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No worries, Homefromtheforest! Thom, with ears as sharp as yours you shouldn't chicken out on any of your guesses.

MG, it was Grover Washington, Jr. on #14. Sorry, I had a bear of a time getting the board software to cooperate with me last night. I had images for the whole second half, but some image extension wasn't allowed on ONE image so the board software refused the WHOLE post, and wouldn't tell me WHICH image was bad. Thanks for your thoughtful responses! It's funny how context can really throw you off on a BFT. I've had the experience many times of not being able to identify tracks which are already part of my collection. Not sure who might have been left off #24 due to the edit. I cut and paste all the info from discography sites. I think it's intriguing enough to want to hear the whole thing!

11. Carmen McRae "Speak Low" American Popular Song Disc 4 Jack Plies Orchestra, Personnel Unknown Recorded 12/16/55 Another box set I picked up in order to explore the swing era and music prior to my usual focus (small instrumental ensembles, early 60s to early 70s). Carmen I had heard on some of her 60s dates, so I was intrigued to hear her in this context, doing one of my favorite standards. 12. Idris Muhammad "Wander" Black Rhythm Revolution Bass [Fender] – Jimmy Lewis (2) Congas – Buddy Caldwell Drums – Idris Muhammad Electric Piano – Harold Mabern Guitar – Melvin Sparks Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Arranged By – Clarence Thomas Trumpet – Virgil Jones Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 2, 1970 Bummed this wouldn't play for Hardbopjazz. It's an outstanding song. Here's a youtube link so you can hear it if you haven't yet, HBJ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uuIiKVwd-8 This epitomizes what I love best in jazz. The theme is infectious. The solos are compelling. The rhythm is complex and driving. It's masterful. 13. The Mitchell-Ruff Trio "The Catbird Seat" The Catbird Seat Piano: Dwike Mitchell Bass: Willie Ruff Drums: Charlie Smith Recorded 1961 One I've enjoyed on a 32 Jazz compilation for some time, but haven't gotten around to exploring the actual album. Joel Dorn was really providing a service with that reissue label. I loved the low prices for high quality music, even if the graphic design and presentation left a lot to be desired. Anyway, hip little track by musicians I thought folks might confuse for others or be confounded by. 14. David Matthews "Sandworms" Dune Arranged By – David Matthews* Bass – Mark Egan Concertmaster [string] – Sanford Allen Drums – Andy Newmark, Steve Gadd Percussion – Gordon Gottlieb, Sue Evans Trombone – Jerry Chamberlain*, Sam Burtis, Tom Malone, Wayne Andre Trombone [bass] – Dave Taylor* Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Burt Collins, Jim Bossy, John Gatchell, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff Tenor Saxophone - Grover Washington, Jr. I got a bunch of laughs at the reactions to this hunk of cheese. I love about the first 15-20 seconds of this, and then I skip it. That opening bass line is killer to me. But yeah, it's corny. If only someone could work the theme of this like Idris Muhammad did "Wander…" 15. DB Shrier Quartet "East" Emerges Bass – Tyrone Brown Drums – William Roye Piano – Mike Michaels (2) Tenor Saxophone – D.B. Shrier Recorded April 1967 Enjoyed the hell out of this on a Gilles Peterson compilation and thought it might really stump listeners as to who it might be. 16. Stanley Cowell, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Hopps "Miss Viki" Illusion Suite Piano: Stanley Cowell Bass: Stanley Clarke Drums: Jimmy Hopps Recorded 1973 I like Stanley Cowell, but I have to agree with the overall impression that this feels…incomplete or not fully realized. I still like the mood it conveys. Perhaps hastily recorded or under-rehearsed? 