Count Basie: America's #1 Band!

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falty411 · #1 Post by **falty411** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 5:20 pm

Has anyone else purchased this 4 disc set yet that was just released?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... c&n=507846

shortyjul · #2 Post by **shortyjul** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 5:56 pm

hahaha - jinx, dude - i saw that and wondered if anyone had gotten it yet.

falty411 · #3 Post by **falty411** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:48 pm

I just bought it today and am curious as to what other people think about it.

Swifty · #4 Post by **Swifty** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:46 pm

It looks like I've got nearly all those tracks on other albums, do you know what recordings they are?

CafeSavoy · #5 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 11:16 pm

I have it. I posted about it on another thread.

falty411 · #6 Post by **falty411** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:43 am

thanks rayned, i dont suppose you actually want to put a link or something do ya?

CafeSavoy · #7 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:35 am

It was in this thread. I like the set, especially since it had some previously unreleased recording. I don't mind the duplication since i think the recording quality of duplicated material is better.

Lawrence · #8 Post by **Lawrence** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:11 am

Thanks for the heads up, Falty. I missed the reference in that other thread. Good to see we have SOMETHING in common.

The reviews on the Amazon site to which you linked also say that the producers remastered and greatly cleaned up the old recordings incredibly well (much better than the 3 CD Decca and the three, individually-sold "Essential Count Basie" Columbia CDs), so I'll definitely be interested in getting the set despite the overlap.

CafeSavoy · #9 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:29 pm

Lawrence wrote: The reviews on the Amazon site to which you linked also say that the producers remastered and greatly cleaned up the old recordings incredibly well (much better than the 3 CD Decca and the three, individually-sold "Essential Count Basie" Columbia CDs), so I'll definitely be interested in getting the set despite the overlap.

it doesn't duplicate the Decca but the Columbia cds. some of the songs are on the "This Is Jazz 11" which seems to be mostly Columbia releases too. If you have the Complete Columbia recordings (36-41 and 41-51) and the complete Octet recordings, then you might have some overlap too.