Mosaic Discographies

Ever since 1983, Mosaic Records has released some of the world's finest reissue collections. The print run is always limited and, unfortunately, the discographical information usually disappears once a set has gone out-of-print. Fans looking for information in regard to what was included in this set or that have to hunt around the Internet, consult posts on various different jazz and music forums, puzzle together information from various sources and hope that what they found is correct. To alleviate this problem, I've added this single page to my site on which I will offer for download the discographies I have collected. The downloads are *.pdf files (get: Adobe Acrobat Reader) which you can save to your computer's drive. I hope this page will, when completed, be of service to the many fans of Mosaic's wonderful reissue program. If you want to know more about Mosaic Records, visit their website, check out "The Mosaic Records Story" and don't forget to read the interview conducted with Mosaic Records Producer Scott Wenzel over on "Bop and Beyond" in 2008 (interview: part 01 | part 02) and "All That Jazz: Keeping the Music Alive", a Pennsylvania Gazette 2004 profile of Michael Cuscuna. Also, do not forget to support Mosaic Records by purchasing any of the available releases via their website. If you like, you can also order a free brochure there.

Important note (please read): I cannot guarantee the accuracy of all the information provided here but hope that as this page gets fleshed-out, people will contribute to what's available. This is how I will go about adding your contributions: You can leave a comment re any changes or additional info you have (use this site's "contact" form), I will fix the download file and add your name to the list of contributors at the foot of the page. I have used "Calibri" as the basic font for these documents. If anything looks funky on your machine, let me know as well, please.

Covers/Images: Covers or any other images are NOT included. This page is NOT for Internet pirates looking to finalize their illegal copies!

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A note on formatting

Most of the following discographies were saved from around the Internet in the format Mosaic originally provided them in. Only minor changes in layout were applied. These files are marked [O] for "original" below. A few files were obtained through secondary sources, usually from people who attempted to "reconstruct" what is on a set. These are marked [S] for "secondary source" below and usually do not look anything like what Mosaic originally published. These are offered here to "fill the holes" and I hope to be able to replace them with the original files from Mosaic at some point. I'm going to be putting the [O] files I have myself on here first and will then try to fill the (many) gaps with what I received from others and/or what else I can find.

LP and/or CD:

I downloaded various versions of these discographies, sometimes with a "Buy Now" byline offering CDs, sometimes with one offering LPs, and at other times with one offering both versions. To indicate which one I saved and uploaded here, I've added (LP), (CD) or (LP & CD) in brackets at the end of the link. If no abbreviation is given, I used a downloaded file that did not indicate which version was being sold. Not that it matters, because the discographies are the same anyway.

Text from mosaicrecords.com announcing this set:

Sometimes I also downloaded the text which Mosaic used on their website to announce the set. If available, I added this text to the download file before the discography.

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Mosaic Box Sets (Out of Print)

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Important note: After I had created the first few download files, I changed the formatting and "pulled" the tracks of the various sessions more "together" by reducing the line spacing. I have not changed the first few files to reflect this change. Once I'm done with all the files I have, I will re-work the earlier ones and bring them into line. This also explains the text in brackets below every link. Aside from some basic facts about the download file, I've added a date field which I will change to reflect any recent changes, no matter if the content was corrected or the layout was refined.

