Mingus Workshops 1964-65

[golfcrazy1984]

Got my notice!

gregmo

Got my notice this afternoon! Should be here early next week! I can't wait!!!

[ValerieB]

i'm ordering mine! it's going to be like "deja-vu all over again"!! i was there for a lot of the Mingus gigs and concerts during those years, as well as Monterey. precious memories i will enjoy "re-living"!

[John Tapscott]

I want my notice!!!!

[romualdo]

received mine

[sidewinder]

Just got my notice. Banana boat beckons !

[medjuck]

Hey, what am I: chopped liver? I never got one.

me neither

OK I got mine. How about you?

[kh1958]

No shipping notice for me yet.

[felser]

Got my notice yesterday, so they're coming.

[aurelio]

Received my notice from Mosaic yesterday!

[JSngry]

Did you guys who have gotten shipping notices preorder?

I thought I had, but then the release notice came out and I looked back and discovered that I hadn't. OOOPS!

Just wondering how far back in line I am at this point.

[jazzbo]

Yes, I preordered the minute I could online.

[JSngry]

I thought I did, but I guess I just remembered doing it without actually having done it. Hate it when that happens...Oh well, I'm in the pipeline now. It'll get here at some point.

[danasgoodstuff]

My library (where I work and play) has it on order, thank you voters of Multnomah County!

[sidewinder]

My library (where I work and play) has it on order, thank you voters of Multnomah County!

Jeez !

[paul secor]

My library (where I work and play) has it on order, thank you voters of Multnomah County!

You're very lucky. My local library has had to cut the hours they're open, due to funding cuts from the local government. (My take is that the politicians feel that the more ignorant the public is, the better is is for politicians.) Definitely no $ available for Mosaic boxes here.

[jazzbo]

I thought I did, but I guess I just remembered doing it without actually having done it. Hate it when that happens...Oh well, I'm in the pipeline now. It'll get here at some point.

I messed up once because I preordered using paypal and somehow I wasn't returned back to Mosaic and the transaction didn't go through, though I thought it had.

[felser]

I thought I did, but I guess I just remembered doing it without actually having done it. Hate it when that happens...Oh well, I'm in the pipeline now. It'll get here at some point.

I messed up once because I preordered using paypal and somehow I wasn't returned back to Mosaic and the transaction didn't go through, though I thought it had.

Remember that the set was originally supposed to be 6 CD's and then they upped it to 7 CD's. If you pre-ordered when it was 6 (I did), they sent an email out that you had to respond to authorizing the extra charge for the 7th CD. If you missed doing that, you probably had your pre-order cancelled.

[felser]

Mine arrived today, looks great! Can't wait to listen to it.

[danasgoodstuff]

My library (where I work and play) has it on order, thank you voters of Multnomah County!

You're very lucky. My local library has had to cut the hours they're open, due to funding cuts from the local government. (My take is that the politicians feel that the more ignorant the public is, the better is is for politicians.) Definitely no $ available for Mosaic boxes here.

To my amazement and delight, we buy almost everything on Mosaic and a fair bit of Bear Family too. Great and expensive library, beloved here in the Peoples Republic of Portland.

[gmonahan]

My library (where I work and play) has it on order, thank you voters of Multnomah County!

You're very lucky. My local library has had to cut the hours they're open, due to funding cuts from the local government. (My take is that the politicians feel that the more ignorant the public is, the better is is for politicians.) Definitely no $ available for Mosaic boxes here.

To my amazement and delight, we buy almost everything on Mosaic and a fair bit of Bear Family too. Great and expensive library, beloved here in the Peoples Republic of Portland.

And now even more secure thanks to the new tax base for it. Great to live here in the PRP!

gregmo

[golfcrazy1984]

Mine arrived today, looks great! Can't wait to listen to it.

Any impressions yet? Mine will be arriving today! I can't wait! I'll post first impressions either tonight or tomorrow. I know the music is going to be great, but am interested in the remastering (I am sure Malcolm Addey did a fine job).

[colinmce]

I won't get mine til tomorrow even though it was among the first to ship. I hate living in the boonies.

[felser]

Well, the Monterey 1965 stuff certainly is a mess (and the sound isn't great either, though it's OK). Not a Town Hall 1962 mess, but not a success either. It's more convincing in its UCLA incarnation. I went through and sampled the sound on the other sessions. The sound on the 1964 Monterey material seems greatly improved over the vinyl and the original CD issue, though there are still issues with the source recording. But this is essential for the version of "Meditations on Integration". The Concertgebouw material is from a good mono source, Jaki Byard sounds great. Danny Richmond's drums are somewhat muffled, the only real problem with the sound. The horns sound good. The 1964 Town Hall Concert and the 1965 'My Favorite Quintet' Minneapolis recordings sound spectacular, and they form the bulk of the set. Overall, I'm well-pleased.

Edited November 13, 2012 by felser

[ejp626]

Well, the Monterey 1965 stuff certainly is a mess (and the sound isn't great either, though it's OK). Not a Town Hall 1962 mess, but not a success either. It's more convincing in its UCLA incarnation. I went through and sampled the sound on the other sessions. The sound on the 1964 Monterey material seems greatly improved over the vinyl and the original CD issue, though there are still issues with the source recording. But this is essential for the version of "Meditations on Integration". The Concertgebouw material is from a good mono source, Jaki Byard sounds great. Danny Richmond's drums are somewhat muffled, the only real problem with the sound. The horns sound good. The 1964 Town Hall Concert and the 1965 'My Favorite Quintet' Minneapolis recordings sound spectacular, and they form the bulk of the set. Overall, I'm well-pleased.

Thanks for the report. I am definitely going to buy this (probably early next year) and it sounds like I won't be disappointed.

[jazzbo]

Got mine today. The sound on the Town Hall Concert surprised me; the arco bass just sounds amazing. No Mingus fan will be disappointed with this set.

Mine is #849. I pre-ordered the minute I could.