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  1. I only knew of Ikey Robinson as a banjo player. What did he play guitar on? If you're also looking for banjo players, then Danny Barker is a nice one. How big is this guide going to be? The obvious ones (Django, Aleman, Lang, Christian, Green, Grimes, Clapton, Hendrix, Segovia, ...depending on how far outside of jazz/blues you're gonna go) are a huge chunk just by themselves! Is this going to be the size of That Devilin' Tune? Anyway: I guess you're looking for less obvious choices, so I'll mention Ton van Bergeijk. I loved the track Durium put on his BFT a few months ago.
  2. All right, I'll quit my whining and leave it running for a bit longer. Thanks for the comments, guys!
  3. *crickets*crickets* *a tumbledweed rolls by* With all the excitement in the Mosaic threads, one would think someone would stop by the poor, ignored BFT threads. So what's holding folks back? Is the music just not to your taste at all? I'm happy to hear about that, too! Are you afraid of looking foolish by guessing plain wrong? You won't! (And if you want, I promise I'll make a way bigger fool of myself on whatever the next BFT is to make up for it.) Should we call this one closed early and let someone else have a go in another week or so? I don't want to completely kill any already-nearly-non-existent BFT momentum.
  4. Dogma doesn't answer the question. A copy of the CD is, when done right, a bit-for-bit copy. It's exact. It cannot be distinguished from a first generation CD. So I'll ask again: what's holding them back here? Which part of "Mosaic will not sell copies" don't you understand? The part that makes no sense. It's like saying "Mosaic will not sell CDs made on Mondays or Thursdays". It's absurd. The first generation CDs are just as much copies as the second generation CDs. So my question is WHY does Mosaic "not sell copies"? (I swear, my last post on this question. Don't want this thread degenerating into some silly flamewar. But I'm honestly curious.) Anyway: just ordered the Bix/Tram/Teagarden set from my wishlist to help Mosaic out a little.
  5. Mosaic will not sell copies. Dogma doesn't answer the question. A copy of the CD is, when done right, a bit-for-bit copy. It's exact. It cannot be distinguished from a first generation CD. So I'll ask again: what's holding them back here? I'm not that stupid... I tried, of course. It's not available on the website. They must have had very few, and they were snapped up very quickly.
  6. So here's a naive and foolish question: the masters are gone, but CD duplication is an easy task. Digital error correction is a snap, and if you have more than one copy of each CD, it's nearly fool proof. What keeps Mosaic (and the idiotic twits at Capitol/EMI) from burning a few more copies of these sets? I'm somewhat annoyed I missed the Dinah one.
  7. Start with the JSP set "Jelly Roll Morton: 1926-1930". It has all the Victor sides, and sounds better than the RCA-Victor set. Very exciting early jazz. The Library of Congress recordings are great fun, but the music is interspersed with stories, and tracks end halfway through Jelly's playing. It's an excellent historically resource, but does not make good background listening. Try to borrow a CD from the library before you buy this one. I happen to love it, but others are bored by it. Between those two (and the Last Sessions) you'll have his most important recordings.
  8. That album has all eight of the Bechet-Spanier session masters. The HRS Mosaic set has those, plus the two alternate takes. Sound is good on both. The HRS is one of my favourite Mosaic sets, so I say go for the HRS set if you can afford it. If you're just after the Bechet tracks, the "Up a Lazy River" CD is only $5 used on amazon right now. If you want other Bechet or Spanier suggestions, let me know. I love both. That one I got from "Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings" on Verve. Good collection. Again, if you're curious about more Jelly Roll than just that album, let me know. I'm happy to suggest places to start looking.
  9. Go right ahead. I think the more activity in this thread, the better--the BFTs are meant to generate questions in the listeners. Most people wanting to guess will do so before reading the thread anyway, I hope. And I reserve the right to answer cryptically. )
  10. The singer isn't primarily a jazz singer--I like her a lot, too. It's not Gauthe. Some very big names on this one. I guess I'm just teasing now. ) You nailed so many of the others, that I am very glad there are some tracks you are left curious about. Not Kirk. Yes! And it's Omer Simeon on alto. No, you're exactly on: it's Moten. Yup. Another one I edited: this time to remove Louis's spoken intro (and as much of his "Aaaaaaah!" at the end as I could without cutting into the music.) I love Edmond here: he sounds on the edge of control, with the reed ready to squeak at any time. Wonderful. Yup--that's all correct, including Nicholas. Oh, c'mon now: this was supposed to be one of the really hard to guess ones! Indeed, it's the New Orleans Jazz Vipers. Thanks for the bit about Doreen's Candy Store: I never knew what that referred to exactly. It's fun to learn these things. I've seen some youtube videos of Doreen playing on the sidewalk in NO a year or two ago, and I was way impressed. She's great. Thanks for playing, Jeff! Hope others aren't too intimidated to post now.
