A LONG TIME FAVOURITE OF JAZZ AFICIONADOS and audiophiles, Mosaic Records has seen its share of hard times in recent years. In hindsight it was predictable. Mosaic's modus operandi was to license the rights to important jazz and blues recordings from the labels that owned them and then assemble thoroughly researched and meticulously detailed box sets that often encompassed an artist's entire career. They'd almost always discover long-forgotten sessions, also starts, unreleased tracks and alternate takes in the labels' vaults that would probably otherwise never have seen the light of day.
But Mosaic's success taught the major labels how to more-or-less do the same, which meant they'd no longer have to share the profits with a re-issue label such as Mosaic. In a recent interview with Stereophile magazine, Michael Cuscuna - who founded Mosaic with Charlie Lourie in 1983 - said it became harder and harder for Mosaic to get material to work with as a result.
The occasional release still trickles out, but there are much longer durations between them and I really believe Mosaic's abandonment of vinyl in favour of CDs a couple of decades or so ago only served to hurt them in the long term.
And it's a real shame because nobody did it like Mosaic.
I can't remember when it was that I first stumbled across Mosaic but I eventually collected about 50 or so of the limited edition box sets. One of my absolute favourites is The Complete Recordings Of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954, which quickly sold out and became one of the label's best selling sets. My set is number 4370.
What an amazing set! Another great one is The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions. Incredible stuff!
There have been hundreds of Mosaic box sets released to date and some of them now fetch many times their original price on the secondary market - if they can even be found for sale at all, and many can't be. That's because these box sets are so close to perfection almost nobody is willing to let go of them.
"In the beginning," Cuscuna said, "we wanted every set to be absolutely perfect." But being human meant mistakes were bound to happen, no matter how careful and detailed the effort. "There will always be someone who has an alternate take that we didn't find out about."
I really did love the vinyl box sets Mosaic used to put out. The CD sets are nicely done, but they're nothing like what the records used to be. They were incredible. Mosaic eventually returned to vinyl in a limited way in 2009, but it's not the same and I think that's a shame because it takes the passion of a label like Mosaic to do what they do and they do it - did it - better than anybody.
I used to buy Mosaic sets just because I knew I wouldn't be able to get them later and I didn't want to miss out. Mosaic would always let me know when certain titles were "running low" or when it was the "last chance" to buy something and that's usually when I'd pull the trigger. Sometimes I'd get one that was meant more for the diehard fans, like Miles Davis' 10-LP The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions. I just didn't care for it, although I love Miles Davis. So I sold the set for three times what I paid for it, which was a bargain for the buyer, especially considering the near mint condition it was in when I sold it. It will not doubt continue to increase in value as time goes on.
In 2017 Michael Cuscuna sent the following note to all Mosaic enthusiasts…
"Dear Mosaic Friend,
In this time and place, the Mosaic business model is becoming harder and harder to sustain in this rapidly changing world. We aren't sure what the future will hold for us, but we want to let all of you know how much we appreciate that your support has allowed us to constantly make our dreams come true with set after set and that we intend to persevere. The way we operate may change but our mandate remains steadfast.
Charlie Lourie and I started Mosaic Records in 1982 and our first releases were in 1983. The company was almost an afterthought. The idea of definitive boxed sets of complete recordings by jazz masters at a crucial time in their careers was a small part of a proposal that we made to Capitol Records in 1982 to relaunch the Blue Note label. Even before Capitol turned us down, it occurred to me one night that the release of these boxed sets could be a business unto itself if we made them deluxe, hand-numbered limited editions sold directly to the public.
Our first release was The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, which came about because I'd found about 25 minutes of excellent unissued Monk on Blue Note. It was too short for an album and I was obsessed with how to get this music released. It then dawned on me that all of this important material needed to be retransferred and assembled in chronological order as a significant historic document. I solved my problem of releasing those 25 minutes of Monk music and Mosaic Records was born. We had a wonderful run of projects. The Tina Brooks, Herbie Nichols, Serge Chaloff, Count Basie and Nat Cole sets were among those that were especially near and dear to our hearts.
Charlie was my best friend and working together was a joy. Mosaic was slow getting started and it took a few years before we could even draw a meager salary. I remember during those lean years worrying if we could afford to put out a Tina Brooks set. Charlie looked at me in amazement. "Isn't that why we started this thing - to do what's important without anyone telling us no?!" He only had to say it once.
