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What the hell, I'm in for a download. Thanks! December will be a crazy month, but I will find time to fit it in.

I'm very late getting to this one... took on a few too many things this month. there is some seriously great stuff here, thanks for putting this together! A great eclectic mix of stuff. It's actually tough for me to pick "favorites" from this because it's honestly all good. I won't comment on every song, but here are a few thoughts and guesses: 1. I don't think I've heard this exact track before but this has got to be Sun Ra. It's not from one of the early Delmark records, is it? Love it! 2. Love it...terrific feel, the sax player is killin' it, what a sound! I'm sure I know who this is but I don't have any guesses. 4. Interestingly odd... I don't know who this is but it is reminiscent of something I've heard from the Either/Orchestra (though a smaller group here, obviously). 5. Honestly I didn't think I would like this at the beginning...the head and the feel didn't really thrill me at first. But once the solos kicked in I really started to dig it. Some very nice playing on this cut. No guesses as to who it is though. 11. I think this is "Dear Old Stockholm" right? Been a while since I heard this tune. Love the arrangement, very curious as to who this is. 12. If that isn't John Scofield on guitar, then it's someone trying to sound an awful lot like him. Other than that, I don't know...fun tune though. 14. This one actually has me a little confused...at the beginning I just thought it was Duke doing "A Train" but when the piano solo came in I immediately thought Oscar Peterson. Couldn't be him though, with a big band, that I know of... ? In any case, a great performance all the way around. 15. This reminds me a lot of a couple guys from Human Feel-- Andrew D'Angelo and Jim Black... but that is my best guess, and I have no idea on the guitar, trumpet, or bass. Wild guitar solo! Anxious to find out who this is. Excellent listening all the way around. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Wow, thanks for that...an interesting read, and I really enjoyed the tune. HUGE Harold Land fan here. So where can one see the actual film? I would give my eye teeth to see that thing. Thanks again for the post!

Oh man!! Lots of cool surprises here. I've got a number of things to add to my list now. Man...what a great selection of tunes. Thanks again for putting this together, thoroughly enjoyed it! Now I'm gonna go back and listen to everything again.

Yes, please sign me up for a download link!

I have to chime in again on this too, because I feel the same way. This was thoroughly enjoyable...awesome selection of material! I can't wait to find out who some of these are.

Yes, I'm sort of hoping/assuming this is forthcoming, but just impatient.

I emailed CamJazz asking about a Billy Bang box but haven't gotten a response yet. Maybe if they get a few emails about it they will take notice?

Yes! That Elmo Hope album is brilliant. Five star record for sure. Here are a few of my personal choices: Coltrane - Transition Henry Threadgill - You Know The Number Harold Land - Choma (Burn) Bobby Hutcherson - Medina/Spiral (both issued on one CD at one time...cheating a little here ) Oscar Peterson - Live at the Stratford Ornette - Town Hall 1962 Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games

Dennis Gonzalez, alright!!

I haven't heard them all, but from the ones I've heard I would agree with you! This one seems like a no-brainer...hope we see it soon.

I have lost track...has there been any news of a Billy Bang box, or not yet?

Listened to some of these tunes again today...really great stuff. I am especially digging #1 and #5 right now. #5 is killing me...one, because it's flat out awesome, and two, because I feel I know it but can't place it.

