Many apologies for the delay of this round-up, especially to Tom from RI whose Blindfold Test kicks off today! I had a lot of fun putting this one together. I was hoping to procure an mp3 converting turntable for this test but wasn’t able to get one on time, which limited my selections just a bit. I was hoping to include a Stan Hasselgard cut from his Capitol 45, some Irving Fazola or George Lewis on Commodore; I was also dying to include Arne Domnerus’ “Body and Soul” cut for Prestige in 1950 but was unable to come up with any of these in a digital form. So CDs it was! I hope you enjoyed it. Not many surprises here, but a couple:
Track One: Dave Douglas – “Blinks” from Bow River Falls (Koch, 2004)
Dave Douglas (t), Louis Sclavis (cl), Peggy Lee (clo), Dylan van der Schyff (d)
Track Two: Johnny Dodds/Tiny Parham – “Oh Daddy Blues” from Riverside History of Classic Jazz (originally rec. 1926)
Johnny Dodds (cl), Tiny Parham (p)
Track Three: Freddie Green – “Something’s Gotta Give” from Mr. Rhythm (RCA Victor, 1955)
Joe Newman (t), Henry Coker (tb), Al Cohn (cl), Nat Pierce (p), Freddie Green (g), Jo Jones (d)
Track Four: Red Norvo – “Blue Skies” from Masters of Classic Jazz: Swing Greats (originally rec. 1944)
Red Norvo (vib), Aaron Sachs (cl), Danny Negri (p), Remo Palmeri (g), Clyde Lombardi (b), Eddie Dell (d)
Track Five: Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra – “I Know That You Know” from Apex Blues (originally rec. 1928)
Jimmie Noone (cl), Joe Poston (as), Earl Hines (p), Bud Scott (bjo), Johnny Wells (d)
Track Six: Buddy DeFranco – “Dancing on the Ceiling” from Chronological Classics 1949-1952 (originally rec. 1951)
Berine Glow, Lou Mucci, Al Porcino (t); George Arus, Billy Byers, Fred Zito (tb); Buddy DeFranco (cl), Eddie Caine, Tommy Mace (as); Stan Kosow, Jerry Sanfino (ts), Danny Bank (bs); Jimmy Lyon (p); Jimmy Raney (g); Leonard DeFranco (b); Morey Feld (d)
Track Seven: Anthony Braxton/Stewart Gillmor Duo – “Skylark” from 14 Compositions (Traditional) 1996 (Leo, 1996)
Anthony Braxton (cl), Stewart Gillmor (p)
Track Eight: Jimmy Giuffre – “Yggdrasill” from Free Fall (Columbia, 1962)
Jimmy Giuffre (cl)
Track Nine: The Earl Hines Quartet – Honeysuckle Rose” from Harlem Lament (originally rec. 1937)
Omer Simeon (cl), Budd Johnson (ts), Earl Hines (p), Wallace Bishop (d)