In 1989, we moved out of Charlie's basement and into our own facility. Scott Wenzel joined us in 1987. We added employees as the business grew. We started issuing sets on CD as well as LP and eventually had our own website.
We lost Charlie to scleroderma on December 31, 2000. We managed to keep the tone and spirit of the company up to the level that Charlie created and continued to put out thoroughly researched vital sets of importance in jazz history. But in the early 2000s, the record business began to shrink and morph for a variety of reasons and we were forced to downsize our staff, move to smaller quarters and reduce the flow of sets.
We've always tried to be diligent about warning you when sets were running low so you wouldn't miss out on titles that you wanted. But at this point, some sets which are temporarily out of stock may not be pressed again. We are not certain how Mosaic Records will continue going forward or how many more sets we will be able to create and release. We've got a lot of great plans but few resources.
Scott and I want to thank every single person who has supported us, made suggestions, given advice and shown us such love and affection. If you are thinking about acquiring a certain set, now's the time.
- Michael Cuscuna"
UPDATE: I got rid all of my Mosaic CD sets. I have perfect 1:1 digital copies, and that's all I need. I still have - and will always have - my Mosaic vinyl sets.
But Mosaic's success taught the major labels how to more-or-less do the same, which meant they'd no longer have to share the profits with a re-issue label such as Mosaic. In a recent interview with Stereophile magazine, Michael Cuscuna - who founded Mosaic with Charlie Lourie in 1983 - said it became harder and harder for Mosaic to get material to work with as a result.
The occasional release still trickles out, but there are much longer durations between them and I really believe Mosaic's abandonment of vinyl in favour of CDs a couple of decades or so ago only served to hurt them in the long term.
And it's a real shame because nobody did it like Mosaic.
I can't remember when it was that I first stumbled across Mosaic but I eventually collected about 50 or so of the limited edition box sets. One of my absolute favourites is The Complete Recordings Of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954, which quickly sold out and became one of the label's best selling sets. My set is number 4370.
What an amazing set! Another great one is The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions. Incredible stuff!
There have been hundreds of Mosaic box sets released to date and some of them now fetch many times their original price on the secondary market - if they can even be found for sale at all, and many can't be. That's because these box sets are so close to perfection almost nobody is willing to let go of them.
"In the beginning," Cuscuna said, "we wanted every set to be absolutely perfect." But being human meant mistakes were bound to happen, no matter how careful and detailed the effort. "There will always be someone who has an alternate take that we didn't find out about."
I really did love the vinyl box sets Mosaic used to put out. The CD sets are nicely done, but they're nothing like what the records used to be. They were incredible. Mosaic eventually returned to vinyl in a limited way in 2009, but it's not the same and I think that's a shame because it takes the passion of a label like Mosaic to do what they do and they do it - did it - better than anybody.
I used to buy Mosaic sets just because I knew I wouldn't be able to get them later and I didn't want to miss out. Mosaic would always let me know when certain titles were "running low" or when it was the "last chance" to buy something and that's usually when I'd pull the trigger. Sometimes I'd get one that was meant more for the diehard fans, like Miles Davis' 10-LP The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions. I just didn't care for it, although I love Miles Davis. So I sold the set for three times what I paid for it, which was a bargain for the buyer, especially considering the near mint condition it was in when I sold it. It will not doubt continue to increase in value as time goes on.
In 2017 Michael Cuscuna sent the following note to all Mosaic enthusiasts…
"Dear Mosaic Friend,
In this time and place, the Mosaic business model is becoming harder and harder to sustain in this rapidly changing world. We aren't sure what the future will hold for us, but we want to let all of you know how much we appreciate that your support has allowed us to constantly make our dreams come true with set after set and that we intend to persevere. The way we operate may change but our mandate remains steadfast.
Charlie Lourie and I started Mosaic Records in 1982 and our first releases were in 1983. The company was almost an afterthought. The idea of definitive boxed sets of complete recordings by jazz masters at a crucial time in their careers was a small part of a proposal that we made to Capitol Records in 1982 to relaunch the Blue Note label. Even before Capitol turned us down, it occurred to me one night that the release of these boxed sets could be a business unto itself if we made them deluxe, hand-numbered limited editions sold directly to the public.
Our first release was The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, which came about because I'd found about 25 minutes of excellent unissued Monk on Blue Note. It was too short for an album and I was obsessed with how to get this music released. It then dawned on me that all of this important material needed to be retransferred and assembled in chronological order as a significant historic document. I solved my problem of releasing those 25 minutes of Monk music and Mosaic Records was born. We had a wonderful run of projects. The Tina Brooks, Herbie Nichols, Serge Chaloff, Count Basie and Nat Cole sets were among those that were especially near and dear to our hearts.
