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Toshiko Akiyoshi
Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin (MS-033)
With the formation of their 16-piece orchestra in 1973, Toshiko's image shifted from being a great bop-inspired pianist to being a composer-arranger of great invention. Her scores are varied and rich in tonal colors, often drawing on traditional Japanese music as well as jazz. The band, loaded with the cream of the LA scene and led by Lew, swings the hell out of her inventive, intricate arrangements. Their five studio albums (1974-77) form the great initial opus by this distinctive orchestra; they are Kogun, Long Yellow Road, Tales Of A Courtesan, Insights and March Of The Tadpoles - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

3 CDs - $44.00

Louis Armstrong
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-46) #243
Some of the performances are among the most significant of his life and a lasting gift to music - there isn't a trumpeter since who hasn't marveled at the brilliance of his tone, coherence of his soloing, and perfection of his execution on the 1938 "Struttin' With Some Barbecue." It is, plain and simple, a flawless record. - Limited Edition: 10000 Copies

7 CDs - $119.00

Count Basie
Complete Count Basie Verve Fifties Studio Recordings (#229)
When Count Basie reformed his big band in the 1950s, he managed to become entirely new by sticking with what had made him great from the start. And in the process, Basie achieved some of the most extraordinary success of his career. - Limited Edition: 10000 Copies

8 CDs - $136.00

Anthony Braxton
The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (#242)
What made Braxton's output at Arista (1974-80) so unique was the range of projects he was able to realize thanks to the supportive budgets of a major label. This 8-CD set rescues his entire 13-LP Arista output from forgotten vaults. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

8 CDs - $136.00

Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington - Newport 1958 (MCD-1014)
For the Mosaic edition of Newport 1958, we have restored the mono masters of the studio material without the annoying dubbed-in audience, retained the two Newport tracks and added four more successful tracks from the concert.

1 CD - $15.00

Benny Goodman
The Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (#240
A treasure trove of seven CDs, spanning nearly 20 years of Goodman's musical life, from the late 1930s when his popularity was already well established, throughout the 1950s when Benny would assemble the cream of the mainstream jazz world to be, even if it were just for one session, the Benny Goodman Orchestra. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

7 CDs - $119.00

Woody Herman
Woody Herman - Woody's Winners (MCD-1013)
Woody Herman made more than his share of great live albums in his lifetime, but this 1965 remote from Basin Street West in San Francisco was one of his best.

1 CD - $15.00

Woody Herman
The Complete Woody Herman Columbia (1945-7)(#223)
These are the recordings that introduced a new sound and fury to Big Band music in the 1940s. Here they are, massively collected on seven CDs from the Columbia vaults for the first time anywhere. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

7 CDs - $119.00

Woody Herman
Mosaic Select: Woody Herman (MS-031)
The Phillips recordings of Woody Herman, spanning the mid 1960s, are considered by many to be the greatest of all the Herman Herds with stellar soloists including Sal Nistico, Phil Wilson, Bill Chase and Jake Hanna. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

3 CDs - $44.00

Quincy Jones
The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions (#237)
It didn’t make sense economically, didn’t make sense logistically, didn’t provide ego satisfaction for star players, but Quincy Jones formed a big band. For the sheer sake of the music. - Limited Edition: 7500 Copies

5 CDs - $85.00

Onzy Matthews
Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews (MS-029)
Onzy made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance” is considered by many to be a big band masterpiece. This set collects those albums plus 29 previously unissued Capitol tracks by Matthews. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

3 CDs - $44.00

Oliver Nelson
The Oliver Nelson Verve/Impulse Big Band Sessions (#233)

One of the most important big band composers and arrangers of the 1960s. Thirty years after Oliver Nelson's sudden and tragic death, we at Mosaic Records believe it's high time for a major re-evaluation of his music. - Limited Edition: 10000 Copies

6 CDs - $102.00

Buddy Rich
Buddy Rich - Rich In London (MCD-1009)
The best recordings by Buddy Rich's big band were always those made on stage before a live crowd and this 1971 edition with Lynn Biviano, Jimmy Mosher, Pat LaBarbera and Bob Dogan is no exception.

1 CD - $15.00

Artie Shaw
Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions (#244)
An improviser and technician of the highest order, Shaw’s inventions were a never-ending stream of melodic perfection cradled by a tone that was as full as any a clarinetist could wish for. To offer the finest sound possible, we've located the original metal parts and pristine vinyl test pressings from the Victor and Bluebird vault. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

7 CDs - $119.00

Lester Young
The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 (#239)
Available at last: the most important collection imaginable from the legendary pairing of Lester Young with Count Basie... a set whose contents rank among the most influential recordings in history. - Limited Edition: 5000 Copies

4 CDs - $68.00

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