jazztrain Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Yeah, not sure why it's been relegated to the back-burner for so long. And now it may be even more problematic if Sony sticks to their infuriating new policy about not leasing recordings for things like Mosaic projects. Not sure but I think the forthcoming Armstrong set is in the works only because it was grandfathered in--at one point it was in danger of being axed all together because of said policy. Maybe the status of that policy has changed, not sure, but if it hasn't, that would preclude an early-Ellington box. Btw based on a recent post to a jazz research listserv, I believe the Black and White box set is underway! When I last spoke with Scott (about a month ago), he described the Black & White project as being "a bit on the back burner." Scott has enquired about the availability of certain 78s (some of which I have), so the project is still planned. However, he said he was concentrating on getting the next Armstrong box out. No sign of the Herman box here. I think I'll check in with him... Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, jazztrain said: When I last spoke with Scott (about a month ago), he described the Black & White project as being "a bit on the back burner." Scott has enquired about the availability of certain 78s (some of which I have), so the project is still planned. However, he said he was concentrating on getting the next Armstrong box out. Maybe I read too much into the listserv tea-leaves, I suppose. Quote
gmonahan Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: I've been hoping for an early Ellington (1925-31) set of Sony holdings - Pathe/Cameo/Columbia/Okeh/Harmony/Perfect/Banner/etc. This would more than double the "Okeh Ellington" set. Count me in too. Assuming that Sony could be moved, that set could also include the early Victors. gregmo Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, gmonahan said: Count me in too. Assuming that Sony could be moved, that set could also include the early Victors. gregmo By my count, that would be 215 tracks. Quote
gmonahan Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Chuck Nessa said: By my count, that would be 215 tracks. That would be, what, 8 cds? Doable, though it broaches Mosaic's mysterious 7-cd limit! gregmo Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, gmonahan said: That would be, what, 8 cds? Doable, though it broaches Mosaic's mysterious 7-cd limit! gregmo More like 9 or 10 - their last Ellington box was 11. Quote
gmonahan Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: More like 9 or 10 - their last Ellington box was 11. I'd still go for it! But I don't know how much of a market there is for the *very* early stuff. gregmo Quote
king ubu Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: More like 9 or 10 - their last Ellington box was 11. But that's because they mostly don't fill CDs (which is fine with me, but if it opposes their 7 CD rule I don't understand) Quote
medjuck Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 18 hours ago, Shrdlu said: I also saw that comment about a Morgan Mosaic, in Mosaic's online blog. I must admit that I was a bit annoyed when I first heard that there would be a Mobley Mosaic, for reasons already stated above, which I won't repeat. When I read about a Morgan Mosaic, I was even more irritated. But, Mosaic is struggling, and that is probably why they went for these popular big names. Popular? Maybe Morgan, but their last Mobley set took forever to sell out. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 (edited) 58 minutes ago, medjuck said: Popular? Maybe Morgan, but their last Mobley set took forever to sell out. Hasn't the speculation that most (or at least many!) of Mosaic's sets have "timed-out" over the years, before they actually hit their maximum (contractually-limited) sales allotment? Most of their contracts limited sales to a specific time-frame (i.e. # of years), iirc -- at least from what I've read around here. And *if so*, then I think there was some further speculation I've heard that (somehow?) Michael managed to keep the Mobley 50's sessions in print *considerably* longer than practically any other set Mosaic has ever done (that they didn't own the rights to). Speculation, on top of speculation, I fully realize. In any case, I too wonder how it came to be that the earlier Mobley set was in-print for over a decade! - isn't that right? Discogs says it came out in 1998. When did it go OOP?? - something like 4-5 years ago? - give or take. Not more than 5 years ago (and not much less than 3). In any case, it had to be in print for something like 15 years. Has Mosaic ever kept ANY other title in print for anything even close to that? Edited November 22, 2019 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Bluesnik Posted November 22, 2019 Report Posted November 22, 2019 19 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: This would more than double the "Okeh Ellington" set. I have and like that set so I'd probably go for that box. Quote
soulpope Posted December 6, 2019 Report Posted December 6, 2019 On 29.10.2019 at 5:37 PM, bebopbob said: Anyone have an update on the Paul Desmond -Toronto box? ?? .... Quote
hbbfam Posted December 8, 2019 Report Posted December 8, 2019 I spoke to Scott the other day when I was ordering Mobley Box. He said Desmond was slated for a Spring release. Definitely still in the works. Quote
soulpope Posted December 8, 2019 Report Posted December 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, hbbfam said: I spoke to Scott the other day when I was ordering Mobley Box. He said Desmond was slated for a Spring release. Definitely still in the works. Thnx for the update .... Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 16, 2020 Report Posted February 16, 2020 On 11/21/2019 at 3:00 PM, soulpope said: Yes pls .... Any updates on the forthcoming Desmond Mosaic? Do we have any idea how many CDs it will encompass? Quote
mjzee Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 So what's next for Mosaic? There was talk of a Lee Morgan box, but there is nothing listed on their website under "Upcoming Releases." Ricky Riccardi says he's working on a Satchmo box, but, as I said, no mention on Mosaic's site. And what else? Perhaps the answer is simply: nothing. I mean, they're either keeping Mosaic as a going concern, or are wrapping things up. Certainly maintaining a warehouse costs money, and if they're not selling boxes, where's the money coming from? Respectfully submitted. Quote
Dub Modal Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) What happened to that Black & White set again? Weren't there plans for that which ended up being scrapped? I see above it was back-burnered... Edited December 16, 2020 by Dub Modal Quote
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