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BFT Reveal Sorry for the mistake of adding the reveal to the thread I was unaware and it makes total sense to post it in a new thread 1. Abdullah Ibrahim “The Wedding” from the album African Marketplace. Touted as South Africa’s Duke Ellington, for me, the majesty and beauty of this tune exemplifies why music is a universal language. 2. Roy Hargrove “Public Eye” from the album of the same name. Of the many young lions of the 90s, I was drawn to Hargrove. This record along with his first, “Diamond in the Rough,” remain go to titles all these years later in a collection of thousands of titles. 3. Roy Campbell Jr. “I Remember Lee” from the album “New Kingdom,” which was his first date as a leader. I first heard Campbell on a Khan Jamal title on CIMP. Again, I was drawn to his sound and the sense of adventure in his playing. New Kingdom does an excellent job of capturing this energy. As you’ll see, I have a soft spot for trumpeters. I agree with the comment that the opening is overly long- but what follows is more than worth the wait. 4. Paolo Fresu “Cheek to Cheek.” From the album “Things,” which features Uri Caine. Fresu is another trumpeter that I enjoy. Their playful take on this classic tune that I grew up hearing radiates joy. 5. Andy Sheppard “Bing,” from the album Movements in Color. I first heard Sheppard on his earliest Antilles titles. His work for ECM (this is from 2009) as a leader and a sideman, particularly with Carla Bley, documentsan artist evolving and maturing. 6. Anat Cohen “Veinte Anos” from the album “Place and Time.” This is from Cohen’s debut as a leader in 2005. She was the “it” girl in jazz and from where I sit at the time she lived up to the hype. Delving deep into world music and the Jewish music of her heritage, Cohen creates a varied palette that works for me. 7. Benny Bailey “Groovin’ High” from the 1994 album “No Refill” on TCB. This Dizzy Gillespie song opens up the record. Timeless jazz as it should be. 8. The Harper Brothers “Remembrance” from the 1989 album “Remembrance [Live at the Village Vanguard]” which was released on Verve. Another young lions group, Winard Harper and his brother Phillip front a group that also includes a young Stephen Scott (just 20 years of age) on piano. Great stuff. 9. The Lounge Lizards “Yak” from the album “Queen of All Ears (1998).” Led by John Lurie, who estimates about 80 people played on the band’s four albums, the lineup for this gem includes Steven Bernstein, Michael Blake, and David Tronzo. Yes, it’s something of a novelty tune. I teach elementary school and every year my fifth graders get a kick out of it. Me too. 10. Tuck & Patti “Better than Anything.” Tuck Andress made quite a splash among guitarists around the time of the 1988 release of the album “Tears of Joy.” As a guitarist I had to check it out. While vocal jazz is not my thing, something about the album pulled me in. There is a sincerity, and as corny as it sounds, the love that they shared is palpable in the music. There is not a bad song on the album. This was one of New Age label Windham Hill’s first forays into jazz. None of their subsequent albums ever matched the beauty and musicality of this one in my opinion. Incidentally, although they have since divorced, they continue to perform together. 11. Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Harry “Sweets” Edison “OO-EE!” Opening track from the 1962 classic “Jawbreakers.” ‘Nuff said. 12. Joshua Redman “Faith” from the album “Moodswing.” Released in 1994 as the Joshua Redman Quartet which included Christian McBride, Brian Blade, and Brad Mehldau. Redman now has dozens of titles to his credit. This album along with the 2018 title “Still Dreaming” which includes Ron Miles are my go too titles. Lovely tune.

There's a new release for Record Store day on Liberation Hall. Is this really unissued? From the blurb: This never-before-released set captures one of the most influential tenor saxophonists of all time, live at NYC’s iconic jazz venue Birdland. It features eight tracks recorded on four different dates in 1951 and 1952 for ABC Radio’s infamous “Jumpin with Symphony Sid”program. Host Sid Torin introduces several of the tracks, one of which, “Neenah,” includes a shoutout to audience member Billie Holiday who originated the bebop legend's nickname “Prez” (for “President of the Tenor Sax”). The backing bands feature pianists John Lewis, Cyril Haynes, and Earl Knight; percussionists “Papa” Jo Jones and Lee Abrams; bassist Gene Ramey; and trumpeter Jesse Drakes. The album will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and features rare photos with extensive liner notes from jazz historian Scott Yanow. Tracklist Side A 1. Lester Leaps In 2. Ghost Of A Chance 3. Up And Atom 4. These Foolish Things 5. Neenah Side Side B 1. Indiana 2. How High the Moon 3. ‘Deed I Do

Yea - interesting that they release this now, but a curious choice from so much great live Pres from the early 1950s.