17. Cedar Walton "Mode For Joe" Eastern Rebellion Most nailed this classic. Phenomenal. Although I am squarely in the camp that loves Joe's original best. Hey, c'mon. It's Joe. 18. The Heath Brothers + Brass Choir "Voice Of The Saxophone" In Motion Trombone: Wayne Andre Drums: Keith Copeland Piano: Stanley Cowell French Horn: Joseph DeAngelis Bass Trombone: Paul Faulise Bass: Percy Heath Flute, Alto Sax: Jimmy Heath Tuba: Howard Johnson Trumpet: Irvin "Marky" Markovitz Guitar: Tony Purrone Recorded 1979 Another that really toes the line for how smooth I'll actually go, so I thought it might rankle some feathers but still endear itself to others. Also intriguing for me as it was sampled to great effect on the DJ Shadow album Endtroducing. 19. Moses Dillard & His Tex-Town Display "Tribute To Wes" NOW! I love Wes. And I love this tribute. I'll shop there. My bag. Funky as all get out. 20. Sunny Ade & His African Beats "Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental)" Nigeria 70 Vol. 1 Truth be told, I had no idea this was a remix. I thought it just was what it was. 21. Maceo & All The King's Men "I Remember Mr. Banks" Doing Their Own Thing I can always go back to James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic, and in this case Maceo doing his own thing. This album is so funking good. Maceo in peak form, and striking a rare melancholy vibe on this one. I love this with all my being. 22. Eddy Senay "Cameo" Step By Step Recorded 1972 Sounds like an Isaac Hayes or Curtis Mayfield instrumental soundtrack number that somehow supersedes everything expected of that scenario (much like those guys often did). I love this groove and the refrain grabs me every time. Just an odd something I wanted to share. 23. Johnny Lytle "Blues To Be There" Fast Hands Drums: Greg Bandy Organ: David Braham Congas, Percussion: Lawrence Killian Guitar: Melvin Sparks Bass: Peter Martin Weiss Vibes: Johnny Lytle Tenor Sax: Houston Person Recorded 1980 Threw this mellow ditty on there since I thought it might be tough to spot, but I didn't count on you guys being able to spot Houston Person without hardly batting an eye! Anyway, another I owe my exposure to the 32 Jazz label. 24. Harry Whitaker "Black Renaissance" Black Renaissance Bass – Buster Williams Drums – Billy Hart Percussion – Earl Bennett*, Billy Hart, Howard King, James Mtume Piano – Harry Whitaker Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Azar Lawrence Tenor Saxophone – David Schnitter Trumpet – Woody Shaw Recorded January 15, 1976 I thought this one would be a little better received. I really dig it. 25. Mildred Bailey With Red Norvo & His Orchestra "Smoke Dreams" Swing That Music Disc 1 26. Elmo & Bertha Hope "Blues Left & Right" Hope-Full Elmo and his wife tickling the ivories together. I was scouring my shelves, came across this, and did a wicked villain laugh thinking I'd confuse the hell out everybody with this unusual pairing. Not even really all that familiar with the song, or fond of it, and it didn't fool everybody! 27. Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson "Find A Way" What's interesting here is that this is a jazzy (jazz-ish? jazz attempt?) at a hip hop song. So this was a melody and song that was the result of a sample, which was then nearly transformed back into a jazzy instrumental. Though I have to agree that they dropped the ball and didn't really do anything with it. And that's really all that's happened with any of this sort of thing. C'est la vie. 28. Vin Gordon "The Message" Dubstrumentals OK, so I love this trombone. And it can just do that simple thing it's doing here. It feels *tough* to me, similar to what I get from surf guitar songs or funk 45s. It's like 'here's this bad ass feeling, and we're not going to let it quit, we're just going to milk it a little and see who else is feeling it.' 29. Yusef Lateef "Michelle" Suite 16 Guitar: Earl Klugh Arrangement: Yusef Lateef Now this was a cheapie. When you upload it to your PC it's a Yusef Lateef track, on which he doesn't play, a silly little outro on an obscure 1970s Lateef album. Muwahahaha.