  11. I understand completely. ) And track 9 is definitely in novelty territory (see a comment above). Those two tracks are some of the best jazz I have ever heard, in my opinion, so we agree there. Big names, too. One has been identified above, already. New Orleans, indeed. (I had never heard of Dr John, and may pick up one or two of his CDs now. Reminds me of Leon Redbone.) Not Byron. You're welcome!
  12. I'm really glad. Yup! Good job. It's from the JSP set (I didn't manage to get the Mosaic before it went out of print.) It's not Big Sid, but you're right on Pee Wee (of course!), Stacy (very impressive, I think--there's no way I would have gotten that without the liner notes), and Wingy. It's not an Esquire concert, but you're thinking along the right lines. I have to admit I edited this track to remove a spoken introduction that would have spoiled some of the guessing fun. Yup, it's recent. It's hard to beat the '29 Ellington, of course, but these guys do a tremendous job. I have some more fun information I'll share in the answer thread--don't want to spoil it in case others want to think about it some more. I agree--these are (currently, at least) my favourite Bechet tracks. This one was taken from the HRS Mosaic set. It's not Girard, and the clarinet player played solid NO style up to this point in his career, but was originally from New York. The kazoo-like sound isn't mentioned in the liner notes, but my guess is that it's a brass mouth piece or perhaps a funny mute. I'm really hoping that a bunch of you will be surprised by this track. (So far so good, I guess!) Right on! My CD is on Hindsight, and I see amazon has it as mp3s, too. Yes, that's right! That's really impressive. It is Red Allen and Tab Smith, but I'm not sure about Higginbotham. I bought this from emusic, so have no liner notes. I don't have a copy of Tom Lord's discography, and the Bruyninckx I looked in didn't list a trombone (or clarinet, for that matter) for the session. Unless someone takes a dip into a discography (would be much appreciated!), it'll have to remain a mystery.
  13. Have fun! A few replies below: It's an alto or clarinet you're hearing; there's no soprano on this session. The drummer's a New Orleans percussion god. I'm envious of your washboard. It's cool to have one that was actually used by your family in earlier days. Yup, it's recent. I love the singer, but some don't agree. ) Will reveal in the answers thread who she is. I don't think anyone will guess this one... With Django, they hardly have a chance, of course. Identified by jeffcrom above. Thanks for listening!
  14. Wingy, mid-thirties, as you said. The clarinetist and tenor saxophonist are good, but the bigger names are guitar, bass (kinda), and drums, to my mind. There are many ex-Pollack men in this group. You're right on the date: 1930. Very impressive! Yes, it's Morand, Dodds, Melrose, and Dodds. Yeah, you are. ) Anyway: not Jabbo, as you already knew. ) I actually had my doubts about including this, because the one CD I have of these guys is not very good. I like this band so much live that I went with it anyway. It's good to hear how much you disliked it, though. Correct: title, Django, trumpet is not the leader's first instrument (good ear!). The piano solo is very interesting, I agree. Would it help if I mention that the trumpet and clarinet player are one and the same? Yes! (I think you're probably right that that's Coleman, but the liner notes don't specify.) Not Jones. I love the dissonant touches, too, which is odd, because usually I gag at them. This track is a favourite with dancers. Yes, it's the Spirits of Rhythm and it's a guitar. This is a track that grew on me. I wrote it off as a novelty before, and though I still think of it as a novelty, it's one that makes me smile every time I hear it. I was worried that I'd picked some things that were too obscure, but I'm quite at ease now: that was a smashing job, jeffcrom! Sorry you had to suffer through track 5.
  15. Oooh...now you remind me! I ought to have put a track from "The Spirit Is Willing" on. Glenn, it turns out, could swing quite hard, he just didn't bother or want to most of the time. Anyway: that album is excellent, and only $3 used on amazon, I see. Feel free to chime in with opinions and not just guesses. The Down Beat blindfold tests included a lot of subjective answers, too, and I am honestly curious to see what people think--positive or negative.
  16. Time to analyse, deconstruct, and plain ol' guess. Also, feel free to make fun of my choices. Some of these I picked because I really like them (even though I think they're fairly well known), some I picked not because they were the best of the best, but because I think they may be things you are unlikely to have heard before. Most are somewhere in between. If none of you stop listening in disgust before the end of the playlist, I think I did O.K. )
  17. lipi