Charlie was my best friend and working together was a joy. Mosaic was slow getting started and it took a few years before we could even draw a meager salary. I remember during those lean years worrying if we could afford to put out a Tina Brooks set. Charlie looked at me in amazement. "Isn't that why we started this thing - to do what's important without anyone telling us no?!" He only had to say it once.
In 1989, we moved out of Charlie's basement and into our own facility. Scott Wenzel joined us in 1987. We added employees as the business grew. We started issuing sets on CD as well as LP and eventually had our own website.
We lost Charlie to scleroderma on December 31, 2000. We managed to keep the tone and spirit of the company up to the level that Charlie created and continued to put out thoroughly researched vital sets of importance in jazz history. But in the early 2000s, the record business began to shrink and morph for a variety of reasons and we were forced to downsize our staff, move to smaller quarters and reduce the flow of sets.
We've always tried to be diligent about warning you when sets were running low so you wouldn't miss out on titles that you wanted. But at this point, some sets which are temporarily out of stock may not be pressed again. We are not certain how Mosaic Records will continue going forward or how many more sets we will be able to create and release. We've got a lot of great plans but few resources.
Scott and I want to thank every single person who has supported us, made suggestions, given advice and shown us such love and affection. If you are thinking about acquiring a certain set, now's the time.
- Michael Cuscuna"
UPDATE: I got rid all of my Mosaic CD sets. I have perfect 1:1 digital copies, and that's all I need. I still have - and will always have - my Mosaic vinyl sets.
A LONG TIME FAVOURITE OF JAZZ AFICIONADOS and audiophiles, Mosaic Records has seen its share of hard times in recent years. In hindsight it was predictable. Mosaic's modus operandi was to license the rights to important jazz and blues recordings from the labels that owned them and then assemble thoroughly researched and meticulously detailed box sets that often encompassed an artist's entire career. They'd almost always discover long-forgotten sessions, also starts, unreleased tracks and alternate takes in the labels' vaults that would probably otherwise never have seen the light of day.
But Mosaic's success taught the major labels how to more-or-less do the same, which meant they'd no longer have to share the profits with a re-issue label such as Mosaic. In a recent interview with Stereophile magazine, Michael Cuscuna - who founded Mosaic with Charlie Lourie in 1983 - said it became harder and harder for Mosaic to get material to work with as a result.
The occasional release still trickles out, but there are much longer durations between them and I really believe Mosaic's abandonment of vinyl in favour of CDs a couple of decades or so ago only served to hurt them in the long term.
And it's a real shame because nobody did it like Mosaic.
I can't remember when it was that I first stumbled across Mosaic but I eventually collected about 50 or so of the limited edition box sets. One of my absolute favourites is The Complete Recordings Of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954, which quickly sold out and became one of the label's best selling sets. My set is number 4370.
What an amazing set! Another great one is The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions. Incredible stuff!
There have been hundreds of Mosaic box sets released to date and some of them now fetch many times their original price on the secondary market - if they can even be found for sale at all, and many can't be. That's because these box sets are so close to perfection almost nobody is willing to let go of them.
"In the beginning," Cuscuna said, "we wanted every set to be absolutely perfect." But being human meant mistakes were bound to happen, no matter how careful and detailed the effort. "There will always be someone who has an alternate take that we didn't find out about."
I really did love the vinyl box sets Mosaic used to put out. The CD sets are nicely done, but they're nothing like what the records used to be. They were incredible. Mosaic eventually returned to vinyl in a limited way in 2009, but it's not the same and I think that's a shame because it takes the passion of a label like Mosaic to do what they do and they do it - did it - better than anybody.
I used to buy Mosaic sets just because I knew I wouldn't be able to get them later and I didn't want to miss out. Mosaic would always let me know when certain titles were "running low" or when it was the "last chance" to buy something and that's usually when I'd pull the trigger. Sometimes I'd get one that was meant more for the diehard fans, like Miles Davis' 10-LP The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions. I just didn't care for it, although I love Miles Davis. So I sold the set for three times what I paid for it, which was a bargain for the buyer, especially considering the near mint condition it was in when I sold it. It will not doubt continue to increase in value as time goes on.