1. Asa Martin "Wild Cat Rag" The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Super Rarities Guitar - Asa Martin Mandolin - Roy Hobbs Recorded in Richmond, IN. Wednesday, 10/19/1932 I often listen to my collection on random, and I like the jarring changes between genres. The more jarring the better. I love the happy sound of this tune. Music for a funny cartoon. 2. Cootie Williams With Duke Ellington & His Orchestra "Echoes Of Harlem" Swing That Music, Vol. 3 Duke Ellington, piano, arranger, directing: Arthur Whetsol, Cootie Williams, trumpets Rex Stewart, cornet Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown trombones Juan Tizol valve trombone Barney Bigard, clarinet Johnny Hodges, reeds Harry Carney, reeds Ben Webster, tenor sax Fred Guy, guitar Hayes Alvis, string bass Sonny Greer, drums Recorded in New York February 27th, 1936 The simplicity of the theme appeals to me. I immediately stopped what I was doing and went to the computer to see who this was. A perfect little song, recorded on what would be my birthday much, much later on. 3. Los Mirlos "Lamento En La Selva" Cumbia Beat Vol. 1 Jorge Rodríguez (voz principal y Director) Carlos Vásquez (tumbadoras) Hugo Jáuregui (timbales) Gilberto Reátegui † (guitarra) Danny Fardy Johnston López (guitarra) Segundo Gustavo Rodríguez (tumbas) Tony Wagner Grández Aguilar (bongó). Recorded 1973 Another total change of pace like I enjoy. A dirty, funky, latin-twinged surf guitar. Sign me up. Anywhere Los Mirlos appear on a compilation, it's special. 4. Aldo Romano, Louis Sclavis, & Henri Texier "Harvest" African Flashback Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone - Louis Sclavis Double Bass - Henri Texier Drums, Guitar - Aldo Romano Beautiful little tune I grabbed on a whim. 5. Jack Wilkins "Red Clay" Windows Acoustic Bass – Mike Moore* Acoustic Guitar – Jack Wilkins Bass – Mike Moore* Drums – Bill Goodwin Electric Guitar – Jack Wilkins Percussion – Bill Goodwin Producer – Bob Shad Recorded 1973 I love this version. I searched for this for a loooong time after A Tribe Called Quest sampled it. 6. Art Blakey Big Band "The Outer World" Ain't Life Grand Alto Saxophone – Bill Graham, Sahib Shihab Baritone Saxophone – Bill Slapin* Bass – Wendell Marshall Drums – Art Blakey Piano – Walter Bishop* Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn, John Coltrane Trombone – Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Melba Liston Trumpet – Bill Hardman, Donald Byrd, Idrees Sulieman, Ray Copeland Recorded 1958 So I have this on the pictured John Coltrane compilation The Bethlehem Years. I was trying to sneak a 'Trane through the room! 7. Joe Sample "In All My Wildest Dreams" Rainbow Seeker Bass – Robert "Pops" Popwell* Drums – "Stix" Hooper Flute – Ernie Watts, William Green Guitar – David T Walker Keyboards – Joe Sample Percussion – "Stix" Hooper, Paulinho Da Costa Piccolo Flute – Ernie Watts, William Green Producer – Crusaders, The Saxophone – Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, William Green Strings – Joe Sample, Sid Sharp* Trombone – Garnett Brown Trumpet – Jay DaVersa, Robert Bryant Jr., Steven Madaio* This old favorite I found when I fell under the spell of The Crusaders, who I got into before learning that they were previously The Jazz Crusaders. I recognized this lick right away from a De La Soul interlude, and this was later sampled to greater financial gain by Tupac Shakur. Anyway, I think it really holds up. As smooth as I really care to get. 8. Andrew Hill "Soul Special" V/A Blue Note Rare Grooves Woody Shaw - trumpet ; Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone ; Andrew Hill - piano ; Jimmy Ponder - guitar ; Reggie Workman - bass ; Idris Muhammad - drums. from "Grass Roots" (2000), Blue Note. Recorded on April 19, 1968. I have a bunch of Andrew Hill's Blue Note albums, and he's usually much more introspective and complex than this funky number, so I thought maybe he'd be unrecognizable in this context. Awesome to hear he could bring the greeeeaazzze too. 9. Onzy Matthews "Midnight Lament" Mosaic Select Disc 1 Trumpet: Dupree Bolton Alto Sax: Earl Anderza Tenor Sax: Hadley Caliman Piano: Roosevelt Wardell Bass: Clarence Jones Drums: Chuck Carter Recorded June 30, 1963 Previously Unissued I lucked into this set as I have a friend who worked at Capitol for a while who got free Mosaic Selects all the time. Compiling this BFT, it occurred to me that many others might not have found a place in their budget to pick up the Onzy Matthews set. This track stands apart from much of the compilation, and I dig the mood it creates. Standards were so high back then this didn't even make it onto an album! 10. John Klemmer "Free Soul" Magic Moments Bass – Phil Upchurch Drums – Morris Jennings Guitar - Pete Cosey Piano, Organ – Richard Thompson Saxophone – John Klemmer Recorded February, 1969 Originally released as Blowin' Gold (Cadet/Concept 231) Another famously sampled song, it's been a favorite of mine for a long while. It seems to straddle jazz, funk, and rock simultaneously. I was really stoked at how many of the participants seemed to love this one as much as I do! More to come later!

