Mosaic's forthcoming James P. Johnson set

[jazz man]

9 hours ago, hopkins said:

Audiophiles don't listen to James P. Johnson

I listened to the album and it sounds fine. Some tracks have more noise than others, as the source material is certainly of uneven quality - but it indicates that they did not make excessive use of noise reduction.

 

True, we're fortunate to have these tracks as it is. It looks like a worthy disc to have given the material that isn't on the mosaic and the fact that Smithsonian/Folkways is a good label

On 2/1/2018 at 6:00 PM, J.A.W. said:

A dissenting post: I've been on the fence about this set, but eventually decided not to get it. I have the 1992 French Hot 'n Sweet CD Harlem Stride Piano, which has all the 1921-1929 solo piano tracks (no alternates) and a few band tracks, and, while I fully acknowledge Johnson's importance, the music does not really move me enough to want the Mosaic. Besides, I have all of the Bessie Smith tracks and don't care for the other vocals, the band tracks or the later material.

How is this disc in terms of sound quality? In comparison to the mosaic? It seems there are very few releases with his 1920s recordings and that single disc comp certainly looks like a good option