neveronfriday Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) crap - they feghed up and sent me the Witherspoon single instead of the Reece select!!! Seems the Reece is now gone... I just ordered another one somewhere else - fegh fegh fegh!!!! My shipment has been stuck in customs for bloody weeks now. So I wouldn't even know if I got the right one. Seems like they have two people working there to battle the Christmas rush. That would be twelve thousand packages per person per day. [Edit: And two forms, two letters and five phone calls per package.] That's Germany for you. Edited December 1, 2009 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 Sorry to see the Reece Select go...it's a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 1, 2009 Report Share Posted December 1, 2009 crap - they feghed up and sent me the Witherspoon single instead of the Reece select!!! Seems the Reece is now gone... I just ordered another one somewhere else - fegh fegh fegh!!!! Yikes ! Seems that someone at Mosaic was thinking about 'Reece Witherspoon' instead of 'Reese Wetherspoon' (sorry ubu, couldn't resist ). The Dizzy Reece Mosaic Select sounds great, by the way ! And may I recommend the Tony Williams as an alternate, if you don't already have it? Ï'd have gone for the Paul Chambers... but they already seem to have processed a refund and told me to keep the Witherspoon as a gift (Captain Reese James?) No shipping confirmation for my amazon order yet, but I keep hoping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 crap - they feghed up and sent me the Witherspoon single instead of the Reece select!!! Seems the Reece is now gone... I just ordered another one somewhere else - fegh fegh fegh!!!! My shipment has been stuck in customs for bloody weeks now. So I wouldn't even know if I got the right one. Seems like they have two people working there to battle the Christmas rush. That would be twelve thousand packages per person per day. [Edit: And two forms, two letters and five phone calls per package.] That's Germany for you. Those two guys are covering the UK and France too.. Ï'd have gone for the Paul Chambers... but they already seem to have processed a refund and told me to keep the Witherspoon as a gift (Captain Reese James?) No shipping confirmation for my amazon order yet, but I keep hoping... Hope it comes through OK - I'll keep a look-out in London today just in case you need a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Thanks Bob! In the very worst case I'd hang on to my Conns, the TOCJ and look for some japanese edition of "Soundin' Off"... There are still a few acceptably priced (but quite higher than Mosaic) copies on offer at amazon... haven't gotten a shipping confirmation, the order is "en course" since ten minutes after I put it in. Hope that's not a bad sign. It's not quite as bad with Swiss customs, alas, but I guess they now need to search additionally for hidden minarets in larger packages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Did this set bypass Running Low status altogether, or am I imagining things? Damn, I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Sadly, no sign of any stray Dizzy Reece Selects in London today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I can see those little boxes wandering around alleys, looking for a home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I can see those little boxes wandering around alleys, looking for a home. Sort of Oliver Twist-like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Got a shipping notification, after all! Hope it doesn't yet get caught up in the x-mas mail and will be duly delivered in a week or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Got a shipping notification, after all! Me too (from amazon.com, most likely their last copy of the set). Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Got a shipping notification, after all! Me too (from amazon.com, most likely their last copy of the set). Whew! Yeah, big relief! And I'm of course excited to finally get to hear "Soundin' Off", too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Got my set yesterday and immediately put on "Soundin' Off"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Got my set yesterday and immediately put on "Soundin' Off"! Disk 2 has been playing non-stop in my place for the last 3 days. Great stuff ! (this post is taking ages to load - not suprising I guess as I've a simultaneous download of Autocad going on.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I saw a used copy of this at Amoeba today for about $38. Maybe I should go back an pick it up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I saw a used copy of this at Amoeba today for about $38. Maybe I should go back an pick it up tomorrow. Run, don't walk.. :rsmile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 I do believe that this Mosaic Select, which I bought about 2 seconds before it disappeared, might possibly have been the best reissue I bought in 2009. And it has A LOT of stuff .... Beatles (mono and stereo), Fitzgerald (Hollywood), Peterson (Duos), Radiohead (complete), Chopin (complete), Mozart (piano works) ... and much, much more (rather eclectic) stuff to compete with. I'm lovin' this set. :tup:tup:tup:tup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I do believe that this Mosaic Select, which I bought about 2 seconds before it disappeared, might possibly have been the best reissue I bought in 2009. I'd certainly put it well up there, if not at the top. It's one of those Mosaic Selects that I'd say was 'essential'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I second the post about all Dizzy's BN recordings being great. Don't forget Duke Jordan's "Flight To Jordan" - that's where I first heard Dizzy. It's a superb album all round, sadly not often mentioned. Veree tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 And not to forget the superb Tempo session 'Progress Report' - available on Jasmine for the CD and audiophile 180g LP courtesy of Sawano/Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't have the Jasmine/Progress stuff yet (aren't there two Dizzy Reece discs?), but the Duke Jordan album is indeed great (and also the place I first heard Reece). There's however another one that should not be overlooked for sure! Asia Minor (Prestige/OJCCD) Line-up: Dizzy Reece, Cecil Payne, Joe Farrell, Hank Jones, Ron Carter, Charlie Persip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyo Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Still waiting for my Mosaic Select to arrive, but I did get the Asia Minor CD yesterday. I've had the mp3s from eMusic for ages, but I wanted the real thing on the shelf next to the Mosaic set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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