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I haven't had any bad experiences with them.

By the way, I notice that @Dan Gould only ranked four of my 11 cuts as offensive, so I guess I'll take that as a moral victory😒.

The new Bill Evans set, Haunted Heart.

Sorry to hear about these things happening to you Gheorghe. Hope things are picking up for you.

I’ve never had any good experiences with Movie Mars. I would avoid them.

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This was a good one. Hate I missed the Chico track.

1 - Sick production. Sounds lovely. Great singing and playing. Nothing to dislike here. My dad was a shag DJ (shag being the music they call "northern soul" elsewhere in the world) and this is right in line with what they call "beach music" around these parts. You could probably hear this in Myrtle Beach during SOS weekend. No names here though but I'm familiar some with this singer. Name escapes me at the moment. 2 - Sax player has a tinge of Pharaoh Sanders but it's not him. Or maybe it is? The accompanying instrumentation just doesn't bring Sanders to my mind. And the sax seems to be played faster than Sanders would. 3 - 6: No guesses for any of these. Great playing on all songs. 5 & 6 are the most enjoyable of this group, although the vocals on 6 are iffy to my ears. The Rhodes and guitar on 5 are excellent. 7 - Like this song. Drumming and percussion work and the rest of the band are good. No idea unfortunately. 8 - Another great tune. Vibes are well played. The groove is excellent. Seems like this would be a Hutcherson track? 9 - Fantastic. Tolliver? Wasn't going to guess him until the trumpet started. 10 - Familiar song and one I enjoy. Unfortunately I have no guesses in mind. 11 - Good vibe, enjoyable. Singing is good. Seemed like lots of piano in the foreground on this BFT. Not a bad thing! Enjoyed it. Thanks for putting it together 🍻

Might've been Iggy Shevak, who was also infamous for ratting

Totally understand busy work months. Retirement doesn't stop them either! Another, even earlier than this one, Gil reimagining of a Brecht/Weil thing is this: Not as radical as this Barbara, but still, getting there from here kinda boggles my mind, still.

"The Complete Blue Note 1964-66 Jackie McLean Sessions" is my favorite Mosaic box set. While most of it is available on single CDs or streaming services, the inclusion of the so-called “High Frequency” session—which has never been available on CD except this box —earns it major points. The live recordings from SteepleChase feature the repertoire from this period. I really want BN to release "High Frequency" (and my another favorite, "Hipnosis" ) as a single CD or for streaming.

Plenty in that list I enjoy and plenty there I've never heard, but the 2 volumes of Kenny Barron at Bradley's I particularly love. Bradley's was a bar, not a club. The piano was situated near the front window. Many performances I saw there (John Hicks, Roland Hanna) were simply solo piano. These 2 Barron trio discs/albums sound so alive and capture a wonderful moment in time that are now, regrettably, long gone.

Thanks for presenting the BFT. I enjoyed listening to it. Couldn't guess much (if anything), and it was a busy work month so I didn't have time to post much. I'm somewhat of a Francophile when it comes to classical music, but hadn't heard #4 and couldn't muster a guess, though the actual composer was one of the main suspects that came to mind. #3 definitely worth the price of admission, and there are several others I intend to follow up on. Have heard loads of "Barbara Song"s on record recently (the tune seems to be popular with Euro jazz musicians), but wasn't familiar with the recording of #2.

+1, amazing albums.

Really enjoying this BFT so far, though I don't connect with a couple of things. I usually post in bits and pieces b/c I tend to mess up long posts and have them vanish into hyperspace. 🥴 I peeked at the thread, so won't drop names of things that have been ID'd. Love #2, the pianist is also a big favorite of mine. Wasn't familiar with this recording. Saxist plays more notes than I generally prefer, but the package works. Of course #5 is Santana. I never heard this tune, or maybe I did once but forgot. Always enjoy his music when I hear it, though I have to admit I no longer own any recordings. #6 has gotta be Brian Auger? At least I think so. I don't have any of his live recordings but the tune is very familiar. I may have a studio version (which I enjoy) on the shelves somewhere. Have to do some detective work. Looking forward to hearing more of the BFT.

TRACK ONE - Terry Callier, Generally not a fan. Charles Stepney helped here, but I just don't (generally) like the ooziness of his singing, such as here. Plus those lyrics are just a tad too clever for me. TRACK TWO - David Murray with the Bob Thiele Collective. For me, this record ends up as less than the sum of its parts, especially this cut. The gimmick of doing another MFT is just too clever by half. The rest of the record isn't bad, but.... TRACK THREE - Hmm...ostinato-ish. Good hands, definitely. The tune sounds familiar.,,something I might have really gotten into a few decades ago and maybe did? Even with that, still sounds ok today, maybe just not as much. But still good enough. TRACK FOUR - That's just silly. TRACK FIVE - Santana, obviously. I'll listen to this once a decade or so. It's good, but not exactly "Timeless, at least not on its own. That iteration of the band, left music better than they found it, I'll thank them for that and then move on. TRACK SIX - Yuck. What was wrong with Wes? For what demographic was this intended? Nothing here for me, I:'m afraid. It doesn't trance (if it did I would like it), it just takes up space and babbles on. TRACK SEVEN - It's sincere. But not much else, sadly. Cliches abound, and not much else. "Spiritual", I suppose, for whatever that is worth. TRACK EIGHT - Johnny Lytle doing "Little Sunflower. This tune is a drag to play because of the damn recurring samba B-section. But Johnny Lytle will ring true, always. And hey, that's Houston Person! Good cut! TRACK NINE - Sounds like Hannibal, whom I have liked a lot. I hear cello, so Diedre Murray, right? Fine band, good energy. Another horn might have been nice. His time goes a little weird when the bass drops out, but oh well. The energy hasn't particularly aged, which is hardly common with this type "all-in" type stuff. When a player has chops to match the energy, they're playing a winning game as far as that goes. I hear his tempo getting wonky again once the band comes back in, but he gets a handle on it an pulls it back together. On the whole, a winner! TRACK TEN - Straight and to the point, maybe a bit long. Overall, though, excellent. TRACK ELEVEN - A Donny Hathaway classic. I much prefer the original, this one sounds a bit "performative", as they like to say these days, a lot of meeting expectations of pre-defined "soulfulness". But it could have been a lot worse, very happy that it's not. Still, give me Donny every day. Happy Holidays! Oh, Roger Maris as a Cardinal. Niche, Tom, niche!

Thanks as always for your participation and insights! I don't expect you or anyone else to get the cut I called you out for, but you are the one with the best shot. I'll explain that in clues later in the week.

Pretty sure I missed the one you thought only I would get. 1. Jom Lucien? 2. Billy Harper. 3. 2 pianos? Chick and Herbie? 4. Murmured vocals. 5. Got to be Santana, Probably the Lotus triple live album. Similar to Singing Winds, Crying Beasts, the intro to Black Magic Woman 6. Organ, Electric Piano and short vocal - (could be 1, 2 or 3 people) and tasteful drums and bass. Without much of a clue, I'll say Barbara Dennerlein 7. I like the sound, vibes are in the mix. 8. Not too many organ - vibes combos. Neither of the last two sounds like Jason Adasiewicz, who I have posted about a couple times. 9. Hannibal Marvin Peterson? 10. Goodbye Porkpie Hat by a piano trio 11. Soulful as hell, and a lovely acoustic piano backing, but possibly not a singer recognized primarily fo jazz. That's OK, she kills it.

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