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On 7/31/2023 at 10:33 AM, gmonahan said:
I saw him live in late career when he appeared here in Portland at Edgefield. He was in good voice and gave a great show. As so many have said, it was obvious how much he enjoyed being before a live audience. He drew energy from us even as we reflected our affection and admiration to him. I feel privileged to have had that opportunity.
My wife & I saw Bennett in 1994 with the Ralph Sharon Trio at the Casa Manana in Ft Worth. At the time, this was a theater in the round and Tony worked every inch of that room like a grand master. As others have said, he clearly enjoyed himself most in front of an audience and this night was no exception. I had always admired Bennett from my mom's Christmas albums. That night made me a fan for life!
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I access Twitter/X thru the Brave web-browser and not the app. I only follow a few accounts. Interestingly, I see quite a bit from both sides of the political aisle in my "For You" feed. If there's any censorship, I haven't noticed. One thing I have noticed is a tendency of posters of a certain political persuasion constantly threatening to leave Twitter, only to stick around and be questioned by their followers why they're still there; OR, they do leave, but then come back and make a big to-do about it.
I'm still on FB but I rarely post. As I've gotten older my interest in keeping up with people I've never met in person, especially when these same people only want to shove their political opinions down my throat, has diminished rapidly. The only thing that has kept me from doing a complete FB-friend mass-delete is my overall laziness and tendency to overthink everything.
Ironically, I have 2 Instagram accounts, a private personal one and a public one that is nothing more than pictures of my records and various musings on said records. Of the 200-or-so followees/followers, I've met less than five in person. And I'm okay with this. The personal IG account gets about as much attention as the FB page.
All this to say, if there's a social media war going on, I haven't noticed. But then, I don't say enough to probably notice it or be noticed by it.
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On 7/22/2023 at 3:29 PM, mjzee said:
This is being re-released on vinyl September 15. https://www.amazon.com/Blackstone-Legacy-Jazz-Dispensary-Shelf/dp/B0CB8Q6RRH/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1690057560&refinements=p_n_date%3A1249114011&rnid=1249111011&s=music&sr=1-3
The post-bop opus Blackstone Legacy is the seminal debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Originally released in 1971 on Contemporary Records, the groundbreaking album was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the '60s. In their review, Allmusic called the album, "...a landmark recording, and a pivot point in the history of post-modern music". This 2-LP reissue was remastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, housed in a gatefold tip-on jacket.
EXCELLENT!!! Thanks for the heads-up!
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I love both the concept and the execution. The studio album is one of my favorite Metheny albums.
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12 hours ago, Dan Gould said:
Is anyone else like me and couldn't care less anymore about the All-Star game? Has nothing to do with the ill-fated tie game and subsequent changes, just ... who cares? I certainly don't and not at all like when I was much younger.
I'm not sure I could care less. And I'm really tired of Rangers brass making a big deal about having 5 or 6 starters in the All-Star Game, especially when it ends up being a meaningless footnote on yet another heartbreaking season.
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10 hours ago, JSngry said:
I still don't see the team overall having that killer instinct like the last great Rangers team had. The bullpen is still leaky and the RISP average is highly maddening. Moments of greatness mixed with moments of laxity at key moments. Sure they can take, but they can't get a walk off win, not even a late inning comeback. That ain't what you want
They are indeed an exponentially improved one. But there is still basic some tightening up to do, imo.
Expecting it to get done, just a question of how long it will take .
Per Herbie Hancock, you'll know when you get there...
This team reminds me of the '89 Rangers. That was a fun season but that team also had issues with RISP and bullpen. I expect they'll get overtaken by the Astros as always. I hope I'm wrong.
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Always enjoyed his music. My sister and I got to see him live in 1991 at the Paramount in Austin. They chilled the theater and then turned off the AC so we could better hear his piano. His albums Summer and the tribute to Vince Guaraldi are my favorites. I never thought of him as new age; he seemed to me to be the John Fahey of the piano.
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I've really come to enjoy the Gilberto/Turrentine despite the less-than-ideal circumstances under which it was recorded. That and the fact that they aren't always on the same song or, in one case, not on the song at all.