• # 126
  The Complete Johnny Hodges Recordings 1951-1955 (LP)
  (5 pages, 275kb, last updated on December 6th, 2009) [S]
• # 129
  The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker
  (37 pages, 492kb, last updated May 21, 2009) [O]
• # 135
  The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959-1962)
  (7 pages, 234kb, last updated December 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 142
  The Complete CBS Studio Recordings of Woody Shaw
  (5 pages, 231kb, last updated May 29th, 2009) [O]
• # 144
  The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions
  (6 pages, 181kb, last updated May 21, 2009) [O]
• # 150
  The Complete Blue Note 1964-66 Jackie McLean Sessions
  (4 pages, 213kb, last updated December 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 152
  The Complete CBS Recording of Eddie Condon and His All Stars (LP)
  (12 pages, 196kb, last updated May 21, 2009) [O]
• # 153
  The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Charles Brown
  (8 pages, 276kb, last updated June 12th, 2009)
• # 154
  The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions (CD)
  (5 pages, 365kb, last updated May 31st, 2009) [O]
• # 155
  The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Amos Milburn (LP)
  (15 pages, 275kb, last updated May 21, 2009) [O]
• # 156
  The Complete Roulette Recordings of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (LP)
  (12 pages, 261kb, last updated May 24th, 2009) [O]
• # 157
  The Complete Capitol Live Recordings of George Shearing (LP)
  (4 pages, 227kb, last updated May 24th, 2009) [O]
• # 158
  Miles Davis: The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions (LP)
  (4 pages, 224kb, last updated on May 27th, 2009) [O]
• # 159
  The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet 20th Anniversary Set (LP/CD)
  (6 pages, 221kb, last updated on May 27th, 2009) [O]
• #160
  The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington
  (8 pages, 247kb, last updated on May 28th, 2009) [O]
• # 161
  The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions
  (4 pages 215kb, last updated, May 28th, 2009) [O]
• # 162
  The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions
  (4 pages, 221kb, last updated May 29th, 2009) [O]
• # 163
  The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton (1943-47) (LP)
  (17 pages, 386kb, last updated May 29th, 2009) [O]
• # 164
  Miles Davis/Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (LP)
  (7 pages, 239kb, last updated May 29th, 2009) [O]
• # 165
  The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 (CD)
  (7 pages, 234kb, last updated May 29th, 2009) [O]
• # 166
  The Complete Blue Note/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions (CD)
  (5 pages, 296kb, last updated May 31st, 2009) [O]
• # 167
  The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions (CD)
  (5 pages, 282kb, last updated June 1st, 2009) [O]
• # 168
  The Complete Capitol Fifties Jack Teagarden Sessions (LP)
  (7 pages, 292kb, last updated June 1st, 2009) [O]
• # 169
  The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (LP & CD)
  (8 pages, 331kb, last updated June 4th, 2009) [O]
• # 170
  Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (CD)
  (21 pages, 383kb, last updated June 4th, 2009) [O]
• # 171
  Bill Evans The Final Village Vanguard Sessions June 1980 (LP only)
  (6 pages, 221kb, last updated on November 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 172
  The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings of Thad Jones (LP & CD)
  (4 pages, 222kb, lastz updated on November 19th, 2009) [O]
• # 173
  The Complete Verve Recordings of the Teddy Wilson Trio (CD)
  (5 pages, 252kb, last updated on December 6th, 2009) [O]
• # 174
  The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh (CD)
  (6 pages, 266kb, last updated on December 6th, 2009) [O]
• #175
  The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Chico Hamilton Quintet (CD)
  (7 pages, 236kb, last updated December 18th,2009) [O]
• # 176
  The Complete Capitol & Atlantic Recordings of Jimmy Giuffre (LP & CD)
  (9 pages, 238kb, last updated July 4th, 2009) [O]
• # 177
  The Complete Studio Recordings Of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965 - June 1968 (LP only)
  (6 pages, 231kb, last updated November 17th, 2009) [O]
• # 178
  The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (LP & CD)
  (3 pages, 203kb, last updated November 17th, 2009) [O]
• # 179
  The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions (CD)
  (6 pages, 232kb, last updated on December 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 180
  The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions
  (5 pages, 223kb, last updated December 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 182
  The Complete Verve/Clef Charlie Ventura/Flip Philips Studio Sessions
  (11 pages, 310kb, last updated December 18th, 2009) [O]
• # 183
  Miles Davis: The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions (August 1969-February 1970) (LP only)
  (4 pages, 217kb, last updated December 22nd, 2009) [O]
• # 184
  The Complete Peggy Lee & June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions (CD)
  (8 pages, 302kb, last updated December 22nd, 2009) [O]
• # 185
  Kenton Presents Cooper, Holman & Rosolino (CD)
  (7 pages, 246kb, last updated December 22nd, 2009) [O]

Mosaic boxed sets not listed above are still available from Mosaic Records and their respective discographies and other information can be found there. Please consult mosaicrecords.com for these sets. To see all of the boxed sets Mosaic has published so far, consult the table below.

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Complete (searchable and sortable) table of all Mosaic boxed sets

Note: This is a test to see how many people can actually use this table with their browsers. The table does not include any "Mosaic Select" or other Mosaic releases. For the table to work, you need to have Javascript enabled and you should use a modern browser (I tested this page on Firefox, IE, Opera and Safari in their latest Windows versions).

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Mosaic Select (Out of Print)

• MS 001 Grachan Moncur
  (5 pages, 319kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 002 Carmell Jones
  (5 pages, 320kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 004 Randy Weston
  (5 pages, 381kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 006 John Patton
  (5 pages, 310kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 008 Duke Pearson
  (5 pages, 376kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 009 Bob Brookmeyer
  (5 pages, 445kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 010 Bud Shank-Bob Cooper
  (6 pages, 274kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 011 Dizzy Reece
  (4 pages, 375kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 013 Don Pullen
  (5 pages, 365kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 014 Dexter Gordon
  (4 pages, 297kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 015 Art Pepper
  (5 pages, 228kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 017 Johnny Richards
  (6 pages, 288kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 018 Freddie Slack
  (11 pages, 327kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]
• MS 019 Pacific Jazz Piano Trios
  (6 pages, 295kb, last updated December 21st, 2009) [O]

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Mosaic Select (Currently in print or on backorder)

Please consult mosaicrecords.com for these sets.

• MS-003 Mosaic Select: Bennie Green
• MS-005 Mosaic Select: Paul Chambers
• MS-007 Mosaic Select: Curtis Amy
• MS-012 Mosaic Select: Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach
• MS-016 Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill (MS-016)
• MS-020 Mosaic Select: Charles Tolliver
• MS-021 Mosaic Select: Gerry Mulligan
• MS-022 Mosaic Select: Sidney Bechet
• MS-023 Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill-Solo
• MS-024 Mosaic Select: Tony Williams
• MS-025 Mosaic Select: McCoy Tyner
• MS-026 Mosaic Select: Bobby Hutcherson (MS-026)
• MS-027 Mosaic Select: Cohn, Newman & Green
• MS-028 Mosaic Select: Johnny Mercer
• MS-029 Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews
• MS-030 Mosaic Select: Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano (MS-030)
• MS-031 Mosaic Select: Woody Herman
• MS-032 Mosaic Select: Dave Liebman-Pendulum
• MS-033 Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin
• MS-034 Mosaic Select: Denny Zeitlin
• MS-035 Mosaic Select: John Handy

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List of contributors (as of December 21st, 2009)

Flurin Casura,Volkher Hofmann

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Special thanks

Flurin Casura for zipping up each and every bit he had amassed himself and sending it my way a few minutes after he had received my call for help. As it tuns out, I had 98% of what Flurin had, but it was still invaluable for cross-referencing and adding some recreated discographies from sets with lower numbers that I was missing.

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Copyright: All the information provided in the download files is (c) Mosaic Records. This page is published by permission from Mosaic Records, dated July 22nd, 2009.