Mosaic to release 1960s Freddie Hubbard set

[Chuck Nessa]

I was just disappointed they played that card.

[trane123]

Call me gullible I guess.  I do have all but one of these albums on CD.  Actually, one of the biggest reasons I ordered it was to support the brand.  I've gotten a lot from Mosaic over the last 30 years or so and I don't mind giving a little back.  And I'm sure I'll be getting a great sounding set with great liner notes.  In a few years I'll probably have to think twice about dropping a hundred bucks on a boxed set, but right now I can do it. 

Edited September 6, 2022 by trane123

[JSngry]

Who is doing the notes on this Hubbard set? 

[Brad]

2 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Who is doing the notes on this Hubbard set? 

Bob Blumenthal. 

[JSngry]

Oh. 

[Bill Nelson]

Which I translate to 'BFD'.

[Brad]

16 hours ago, Bill Nelson said:

Which I translate to 'BFD'.

Not for Bob 

[mjzee]

Just got an email from Mosaic that my order is being processed!

[Brad]

I went back and doubled checked and I have eight of the ten albums, not enough to justify a purchase. 

[Rooster_Ties]

12 minutes ago, Brad said:

I went back and doubled checked and I have eight of the ten albums, not enough to justify a purchase. 

9 of the 10 here — I’m missing one of the two Impulses.

[gmonahan]

6 hours ago, mjzee said:

Just got an email from Mosaic that my order is being processed!

I got one of those too. But what does "being processed" mean?! Do you think they're actually going to ship the thing more or less on time?!

[Eric]

12 minutes ago, gmonahan said:

I got one of those too. But what does "being processed" mean?! Do you think they're actually going to ship the thing more or less on time?!

Same here.  I took that to mean, yes, shipping will be soon.  Step one, acknowledge the order, step two, fulfill.  But they could have been more clear.

[felser]

6 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

9 of the 10 here — I’m missing one of the two Impulses.

10 of 10 here.

[gmonahan]

9 minutes ago, Eric said:

Same here.  I took that to mean, yes, shipping will be soon.  Step one, acknowledge the order, step two, fulfill.  But they could have been more clear.

Well, we'll see. Original planned shipping date was today.

 

[trane123]

I got an email from Mosaic a couple of hours ago saying the box has shipped.  Also included a tracking number.  

Edit to be more precise: they sent a "Note added to order" email with the tracking number.  The tracking shows label created.

Edited September 7, 2022 by trane123

[Ken Dryden]

My box showed up yesterday without warning. I had all but one of the albums on cd, but what the heck.

[jazzbo]

My order is still "processing." That's cool--I'm almost through listening to the Black & White set second time thorough.

[gmonahan]

Wow--they sure are getting this one out in record time!

 

[Eric]

Yeah, I receive their Jazz Gazette email and they mentioned it is shipping this week.

I bought a bunch of these in the early 80s in either the “white note” or “black note” configuration.  Sound - due to the quality of my turntable most likely - was sometimes sketchy, but I really grew to enjoy these records.  Liked the tunes, liked the sidemen and I enjoy the sound of his playing.  I agree he had some wonderful contemporaneous sideman dates, but those don’t diminish his BN leader dates.

I do have the Artistry Of on an original Impulse lp (something you might find used in the early 80s) and really dig that one - maybe more so than the BNs.

I find it amazing they are still in business.  As mentioned, they have curiously passed on the vinyl revival and it’s not like libraries are buying copies anymore.  Still wish they had the stones to do something like the Bill Barron set or tap into more obscure modern jazz.  Probably too late for them to turn the vinyl spigot back on, although I would think it would drive sales.

[mjzee]

2 hours ago, gmonahan said:

Wow--they sure are getting this one out in record time!

 

I think they're figuring out Marketing 101.  Don't promise and, with constant delays, seem incompetent.  Instead, assemble it confidentially and then offer immediate gratification.  I'm also impressed they got this out in time for the Christmas gift season.

[Jim Duckworth]

On 9/10/2022 at 0:18 PM, Ken Dryden said:

I had all but one of the albums on cd, but what the heck.

Same here.  Apparently it took a Mosaic box set to get me to own Blue Spirits-not that I was avoiding it...

[Rooster_Ties]

The only title from this set I’m missing is The Body & The Soul, his second Impulse date.  Hasn’t been an urgency to get for the last 20 years, but maybe I’ll run across a cheap used CD of it sometime (or the two-fer that pairs both his Impulse dates — can’t remember if they both fit on one CD, or if that’s a 2cd two-fer).

[Fred]

I hope also this one will arrive soon at Jazz Messengers...

[mr jazz]

So how's the SQ? Much improved?

[jazzbo]

I got a tracking number. . . should arrive Thursday!