    BFT 67

    O.K., CDs in the mail, download link in your PM folder. I used hotshare, as Bill recommended. I hope it works for everyone. If you didn't receive a PM from me, but want to participate, please leave me a note.
  18. lipi

    BFT 67

    Yes, there'll be lindy hop friendly tracks. I DJ at a swing dance about once a month and the music and dance are very much connected in my mind. I am listening to the disc right now and will drop them in the mail tomorrow. Last chance to join the party if you want a physical disc! I'll have the download link ready to send by PM tomorrow, too.
  19. lipi

    BFT 67

    O.K., I'd like to send discs after this coming weekend. So step up, folks! Now I'm a little worried I scared people away with the screechy clarinet and tuba talk. I was exaggerating: most of it will be post-1930. Where's Berigan? Stereojack? I was counting on you guys to identify every track including players not mentioned in the liner notes!
  20. lipi

    BFT 67

    People I have signed up so far: Hot Ptah (CD) jeffcrom mikeweil Big Al Thom Keith Bright Moments Bill Barton NIS papsrus I'm thinking I'll start sending out discs in another ten days, and I think I'll have figured out where I can upload the files by then, too.
  21. lipi

    BFT 67

    We appear to have skipped July and August, which makes this either BFT 67 or 69. In the interest of avoiding Bill & Ted style exchanges, I picked #67. So. Wanna hear some old stuff? Everything will be tonal and have danceable rhythms. (If that bothers you, you may burn two copies of the CD, and play them at the same time, slightly out of phase.) Solos will be of reasonable length. Drum kits will sound like pots and pans. South American rhythms will be taboo. Everything will swing. There'll be tubas. Lots of screechy clarinets. Raw trombones. Shouting singers. And (yet?) it will all be awesome. [*] Leave a note or drop me a PM and tell me whether you prefer download or disc, and, if the latter, what your address is. Given the interest in the past few months, I think this will be a one disc BFT. If enough people clamour for a bonus disc, I may be swayed, though, so feel free to rant on that subject in your reply. Woo! alex. [*] Maybe.
  22. So there doesn't seem to be anything going on in August...should I just go ahead and ask who wants to suffer through my choices? Al? Someone?
  23. Hush now! I plan to go for that basie. )
  24. i'm still here and o.k. with september. i'd offer to jump in for august, but i don't have my selection down to one disc yet. it's hard to cut stuff. )
  25. the set is one of my favourite mosaics, and its first disc is one of my favourite jazz cds. the bechet-spanier big four session is brilliant. spanier complements bechet so very, very well.
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