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On 6/1/2023 at 3:05 PM, mikeweil said:
Al, I owe you something. I listened to your BFT rightaway, even started typing some answers (which I can't find anymore) but then got distracted by all kinds of things that life brings from time to time, and they persist to this day, nothing serious like a trip to Berlin to see my daughter and help an old friend with a music aducation projects, and several doctors' appointemnets, again nothing serious, but time consuming, and preparing our flat for some major renovation of water pipes - all of that keeps me busy and ostly kills my mood for listening to any kind of music.
Let me just say it was a very nice listen and I could only recognize several tunes, but should have identified Rollins, etc.
I'm sorry. You deserved more from me.
Dude! You owe me no such apology, mein freund! I'm glad you dug it! I truly understand about life getting in the way. Thanks for checking in, though, I do appreciate it!
On 5/10/2023 at 1:49 PM, Dan Gould said:Well I did owe Big Al a listen ... just wish I had a different reaction than Thom's. Afraid this didn't hit the spot, no it did not. What happened to the greeeeaaasse, Big Al?
I thought the last two tracks were greeeazy enough. But it's all good, can't win 'em all.
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Ah man, this is sad. She had such a timeless quality to her voice and beauty to match.
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Ah dangit. One of the greats. Blue Mode is a beast of an album.
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11 hours ago, randyhersom said:
You snuck a couple of my favorites by me. I really liked that Gerry Niewood album on Horizon when it came out, and have used Michael Howell on my own BFT.
I remember that BFT! In fact, shortly after I got this album, I searched YouTube for Howell's other album and was pleasantly surprised to recognize the opening track from your BFT way back when! I'm also glad to know others liked that Niewood cut!
11 hours ago, Dub Modal said:Track 9 is the only one I've heard before. Nice work Big Al!
Thank you, I really appreciate that!
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Track 11: “Soft Focus” by Gerry Niewood from Gerry Niewood and Timepiece (2022)
Without question my favorite discovery of 2022! I didn’t even know this record existed until I was flipping thru the “N Misc” section of Josey Records’ jazz section and I recognized Gerry Niewood as Chuck Mangione’s right-hand man, whose playing I’d enjoyed on those great Mangione quartet records. So I figured this was a no-brainer for the $6 I paid for it. To say I was blown away would be an understatement. Niewood plays flutes and soprano sax and is accompanied by vibes/bass/drums rhythm. EVERY song is a gem and I can’t recommend this album enough! I loved it so much I found a second copy and sent it to a friend of mine and now he loves it too! I’m tempted to put another track from this album on my next BFT!Track 12: “Summer Band Camp” by Gary Burton from Easy As Pie (2017)
On the same day I purchased Metheny’s Falcon/Snowman soundtrack, I also picked up his Bright Size Life CD, thus kicking off my endless fascination with ECM (not to mention a shit-ton of crow-eating after all the horrible things I’d said about ECM previously). I started scooping up ECM records anytime I came across them because they were pretty easy to come by and relatively inexpensive. As a result, I now own all of Metheny’s ECM catalog. Listening to Metheny eventually led me to Gary Burton, most of whose ECM catalog I also own. Funny thing is, his ECM records with a piano player don’t really grab me but I love his quartet and quintet albums without piano. This album is a prime and fine example of this setting.Track 13: “Lonesome is the Night” by Brother Jack McDuff from The Heatin’ System (2016)
How is this album not more well-known? A blazing 2-LP set of Brother Jack laying down scorcher after scorcher! To my knowledge, it’s never received any kind of reissue or repackage. Maybe it’s my bias towards double-albums that makes me enjoy this over all other McDuff records, but I don’t know of any other album of his where he leads a group like this that is a perfect melding of 100% greeeaze and hard-bop.Track 14: “Never Ending Melody” by Charles Earland from Leaving This Planet (2014)
Okay, technically I’d known about this album before I finally snagged a vinyl copy in early 2014. But the available CD version lopped off a good couple of minutes off one of the tracks and I am nothing if not a completist. Even though I’d heard the CD, for some reason, hearing this on vinyl just sounded so much better! I really had trouble settling on one song from this album but when I realized this was going to be the last track of the BFT, it only made sense to use the last track from the album.I enjoyed everyone’s guesses and am still hoping for Thom Keith’s unfiltered comments and also hoping Dan gets on here and tells me how much he hated this BFT! 😁
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Thanks again to everyone who participated! Many of these songs were presented because of where I was or what was happening in the last ten years since my previous BFT and I wanted to see what kind of effect it had on others. To that end, with each answer is the year I bought/first-heard/first-discovered each track and a reason (defense) for its inclusion here.