Joining the fray! DL, please.

Nailed #21! Maceo Parker. And you've identified that #24 is a truncated version, plus you noticed that there are two pianists on #26. Bravo, Mr. Keith! Man, the more I've had to go over this, the more I wish I'd traded a number of these out for better stuff. What's the audio equivalent of hindsight is 20/20? Reveal thread coming 12/1!

Very sorry some of the tracks wouldn't play for you, Hardbopjazz. I have no idea why that would happen. You were correct on a number of guesses with tracks which were previously identified. I hope you enjoyed it for the most part!

It's an amazing album! That's so cool that you've had it since then GA, I've only had it a few years.

Some favorites... Cymande - S/T The JB's - JB's Monorail Kool & The Gang - Wild & Peaceful The Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau Demon Fuzz - Afreaka! Rodriguez - Cold Fact Funkadelic - S/T Parliament - Mothership Connection Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't That A Bitch Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man James Brown - Black Caesar 24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You've Got Curtis Mayfield - Superfly Gil Scott-Heron - Reflections Eugene McDaniels - Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse LA Carnival - ...Would Like To Pose A Question War - Platinum Jazz

Hamilton - 55 Go underdog!

What a run!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRPRU26npqI

Maybe this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCepSR4pUMY Or this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3vpiTgG59A Or this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvxURJb1jBg Or... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrqb0373cVs Or... Hell, it would be nerve-wracking.

Beautiful cover illustration!

Lifelong Lakers fan. This is their worst team in 40 years. They have an old, overpaid Kobe Bryant and nobody. The Warriors are about as exciting a basketball team as there is in the NBA.

Correct, alex.!

I don't believe that new art has to be earth shattering but it can be. It doesn't have to change the whole language, but it can. There is "safety" in communicating in a language the audience already knows. The opposite is teaching them a new one or expecting they will be able to translate on the spot. One can venture so far off the beaten path that it defies conventional qualitative measuring. What makes it good and why is it good, and should those qualities be difficult to ascertain?

Now there's a shot in the dark! It's wrong, but that sounds like something fun to listen to, awesome_welles.

Good points, Leeway. It is best if the artist assumes the best of the audience. The artist knows they are in on it and along for the ride. The artist does not condescend to the audience. The artist takes the lead and takes them to a new "there." And "new" can encompass a great many things, both safe and unsafe. The audience will ultimately be populated by like minds, as it filters down to repeat customers.

This is always very similar to the ongoing argument in visual arts of representational vs non-representational painting. The confusion in both is the same: critics who confuse their tastes with what is relevant; their tastes with what is beautiful; their tastes with what is art, etc. Critics who have a comfort zone they think everyone else needs to fit into. The critic props himself up as a "protector of the genre who must fend off transgressions against the way things MUST be done." Art requires an edge of experimentation; an edge where it can reinvent itself; a blank space with no rules where new rules can be created. The artist makes the rules. Stuffy critics will get their panties in a bunch over it. The audience, hungry for the new, will either feel what the artist is doing or they won't. As long as an audience buys into what the artist is doing, it's relevant. The coolest establishment will embrace ALL of it, give the artist a chance, and let the audience decide.

My responses are interspersed in bold italics, underlined: Thanks for all the very insightful responses, MG! I wanted the BFT to keep changing and show odd corners of my collection.