LOTS to enjoy here. Here are my thoughts & guesses... 1 - Beautiful, beautiful...oh man. What a great vibe this tune has. Love the sax player. That piano solo is exquisite. Who is that?? This is an epic track...everyone is on the same planet here (and it's not necessarily earth). I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that maybe this is one of Frank Wright's groups, even though I'm not super familiar with him. Whatever this is, I love it and need it! Wow! 2 - Ah, I know this one...Jason Adasiewicz, from his new album. with Nate McBride on bass and Mike Reed on drums. I just saw these guys at the Hyde Park Jazz Fest in Chicago on Saturday. Honestly, this SHOULD be right up my alley but I personally have a hard time warming to these guys. Too much thinking and not enough soul for me. But I know lots of people are digging these guys right now so I guess it's just me. 3 - Terrific ensemble playing on this track. Not totally crazy about the tune, but the playing is pretty stellar. I like the drummer especially. No clue who this is. 4 - This sounds very familiar to me...hmmm. I feel like I've heard this somewhere but I can't place it. I like the mood of the piece a whole lot, and love the way it builds. These guys (and/or gals) clearly play together a lot. I'm hearing something reminiscent of Chris Speed, to my ears. Is that Jim Black on drums? Nice track. 5 - I should know this one too. Good stuff...one of those things that has deep roots but reaches far. I really like the feel and sound here...the plunged trumpet, clarinet, and that great, driving riff in the piano. You can hear the Mingus influence big-time. Boy, I really feel like I've heard this before. Dying to know what it is! 6 - Neat tune, cool feel. No guesses on this one though. I dig the trumpet player especially, nice sound. Is that a valve trombone? 7 - "Afro Blue" is the tune, of course. Hmmm...I WANT to like this one, but something is bothering me...the feel is really weird, like the bass player and drummer aren't really on the same page. This is meant to sound like Tyner and Hutcherson, but it can't be, can it? I am oddly stumped on this one. 8 - "Blue Monk"...now this is a different rendition, slightly drunk-sounding at the beginning (in a good way)! Very interesting. I have no idea who this is...in fact, it doesn't sound like anyone I've ever heard before. Curious now! 9 - Interesting performance. Had to give this one a second listen because I was so focused on the bass and drums the first time. At times they sound like they are channeling Richard Davis and Tony Williams on Dolphy's Out To Lunch. I like how this track is so rhythmically free...it has a great 'swirling' quality to it. I also like those growling tones that the trombone player gets. No guesses on this one though. 10 - Oh man, I know this tune...! Isn't this Roscoe Mitchell? Yes. I don't think this is the recording I'm familiar with though. Okay, this is driving me kinda nuts... Anyway, it's great! 11 - I like this but it's not 100% my bag. The coolest moment for me was where the piano and bass settled into a little groove just before the soprano came in and held that long note. But for me I think it needed more moments like that. Some nice interplay, but I wish it had a little more direction. No idea on the players. 12 - This one feels like a prayer...very deep, moving intro with some powerful trumpet playing. The piano solo is very nice, I like the way he/she takes an idea and expands on it. LOVE the trumpet player, what a sound! No guesses again, but am anxious to learn who this is. 13 - Definitely "Out Of This World"! I was sort of on the fence about the vocalist from the beginning, but I think overall I like it...very interesting performance, and the mood is right on. 14 - Okay, I think this is a Braxton tune...from New York, Fall 1974, right? Never heard this version though. I love the way this tune keeps building on itself, extending itself. This must be a real bitch to play. This was really great-- awesome selection of tunes! Thanks for putting it together. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Cirrus is on the Hutcherson Mosaic Select. Ah yes, you are correct! Forgot about that.

Thanks for this, Bill, fun stuff!

Hutcherson's Cirrus is a winner...and that one has never been on CD, AFAIK.

Wow! Now you've piqued my interest... I can already predict that I will like everything, but will be able to guess nothing.

Me likey! Sign me up for a DL please! Thanks!

Okay, here we go as I try to butcher another BFT (I am not very good at this yet)... I'll just give highlights/bits where I really liked the tunes and/or had something to say: Track 1 - Hmmm...a couple of Coltrane-ish harmonic turns in the head. Not really sure who this is, but if I had to take a stab at it I'd say someone like Mark Turner. Sounds like some stuff I've heard him do, but I'm no expert on Mark Turner so I could be way off... Track 3 - "I Can't Get Started"...beautiful! I feel like I should be able to guess this trumpet player...very nice sound. What a tune. Could have been longer, but on the other hand they say a lot in those 2 and a half minutes. I like how the trumpet player takes lots of liberties with the melody. Track 4 - Love the tenor player! Fluid yet soulful...love the bluesy stuff in there. This must be an old Prestige date or something, no? I can't guess at this one, but I feel like I should know who this is. Track 8 - Another one where I'm sure I know some of the players, but I'm not having any luck guessing at the moment. Nice tight ensemble playing on the heads and great soloing by everyone here. Agh...who is that piano player? So familiar. Love the piano solo. Track 9 - Now we're talking...wooooo!! LOVE that tenor player, what a great sound and concept. Like a study in dichotomy...urgent yet relaxed, in control yet feeling like he's about to go off the rails... Killer trumpet solo too. Dying to know what/who this is. Track 11 - I really like the tune and arrangement a lot, and once again, the tenor player is fantastic. Track 12 - Great feel at the beginning, I kind of wish they had stayed with that instead of going to the swing feel to be honest. The drummer sounds Billy Higgins-esque to me but I don't think it's him. I really like the bass player's sound, nice and fat, and he's really driving this one. This track is a killer...the two horns play so well together. Can't wait to hear about this one! Track 13 - "Strike Up the Band" of course...the drummer isn't Philly Joe, is it? Thanks for putting this together Bill, great stuff!

Oh man! Would love to see/hear that...I don't think they've updated that site in a long time though. In fact, I think I recall emailing them a while ago and they said they had no plans to add any more shows.

Oh man!! Great...more stuff to add to the list! Very interesting that the first track was Abdul-Malik, never would have guessed. I am going to have to check out some of his stuff now too. Making a note of Jazz Doctors, Billy Mitchell and Noah Howard too. Can't believe I missed Buck Hill! I've heard you talk about Bill McHenry before too...nice stuff. While I'm not real familiar with him, I should have guessed Andrew D'Angelo on that cut-- I thought he sounded familiar but couldn't place it. He was in a great group from Boston called Human Feel. Nice stuff all around!

I am late to this thread, and new to the BFTs, but Jeff, I agree that your suggestion in post #19 is a good one!

DL for me, please...thank you!

Thank you sir, I feel honored! And sorry for the late response, things have been busy around here. But when the time comes, I'll be ready.