Track 1: “Hidden Time” by Petr Zelenka from the album Memory Flash (summer 2013)
I found this at a small bookstore in Prague in the summer of 2013. This track was playing overhead and I thought I’d stumbled on some great lost Paul Desmond-Jim Hall track. This was the display copy and I pretty much begged to buy this from the guy. As far as I can tell, this is the only album Zelenka’s released but what a gem.Track 2: “Daulton Lee” by Pat Metheny Group from The Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack (summer 2013)
I *finally* got interested in Pat Metheny by way of David Bowie and “This is Not America” on which they collaborated. I saw the soundtrack in a Half Price Books and scooped it up, this being my first real exposure to Metheny. It may not be anyone else’s favorite but this will always be my favorite Metheny album because, on the same visit in Prague where I found the previous track, I had a chance for an evening walk around downtown Prague listening to this soundtrack and it was quite an eerie feeling: at the same place I purchase the Zelenka CD I also purchased a book about the Warsaw Pact invasion of 1968 and reading those stories was harrowing. The memory of reading those stories haunted me as I walked and Metheny’s music was the perfect soundtrack.Track 3: “Five Weeks” by Michael Howell from Looking Glass (October 2022)
This time last year I didn’t even know this record existed. Then someone posted it on Instagram and the lineup compelled me to seek it out eventually since it isn’t currently streaming anywhere. Then a local record store had it and within a week I owned my own copy. This is a fun record and I really dig Hampton Hawes on the electric piano.Track 4: “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby” by Artie Butler from Have You Met Miss Jones (2016 or 2017)
Okay, I deliberately included this track to annoy people. As you can tell if you follow the link, the cover matches the music. Pure unadulterated kitsch for which I make no apology. But it does have Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter on it!Track 5: “You’re Just in Love” by Neal Hefti Quintet from Light and Right (March 2014)
Found this record in an antique shop for a couple bucks. I love that most of this record the rhythm accompanists is a guitar instead of a piano. For whatever reason, none of the other musicians are listed anywhere and I’ve looked all over the internet for it. The rest of the album sounds like this, in case you come across it in a dollar bin and are curious. Or not.Track 6: “Won’t You Get Up Off It Please” by Fats Waller and His Buddies from the comp of the same name (September 2021)
Fats has been featured on a previous BFT of mine but his catalog is so rich I could include a different Fats tune on future BFT’s! In 2021, I scoured Discogs for all the Bluebird-issued CD’s of Fats and this was by far the most unique of the lot. Definitely not for everyone’s tastes but my how it swings!Track 7: “Joy Mentin’” by James P Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen from The Blue Note Jazzmen comp (2019)
Stumbled across this at a Half Price Books and, if memory serves, I put it back and immediately regretted doing so when I got home. I went back a few nights later and, for once, it was still there waiting for me. I may have mentioned a few thousand times over the years that Ben Webster is my favorite tenor player, and now you know the entire reason for not only this track’s inclusion here but also this CD in my collection!Track 8: “Places, Please” by Ralph Burns from Free Forms but my source was actually this (2022)
Simply put, I love Jo Jones and I think he does a fantastic job here. This album is part of a Verve 2-fer that collections Lee Konitz & Jimmy Giuffre’s third-stream recordings for Verve.Track 9: “Charlie Brown and His All-Stars” by Vince Guaraldi with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra from the soundtrack to A Boy Named Charlie Brown (2019)
This is another track I put on here just because I wanted to and not for any real jazz-related reasons. For years, like since 1980, I’ve wondered why there was never a soundtrack release of the music from this movie. Simply put, much of what I learned to love about jazz I learned from the soundtrack of this movie. Finally, in 2017, a small label made a limited edition run of CD’s that, when I finally learned of its existence in 2019, was long out-of-print and, of course, ebay prices were ridiculous. I emailed the label and asked if they had any extras laying around, even if it’s only just the CD, and could I please please PLEASE have a copy! They did, and they sold one to me, and I pretty much cried listening to it. I didn’t stop listening to it for almost two months!Track 10: “Mambotango” by Ray Baretto from La Cuna (2019)
Late-era CTI with Joe Farrell playing some mean tenor!(to be continued some more)
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Aw man, this hurts. RIP to one of the greats. There was a long while where if I saw the words "arranged by Don Sebesky" I'd turn up my nose. Then I heard GIANT BOX. Now when I see those words I tune in immediately.