It's been really slow for quite a while, especially if I'm not logged in. Somewhat better when I log in, but still slow.

@greggery peccary I regret not finding the time to listen in September as there are three I would have surely enjoyed if not had any chance at IDing (well maybe Lockjaw/Sweets). Could you possibly copy and paste your reveal into it's own thread? That has always been the process presenters have followed and anyone coming into your inaugural effort from Thom's site may not know the final answers. Thanks.

Yes, Max on 7. TD provided a link that confirms, and JSngry IDed bass, drums and label. I don't think the board members consider the tenor on 8 here particularly obscure, but all would probably agree to talent deserving wider recognition. Charlie Haden is the bassist on 12. Thanks all for listening and appreciating.

According to Sony's marketing blurb, "This new 10LP edition mirrors the original sequence, cut from the high-res Mosaic masters". Mosaic was AAA by this time, so this doesn't make sense. I asked Scott Wenzel (via Facebook) if maybe the analog master tape they gave them to use for their LP set was digitally mastered and he said, "I'm not sure exactly how it was transferred and restored, only that, yes, we used analog masters". So if Sony gave them an analog master tape created from a digital mix, they weren't above board with Mosaic. Considering Sony did the same thing to Mobile Fidelity albeit at a much larger scale, I wouldn't be surprised. FWIW, he also implied that Mosaic would have liked to have been involved with this repress of their 10 LP set but that Sony isn't allowing them to license anything at this time.

Grateful Dead “Wake of the Flood Angel Share” first half. Followed by Oscar Peterson “Exclusively for my Friends” disc 1 of 4 Verve 4 cd set.

Vinyl just ordered, estimated delivery date is November 21, 2025. I saw the late Zbigniew Namysłowski in Toruń, twin town of Göttingen in Poland, on February 23, 2019. He was honored by the Rector of the University of Toruń at the university aula on his 80th birthday! His son Jacek (tb) was in his band.

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Oh, what a beautiful morning. Memphis the American Bully was mystified by a group of turkeys just over the road at the edge of the forest. He had never heard such things before! I’m starting off with Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra live at the Montreal Jazz Festival. A great listen in every way!

I have the repress of the Japanese set on gold disc. IMO it sounds better than the US cd set, and the Tower Records SACD set sounds a bit better than the Japanese. The edits really don't bother me.

Jesper Lundgaard - Love & Peace: The Music of Horace Parlan (Storyville) Quintet album featuring Doug Raney and Bob Rockwell

I was listening to Gene Ammons play Strange Fruit, is there anyone else who could make that work as an instrumental?

Brownie's photos are here https://www.ayler.co.uk/html/judsonhall.html The photographer in the pictures is W Eugene Smith whose pictures from the session could include brownie but I don't think such pictures are known...

IIRC Brownie posted those pics on this site a number of years back - just gone back to the thread you listed & the link to the pictures is there but no images appear unfortunately

October 5 Clifton Anderson - 1957 Saw him with his uncle Sonny Rollins in Hamburg in the main hall of the Laeiszhalle on November 28, 2008

Can't find a photo, guess I was wrong, but here are brownie's memories of an Albert Ayler recording session at Judson Hall https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/37678-brownie-on-ayler/

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He's performed with you on a multitude of sessions

Upcoming Lester Young RSD (Black Friday, November) Birdland 51-52 recordings - looks like a single LP only & a paltry 8 tracks Wonder if the source material will be the 6 LP Boris Rose Ambrosia broadcast recordings (or their original acetates) - pity they didn't attempt a larger more complete set (something I recently recommended as a Mosaic box release) https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19301

Looking forward to it!

Imho the 1965 Plugged Nickel recordings, while wonderful, are inferior in musical quality to the 1967 live recordings from Newport and Europe. My guess is their reputation is largely based on the fact that for a long time they (and Miles in Berlin) were the only widely circulating live recordings of this quintet.