Mr Mingus Posted March 8, 2017 Report Posted March 8, 2017 Mosaic is a very special company for us Jazz lovers. Most of their stuff is must-have in my book. But there are other box sets out there that are pretty amazing. Obviously this will depend on the type of Jazz you listen to, but I'd like to hear your opinions on those box sets that are special to you. Don't limit yourself to one! Mine is: Duke Ellington - The Centennial Edition: Complete RCA Victor Recordings Set is OOP, 24 CD's. I just love Duke! Quote
jlhoots Posted March 8, 2017 Report Posted March 8, 2017 Ornette Coleman: Beauty Is A Rare Thing Miles: Plugged Nickel Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Those 3 come pretty close to doing it for me. Quote
JSngry Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Not sure if it's still relevant to anybody, but at one time, pre-internet & w/o ready access to serious record stores, this was very special to me. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 43 minutes ago, JSngry said: Not sure if it's still relevant to anybody, but at one time, pre-internet & w/o ready access to serious record stores, this was very special to me. Me too, my parents had it. The Time/Life 3 LP boxes deepened my love and understanding of pre-wwII stuff. A Charly 3 LP box of Sun stuff was also formative. Long ago and far away. Quote
romualdo Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 All of the above plus Cecil Taylor live in Berlin 1988, Complete Keynote (LP), Holiday Columbia, Reinhardt Complete French 40CD Dolphy & Rollins Prestige, Evans & Monk Riverside, Vandermark V - Alchemia This could go on & on Quote
jazzbo Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Louis Armstrong Hot Fives and Sevens, Columbia Bix Restored! (Especially the first volume) George Russell Black Saint and Soul Note John Coltrane Heavyweight Champion Quote
BeBop Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) 52 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Louis Armstrong Hot Fives and Sevens, Columbia John Coltrane Heavyweight Champion Two from jazzbo, add one: Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Complete Mercury Recordings ...for the pure joy of it Oh so close: Bud Powell - Complete Blue Note and Roost Charlie Parker - Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Sessions Edited March 9, 2017 by BeBop Quote
sidewinder Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Eric Dolphy Prestige box and the Sonny Rollins Prestige box Mingus Complete Debut Box Complete Bill Evans on Verve Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Some of mine (yes, like Mingus said - depending on the type of jazz one listens to ): - Keynote Recordings (Fresh Sounds CD box if you cannot source the 21-LP Japanese LP edition or any comparable one - which very likely will be the case) - Complete Nocturne Recordings Vol. 1 (Fresh Sounds - there never was a Vol. 2) - The full run of the Svensk Jazzhistoria 2- or 3-CD box sets on the Caprice label and - depending on one's personal tastes - quite a few BEAR FAMILY box sets (Mosaic is far from being the only bright star on the box set sky - particularly if FIRST TIME REISSUES are concerned) Edited March 9, 2017 by Big Beat Steve Quote
soulpope Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Must have`s : Rahsaan Roland Kirk "Complete Mercury Recordings" John Coltrane "Heavyweight Champion" John Coltrane "The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings Charles Mingus "Passions of a Man" Miles Davis "Plugged Nickel" Ornette Coleman "Beauty Is A Rare Thing" Worth some deepened considerations : Art Pepper "Complete Galaxy Recordings" Sonny Rollins "Complete At The Village Gate 1962" Bill Evans "Complete At The Village Vanguard 1961" Steve Lacy "Solos, Duos, Trios - Soul Note + Black Saint Recordings" Quote
Stonewall15 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Jutta Hipp- The Life and Art of. 6 CDs, 1 DVD and a wonderful 208-page coffee table book. Quote
bluesoul Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Ellington - Early Ellington and Blanton-Webster Band. Basie - America's #1 Band and Original Decca Recordings. Quote
Scott Dolan Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Miles Davis - The Blue Note and Capitol Recordings If for no other reason than the fact that they include the astonishing Somethin' Else from Cannonball. Quote
erwbol Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) Anthony Braxton: Willisau (Quartet) 1991 on Hat Hut Records, 4 CDs (2 studio, 2 live) of his quartet with Marylin Crispell, Marc Dresser & Gerry Hemingway. Besides the peak performances, the sound is also best of all the quartet's releases. Edited March 9, 2017 by erwbol Quote
Scott Dolan Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 OH! I forgot one: John Coltrane - Live Trane: The European Tours That takes all the horridly mixed stereo Pablo releases and mixes them back down to mono, resulting in a FAR better product. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Joe Henderson's Complete Milestones Years box is probably co-equally my #1, along with any of several Miles boxes. I'm a thousand miles from home (back in St. Louis visiting my Dad this weekend), or I'd survey my collection -- but the Henderson was the very first thing I thought of (and it hadn't been mentioned yet). Quote
BFrank Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 7 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: Joe Henderson's Complete Milestones Years box is probably co-equally my #1, along with any of several Miles boxes. I'm a thousand miles from home (back in St. Louis visiting my Dad this weekend), or I'd survey my collection -- but the Henderson was the very first thing I thought of (and it hadn't been mentioned yet). I was going to mention that JoeHen set, too. I got it several years ago REAL cheap - I think it was being remaindered at the time. Excellent stuff! Quote
duaneiac Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) On 3/9/2017 at 4:41 PM, JSngry said: Not sure if it's still relevant to anybody, but at one time, pre-internet & w/o ready access to serious record stores, this was very special to me. I'm sure that was an important set of albums to many a listener. It depends on where one is in one's jazz journey and what one is expecting from a boxed set as to whether it might be "must have" or not. For some one newly exploring jazz -- or exploring new fields within jazz -- the Smithsonian has put together some other fine sets. Two on big band jazz one for various jazz pianist and one on jazz singers Some other sets I would consider essential: and this music in one form or another Edited March 10, 2017 by duaneiac Quote
Dave Garrett Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 Quite a few that have been mentioned already, and a couple that haven't: Quote
jlhoots Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 9 hours ago, BFrank said: I was going to mention that JoeHen set, too. I got it several years ago REAL cheap - I think it was being remaindered at the time. Excellent stuff! I think I paid $14 for it. Great box. Quote
StarThrower Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 On 3/9/2017 at 5:47 AM, soulpope said: Rahsaan Roland Kirk "Complete Mercury Recordings" First box I ever bought. Back when they cost a small fortune. Quote
soulpope Posted March 10, 2017 Report Posted March 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, StarThrower said: First box I ever bought. Back when they cost a small fortune. Same here .... Quote
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