Episode 57:: Mosaic Records

The amazing story of Mosaic Records - a special combination of jazz scholarship and re-issue house - cannot be told (by me) in just 1 hour, so instead we go light on the narrative and let some of the many unique gems that Mosaic has discovered speak (mostly) for themselves. Further, I'll allow that this program isn't a "best of" Mosaic, as I intentionally dug not for their most high-profile releases, but rather for some of the odds-and-ends that would never be available to listeners in the 21st century without the efforts of Michael Cuscuna and (the late) Charlie Lourie and their staff. You can find the complete story here, or my little audio tribute below.

Audio

Playlist

1. Serge Chaloff - King Edward the Flatted Fifth - Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions
2. Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis - Nagasaki - The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis
3. The Port of Harlem Seven - Pounding Heart Blues - The Complete Recordings of the Port of Harlem Jazzmen
4. James P. Johnson - Walkin' the Dog - The Complete Edmond Hall/ James P. Johnson/ Sidney DeParis/ Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions
5. Stuff Smith - Whatcha Gonna Do... - The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions
6. Stuff Smith w/ Shirley Horne - Foggy Day - The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions
7. Chet Baker - Carson City Stage - The Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman
8. Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - Morning Reverend - The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
9. Larry Young - Ritha - Complete Blue Note Recordings of Larry Young
10. Andrew Hill - New Monastery - The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill (1963-1966)

::WSRP:: In 50 years, webradioblog archivists will consider finding this audio a monumental discovery. Just you wait. . . . . . . Keep Waiting.