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On 4/23/2023 at 5:43 PM, JSngry said:
My son has advised me that there might be big league caliber baseball in Arlington again.
When did this happen, assuming that it in fact has?
Early reports might've been true, but after giving up three straight walk-off losses to the lowly Reds this week, I'm starting to worry those reports may have been premature. Then again, they aren't any worse than the Yankees right now. Then again again, they aren't really any better either.
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On 4/26/2023 at 8:09 PM, JSngry said:
Welcome back Big Al!!!!
Late to the party again. retirement is agreeing with me (at least as long as we don't run out of money...)
TRACK ONE - A little navel-gazey for me. Then again, maybe other people have more attractive navels than I do? eye of the beholder, etc. Oik, now the alto - a LOT too navel-gazey for me.
TRACK TWO - Textures are a little softy, but the pocket is there. And it's an interesting tune in terms of changes. Metheny/Mays? I was ready to not like it, but it never quite gave me a reason, so they win!That's quite often my result with Metheny. The guy has substance. This is kinda like if Zawinul had been white, from Kansas, and a decade or so younger. Make mine Zawinul, but I am ok recognizing Metheny.
TRACK THREE - Not gonna tune up that bass are we....guitarist has a non-learned attack, I like that. Same with the trumpet, almost plays like Charles Tolliver. Alto is boppy,almost too much so. ALMOST. And then less as it goes along, good. Going out on a limb with/for time/place/sound...Michael Howell?
TRACK FOUR - This tune sounds familiar? Baja Marimba Band with Vince Guaraldi sitting in? This is one of those things I can defend without liking at all. So there's the defense. Done.
TRACK FIVE - Herb Alpert & Herb Geller, from the album Smokin' Herbs Today? But where there's smoke, there's not always fire. Case in point.
TRACK SIX - I like this. A bit of frisky, it is. And fluency aplenty.
TRACK SEVEN - Oh crap, I think I have this record...one of the Blue Note 78s? I like this too. Wait, that's Ben, right? and Vic Dickenson? Pretty solid individual voices, those two. The others should be too, but cranius en rectius here, sorry. There's some playing going on here. If you imitate it, you will suck. But this is not imitation! Check out that bass tone, hey. I like this one just fine, thank you!
TRACK EIGHT - Oh my...ok, thank god for Lee! I mean, yeah, in general, but in particular here. Orchestration is good, but the idea is...light. And not like a fresh loaf of bread.
TRACK NINE - See Track Four, only with even less enthusiasm! Sounds like one of those Living Jazz/Bossa/Whatever things on the RCA Camden label, with a bunch of paychecks being collected, and no overtime needed!
TRACK TEN - That's groovy as fuck!!! Not really impressive on top, but DAMN, underneath is all the way there.
TRACK ELEVEN - See Track One. Really well-produced, though. Just not for me.
TRACK TWELVE - Too much freaking navel. STOP IT!!!!!
I will thank Steve Swallow for doing God's work and taking care of Carla Bley in so many ways for so many years. But Gary Burton is not Carla Bley, even though Gary Burton at one point might have been in the mix, and seems to have made the effort to do the tunes, although maybe that was at Swallow's urging.
TRACK THIRTEEN - Mid-late 70s Muse? I'm thinking this got some AM airplay on the AM Jazz station. The tune is doing a Marvin Gaye thing on the bridge. so that dates it (chronologically). Definitely by and for a particular demographic, in other words, FLAYVA. Not Earland, but Holmes? Phillips? McGriff maybe? I like it, it brings back memories of people and places and things.
TRACK FOURTEEN - Ok, THAT'S Earland. That record....there were 2-3 cuts off it that got VERY heavy airplay on the AM Jazz station. this was not one of them, but hell, once you bought the record (and I did), you got all of them. This may not be the strongest cut, but oh well about that. Also, it seemed for a little bit that this might be the last real "organ jazz" record, the B-3 just went away for a few minutes, so this seemed like a swan song for a great idiom. But it came back soon enough. But this one...I dig listening from the bottom up these days, and this one has a strong bottom, so there you go. Besides, fire one up, find a smiling girl, have a good time. That's what stuff like this is for, and having Joe Henderson & Freddie Hubbard & Charles Earland along amplifies the nobility of the experience instead of cheapening it. We live in pretty fucking cheap times today. It's not good.