In 2017 Michael Cuscuna sent the following note to all Mosaic enthusiasts…
"Dear Mosaic Friend,
In this time and place, the Mosaic business model is becoming harder and harder to sustain in this rapidly changing world. We aren't sure what the future will hold for us, but we want to let all of you know how much we appreciate that your support has allowed us to constantly make our dreams come true with set after set and that we intend to persevere. The way we operate may change but our mandate remains steadfast.
Charlie Lourie and I started Mosaic Records in 1982 and our first releases were in 1983. The company was almost an afterthought. The idea of definitive boxed sets of complete recordings by jazz masters at a crucial time in their careers was a small part of a proposal that we made to Capitol Records in 1982 to relaunch the Blue Note label. Even before Capitol turned us down, it occurred to me one night that the release of these boxed sets could be a business unto itself if we made them deluxe, hand-numbered limited editions sold directly to the public.
Our first release was The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, which came about because I'd found about 25 minutes of excellent unissued Monk on Blue Note. It was too short for an album and I was obsessed with how to get this music released. It then dawned on me that all of this important material needed to be retransferred and assembled in chronological order as a significant historic document. I solved my problem of releasing those 25 minutes of Monk music and Mosaic Records was born. We had a wonderful run of projects. The Tina Brooks, Herbie Nichols, Serge Chaloff, Count Basie and Nat Cole sets were among those that were especially near and dear to our hearts.
Charlie was my best friend and working together was a joy. Mosaic was slow getting started and it took a few years before we could even draw a meager salary. I remember during those lean years worrying if we could afford to put out a Tina Brooks set. Charlie looked at me in amazement. "Isn't that why we started this thing - to do what's important without anyone telling us no?!" He only had to say it once.
In 1989, we moved out of Charlie's basement and into our own facility. Scott Wenzel joined us in 1987. We added employees as the business grew. We started issuing sets on CD as well as LP and eventually had our own website.
We lost Charlie to scleroderma on December 31, 2000. We managed to keep the tone and spirit of the company up to the level that Charlie created and continued to put out thoroughly researched vital sets of importance in jazz history. But in the early 2000s, the record business began to shrink and morph for a variety of reasons and we were forced to downsize our staff, move to smaller quarters and reduce the flow of sets.
We've always tried to be diligent about warning you when sets were running low so you wouldn't miss out on titles that you wanted. But at this point, some sets which are temporarily out of stock may not be pressed again. We are not certain how Mosaic Records will continue going forward or how many more sets we will be able to create and release. We've got a lot of great plans but few resources.
Scott and I want to thank every single person who has supported us, made suggestions, given advice and shown us such love and affection. If you are thinking about acquiring a certain set, now's the time.
- Michael Cuscuna"
UPDATE: I got rid all of my Mosaic CD sets. I have perfect 1:1 digital copies, and that's all I need. I still have - and will always have - my Mosaic vinyl sets.
But Mosaic's success taught the major labels how to more-or-less do the same, which meant they'd no longer have to share the profits with a re-issue label such as Mosaic. In a recent interview with Stereophile magazine, Michael Cuscuna - who founded Mosaic with Charlie Lourie in 1983 - said it became harder and harder for Mosaic to get material to work with as a result.
The occasional release still trickles out, but there are much longer durations between them and I really believe Mosaic's abandonment of vinyl in favour of CDs a couple of decades or so ago only served to hurt them in the long term.
And it's a real shame because nobody did it like Mosaic.
I can't remember when it was that I first stumbled across Mosaic but I eventually collected about 50 or so of the limited edition box sets. One of my absolute favourites is The Complete Recordings Of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954, which quickly sold out and became one of the label's best selling sets. My set is number 4370.
What an amazing set! Another great one is The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions. Incredible stuff!
There have been hundreds of Mosaic box sets released to date and some of them now fetch many times their original price on the secondary market - if they can even be found for sale at all, and many can't be. That's because these box sets are so close to perfection almost nobody is willing to let go of them.
"In the beginning," Cuscuna said, "we wanted every set to be absolutely perfect." But being human meant mistakes were bound to happen, no matter how careful and detailed the effort. "There will always be someone who has an alternate take that we didn't find out about."
I really did love the vinyl box sets Mosaic used to put out. The CD sets are nicely done, but they're nothing like what the records used to be. They were incredible. Mosaic eventually returned to vinyl in a limited way in 2009, but it's not the same and I think that's a shame because it takes the passion of a label like Mosaic to do what they do and they do it - did it - better than anybody.
