medjuck Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I wasn't sure I wanted the whole set until I heard this review on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=143197192 Now I gotta get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 just re-the above comments about how things sound in these videos - to me all the audiofile considerations go out the window when I see a great player on film - whether its Bird, Prez, Monk, Byard, Bud, Tristano, et all, even in very lo-fi sound, somehow WATCHING these guys play has more impact that 10 albums of 24 bit remastering. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I wasn't sure I wanted the whole set until I heard this review on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=143197192 Now I gotta get it. Enjoy it, and please let the rest of us know how it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkboughtlunch Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 When will it be unbundled so one can purchase titles individually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Put in my order yesterday. It looks like a great set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETman Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 When will it be unbundled so one can purchase titles individually? My guess is that it won't be for a very long time. This was probably one of the conditions for Mosaic's involvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambrasa Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 This is a nice one. It being a box set and not separate releases is less of a problem to me since there's no titles on Jazz Icons 5 that I would not want anyway. All the previous Jazz Icons had some that I did not need, not this one. Highlights for me are Coltrane, of course, Kirk, and Freddie Hubbard. There's some un-Mosaic like confusion in info. The Johnny Griffin DVD "Live in France 1971" is actually two shows, one from 1971 and another from 1965. Kirk DVD is supposedly black and white but is actually color footage. Another one that's color is Monk, all the other ones are b/w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 A friend has the Monk material on a 12" video disc (remember those?) and the program is wonderful. I would buy the entire package just for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I have this on VHS from a Texas drummer and it sure is wonderful. I'm going to get this when the set is broken down into single discs. This and the Coltrane are on my want list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) I have this on VHS from a Texas drummer and it sure is wonderful. I'm going to get this when the set is broken down into single discs. This and the Coltrane are on my want list. I've watched the Coltrane so far, and it's great to see the ALS and the other show which I had on a poor quality VHS boot. The sound is excellent, and the picture quite good. For me the box is a no-brainer. I'd have bought all individually except maybe the Griffin. I have all the full boxes starting with Series 2. From Series 1 I just have Quincy Jones, Monk and Chet Baker, but I've seen the Basie, Ella, Diz, and Blakey from Netflix, and the weak link was Dizzy. It was the bonus discs that started me with Series 2. Edited December 17, 2011 by Pete C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I've watched the Coltrane so far, and it's great to see the ALS and the other show which I had on a poor quality VHS boot. The sound is excellent, and the picture quite good. For me the box is a no-brainer. I'd have bought all individually except maybe the Griffin. I have all the full boxes starting with Series 2. From Series 1 I just have Quincy Jones, Monk and Chet Baker, but I've seen the Basie, Ella, Diz, and Blakey from Netflix, and the weak link was Dizzy. It was the bonus discs that started me with Series 2. Ditto for me except I only have the Monk, Blakey and Jones from the first series. I just wish they would package them in thinner boxes-- they're filling up my bookcases. (Their amazing "American Folk and Blues Tour" DVDs are in the right size box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 What's the exact date on the Blakey? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 What's the exact date on the Blakey? Thanks. November 15, 1959 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 The real surprise on the Hubbard disc is how good Junior Cook is. He's someone I never paid that much attention to, but he does a blazing modal solo on Intrepid Fox. Not sure if that tune is based on the So What/Impressions modes, but it's a relative at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles65 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Got an email today from Mosaic that DVD's from series 6 are now also available as single DVD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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