To recap: the only sets currently on Mosaic's Upcoming Releases page are the Woody Herman and Hank Mobley: Limited Edition Jazz Collections
I'm happy to hear about more Mosaic sets. I was really afraid that they were circling around the drain. I don't mind prepaying for sets if that will keep them coming.
For those who don't receive the email newsletter: Woody Herman set ships next week; Hank Mobley set the week after (around 11/18). Something to be thankful for.
Re The Woody Herman box got this message from Mosaic: We’re looking to get these out this week and early next. best Scott Wenzel Mosaic Records 203-327-7111 www.mosaicrecords.com
He is indeed a bassist and a wonderful pianist and has recorded many sessions on vibes, a Canadian treasure!
Hank's have not shipped yet. . . but Herman has, several on the Organissimo board have received them. I need to call Mosaic as I pre-paid via PayPal for the Herman but have not received a shipping notice.
I’ve had problems twice with this method. I find using a CC doesn’t cause the same issues. It’s like they received the payment but not a notification of the order when I used PayPal. Of course they acknowledged it and promptly sent me my boxes both times.
I had an issue once before as well, I was not directed back to the site, but in this case I made sure it went through and I have a PayPal transaction record. I left them a voice mail. . . no response yet.
Thats what I got on my request some days ago. Hi Willie We’re looking to get these out this week and early next. best Scott Wenzel Mosaic Records 203-327-7111 www.mosaicrecords.com
I'm glad you got a response! I sent two emails last week and called and have had no response. . . . Ah well, soon. By all reports so far this is a great set. Looking forward to it and the Mobley.
Has this been announced anywhere yet? Michael Cuscuna: "a ‘60s [Lee] Morgan Mosaic set should follow next year!" [which would be 2020] Source: Mosaic Records Daily Jazz Gazette
Joe Henderson and Wayne Shorter 1960s Blue Note sets would be nice, but apparently Michael Cuscuna has already ruled out a Shorter set. I'm not that interested in a Lee Morgan 1960s BN set, there's too much formulaic stuff on his BN albums in my opinion.
Morgan's 60s output is really strong once he kicked drugs, and a boxed set of that music could be a decent $ maker for them from which they could finance more projects. Hell, I like the formulaic stuff just enough to dip into that box. Good idea for them IMO.
I agree that a Morgan set could (and probably would) be commercially attractive, and I sure hope it will be.
My problem (probably posted earlier) is that over the complete collecting time of 50 years and more I have many of the vinyl Lps in the collection when a MOSAIC box I'm interested in with name artists appears. In most cases when it appears I will have at least 50% of the content as duplicates. Therefore I do hesitate for the recent Hank Mobley box. Trying to sell the used vinyls is not the solution. I do love also the original cover art. Spending cash on things I allready have is also not my preference. Thats the situation.
Its really nice to see Mosaic thriving. It didnt look like that was going to be the case a few months back. Happy for them and the Mosaic fans on this thread!
As someone new to collecting jazz, I would like to see them reissue some of their OOP sets that are massively expensive. Mildred Bailey would be a great start.
As is mentioned on their site, Mosaic will never reissue sets that have gone OOP. Mosaic Records - Out-Of-Print Limited Edition Collections
In the later LP era, "two-fers" became the predominant reissue format (two different earlier LPs in one double LP, sometimes with a few bonus tracks). Typically, I had one of the LPs. The two-fers were usually only about a dollar, maybe two, more than a typical single LP. But even though there was little hope of finding that missing single LP, I still resisted, like you. Later, I realized that was wrong, and not even rational for a devoted fan and collector. Plus, the other earlier issues, if you could find them, were inferior sound or condition. I had a similar feeling about Mosaic for years, but I got over that and now have an almost complete collection of their box sets and small sets.