I used to buy Mosaic sets just because I knew I wouldn't be able to get them later and I didn't want to miss out. Mosaic would always let me know when certain titles were "running low" or when it was the "last chance" to buy something and that's usually when I'd pull the trigger. Sometimes I'd get one that was meant more for the diehard fans, like Miles Davis' 10-LP The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions. I just didn't care for it, although I love Miles Davis. So I sold the set for three times what I paid for it, which was a bargain for the buyer, especially considering the near mint condition it was in when I sold it. It will not doubt continue to increase in value as time goes on.
In 2017 Michael Cuscuna sent the following note to all Mosaic enthusiasts…
"Dear Mosaic Friend,
In this time and place, the Mosaic business model is becoming harder and harder to sustain in this rapidly changing world. We aren't sure what the future will hold for us, but we want to let all of you know how much we appreciate that your support has allowed us to constantly make our dreams come true with set after set and that we intend to persevere. The way we operate may change but our mandate remains steadfast.
Charlie Lourie and I started Mosaic Records in 1982 and our first releases were in 1983. The company was almost an afterthought. The idea of definitive boxed sets of complete recordings by jazz masters at a crucial time in their careers was a small part of a proposal that we made to Capitol Records in 1982 to relaunch the Blue Note label. Even before Capitol turned us down, it occurred to me one night that the release of these boxed sets could be a business unto itself if we made them deluxe, hand-numbered limited editions sold directly to the public.
Our first release was The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, which came about because I'd found about 25 minutes of excellent unissued Monk on Blue Note. It was too short for an album and I was obsessed with how to get this music released. It then dawned on me that all of this important material needed to be retransferred and assembled in chronological order as a significant historic document. I solved my problem of releasing those 25 minutes of Monk music and Mosaic Records was born. We had a wonderful run of projects. The Tina Brooks, Herbie Nichols, Serge Chaloff, Count Basie and Nat Cole sets were among those that were especially near and dear to our hearts.
Charlie was my best friend and working together was a joy. Mosaic was slow getting started and it took a few years before we could even draw a meager salary. I remember during those lean years worrying if we could afford to put out a Tina Brooks set. Charlie looked at me in amazement. "Isn't that why we started this thing - to do what's important without anyone telling us no?!" He only had to say it once.
In 1989, we moved out of Charlie's basement and into our own facility. Scott Wenzel joined us in 1987. We added employees as the business grew. We started issuing sets on CD as well as LP and eventually had our own website.
We lost Charlie to scleroderma on December 31, 2000. We managed to keep the tone and spirit of the company up to the level that Charlie created and continued to put out thoroughly researched vital sets of importance in jazz history. But in the early 2000s, the record business began to shrink and morph for a variety of reasons and we were forced to downsize our staff, move to smaller quarters and reduce the flow of sets.
We've always tried to be diligent about warning you when sets were running low so you wouldn't miss out on titles that you wanted. But at this point, some sets which are temporarily out of stock may not be pressed again. We are not certain how Mosaic Records will continue going forward or how many more sets we will be able to create and release. We've got a lot of great plans but few resources.
Scott and I want to thank every single person who has supported us, made suggestions, given advice and shown us such love and affection. If you are thinking about acquiring a certain set, now's the time.
- Michael Cuscuna"
UPDATE: I got rid all of my Mosaic CD sets. I have perfect 1:1 digital copies, and that's all I need. I still have - and will always have - my Mosaic vinyl sets.
