Steve Gray Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Volume 8 is available. now, on Amazon music at least and I assume another platforms I am so glad that the series hasn't been abandoned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 2 hours ago, Steve Gray said: Volume 8 is available. now, on Amazon music at least and I assume another platforms I am so glad that the series hasn't been abandoned Very happy about this too. One thing puzzles me: the previous volumes were available as either cd quality or hi res. But volume 8 seems to be only cd quality. I guess I will wait a bit and see if the hi res files become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 At last! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles65 Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 It runs from 14-5-1937 until 26-10-1937. Wich is the last session of 1937. 49 tracks and no mistakes I'm happy to report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 On 7/5/2024 at 6:57 AM, Stompin at the Savoy said: Very happy about this too. One thing puzzles me: the previous volumes were available as either cd quality or hi res. But volume 8 seems to be only cd quality. I guess I will wait a bit and see if the hi res files become available. There's now an interesting posting about this on the Hoffman boards. CraigVC posted this: Somehow I'd not been aware of Volumes 1-7 of that series (all of which appear on Qobuz in high-resolution, so it's odd that Volume 8 is "only" 44.1/16). Ellington is one of the giants; I have a lot of catching up to do. And Simon A just replied: Hi Craig, I've asked Tim about this. Here's his reply: "As we move deeper into the Duke catalog - at this point - we can rely exclusively on the original 16 bit Mosaic digital sources - with just a touch of ‘cleanup’. Perhaps down the line we can look to delivering in Hi-Rez - but for now - it’s the exercise of simply making them available officially in good sonic condition." The Discogs page for the release gives us these credits for the 2006 Mosaic set. Mastered By – Kurt Lundvall Transferred By – Steven Lasker Restoration – Steven Lasker This begs an interesting question: Does Sony own Mosaic's mastering work for Mosaic's box? Or did Mosaic, in effect, contract with Sony to do the mastering for Mosaic's box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted July 6 Report Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, mjzee said: There's now an interesting posting about this on the Hoffman boards. CraigVC posted this: Somehow I'd not been aware of Volumes 1-7 of that series (all of which appear on Qobuz in high-resolution, so it's odd that Volume 8 is "only" 44.1/16). Ellington is one of the giants; I have a lot of catching up to do. And Simon A just replied: Hi Craig, I've asked Tim about this. Here's his reply: "As we move deeper into the Duke catalog - at this point - we can rely exclusively on the original 16 bit Mosaic digital sources - with just a touch of ‘cleanup’. Perhaps down the line we can look to delivering in Hi-Rez - but for now - it’s the exercise of simply making them available officially in good sonic condition." The Discogs page for the release gives us these credits for the 2006 Mosaic set. Mastered By – Kurt Lundvall Transferred By – Steven Lasker Restoration – Steven Lasker This begs an interesting question: Does Sony own Mosaic's mastering work for Mosaic's box? Or did Mosaic, in effect, contract with Sony to do the mastering for Mosaic's box? The Mosaic masters appear to always revert to the owners of the works. Quite a few from different companies have been issued as digital releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted July 7 Author Report Share Posted July 7 On 7/5/2024 at 4:57 AM, Stompin at the Savoy said: Very happy about this too. One thing puzzles me: the previous volumes were available as either cd quality or hi res. But volume 8 seems to be only cd quality. I guess I will wait a bit and see if the hi res files become available. They're downloadable!? I didn't realize that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted July 7 Report Share Posted July 7 41 minutes ago, medjuck said: They're downloadable!? I didn't realize that. Amazon sells them as mp3's. I understand Qobuz has them with higher fidelity, but I find the mp3's are just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1937 was an interesting year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 HOO-EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Volume 8 is all items covered by the two Mosaic 30's Ellington sets. I understand Volume 8 is basically the same masters as the Mosaics. So instead of buying volume 8 I made a playlist from the Mosaics to simulate vol 8. Here is a cross reference between the two. small = Duke Ellington - Complete 36-40 small group orch = Duke Ellington - The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick-Columbia Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Numerals = disk# . track# orch 7.7-8 Caravan Azure small 2.18-26 Foolin' Myself (Take 2) vBCk Foolin' Myself (Take 1) vBCk A Sailboat In The Moonlight (Take 2) vBCk A Sailboat In The Moonlight (Take 1) vBCk You'll Never Go To Heaven (Take 2) vBCk You'll Never Go To Heaven (Take 1) vBCk Peckin' (Take 3) vCW Peckin' (Take 2) vCW Peckin' (Take 3) vCW orch 7.9-11, 7.19-21 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Take 2) All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Take 1) All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Take 2) vIA, RS, HC, HA All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Take 1) vIA, RS, HC, HA Alabamy Home (Take 2) vIA Alabamy Home (Take 1) vIA small 3.1-8 Get It Southern Style (Alternate Take) vSMi Get It Southern Style vSMi Moonlight Fiesta Moonlight Fiesta (Alternate Take) Sponge Cake And Spinach (Alternate Take) Sponge Cake And Spinach If You're Ever In My Arms Again (Alternate Take) vSMi If You're Ever In My Arms Again vSMi small 3.9-17 Back Room Romp (Alternate Take) Back Room Romp Swing, Baby, Swing (Love In My Heart) (Alternate Take) Swing, Baby, Swing (Love In My Heart) Sugar Hill Shim-Sham (Alternate Take) Sugar Hill Shim-Sham Tea And Trumpets (Alternate Take) Tea And Trumpets (Alternate Take 2) Tea And Trumpets orch 7.12-13, 8.1-4, 8.16-20 Chatterbox Jubilesta Diminuendo In Blue (Alternate Take) Diminuendo In Blue Crescendo In Blue (Alternate Take) Crescendo In Blue Harmony In Harlem (Rehearsal Take) Harmony In Harlem Harmony In Harlem (Alternate Take) Dusk On The Desert Dusk On The Desert (Alternate Take) small 3.18-20 Jubilesta Watchin' vJK Pigeons And Peppers I Can't Give You Anything But Love Ian has once again created a discography for vol 8: https://ellingtonlive.blogspot.com/2024/07/discography-ellington-in-order-volume-8.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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