Ok, this was fun to listen to, Al. I can call you Frankie Beverly & Maze, because you're back in stride again!
Are you sure about that?
Thanks Jim! It's good to be back! As always, I thoroughly enjoyed your comments! Track 2 is indeed Metheny & Mays. I'm amazed your out-on-a-limb guess on track 3 was spot-on. I mean, I shouldn't be amazed, but it's still like watching a master craftsman doing that which he knows & loves, it's always amazing! Track 7 is indeed Ben and you're right: no one sounds like Ben! Track 14 is indeed Charlie Earland and you're right: I could've used any track but I figured why not wrap up the BFT with the last tune on that album!
I'd never heard that JT track before. I'm sure there's tons of Brecker out there I've heard that I didn't realize was Brecker when I heard it, the guy was everywhere wasn't he?
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20 hours ago, felser said:
TTK and all, check this new review out:
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-byrds-the-notorious-byrd-brothers/
I appreciate the author's apparent desire to capture the vibe but there are a ton of factual errors in this review. But like the author says: who cares? Does it matter that Roger McGuinn wasn't a Christian during this time and that the name Roger was a variation of the word "raja" which was part of the Subud religion of which he was a part? Probably not. Does it matter that the entire essay was written by someone who wasn't there but thinks he was because he's read about that time? In the grand scheme of things, no. But revisionist history is just that and it rarely stays contained to just one area.
But then, what do I know? I was born in 1970, so it could very well be that I'm just as full of BS.
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Cal Tjader Verve mono albums. Not zillions but still surprisingly easy to find. And enjoy.
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Wes Montgomery's Verve output. I used to deride this as being commercial pap, and maybe it is, but becoming a dad some years after discovering Wes and reveling in his Riverside recordings made me realize there's nothing wrong with wanting to, y'know, succeed and pay bills and provide for your family.
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On 4/5/2023 at 11:11 AM, Dub Modal said:
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Bickert & Desmond? Love that guitar sound.
FINALLY someone guesses Desmond! That's who I thought this was when I first heard it but I thought the guitarist was Jim Hall, although Ed Bickert was just a sympathetic to Desmond. - I enjoy the synth bed and the playing but overall this is a bit of a background tune. The synths wash this into new age territory at times. What instrument is the lead here? Is it Saluzzi with the bandoneon? Pretty sure I heard a rain stick in there too.
- Sounds like a 70s bass recording. Different type of guitar playing that in track 1. Almost more acoustic- sounding. Breezy tune overall, esp the solos from the trumpet and sax. Is this a Duke Pearson on electric piano track? Although doesn't sound like a BN/RVG recording. Maybe Longo on Mainstream or Flying Dutchman?
- Another breezy, Brazilian influenced tune. Short & sweet but no guesses.
- Swinging trumpet opener and a nice sax solo. Probably should be obvious who's playing here but I don't have any guesses. Well, are these "west coast" players? Drummer recalls Manne or maybe Bellson...
- Nice song but I'm not overly fond of what the drummer is laying down. Sounds Condon-ish in terms of guitar, and if that's the case, then that drummer is someone other than Wettling. Freeman on sax? I'm not hearing that so much but if it's Condon...
- Interesting style of composition. Sounds older, but maybe a throwback recording? I've definitely never heard this song before. Guitar is really bluesy and that's some clean picking. Nice trumpet & sax as well. Love the ensemble playing toward the end. It's predictable though and kind of a hallmark of that style and maybe time period.
- Ok, the strings kind of help here. Not sure who this is. Far outside of what I go for typically.
- I like the intro. More strings with that Brazilian/South American drum pattern. Kind of sappy those strings are. I like the vibes & horns though, esp how the horns are recorded - brings a lush texture.
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Ha, yeah this is some Lonnie Liston Smith sounding stuff. Groove oriented, maybe late 70s/early 80s recording? These types of songs get recommended by the algorithm when I'm streaming. Good vibes for driving. Sax player is the likley leader...maybe Grover Washington? Whoever it is, they're guiding the whole thing, building tension and steering where this goes.
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Is the theme of this BFT Spring Breeze? Marimba here, but also vibes too later in the song. Is this Bobby Hutcherson maybe? The bass intro slayed. Then the flute picks up the whole thing. Bass player sounds familiar.