BONUS TRACK
THE FOLLOWING MOSAIC SETS ARE OUT OF PRINT …
Vinyl Sets
Mosaic Selects - All 3 CD Sets
Mosaic Singles
THE FOLLOWING MOSAIC SETS ARE OUT OF PRINT …
- #101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk (4 LPs)
- #102 The Complete Pacific Jazz and Capitol Recordings of the Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Tentette with Chet Baker (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #103 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis (2 CDs or 3 LPs)
- #104 The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings of Clifford Brown (5 LPs)
- #105 The Complete Pacific Jazz Small Group Recordings of Art Pepper (3 LPs)
- #106 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of the Tina Brooks Quintet (4 LPs)
- #107 The Complete Blue Note Forties Recordings of Ike Quebec and John Hardee (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #108 The Complete Recordings of The Port of Harlem Jazzmen (1 LP)
- #109 The Complete Edmond Hall/James P. Johnson/Sidney De Paris/Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #110 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Sidney Bechet (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #111 The Complete Candid Recordings of Charles Mingus (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #112 The Complete Black Lion Vogue Recordings of Thelonious Monk (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #113 The Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #114 The Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions (4 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #115 The Benny Morton/Jimmy Hamilton Blue Note Swingtets (1 LP)
- #116 The Complete Bud Powell Blue Note Recordings (1949-1958) (5 LPs)
- #117 The Complete Verve Recordings of the Buddy De Franco Quartet/Quintet with Sonny Clark (4 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #118 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Herbie Nichols (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #119 The Pete Johnson/Earl Hines/Teddy Bunn Blue Note Sessions (1 LP)
- #120 The Complete Recordings of the Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #121 The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions of Ike Quebec (2 CDs or 3 LPs)
- #122 The Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Recordings of the Chet Baker Quartet with Russ Freeman (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #123 The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume I (23 LPs)
- #124 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Freddie Redd (2 CDs or 3 LPs)
- #125 The Complete Atlantic and EMI Jazz Recordings of Shorty Rogers (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #126 The Complete Johnny Hodges Recordings 1951-1955 (6 LPs)
- #127 The Complete Candid Recordings of Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #128 The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume II (23 LPs)
- #130 The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker 1940-1954 (6 CDs or 9 LPs)
- #131 The Complete Recordings of the Stan Getz Quintet with Jimmy Raney (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #132 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of George Lewis (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #133 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Grant Green with Sonny Clark (4 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #134 The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume III (20 LPs)
- #135 The Complete Roulette Live Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra (1959-1962) (8 CDs or 12 LPs)
- #136 Stan Kenton: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Holman & Russo Charts (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #137 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Larry Young (6 CDs or 9 LPs)
- #138 The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (18 CDs or 27 LPs)
- #139 The Complete Candid Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins Sessions (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #140 The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #141 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers (6 CDs or 10 LPs)
- #142 The Complete CBS Studio Recordings of Woody Shaw (3 CDs or 4 LPs)
- #143 The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions (4 Q-LPs)
- #144 The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions (6 CDs or 8 Q-LPs)
- #145 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Don Cherry (2 CDs or 3 Q-LPs)
- #146 The Complete Decca Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars (6 CDs or 8 Q-LPs)
- #147 The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions (4 CDs or 5 Q-LPs)
- #148 The Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings of Benny Goodman 1944-1955 (4 CDs or 6 Q-LPs)
- #149 The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings of Count Basie and His Orchestra (10 CDs or 15 Q-LPs)
- #150 The Complete Blue Note 1964-66 Jackie McLean Sessions (4 CDs or 6 Q-LPs)
- #151 The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #152 The Complete CBS Recording of Eddie Condon and His All Stars (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #153 The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Charles Brown (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #154 The Complete February 1957 Jimmy Smith Blue Note Sessions (3CDs or 5 Q-LP)
- #155 The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Amos Milburn (7 CDs or 10 Q-LPs)
