sounds a bit darker, mellower.

[A Lark Ascending]

Well it looks like this one might not be around too long, it's already on backorder;

Due to higher than anticipated demand this set is on backorder. Expected in stock April 14th.

Good for Mosaic.

Is it back in stock yet? I've yet to receive a shipping notification.

I got a shipping notification today. So it's back.

[JSngry]

GREAT!

I'll be looking for one as well, then.

[Kalo]

Just hooked up with my copy.

The previously unreleased takes are nice to have, although there doesn't appear to be anything really major among them. That said, Pres does play some stronger stuff on the new alt of Hollywood Jump than on the known master.

Any more opinions on the quality of the 13 new alternates?

[skeith]

So is sound quality a reason to buy this set?

How does it compare with sound on the HEP cds or the sound on America's #1 Band?

I confess that I have not heard the HEP cds. It sounds really good if you ask me, and what I like about it is that all the sessions share a common sound, and I think I would have to listen to eight cds that sound different from each other to listen to this material outside this set.

In comparison to the Columbia box set "America's #1 Band" I'd say this sounds a bit darker, mellower.

Thanks Lon,

By the way, the HEP cds were mastered by J.R.T. Davies

[jazzbo]

Yes I know. . . . I'm not going to get them though. I have this music in enough forms already!

[Cliff Englewood]

The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions is on back order, again.

Mosaic Website.

[ejp626]

The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions is on back order, again.

Mosaic Website.

The number I had was pretty high, considering this just came out. This might be one of the few sets that actually sells out rather than times out. How many of those were there? Does anyone know?

[Ron S]

The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions is on back order, again.

Mosaic Website.

The number I had was pretty high, considering this just came out. This might be one of the few sets that actually sells out rather than times out. How many of those were there? Does anyone know?

5,000. What number is yours?

[AllenLowe]

mine's bigger than yours -

[ejp626]

The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions is on back order, again.

Mosaic Website.

The number I had was pretty high, considering this just came out. This might be one of the few sets that actually sells out rather than times out. How many of those were there? Does anyone know?

5,000. What number is yours?

A bit under 2000. What I meant was how many Mosaic sets -- if any -- actually sold out rather than timed out.

[Quincy]

A bit under 2000. What I meant was how many Mosaic sets -- if any -- actually sold out rather than timed out.

Of the recent ones I'm fairly certain the Ellington Reprise and Mulligan Concert Band sets sold out rather than timed out. Perhaps this should be a separate thread.

[Ron S]

The Gerald Wilson set I just got is 4291 out of 5000. Since it just went into "Running Low," this may be a case of running out instead of timing out.

[AllenLowe]

mine is -4