BFT #41, Disc 1
1. The bassist is Milt Hinton. I confess it didn’t click in until I recognized his voice at the end. On second listen, it was pretty obvious, although I have no idea who’s playing vibes. A nice opener for this set.
2. A nice alto player, I’m a little less enamored of the tenor, and things go awry somewhat during the piano solo.
3. At first I thought Dollar Brand/Abdullah Ibrahim, but gave that up when the tenor came in. The funky groove threw me off a little, but eventually I got it - Keith Jarrett, w/ Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, & Paul Motian. Charlie’s sound is unmistakeble!
4. The tenor is familiar – might it be Jimmy Heath, with Tony Purrone on guitar? Frankly, the guitarist does nothing for me, no cohesion in his solo. Overall a lackluster performance.
5. Flutist’s sound is a little thin, drummer’s more choppy than I like, good bassist. No clues here.
6. Tinny piano sound. Tenor player flailing about. Performance is meandering. No thanks!
7. I like the tenor player, reminiscent of George Coleman. The accordionist (or is it a bandoneon?) is a fine player, although the sound of the instrument might grow tiresome if I heard more than one track. One at a time, I like it. Good playing all around!
8. This didn’t speak to me at all.
9. I was taken with the soprano player right away. A nice rich sound, not the piercing sound that is all too common among most (not all) players of this instrument.
10. Here’s the same group, playing Jerome Kern’s “Yesterdays”. I’m really intrigued by this.
Some fine music here, Tom. Comments on disc #2 in a couple of days.