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Oh I love it ! Those classic free jazz LPs were the thing that was around when I was a kid and became interested in that music. All those great artists, and this is one of the most beautiful examples. I love the sound of Jimmy Lyons, he is one of my favourite sounds on alto !   

😍😍😍 ....

Somewhere I read that Gary Mapp was a policeman.  About Addison Farmer: Once I heard a bassist "Julius Farmer" who was Art´s nephew. He even looked a bit like Art. Maybe this Julius Farmer was the son of Addison ? I heard Julius only once at a Jazzfestival, but he played with Larry Coryell Trio as well as with Alphonse Mouzon electric group, so he did 2 features at one festival, which happens rarely. He was also the bassist of the after hour jam session.  Arthur Phipps also a good choice: I think he was an insider´s musician in the Brooklyn jazz community.  -  How about John Simmons who played with Monk as well as with Tadd Dameron ? It seems that later he disappeared completly.  -  Who was that misterious Ebenezer Paul ? He played on those 1941 Minton sessions but otherwise I never heard about him. - Jimmy Rowser ? Isn´t he on one of the Coltrane LP´s on Prestige. He sounds interesting, because he doesn´t have that long tone, he has that boppish short and more percussive tone, it sounds very fine on a fast version of "Woody´n You". 

Nick Di Geronimo ..... three appearances with Andrew Cyrille between 1978 (Black Saint) and 1983 (Soul Note) .... what a fantastic bass player and no traces to be found at all ....

Gary Mapp (played with Monk) Putter Smith (not really obscure, 007 movie fame) Addison Farmer (not really obscure, Art's twin bro, died too soon)