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Post by tomd on Feb 11, 2018 20:56:03 GMT -5
Do any of you guys own Mosaic #129 - Complete Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker?
It's on last chance...my gut instinct is that I don't need it and would be adequately served by other recordings. Or is it something that a Bird fan should get?
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Post by johnt on Feb 16, 2018 11:15:34 GMT -5
Tom: I can't answer because I don't have it. Yet I have the same question. My gut instinct though is the same as yours. Unless you are a Bird fanatic who has to have everything he recorded, you are probably well served by the other recordings.
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Post by tomd on Feb 17, 2018 21:22:26 GMT -5
John, thanks for the feedback. I decided against it. Don't doubt that there's great playing, but solos only / wonky sound quality / snippets says "completists only" to me. My Bird collection is still small enough that I could easily spend the equivalent sum of money on "conventional" recordings (with bands) that I'd wind up listening to much more often.
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Post by tomd on Feb 26, 2018 20:23:05 GMT -5
Well, I used the money saved by passing on the Parker/Benedetti to purchase the Tristano/Konitz/Marsh Mosaic on eBay.
All three of the latter principals are sorely under-represented in my collection, and the all-in cost (shipped) was nearly the same (actually $1.50 less).
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Post by kh1958 on Mar 14, 2018 8:12:16 GMT -5
I am a Bird fantastic and bought the Dean Bennedetti set when it came out. It's a great back story but I find the set to be pretty much unlistenable. It's all fragments, and in poor sound. I've listened to the set twice since I bought it. There are many other live Bird recordings that are a far more satisfying musical experiences.
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