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Not Roswell, but certainly descended from that school -- ID'd by JSngry as Ray Anderson. Not Charlie Burnham.
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Amen, brother.
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Yes. Your ears were not wrong.
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Careful -- I WILL make this happen! Poor choice of words on my part. By no means knocking Roy. Similar to David Murray, they're going to go to that place at some point in each solo. I never tire of either guy doing his thing.
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tkeith started following BFT 240 Discussion Thread
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And for me, that sounds lovely. In response to my own cut, people seem to enjoy the frontline mix of trombone and violin. Had no idea what I was going to submit and just happened to be hanging and listening when this came on the shuffle mix. It was a no-brainer. While no one has actually pegged this, the correct player HAS been mentioned in the discussion (though without committal). @DrJ - can't stop laughing about the "make it stop" story. You've literally described all 25 years of my marriage. Sorry it missed. One thing this BFT has solidified (as if it hadn't been obvious), @felser, @Dan Gould and myself will never be having a listening hang. 🤣
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So much for getting in early. @DrJ - Love the vamp. Singer's voice is nice -- mellow and warm. It's a good saxophone solo, but a little studied for my liking. They've got a good impersonation of Trane's trio going, here (and I don't mean that as a knock). And let's face it, I'm a sucker for a repetiive chord progression like this. Every time she starts sining, I want her to be Leena Concquest. That doesn't happen, but I really do like her voice, as well as the overall feel of this. I have no idea who I'm listening to. @Dan Gould - Weren't you just here!? Probably won't surprise you that I'm not onboard, here. At first, I wasn't sure it was a band and not synth because of the sound. Tight band, I'll give them that. I have a simple rule for saxophonists who want to be showy -- have something to say. I'm a hard pass on this one. Trumpet is more tasteful and far more to my liking, what I can hear of it over the wah-wah guitar. Can't say it's not good musicianship, it just clashes with my listening sensibility. No idea what I'm listening to. @JSngry - Aw, MAN! HERE WE GO! Song and player are obvious. I remember this from my grandmother's collection (her ears were pretty hip), but she had a lot of Illinois. This just BURNS. THIS is how you flex-and-strut with a horn. The story gives him license. #BadMF Literally never get tired of Roy's schtick -- almost to the point of a guilty pleasure. I know he's going to "shout" at some point, and I'm always waiting for it, but it NEVER lets me down. FIRE! Okay, so that's Papa Jo, as well. Not an ounce of bullshit to be found. @felser - Well, that didn't take long. Billy Harper fools no one. (He posteda great photo of his son and him playing saxophone together. Kid's got a black-and-gold alto, but BH is firing away on his old silver one that he seems to have had overhauled). When they dusted off this tune (so named for BH's Great Dane) for the cookers at the request of David Weiss, Billy's reaction was, "Really?" Not sure how to break this to him, but he doesn't write bad songs. This is from Capra Black, no? Has to be, because that's Elvin. Great pick. @mjzee - It's not Basie, but royalties are owed. Burly tenor, tastefully played. Kamuca? Maybe not. Definitely a working big band, as the band is treated like an instrument. Sound suggests 50s. It's not Maynard's band, but maybe adjacent? And like that, it's over. @Joe - Oooooooo. Sounds like Clark Terry on the head. I know that tenor. That's gotta be Tommy on piano, doesn't it? OH! That low 'bone! YES! Maybe Buster Cooper? Okay, Clark Terry, no question. OH! Now I have an idea -- that clarinet just revealed the tenor to me. That's gotta be Jimmy Hamilton. I have *one* Jimmy Hamilton record, somewhere (notwithstanding the Ellington and Clarinet Summit stuff). Mayhaps this is that. At the end, there's a Woodyard feel to that time, but seems too tame. I could get up and check, but this couch is pretty comfortable. [Later-- bathroom break] It's About Time. That's it. Surprised I didn't pick up on a Jimmy Jones -- that's kind of a BFT sweetspot for me. And Kudos to Mel for bluffing me into thinking Woodyard. @mikeweil - This reminds me of David Murray's Interboogieology (and it is of course not that). I don't want that vamp to change. Ah, but now I see why. Vocalist is for real. Though clearly has more effects on the vocals than are on that horn. Tenor solo, sadly, leaves me cold. Not a thing "wrong" with what's played, just doesn't hit me. Busy piano, maybe Hilton Ruiz? Singer is the high point of this for me. @Ken Dryden - Beginning to See The Light from a praise-and-worshiip setting? Don't know who I'm listening to, but I assume this IS, in fact, recorded in a church. This was a fun one! Edit: Went back to read and realized I missed a cut. @medjuck - with apologies. Of the bat, I was hoping for Ibrahim. Nope. Alto is a little to... slick for my taste. Love the vibe of the bass & drums. Piano is just sort of there, but I think that's okay in this setting -- let the rhythm do its thing. No idea who/what I'm listening to.
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Fixed it @JSngry. Syntax error. 🫣
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Okay, it seems to be working, now. Apparently, WordPress has its own special little caching system that overrides even your browser settings. I'm seeing the updated page steadily in all browsers. WordPress is dog shit, and people oughta be aware of it.
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And, I spoke too soon. Now I'm only seeing #239. Jesus H. Tap-Dancing Christ, I hate WordPress!