- #156 The Complete Roulette Recordings of the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra (10 CDs or 14 Q-LPs)
- #157 The Complete Capitol Recordings Of George Shearing (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #158 MIles Davis: The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions (10 Q-LPs)
- #159 The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet 20th Anniversary Set (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #160 The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Duke Ellington (5 CDs or 7 Q-LPs)
- #161 - The Complete Blue Note Andrew Hill Sessions (1963-66) (7 CDs or 10 LPs)
- #162 The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #163 The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-47 (7 CDs or 10 Q-LPs)
- #164 Miles Davis/Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (11 LPs)
- #165 The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #166 The Complete Blue Note/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #167 The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions (3 CDs or 5 LPs)
- #168 The Complete Capitol Fifties Jack Teagarden Sessions (4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #169 The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (7 CDs or 11 LPs)
- #170 Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (12 CDs or 19 LPs)
- #171 Bill Evans: The Final Village Vanguard Sessions-June 1980 (10 LPs)
- #172 The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings of Thad Jones (3 CDs or 5 Q-LPs)
- #173 The Complete Verve Recordings of the Teddy Wilson Trio (5 CDs or 8 Q-LPs)
- #174 The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh (6 CDs or 10 Q-LPs)
- #175 The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Chico Hamilton Quintet (6 CDs or 9 Q-LPs)
- #176 The Complete Capitol & Atlantic Recordings of Jimmy Giuffre (6 CDs or 10 Q-LPs)
- #177 The Complete Studio Recordings Of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965 - June 1968 (10 Q-LPs)
- #178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (4 CDs or 6 Q-LPs)
- #179 The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions ( 4 CDs or 6 LPs)
- #180 The Pacific Jazz Bud Shank Studio Sessions (1956-61) (5 CDs or 7 LPs)
- #181 The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (6 CDs or 10 LPs)
- #182 The Complete Verve/Clef Charlie Ventura/Flip Philips Studio Sessions (6 CDs or 9 Q-LPs)
- #183 Miles Davis: The Complete Bitches Brew (6 Q-LPs)
- #184 The Complete Peggy Lee & June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions (5 CDs)
- #185 Kenton Presents: Bob Cooper, Bill Holman & Frank Rosolino (4 CDs)
- #186 The Complete Verve Stuff Smith Sessions (4 CDs)
- #187 The Complete H.R.S. Sessions (6 CDs)
- #188 The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions (9 CDs)
- #189 The Complete Kid Ory Verve Sessions (8 CDs)
- #190 The Complete Django Reinhardt & Quintet Of The Hot Club of France Swing/HMV Sessions (1936-1948) (6 CDs)
- #191 The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis With John Coltrane (9 Q-LPs)
- #192 The Complete Capitol Recordings of Gene Krupa & Harry James (7 CDs)
- #193 Duke Ellington: The Reprise Studio Recordings (5 CDs)
- #194 The Complete Blue Note Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Studio Sessions (4 CDs)
- #195 The Complete Blue Note Elvin Jones Sessions (8 CDs)
- #196 The Complete Capitol Recordings of Woody Herman (6 CDs)
- #197 The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Session (5 CDs or 8 Q-LPs)
- #198 The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra (5 CDs)
- #199 The Columbia Jazz Piano Moods Sessions (7 CDs)
- #200 The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61 (6 CDs)
- #201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (7 CDs)
- #202 The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter Sessions (6 CDs)
- #203 The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions (9 CDs)
- #204 The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey (10 CDs)
- #205 The Complete Vee Jay Paul Chambers & Wynton Kelly Sessions 1959-61
- #206 Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions (8 CDs)
- #207 The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions (5 CDs)
- #208 The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions (9 CDs)
- #209 Miles Davis: The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (5 Q-LPs)
- #210 The Complete Capitol Bobby Hackett Solo Sessions (5 CDs)
- #211 The Complete OKeh & Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden Sessions 1924-1936 (7 CDs)
- #212 Blue Note Stanley Turrentine Qt./Sxt. Sessions (5 CDs)
- #213 Classic Columbia And OKeh Joe Venuti And Eddie Lang Sessions (8 CDs)
- #214 The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions (8 CDs)
- #215 The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-1960 (6 CDs)
- #216 The Complet Johnny Smith Roost Sessions (8 CDs)
- #217 The Complete Brunswick & Vocalion Recordings Of Louis Prima And Wingy Manone 1924-1937 (6 CDs)
- #218 The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions (4 CDs)
- #219 The Complete Bruswick, Parlophone and Vocalion Bunny Berigan Sessions (7 CDs)
- #220 Miles Davis: The Complete Blackhawk Sessions (6 Q-LPs)
- #221 The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions (4 CDs)
- #222 The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions (7 CDs)
- #223 The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947) (7 CDs)
- #224 The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions (7 CDs)
- #225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions (7 CDs)
