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Have I mentioned how glad I am that you're participating? I hope you'll stick around for more BFT's! +1 Thanks guys, will do!!

VERY interesting on #5...! Never heard this, may have to pick it up. And I've decided it's not fair for me to reveal #4 since I have "inside information", though that didn't help me when I was first trying to guess it...

Nope, I love it all!

I'm such a dope...#6 IS from Inward Fire, I have that album! Wow. Obviously time to pull it out again! Funny, it did sound a bit like Jordan to me but the singer threw me off as I didn't remember he had done anything like this. Very cool. This is getting interesting... I can't wait to find out what some of these others are. Surprised that it actually IS Ron on track #5...am really curious about that one now. And obviously I didn't listen very closely to #4...I think I know who the tenor player and piano player are but I'm not sure if I should give it away yet...? You know what I mean.

Boy, looks like I blew #9! Not that I'm surprised!

Awfully quiet in here...

I appreciate it Thom, but don't want to jump the queue... will defer to whatever is deemed appropriate here. Thanks though!

Wasn't the title track from "Mo' Better Blues" written by Bill Lee? If so, I would think that's gotta be the most well-known of his compositions, no? "John Coltrane" is certainly one of his best tunes though, IMHO. My personal favorite things involving Bill Lee are Clifford Jordan's Glass Bead Games and the She's Gotta Have It soundtrack...both essential!

Holy cow, had no idea about this one! Thanks for posting.

I would love to try putting one of these together, and seeing that there is a long wait I better get my request in now! Any openings in 2015??

Okay, here we go...go easy on me... Track 1 - The tune is Sonny Rollins' "Don't Stop the Carnival" but I can't identify any of the players. I'm sure I know some of them and will feel stupid when I find out, but oh well. The presence of the cello did make me think of Ahmed Abdullah's bands, and the trumpet player even sounds a bit like him, but I wouldn't bet money on that. Great performance! Love it. Track 2 - Great stuff! Of course it's "Lonely Woman". As to WHO it is, the first obvious guess would be Billy Bang on violin but what's confusing me is that the bass player sounds like Sirone to me, and then you would think Leroy Jenkins would be on violin, and that's definitely not Jenkins... ? Still does sound like Billy Bang though. Not sure on the others. Fantastic version of this tune though. Track 3 - "Dervish" by Eight Bold Souls...Ed Wilkerson Jr., Mwata Bowden, Dushun Mosley, Naomi Millender, et.al. Great album, just picked this one up recently...weird coincidence! This one is a lot harder to find than their others...their first record, I think? These guys always have a hint of Threadgill to my ears, and that's a good thing. And that's not to say they're not original, they sure as hell are! Saw Wilkerson perform in Chicago once and it was mindblowing. Mwata Bowden too, what a phenomenal musician. Track 4 - This is a "stealth" recording, isn't it? If that's the case, then my guess is "The Cookers", based on inside info I have about you. What a band! Track 5 - Hmmm...I like this tune a lot. The piano player sounds a lot like Stanley Cowell at the beginning, at least harmonically. I don't think it's him though. Bass player has a Ron Carter sound going on, but it's obviously not Ron. No idea on the drummer. Damn this is tough! This one is killing me actually...I need to know who this is. Track 6 - Oh man, this is right up my alley. The tune reminded me of Shamek Farrah at first but then the vocals came in and completely threw me off. I'm excited to find out who this is too. I'll make a wild guess that this is one of Eddie Henderson's bands or something but that's probably completely wrong. Definitely something from that period though...Norman Connors? Man, I'm dying to hear the answer to this one... Track 7 - Love this one too, but again I've got no clue on the players. Love the tenor player...damn! Who the hell is that? Aha, trumpet...thought this was a trio. And an alto player too...they keep coming out of the woodwork. The alto player especially sounds like someone I should know. Sounds like he is taking a cue from Arthur Blythe. This is a really great group. Track 8 - This has got to be Billy Harper, right? I'm still getting familiar with his playing, but from the opening notes it just sounds like one of his bands (and his compositional style too, from what I know). Love the bass solo! Another great one...where do you come up with all this stuff? Track 9 - To be honest the tune is not exactly my cup of tea, but the saxophonist is killer. I'm guessing James Carter. Track 10 - Wow, this one sounds really familiar but I can't place it. Nice tune. I'll leave it at that...am anxious to find out who this is. Track 11 - Not even going to take a guess at this one either, but I like it! Great players all, whoever they are. Love the way the sax player builds his solo, and the drum solo is killin! Track 12 - "Now is the Time" by Dick Griffin! With Clifford Jordan! 'Nuff said! As they used to say in Downbeat... Five Stars. I always beat myself up about these things, and I'm sure I'll be shocked to learn what I missed, but that aside...these are some great picks! I just enjoyed listening.

I'm in, Thom!!

Yeah, I've heard it too and I love it... haven't been able to find a copy for under $150 or so though. Too rich for my blood!

Re: Land of the Blacks, no...they did release a bunch of Strata East stuff of course, but not that one unfortunately. You're right that AECO released some of that old stuff, but the Jarman wasn't one of them for some reason.

I've been lurking here for a while (may have even posted a while back, I can't remember now)... I have the Bill Dixon and Julius Hemphill and think both are phenomenal. I really do hope that Tapscott album is still on the table, I would buy that in a heartbeat. Some other suggestions...I'm sure some of these are wishful thinking on my part, but they are among my favorites and have never been on CD that I am aware of: Revolutionary Ensemble - The People's Republic and/or Manhattan Cycles Harold Land - Choma (Burn) and/or A New Shade of Blue Joseph Jarman - Sunbound Mtume Umoja Ensemble - Alkebu-lan, Land of the Blacks

Right you are! Didn't realize that.

I sure hope they keep these boxes coming. They haven't yet gotten to some of the stuff I really need (except for the Dixon box). My wish list would be: Billy Bang M.R. Abrams Julius Hemphill Frank Lowe Jarman/Moye (though there are only 3 of these, so they might have to combine with George Lewis/Douglas Ewart or Roscoe Mitchell & do an AACM thing) Leroy Jenkins ...

Wow...I had never heard "Scorpio" before. Just checked out a clip on YouTube and it is pretty phenomenal. I vote for this one too then.

Just got this the other day. Holy crap. There are not enough superlatives for this-- both the quality of the music and of the reissue. This and the Bill Dixon have to be the best jazz reissues I've seen in a long time. That should be enough to satisfy me, but I have to ask...Damn, what's next?

According to this... http://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/d/impulseenergyessentialsadevelopmentalandhistoricalintroductiontothenewmusic.html ... there's one tune from Crisis on the Energy Essentials set. Nonetheless, looks like a great set!

Well, call me crazy but I like Denardo's playing on those records. He also plays well on The Empty Foxhole, and that one has seen at least a couple different CD editions.

I believe that I've read that Ornette has the rights to those recordings. I wonder why he doesn't release them then?

I only know Hammond from his brief stint with Mingus. I hope he doesn't sing on this one. He does, and it's fantastic.

I've got my eye on the Alice Coltrane and the Marion Brown. The real shocker would be if they announced a two-fer of Ornette at 12 and Crisis!

Just found this thread. I'm a big fan of the Harold Land and Buddy Terry albums on Mainstream. And of course, Hadley Caliman's Iapetus. It surprises me that the two Buddy Terry albums have been released in Japan, but not the Harold Land records...those are amazing. I had no idea Sony/Legacy owned the rights to these...sure would be nice to see some US reissues.