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Herbie Mann is another one, as are Yusef Lateef and Buddy Collette.

1 – “Get Happy” and I did, great uplifting performance, and joyous start to the BFT. Very Bud Powell influenced pianist, and that’s always a good thing. I hope I have this on the shelves somewhere! 2 – I know I’m familiar with the composition, just need to remember what it is. Lovely ballad playing by the tenor player. Pianist doesn’t seem that comfortable in his solo, maybe that’s a clue? This will bug me until someone ID’s it. 3 – 1950’s vintage, what’s not to like? I would be surprised if I don’t own this, and it will likely be a head-slapper for me when ID’d. 4 – Interesting. Is this Yusef Lateef on oboe? Late 50’s/early 60’s vintage, I again should already own this and again the ID will bug me. 5 – Very pretty, older style sounding player, but newer style sounding rhythm section. I like it OK, but don’t have the enthusiasm for it I do for the first four cuts but can appreciate that it’s beautifully played. 6 – OK, back on the enjoyment trail! What’s not to like about this? Love the walking bass. Short but sweet. 7 – Another older cut. Randy Weston? I like it OK, want to like it more than that, but find the rhythm to be monotonous, even though the piano playing is inventive. Don’t think it’s Dollar Brand (as he would have been going by in the period I suspect this was recorded). 8 – All very pleasant and well-played. Jones/Lewis? Another cut I like OK but respect more. 9 – As I posted previously: is a gimme for us older folks, but also a public service, six minutes of fabulous listening! Cut #2 from this . I also LOVE the version which is the first cut from this, my all-time favorite jazz album. 10 – Nice cut. GREAT bass playing and the whole rhythm section is spectacular on this cut. Good singer, and one I should recognize. But the rhythm section steals the show here. Will definitely be looking for this one, don’t believe I have it. 11 – Feels early 60’s, when this sort of thing was fresh and players were still figuring out their approach to it, which to me is very exciting. Ted Curson and Bill Barron? Look forward to ID and hope I have this one. 12 - Ye olde audience tape? A shame the fidelity is so bad, because the music is great. Except for #9 of course, this is my favorite music on the BFT, and I greatly look forward to the reveal/ID! So in my wheelhouse! 13 – This is a great cut! Right up there with #12! Must get! Wonderful BFT, potentially very expensive! Favorite cuts – 9, 12, 13, 11 Other cuts I like a lot – 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10 Pleasant enough listening – 5,7,8 Cuts I disliked – NONE! Thank you!

Actually, a quick sampling makes me think I'm "in" for every cut, no turnoffs. #9 is a gimme for us older folks, but also a public service, six minutes of fabulous listening! Cut #2 from this . I also LOVE the version which is the first cut from this, my all-time favorite jazz album. Looking forward to diving in to listen to the rest of the cuts!

Beautiful set. This and the Hancock BN box were wonderful presentations of awesome music.

Loved discovering the Lightmen + 1 on this BFT, now have 3 CD's by them, which are all wonderful, thanks so much! I have the Bennie Green also, and it is indeed nice. Thanks, major discoveries for me from your BFT's two years in a row! Nicole Glover last year 😊.

I'm all in favor of the best listening experience (music, SQ, packaging) one can have, based on financial and lifestyle factors. I have cheap equipment but use the one brand of headphones that works best for me (Sennheiser) and 90% of my listening is through headphones. I have a crowded house including an exuberant (and musically gifted - not my genes, our daughter was adopted) seven year old grandson who lives with us, so expensive speakers, etc. would be lost on me, but I'm certainly in favor of them for those who can afford them and have the opportunity to enjoy them. The apparent lack of discographical details in the '54 and '55 sets is a turnoff to me, as packaging can substantially add to or subtract from my listening experience. That's why I'd rather have individual BN CD's rather than a Mosaic set that never shows the original packaging, even if the Mosaic sounds marginally better - trying to recapture the magic of the original release.

Honest question, is the sound difference substantial? If so, I could be persuaded to purchase these recent releases.

BTW, that McDonald & Giles album is quite wonderful and substantial.

With a pink deluxe booklet, a download and a swingin' bonus disc.

Agree on all counts, especially on Darkness. Saw him in 1973 (opening for Chicago at the Spectrum), 1985, and 2002.

Pass. I have all the 60's/70's Joni boxes, set for life.

That was the case with me. Seeing his No Nukes performance on the Tower Theatre opened me up, and I then grasped his albums much more fully.

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