Thanks Hot Ptah, glad you're enjoying it! Track 20 is indeed King Sunny Ade, Spontooneous! "Ja Fun Mi (Instrumental)" from Nigeria '70, Vol.1. His Boy Elroy, Track 16 is not George Duke teaming up with Stan Clarke. Track 23 is not Stanley Turrentine, although I've also thought this sax player's sound is similarly warm and kindly. Track 24 is not Joe Henderson, although there's a mighty heavy lineup on this particular album. Hint: this is an abridged version of the full album track. Track 26 is not Marian McPartland, but this pianist does have a lighter, perhaps optimistic sound. Track 29 is not Lenny Breau. It is a guitarist whose career took a smooth route.

So far... 1. alex. got it! Asa Martin, "Wild Cat Rag." I included this little ditty since it was so much earlier than the vast majority of my collection and I really enjoyed both volumes of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of. Outstanding compilations. I'm a bit of a compilation nut, I have hundreds. They're a great way to get a sampling of wide ranges of albums, or in this case to hear something so old and rare you'd probably never come across it elsewhere. 2. alex. nailed another one! Cootie Williams with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, "Echoes Of Harlem" This one joined the fray because I wanted to see if I could sneak a Duke Ellington track past anyone here. This was an instant favorite from the moment I heard it. 3. Not yet identified. 4. Not yet identified. 5. "Red Clay" Artist not yet identified. 6. Thom Keith & felser were all over this one! Art Blakey Big Band with John Coltrane, "The Outer World" Thought maybe I could sneak some 'Trane past folks by concealing him in Blakey's outfit on the perhaps lesser-explored Bethlehem label. No dice! 7. Thom Keith has the artist correct! Joe Sample. I can't stomach smooth jazz much smoother than this. An old favorite of mine. 8. Thom Keith ID'd Andrew Hill and Woody Shaw. What an ear you have, Thom! I was counting on folks not catching Andrew Hill in this context. 9. Not yet identified (but very well received!). 10. Not yet identified. 11. alex. again! Carmen McRae "Speak Low" Young and tastefully singing, I thought perhaps Carmen might be tough for some to ID. Vocal jazz really hasn't been my bag, but I like it more and more as the years go by. 12. Not yet identified. 13. Not OP, Phineas, or Gene Harris. Not yet identified. 14. Not yet identified. I knew this one would be polarizing! A bit cheesy, but I love the bassline (which made me laugh out loud when Thom Keith requested his execution). 15. Not yet identified. Not Booker Ervin or Joe McPhee. Hint: I only have this on a compilation culled by a famous compiler. 16. His Boy Elroy ID'd Stanley Clarke right away! Not far from being identified. 17. felser hit this one out of the park without hesitation. Cedar Walton with George Coleman, "Mode For Joe" from Eastern Rebellion. A classic indeed! 18. Not yet identified. 19. Not yet identified. felser is close, this is an homage to Wes Montgomery. 20. Not yet identified. 21. Not yet identified. ...perhaps too long of a departure through here from actual jazz... 22. Not yet identified. 23. Not yet identified. 24. Not yet identified. 25. alex., I can't sneak any of these older songs by you! There were more skips than listens for you, my apologies. Mildred Bailey With Red Norvo & His Orchestra "Smoke Dreams" Obviously, I recently bought the Swing That Music box set, and it's been more than worth every penny. An education. 26. Not yet identified. 27. Not yet identified. 28. Not yet identified. 29. felser knows the Beatles tune, but where did this come from? A bit of a parting cheap shot from me, admittedly. Thanks for all the responses thus far!

How do you get all the lineup &c onto an ipod? I'd like that on mine. MG MG, it was an improvement I thought of spontaneously, since the iPod touch would have a larger screen and more room for information. That info could just display during the song, in a hierarchy of sorts. There would be room for it to stream along below the square cover art. Hell, I'd even like for all of the cover art to show, perhaps animated with gatefolds opening, etc. I can dream, can't I? You can manually enter all that information by selecting a track and hitting File/Get Info, but it doesn't actively display while the song plays or anything.

I prefer to be my own entity, independent of radio, streaming services, clouds, etc. and for that reason I LOVE my 160gb iPod classics. I'm bitter they discontinued them. I want a terabyte iPod touch. Immediately. One device, my whole collection, displaying beautiful cover art and preferably streaming the artist lineup, recording date, and liner notes if there's time.