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Wowsers. I hear it in the sound, now, but odd that he struck me as the low point on the cut. Need another listen.
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Checked in three browsers, not logged in, and I see all the tracks. Sounds like a cache issue on your end, Dan.
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With apologies -- this month has sucked ass. It's pure guilt that's even got me to the point of fitting in a listen. [Also, Dan, didn't see your instructions until I went back to read the thread, and it won't add the tags for me in edit mode.] @Big Al -- This sounds like something else, but I can't figure out what. And it's overlaid with the music my grandmother used to have going on the radio ("Beautiful music, from the top of Mt. Washington..."), but way hipper. Tinkling pianist is familiar, but I can't quite get there. I'm enjoying the hell out of this (which is a feat, because I'm in an absolutely shit mood). It's fun, it's tasteful, and it's arranged without being overly so. Big All for the win! [edit: hint as to the type of week it's been -- three songs in I realized I was on shuffle... #fml] @Dan Gould -- This makes FAR more sense than what I THOUGHT was your track due to the shuffle issue. No idea what this is. It works, but mignt not be in my regular play stack. It's fun, but also serious enough to be, well, taken seriously. I'm positive it's someone I'm not overly familar with. Reminds me of Red Holloway. A single tune in this vein as part of a set would leave me smiling and wanting more. Two of them would leave me wishing it had been one. Plenty to like here, though. Growly alto is enjoying himself. Bass player may well be in a coma. @danasgoodstuff -- Something familiar about the song. Has a touch of that Ibrahim feel in it. A little new-agey, but not in an offensive way. I assume this is two pianists. @Dub Modal -- West coast recorded from down the hall? Chops to spare, but what on earth is going on with the sound. Not sure on the alto, but that trumpet could be Howard McGee. Can only give you a list of who the tenor is not. The sound is really off-putting. I've got headphones on and really don't feel comfortable even trying to guess on the players. Unfortunate. @Eric -- Musicianship is here in this one, but I just don't feel it. It's very technical to the point of sounding contrived. At about 0:40, sounds almost like Oliver Lake, but it doesn't have that level of hip. But for the nice sound, I might think this was Braxton. There's an intentional sparseness that reminds me of, of all things, a Wynton Marsalis record. Seems like inside guys (or at least contemporary traditional guys) trying to be 'out'. Not sure what to say other than, I'm just not buying it. @mjazzg -- This has a similar sense of intent that the last track had, but this works a whole lot better to my ear. Not sure what the stringed instrument is -- sounds like a plucked cello. I'm not in love with the sound, but what he's playing works, and the horns are providing just the right texture. This track is a keeper for sure. @randyhersom -- A-ha! You don't sneak Rahsaan by me! It's track 2 from this. Good stuff throughout. THIS is how you put a different spin on a rusty razor tune. @Rooster_Ties -- Heavy Bitches Brew influence. Wondered at first if it was from the extended set, but no. I like it, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. Feel like I should have a handle on who this is, and there are chops to spare, but it's also very honest. That description is troublesome, because it suggests I should know what this is. Alas, I do not. @sidewinder -- A Henderson-influenced tenor who I'm not familiar with. It's in 3, so I like it. Reminds me of Joe's stuff on Milestone. Drummer is very familiar -- like a cross between Billy Hart and DeJohnette. @webbcity -- It's got an air of Woody Shaw that makes me happy. Not Woody, but certainly a capable trumpeter. I've heard this. There's a little bit of... slop is too harsh a word... it's imperfect, and that's what is endearing about it. The musicianship is there, the story is there, but there's no sense that this has been practiced ad nauseam prior to recording it. There's something very honest about this. Then the tenor comes in. Sounds a bit like Lew Tabackin, but it's not up to what the previous players set up. Hints of David Murray in there, as well, but the execution isn't quite there for me. Piano puts it back on track. On the whole, the track is still a win. Wait, now, about the 5-minute mark, there's a couple of lines that lead me to believe this might just be John Hicks. Maybe not, but certainly from an adjacent school of thought. Funny part is, all of the above was written before I realized it was your track (due to the aforementioned shuffle issue). In hindsight, every word of this makes complete sense. This is kind of a neat exercise. Good call, Dan. Maybe this is just the think I needed to unf*** my week.
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Alright, I've been working this hard with absolutely NO thanks to tech support but HUGE thanks to Tim (webbcity). I'm going to go ahead and share the link here with this disclaimer: site is under construction. As of right now, I can see all the tracks in Firefox, Chrome, and on Safari on my phone. I canNOT see them in Safari on my computer, and Dan was unable to see them in either Edge or Chrome. So, welcome to beta-testing, friends. Feel free to give it a shot and let me know if it works or not. Probably best to do so via private message so as not to derail this thread. https://thomkeith.net/blindfold-tests/current-tests/
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Please - be patient. My site is down and files were lost. They are attempting to reload a back from Feb 7 so they can troubleshoot. I have no idea how long this is going to take or what the end result would be. I can do sweet f***-all about it, and I'm at the mercy of a call center in India.
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If anybody is listening online, it may have been unavailable for a bit. My site did not auto-renew (JustHost is really great a screwing up the renewal). I upgraded services, so I cannot guarantee that there will not be hiccups. If there are, please message me directly through the forum, and I'll get it sorted ASAP.