bogdan101 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) This might have been done before, but here it goes; Which one would it be? Of course you can change your mind later, so feel free to update your choice. For me right now it's the complete Blue Note Bechet box: Some of the most compelling music I ever heard. Edited September 21, 2013 by bogdan101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) Herbie Nichols ----my first and best Edited September 21, 2013 by Clunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 I have only a couple of Mosaic releases, but: The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-1966) & Mosaic Select 13 Don Pullen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Well, I'd like to say The complete Lionel Hampton Decca sessions but since that wasn't and won't be issued, I'll say The complete Lionel Hampton Victor sessions - some of the most joyful music I've ever heard. (But I'd still prefer the Decca stuff, because it's more commercial.) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 I can only narrow it down to One big box, and one Select... Andrew Hill complete BN 1963-66, and... Andrew Hill, the BN Select What else did you expect? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) As I take a big breath and kick myself for all that I'd be leaving behind: Edited September 21, 2013 by John Tapscott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Herbie Nichols ----my first and best Yep.....same for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Off the top of my head, The Complete H.R.S. Sessions. Much of it is unavailable anywhere else, and the sound quality of what is available isn't the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) My selection is based on the consideration of what is available elsewhere. I'll choose the Elvin Jones box. And, among the Selects, I'll take the small group Charles Tolliver. On pure musical terms, the Blakey, Larry Young, and J-Mac boxes would be key for me, but that's almost all available elsewhere, so I didn't hold onto those. Edited September 21, 2013 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Herbie Nichols set would be a strong contender, for the music of course and also for Roswell Rudd's epic liner notes. Konitz-Tristano-Marsh set. I like those liner notes, too. The Cecil Taylor set. Something of a guilty pleasure, the Shorty Rogers set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face of the Bass Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Honestly, I think it would be the Mingus box released last year. I have others that I love but to me that's the most essential one they've ever done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 The Desmond with Jim Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 One of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Jackie McLean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Another vote for I have the original LP box but also purchased the BN CD release just to make sure the Mosaic set does not suffer from mishandling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Larry Young vinyl ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Maybe just as a thing, Plugged Nickel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Only one? I recoil from the thought. So many I would not want to be without. The Parker. . . can't get that elsewhere. And I really cherish the Hodes, hard to get that material elsewhere as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 It would probably have to be Miles Davis Complete 1965-1968 Sessions on vinyl. My favorite period for Miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 This thread is cruel. I don't think I can answer the question, really, although the first set the came to mind was the Atlantic New Orleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I would give the T-Bone Walker some thought. I couldn't live without that music in some form or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 At this point in my life with thousands of sides in various media, I chose the Ellington 1932-40 set because this music was my way into the jazz world, along with the ancient Columbia lps of early Armstrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I had more than a dozen big boxes and 25 or so Selects. I had to sell them all due to financial problems so I'm living this thread! The one Select I did keep was the Carter-Bradford. I really miss the Randy Weston and would like that back most of all. If I could get one of the big boxes back, it'd be the Tal Farlow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I would give the T-Bone Walker some thought. I couldn't live without that music in some form or another. But the Capitol/B&W sides can be got, and so can the Imperials. Though I agree 100%. I haven't got the Mosaic. Am I missing anything? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 I would give the T-Bone Walker some thought. I couldn't live without that music in some form or another. But the Capitol/B&W sides can be got, and so can the Imperials. Though I agree 100%. I haven't got the Mosaic. Am I missing anything? MG No. The Mosaic is exactly the complete Capital/B&W and the Imperials. A lot of that was not available at the time that the Mosaic set was released. That is the case for quite a lot of classic Mosaic sets - they made available great music that only later became readily available elsewhere. I had never even heard of Tina Brooks when the Mosaic came along and blew my mind. Now, many people who have all the Blue Note CDs are not even aware that there was a Tina Brooks set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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