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“While Mosaic never does wrong, this set is absolutely perfect. Three CDs of Andrew Hill, almost all of it previously unheard by the public. While these sessions probably sat in the vaults to lack of commercial viability at the time, they are every bit as good as Hill's contemporary Blue Note releases that have been released. Some of the lineups are chock full of heavy hitter sidemen- Sam Rivers, Lee Morgan, Woody Shaw, etc. Overall the set is a good indicator of the diversity of Hill's compositonal ideas in the late 60s. He is heard in large group settings, trio settings, and most amazingly working with a string quartet. I find the string quartet sessions to be the most remarkable on the set.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill


"A remarkable burst of creativity over a two week span. Of course the Chet Baker reunion is marvelous. The Vinnie Burke strings are a great complement to Mulligan. I have to admit I was a bit worried about it. To be honest, while I love Gerry, I really bought this set for the Annie Ross session. Just fantastic! Her version of "I Feel Pretty" was worth the price for me. Transcendent.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: Gerry Mulligan


“ I've been purchasing Mosaic sets since the 90s and this is among my top five. Tyner's vision comes into focus on these sessions--powerful piano, extended modal songs, Eastern influences, and beautiful melodies. Remastering is top-notch as are the sidemen throughout.” - Customer Review


Mosaic Select: McCoy Tyner

Mosaic Singles
Neglected Gems
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“This is such a great session. It is still so surprising that this lineup of the Messengers is overlooked and underrated. This lineup deserves to be heralded as one of Blakey's best alongside the Golson/Morgan/Timmons/Merritt '58 and the Shorter/Hubbard/Fuller/Walton/Merritt or Workman '61-'64 lineups. And, of course, this set has all of Mosaic's usual exemplary production hallmarks.” - Customer Review


Art Blakey - Hard Bop


“ The mastering on this disc is fantastic. Excellent sonic clarity all around. That, combined with Lloyd's great sense of melody and forward-thinking songwriting make for a satifsying listening experience. Lloyd's cool and progressive style is a joy, and the interplay between all the band members is superb. Tony Williams was one of the funkiest jazz drummers around, too! Buy this and you will find yourself seeking out more Charles Lloyd. Not to be missed! ” - Customer Review


Charles Lloyd - Of Course, Of Course

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Frank Foster on Basie and Much More

As gifted as he was as a saxophonist, composer and arranger, Frank Foster was one of the nicest people to know and work with. He always had a smile, a positive outlook and a solution to any musical problem. Ben Bernotas’s article and interview captures the man. Frank tells the story of sitting in with Dexter Gordon while still in the army and asking naively if they could play “Cherokee”. Typically in his modest mode, Frank says he managed to keep up with Dexter. The way Dexter told me the story, he was absolutely flabbergasted by Foster’s amazing solo at a breakneck tempo.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Frank Foster , Count Basie , jazz , tenor saxophone

Charles Lloyd: Looking Back and Forward

It’s hard to believe saxophonist Charles Lloyd is 75: he sounds so fresh and vital \u2014 in many respects better and more primed for challenges than ever. But 75 he is, as Patrick Jarrenwattananon and Walter Ray Watson respectfully note in this NPR retrospective, peppered with audio clips from his remarkable career.

-Nick Moy

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Charles Lloyd , saxophone , jazz , NPR

Talking Jazz and Saxophone with Charles McPherson

This interview with the underrated and magnificent alto saxophonist Charles McPherson is made all the more fascinating because the interviewer is San Francisco reedman Mel Martin. As a failed saxophonist, I find their conversations of the performance and action and timbre of various saxophones to be as fascinating as their musical discourse.

-Michael Cuscuna

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Charles McPherson , jazz , saxophone , Charles Mingus , Charlie Parker

Two Great Minutes of Stanley Turrentine

We’ll be brief: Stanley Turrentine, playing Cherokee, with Billy Taylor, piano, Rufus Reid, bass, and Roger Humphries, drums. Thanks, Bret Primack.

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Stanley Turrentine , Billy Taylor , Rufus Reid , Roger Humphries , tenor saxophone , jazz

David Murray, Master of the Jazz Tenor Saxophone Ballad

David Murray has paid ample homage to the tradition of the tenor saxophone ballad. His ballad playing aptly reflects his avowed linear predecessors like Ben Webster, but Murray makes his own voice clearly heard. From the Village Vanguard, with John Hicks at the piano, Fred Hopkins on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums.

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David Murray , saxophone , jazz , ballads

Kenny Garrett Blows Them Away on emGiant Steps/em

Doug Ramsey recounts a tale of awe on watching this video clip of Kenny Garrett’s blistering solo on the John Coltrane classic Giant Steps. It’s the kind of story you would have expected to hear about Coltrane himself. Anyone who would play Giant Steps in public, at this tempo, naturally invites such comparison. Looks like Kenny Garrett can take it.

-Nick Moy

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Kenny Garrett , alto , saxophone , John Coltrane

Pepper Adams Revisits Thelonious Monk at Town Hall

This audio clip from the website pepperadams.com is an excerpt of an interview Ben Sidran conducted with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, focusing on the famous 1959 Thelonious Monk Orchestra concert at Town Hall. The entire performance of Little Rootie Tootie starts the clip; Pepper Adams plays the opening solo. Then Adams offers his urbane comments about the Town Hall concert and the public reaction.

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Pepper Adams , Thelonious Monk , jazz , baritone saxophone

Stan Getz Chats

Here is a tantalizing dip into the Canadian Jazz Archives with three short clips from a 1977 interview that finds Stan Getz affable, thoughtful and talkative. Give us more!!!!!

-Michael Cuscuna

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Stan Getz , saxophone , jazz

The Instantly Recognizable Alto Sound of Jackie McLean

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean is on fire for this 1988 version of Quadrangle, which he originally recorded in 1959 for “JACKIE’S BAG” (Blue Note). The rest of the band on this Mt. Fuji Blue Note Festival is Wallace Roney, Horace Parlan, Peter Washington and Kenny Washington.

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Jackie McLean , Alto saxophone , jazz , music

Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa Together Live

Two of today’s most important improvisational artists, pianist Vijay Iyer and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, collaborators for more than a decade, in this exhilarating concert performance of “The Shape of Things,” at the Bridgestone Music Festival in Sao Paulo. With Stephen Crump, bass, and Marcus Gilmore, drums.

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Vijay Iyer , piano , Rudresh Mahanthappa , saxophone , music , jazz
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"Brown’s solos, which marry the technical mastery of Dizzy Gillespie, the melodic flow and big sound of Fats Navarro, and a determined optimism all Brown’s own, became touchstones for a generation of young trumpeters; but Roach’s contributions are equally important and made a similar impact." - Bob Blumenthal, liner notes

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Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 (#251)


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Selected images became the album cover shots for Blue Note's brilliant designer Reid Miles, and are instantly recognized by millions. Now, museum-quality prints in limited editions can be owned forever... But only by a few.

Each image will be made available for one month only. At the end of that month, only the images ordered will be printed and that will be the end of the Limited Edition. The Clifford Brown and the Dexter Gordon photographs have sold out and the next print in this series will be available in June.

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