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Mo' Vibes please...This recalls an 80s Hutch track, maybe 70s, not sure. Probably not him. Not a fan of this composition right now. Buzzy sax so maybe 90s actually. Reminds me of Garbarek kind of. Song gets better, wanders into some ECM-ish territory as well which isn't a bad thing for me. So Gary Burton on vibes then? Lots of various pieces coming together nicely. Steve Swallow here too?
Yup, it's Gary Burton on ECM with Steve Swallow! 👍 - Got to be 70s right? Song is kind of familiar. Idris on drums? Someone struggled getting the bass recorded but the horns are good. Also reminds me of Liston Smith on organ but if it's him, it's early. If it's someone like McDuff, it's late. But maybe it's Jimmy McGriff?
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This fits into the prior tracks really nicely. Some great groove tracks you've got here and this one is no slouch either. No guesses but enjoyable song.
Nice BFT Big Al! Thanks for putting this together. I may revisit as my listening set up this go round wasn't ideal based on some time constraints and other stuff going on. Not one that has a lot of songs I can guess but still, nice vibes all around.
Great guesses and I'm glad you dug it! A few comments in blue.
On 4/5/2023 at 4:04 PM, randyhersom said:I think I'm going to do way worse on your BFT than you did on mine!
1. I'll try Scolohofo here
2. Borders on smooth. Not sure if that's a soprano or a harmonica. Toots Thielmanns?
3. Bright optimistic sax theme with electric piano. Makes me think of the BlackJazz label. Maybe Calvin Keys?
4. Before there was smooth, there was ... well, not enough trumpet to be Herb Alpert. Maybe Quincy Jones?
5. Kinda feels like a Black and Blue session. Howard McGhee?
6. Fletcher Henderson is my first thought. Can't rule out very early Duke Ellington or even thirties Louis Armstrong.
7. Django usually comes with a fiddle, but this could be an exception.
8. Nicely integrated strings. Bud Shank?
9. Stanley Turrentine?
10. Hank Crawford on CTI? No that's a tenor. Joe Henderson on Milestone?
11. Possibly Herbie Mann.
12. Pretty sure it's Gary Burton, but don't know the sax.
13. Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith?
14. This makes me think even more of Joe Henderson on Milestone?
I love your guesses! 12 is definitely Gary Burton and track 14 features Joe Henderson but he's not the leader. I like how you gravitated to his Milestone recordings on this and track 10, both tracks definitely have that vibe!
On 4/5/2023 at 4:44 PM, rostasi said:Ah! Yes! - the last four...
I'd be embarrassed if I'd missed this:
#12: Gary Burton - Summer Band Camp (Easy As Pie)
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#14: Charles Earland - Never Ending Melody (Leaving This Planet)
still working on the others when I get a chance...
So far, you're batting 1000! 👍
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Bickert & Desmond? Love that guitar sound.
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6 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:
Why are we allowing AI-generated blindfold tests? Can't board members create them anymore?
And regular AI was a scary enough. Now we have tests generated by BIG AI? The implications are terrifying.
I say: defund Big AI and give that money to Big Al!
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I love this album and find it to be the best of his wonderful Verve output, which is really saying something. I'm with mikeweil about the albums with Coleman Hawkins, I really wanted to like those albums and they just don't click with me. Maybe it's because this album has Jo Jones on it is the reason I like it so much, he knew just how to shade Big Ben like no other drummer could do, IMO.
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8 hours ago, felser said:
I love how you nailed ID'ing the horn players on #14 while totally dissing the track! I'm with you on Brecker 90% of the time, then he would throw in things like those incredible Hal Galper late 70's albums, just to mess with my head that he really could play. Same with Galper himself for that matter, how could musicians formerly so bold and creative become so bland and predictable? That's a rhetorical question BTW, I know the answers all too well.
I'm pretty sure Brecker is nowhere to be found on this BFT. Funny thing is, the only Brecker I know is his work on Horace Silver's In Pursuit Of The 27th Man and Pat Metheny's 80/81. My mind is still blown away by his solos on "Two Folks Songs!"
BFT 232, The Reveal
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On one hand, I regret not participating because I love so many of these tracks and have many of them in some form in my collection. At the same time, I would've likely beat my brains out trying to remember where I'd heard the bulk of these and would be uber-embarrassed at the potential for missing so many of these. Maybe I dodged a bullet after all! LOL But I'm definitely gonna download it and give it a listen!