- #226 Miles Davis: The Complete 1963-1964 Columbia Recordings (10 Q-LPs)
- #227 The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions (5 CDs)
- #228 Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-1962 (8 CDs)
- #229 The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings (8 CDs)
- #230 The Jazz Crusaders: The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions (6 CDs)
- #231 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall (1 LP)
- #232 The Classic Argo, Emarcy & Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Session (7 CDs)
- #233 The Oliver Nelson Verve/Impulse Big Band Sessions (6 CDs)
- #234 The Verve/Philips Dizzy Gillespie Small Group Sessions (7 CDs)
- #235 Duke Ellington: The Complete 1936-1940 VAriety, Vocaliaon & OKeh Small Group Reordings (7 CDs)
- #236 Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions (7 CDs)
- #237 The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big BAnd Jazz Sessions (5 CDs)
- #238 The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-41 (5 CDs)
- #239 The Lester Young Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 (4 CDs)
- #240 The Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (7 CDs)
- #241 The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of tThe Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953) (7 CDs)
- #242 The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (8 CDs)
- #244 Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions (7 CDs)
- #246 The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions (8 CDs)
- #247 The Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (8 CDs)
- #248 The Complete 1932-1940 Bruns./Col./Master Rec. of Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (11 CDs)
- #249 Complete Atlantic Studio Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64 (7 CDs)
- #250 The Complete Jimmie Lunceford Decca Sessions (7 CDs)
- #251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 (8 CDs)
- #252 Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-41) (8 CDs)
- #253 Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 (7 CDs)
- #254 Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945 (7 CDs)
- #255 Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions (7 CDs)
- #256 The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions (7 CDs)
- #257 The Columbia and RCA Victor Live Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars (9 CDs)
- #258 The Rosemary Clooney CBS Radio Recordings 1955-61 (5 CDs)
- #259 Eddie Condon & Bud Freeman: Complete Commodore & Decca Sessions (8 CDs)
- #260 The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions (9 CDs)
- #261 The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (12 CDs)
- #262 Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (6 CDs)
- #264 Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49 (10 CDs)
Vinyl Sets
- #3001 The Complete Thelonious Monk At The It Club (4 LPs)
- #3002 Ella & Duke at the Cote D'Azur (3 LPs)
- #3003 Stan Getz:The 1953-54 Norgran Studio Sessions (4 LPs)
- #3004 The Clifford Brown & Max Roach Emarcy Albums (4 LPs)
- #3005 John Coltrane: The Complete Sun Ship Session (3 LPs)
- #3006 Roland Kirk: The Limelight/Verve Albums (4 LPs)
- #3007 Louis Armstrong & The All Stars: Newport 1956 & 1958 (4 LPs)
- #3008 Gerry Mulligan: The Emarcy Sextet Recordings(5 LPs)
Mosaic Selects - All 3 CD Sets
- MS-001 Mosaic Select: Grachan Moncur
- MS-002 Mosaic Select: Carmell Jones
- MS-003 Mosaic Select: Bennie Green
- MS-004 Mosaic Select: Randy Weston
- MS-005 Mosaic Select: Paul Chambers
- MS-006 Mosaic Select: John Patton
- MS-007 Mosaic Select: Curtis Amy
- MS-008 Mosaic Select: Duke Pearson
- MS-009 Mosaic Select: Bob Brookmeyer
- MS-010 Mosaic Select: Bud Shank/Bob Cooper
- MS-011 Mosaic Select: Dizzy Reece
- MS-012 Mosaic Select: Dave/Liebman/Richie Beirach
- MS-013 Mosaic Select: Don Pullen
- MS-014 Mosaic Select: Dexter Gordon
- MS-015 Mosaic Select: Art Pepper
- MS-016 Mosaic Select: Andrew Hill
- MS-017 Mosaic Select: Johnny Richards
- MS-018 Mosaic Select: Freddie Slack
- MS-019 Mosaic Select: Pacific Jazz Piano Trios
- 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-027 Mosaic Select: Al Cohn, Joe Newman & Freddie Green
- MS-028 Mosaic Select: Johnny Mercer
- MS-029 Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews
- MS-030 Mosaic Select: Boogie Woogie
- MS-031 Mosaic Select: Woody Herman
- MS-032 Mosaic Select: Pendulum
- MS-033 Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
- MS-034 Mosaic Select: Denny Zeitlin
- MS-035 Mosaic Select: John Handy
- MS-036 Mosaic Select: John Carter & Bobby Bradford
- MS-037 Mosaic Select: Charles Tolliver Big Band
- MS-038 Mosaic Select: Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra
Mosaic Singles
- MCD-1001 Duke Ellington: Cosmic Scene
- MCD-1003 Al Cohn/Bill Perkins/Richie Kamuca: The Brothers!
- MCD-1004 J.J. Johnson: J.J.!
- MCD-1005 Art Blakey: Hard Bop!
- MCD-1006 Charles Lloyd: Of Course, Of Course
- MCD-1007 Slide Hampton: Drum Suite
- MCD-1008 Lee Wiley: West Of The Moon
- MCD-1009 Buddy Rich: Rich In London
- MCD-1010 Art Farmer: A Time And A Place
- MCD-1011 Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin'To Kansas City
- MCD-1012 Various: The Jazz Piano
- MCD-1013 Woody Herman: Woody's Winners
- MCD-1014 Duke Eington: Newport 1958
- MCD-1015 J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Trombone For Two
- MCD-1017 Jonah Jones: At The Embers
- MCD-1018 George Wein: IS Alive And Well
- MCD-1019 The Helen Merrill/Dick Katz Sessions
- MCD-1020 Helen Merrill: Casa Forte
