Jump to content

Horace Parlan Mosaic running low

J.A.W.

By J.A.W.
in Mosaic and other box sets...

 Share

Recommended Posts

sal Newbie

sal

Posted
Posted (edited)

Man, this has been one of the sets I've wanted for years and was waiting until it was running low. And now I just don't have the extra $ for it. Damn.

Edited by sal
mikelz777 Newbie

mikelz777

Posted
Posted (edited)

I'm already on the Parlan bandwagon and would also highly recommend picking this one up before it disappears. Back in the day I had 2 or 3 other Mosaics in my sights when I looked at the Parlan set out of curiosity and listened to some samples of the music from the set. After that, Parlan shot to the top of the list and became the priority for my next buy. It's a lot of great music and I didn't want to wait until it was running low and risk the chance that I might miss it. It's one of my favorite Mosaics.

Edited by mikelz777
blajay Newbie

blajay

Posted
Posted

Considering yesterday's market results, you'd think the last thing I'd do is buy another Mosaic set today. I didn't want to miss this one, though! I just ordered it, and I can't wait to hear it.

Big Al Collaborator

Big Al

Posted
Posted

Man, I'm glad I got this one. Got it as a Father's Day gift this year from my family. Wonderful music from start to finish. Scrape any available dollars and coins together and get this set! This is one not to be missed!

J.A.W. Explorer

J.A.W.

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

This is indeed a great set and I'd immediately order it if I didn't already have the Japanese "Blue Note Works" TOCJs, which only omit a few alternates.

Edited by J.A.W.
Big Al Collaborator

Big Al

Posted
Posted

This is indeed a great set and I'd immediately order it if I didn't already have the Japanese "Blue Note Works" TOCJs, which only omit a few alternates.

I'll bet those sound sweet! :)

J.A.W. Explorer

J.A.W.

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

This is indeed a great set and I'd immediately order it if I didn't already have the Japanese "Blue Note Works" TOCJs, which only omit a few alternates.

I'll bet those sound sweet! :)

Yep, they do and sonically I prefer them to the Mosaic, although that set isn't bad either. I sold the Mosaic when I got the TOCJs. For those interested: the TOCJs are long gone and pretty hard to find. Get the Mosaic instead!

Edited by J.A.W.
Clunky Enthusiast

Clunky

Posted
Posted (edited)

I won't be getting this one having Us3, Headin South, Happy frame.., On the spur of the moment, Speakin my piece as CDs or LP.

I regret to say that I find Us3 and Headin South to be amongst the dullest Blue Notes issued under Alfred Lion's tenure in charge. The other sets i have are pretty brilliant which is equally infuriating given how dull the trio sessions are.

Edited by Clunky
Quincy Newbie

Quincy

Posted
Posted (edited)

Although tempted for years I had put off buying this set. Reasons included a growing interest in early jazz over hard bop and as some Blue Note Mosaics end up being getting RVG releases I figured I could pick up the sessions that way on this one went OOP. Also I wasn't sure if I wanted the trio sessions.

However after taking almost 2 years off from hard bop (not cold turkey mind you, but playing it a lot less) it's been finding its way on the player more lately. Time away certainly from it has refreshed it for me. I've also been playing more Mosaic sets lately, even pulling out the booklets and reading through them again. And recently a Griffin/Lockjaw session w/ Parlan got played, and then the Parlan session on the Turrentine Mosaic...

So I ordered myself a box of Horace in black & white. :)

No offensive to album cover art of the included releases, but (note weasel words please) relatively speaking on the whole I find his covers less interesting than many of the other Blue Note releases, I'm not going to let not having the album cover artwork bug me in the least (not that I've ever let that stop me from buying a Mosaic.)

Edited by Quincy
ASNL77 Newbie

ASNL77

Posted
Posted (edited)

I won't be getting this one having Us3, Headin South, Happy frame.., On the spur of the moment, Speakin my piece as CDs or LP.

I regret to say that I find Us3 and Headin South to be amongst the dullest Blue Notes issued under Alfred Lion's tenure in charge. The other sets i have are pretty brilliant which is equally infuriating given how dull the trio sessions are.

I love this set but I agree with you on Headin' South, Clunky. It is the weakest of the lot. At least, I like the sleeve.. :rolleyes:

For those of you who have some King pressings and the LP set, I'd be interested to know how they compare soundwise.

Edited by ASNL77
gmonahan Community Regular

gmonahan

Posted
Posted

Considering yesterday's market results, you'd think the last thing I'd do is buy another Mosaic set today. I didn't want to miss this one, though! I just ordered it, and I can't wait to hear it.

You can comfort yourself in the knowledge that a soon-to-be-out-of-print Mosaic is a whale of a lot better investment than most stocks these days!

Greg Mo

David Ayers Newbie

David Ayers

Posted
Posted

Considering yesterday's market results, you'd think the last thing I'd do is buy another Mosaic set today. I didn't want to miss this one, though! I just ordered it, and I can't wait to hear it.

You can comfort yourself in the knowledge that a soon-to-be-out-of-print Mosaic is a whale of a lot better investment than most stocks these days!

Greg Mo

You're not wrong. I won't go into detail, but I will say this: ouch.

king ubu Apprentice

king ubu

Posted
Posted

Another big :tup for this set! Love the sessions with the 'tines and w/Booger!

The trios didn't seem that great to me, either, though... but I don't remember them being as dull as clunky describes.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...