Cliff Englewood Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 They did add a nice silver lining to this booklet. . . quite appealing. So it wasn't just me then. :lol: Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted February 8, 2009 Report Posted February 8, 2009 They did add a nice silver lining to this booklet. . . quite appealing. So it wasn't just me then. :lol: Yeah I know! -- I was just looking at that! I wasn't sure if this was just something they did on their earlier sets, (this is the earliest one of have I think) or if it just got special treatment. I like how the label on the cover is glossy while the rest is a fine-textured matte. And it's quite a heavy stock too. And then there's the shiny silver touches throughout. This is the first box I'd grab in an emergency!! Quote
Cliff Englewood Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 Damn it Bixieland you're just going to make me un-seal this and listen to it, aren't you? I hope you're happy now. I really do. :lol: Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Damn it Bixieland you're just going to make me un-seal this and listen to it, aren't you? I hope you're happy now. I really do. :lol: He-he! Well, it's not like you were gonna sell the thing, right? Quote
Cliff Englewood Posted February 11, 2009 Report Posted February 11, 2009 Damn it Bixieland you're just going to make me un-seal this and listen to it, aren't you? I hope you're happy now. I really do. :lol: He-he! Well, it's not like you were gonna sell the thing, right? Well not until I have listened to it at least once anyway, but there's just sooooooooo many discs, it's just sooooooooo intimidating. Quote
Shrdlu Posted February 14, 2009 Report Posted February 14, 2009 Perhaps it doesn't really make sense to compare two sets of music just because both are Mosaics, but easily my favorite Mosaic set is the Buck Clayton Columbia Jam Sessions collection. As soon as that thirties Basie-style rhythm section locks in on the first track (Moten Swing, what else?), it's pure audio delight. (The section is the Basie section, apart from the Count not being on piano.) Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Damn it Bixieland you're just going to make me un-seal this and listen to it, aren't you? I hope you're happy now. I really do. :lol: He-he! Well, it's not like you were gonna sell the thing, right? Well not until I have listened to it at least once anyway, but there's just sooooooooo many discs, it's just sooooooooo intimidating. Did you ever crack this one open? I'm interested to know what you think. It is intimidating...like it should be kept in a safe... Quote
Cliff Englewood Posted February 28, 2009 Report Posted February 28, 2009 Damn it Bixieland you're just going to make me un-seal this and listen to it, aren't you? I hope you're happy now. I really do. :lol: He-he! Well, it's not like you were gonna sell the thing, right? Well not until I have listened to it at least once anyway, but there's just sooooooooo many discs, it's just sooooooooo intimidating. Did you ever crack this one open? I'm interested to know what you think. It is intimidating...like it should be kept in a safe... Not yet, no. :blush: But every time I go through the booklet and see the photo of Nappy Lamare, hell even when I see the name Nappy Lamare, I really want to go get stuck into it, but something smaller always seems to get my attention first. :rolleyes: Nappy Lamare, Nappy Lamare, Nappy Lamare, Nappy Lamare, Nappy Lamare....... Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted March 1, 2009 Report Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) I can't get passed that label printed on the cover! I just have to know what it sounds like inside! View the going rate. Edited March 1, 2009 by Bixieland Quote
king ubu Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 tough call... the ones that came up whilst reading the thread were: Mobley, Hill, Clayton (vinyl!)... if I had the Commodores, I'd grab all three of those first though! (Or the Keynote box, not a Mosaic, I know) Other strong contenders would be the Ayler spirit box and the huge Patton box (unheard so far, what a shame!), and the Ray Charles I could hold in the hand of the arm that holds three Mosaics... or some such. Also the Tristano/Konitz/Marsh, which was my very first one... and the Giuffre! Quote
king ubu Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 oh, another "if"... the Basie Roulette Studio! Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 My current favorite is the Chu Berry set. From the sound quality, to the liners to the music...it's such a perfect set. Being able to cherry-pick all the good moments in his career, every track has one of those "excuse me for a second...I need to hear this" moment. Quote
ASNL77 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 Tough decision but it would be either the McLean, O'Day or the Basie Roulette Live sets. Quote
sidewinder Posted March 4, 2009 Report Posted March 4, 2009 O'Day I don't listen to that one anywhere near enough. Must sort that out ! Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) Lately, in addition to the Chu (which is holding firm!) I have to say... this one is moving up! The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman & His Orchestra and Woodchoppers Edited April 30, 2009 by Bixieland Quote
BruceH Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 Didn't we have a thread like this a while back? Probably the Morgan/Shorter Vee-Jay and the Tristano/Konitz/Marsh. And the Mobley is up there of course. Quote
David Ayers Posted May 10, 2009 Report Posted May 10, 2009 My first and still my favorite, the Mobley. Maybe I ought to grab the Plugged Nickel LP set though... Quote
Big Al Posted May 11, 2009 Report Posted May 11, 2009 My first and still my favorite, the Mobley. Not my first, but definitely my favorite. Today, anyway! PS: Love the signature, BTW! :lol Quote
Guest Bixieland Posted May 14, 2009 Report Posted May 14, 2009 Damn...lots of votes for the Mobley. Is that the same one still available? I do like Mobley... Quote
Big Al Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 Damn...lots of votes for the Mobley. Is that the same one still available? I do like Mobley... Yes it is! Solid from start to finish. Nothing earth-shattering, just the very definition of Blue Note jazz in the 50's, IMHO. Quote
jeffcrom Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 Well, I've always known that I was weird. In spite of the strong pull from Tristano, Andrew Hill, Larry Young, & Giuffre (and others), I think my most essential Mosaic is the Blue Note Sidney Bechet. Bechet at his best played some of the most powerful music ever, and this set has one of the stone cold masterpieces of jazz, "Blue Horizon" - a perfect five minutes of music, in my opinion. And the session with Bunk Johnson demonstrates collective improvisation at its most subtle and highly developed. I know I'm weird. But listen to "Blue Horizon" and the session with Bunk. The other stuff is good, too. Quote
jazztrain Posted May 15, 2009 Report Posted May 15, 2009 "Blue Horizon" is an old favorite. Bechet's tone is wide and warm on clarinet, and the performance just builds and builds. A real tour de force. The date with Bunk Johnson is memorable as well. Check out "Lord Let Me in the Lifeboat." The session with Bechet and Albert Nicholas also has some wonderful moments. It's hard to pick a favorite Mosaic. Off the top of my head, the Edmond Hall/James P. Johnson/Sidney DeParis/Vic Dickenson, the Bechet, and the Art Hodes boxes would be high on the list, as would the Jimmy Giuffre, the Commodore sets, the Buddy DeFranco/Sonny Clark, and the Herbie Nicholas. I guess you can't really have more than one "favorite" so I'll stop. Well, I've always known that I was weird. In spite of the strong pull from Tristano, Andrew Hill, Larry Young, & Giuffre (and others), I think my most essential Mosaic is the Blue Note Sidney Bechet. Bechet at his best played some of the most powerful music ever, and this set has one of the stone cold masterpieces of jazz, "Blue Horizon" - a perfect five minutes of music, in my opinion. And the session with Bunk Johnson demonstrates collective improvisation at its most subtle and highly developed. I know I'm weird. But listen to "Blue Horizon" and the session with Bunk. The other stuff is good, too. Quote
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