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The unidentified tune in the first Half Note video is "Mark I", which he recorded for Prestige in 1964. Boston #1 is of course "Midnight Blue". Boston #2 is not recognizable to me. The photos used in these videos are much later than the dates of the recordings.

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Looks (and works) great, Thom. I've generally been downloading rather than streaming, but a player like this where you can scroll forward or backward, repeat a track, etc, is sweet. I've said this before, but just want to say it again: the convenience you're providing us is tremendous, and much appreciated. When we started this whole thing, people were mailing CDRs all over the country and all over the world, and timing the whole thing was a chore. Of course, we were barely into the 21st century at that point, but it was so archaic compared to what we have now. Also, people used to have to make decisions about whether they would have time to participate, and signing up for BFT's was more important and more necessary for planning. Now, anybody can just jump in right away and hit the ground running. So thank you again.

Not sure why you're asking, but:

I was thinking perhaps a soundtrack. And dude, you can't give up. DON'T LEAVE US HERE TO DIE!!

One of the figural elements that I've imagined but haven't mentioned is the "body" you refer to, the lighter colors being a torso, head, and raised arms. I sort of ruled that out for some reason. These lighter areas almost appear to me to be boundary areas separating the other themes and figures. I think he meant a dash in front of "Live", and I think the answer is possibly yes (something I too wondered about).

Originally (and possibly still) I saw this as a man (perhaps african-american) looking to our left. If it's a woman looking to our right, I'm wondering why her hair is darker on top and lighter below. If it's a man looking to our left, that lighter area would be his face. ?? I dunno.

In the other thread, it was suggested that the words might be "Wilson" and "Live". I'm still not sure either of those is correct, after doing some searching. It's interesting that you see my upper left male figure as a female looking in the opposite direction. I can now see that possibility, but I'm not able to picture your male figure. I do agree that the two smaller "dots" between them could be people's heads in the distant background.

The artwork can really play tricks on the eye, and I think it was intended to do so. I don't know my art terminology, but I might liken it stylistically to Santana's first LP where multiple human figures become a lion's head. I can kind of see the young lady you (edit: talking about Jim's post here) refer to (everything to the left comprising her hair), but that's not the first thing that stands out to my eye. I see multiple human figures, but some of them I'm more confident about than others in terms of whether they're "real" or imagined. At the upper left, I see a male figure (from head to knee area only, comprising about half the vertical space in the artwork) in a dark suit with a lighter tie or shirt. He appears to be looking slightly to his right (our left). After awhile, I imagined that he has a female partner, perhaps walking or dancing with him. She appears nearly full length (her feet would be hidden by the Roulette disc). All of the dark portion at the right side of the artwork would be her long flowing dress. Her left arm may include a long white formal glove. She appears to be wearing a light colored hat (extreme upper right). At the lower left and center, I can imagine a few human faces, with everything flowing upward from perhaps the bell of a horn (the curve of which would be at the extreme lower left of the image).

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This question was first brought up by DaveO in the thread about Steve McQueen, here... ... but since nobody has been able to solve the mystery, I thought I would start a new topic. You can read the background info in the linked thread, but basically this LP was among those scattered on the floor in a photo of McQueen and his wife dancing. The Roulette disc resting on the cover may or may not belong to this jacket, and it's still not completely clear whether we're looking at a front cover or a rear cover. Here's the edited (rotated, enlarged) photo of the mystery cover art (upper left):

I have no problem with the idea of a reunion and recording project by these talented musicians, but... this sample song is really underwhelming, to my ears (sorry to say).

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Wow, talk about getting an education. One of the more amazing BFT's I've participated in, considering the rarity and beauty of the material. There were a number of tracks that weren't really to my taste, but I recognized the quality in everything. It's quite astonishing to me that I can't recall ever hearing (or hearing of) or seeing that Mackay/Hamilton Impulse album (nor even a photo of it). I typed out the lyrics and tried searching for them, and nothing came up at all. Zero. That's very unusual in my experience. The LeGrand track was the big prize here for me. It was also good to be reminded to listen to that Hank Jones album again! Many thanks, Daniel.

I wonder whether this question deserves its own thread topic, where perhaps more eyes will see it. After all, we do have a lot of album cover-obsessed people on this forum.

Thanks Dave. I can see that possibility now. If that is indeed a facial profile, it strikes me as perhaps African/tribal in nature. The first time I looked at the photo yesterday, I had the sense that there might be a "world music" element. I considered Brazil (there was a popular singer named Wilson Simonal around that time), but so far I still haven't found anything. I also haven't found anything that would clue me in to what label it was on, or who did the graphics. I enjoy these kind of riddles, though, and I'm not ready to give up.

Still not sure I'm seeing that. Can you describe the location? Is the man looking to the right or the left? We seem to agree about the collage design. At the upper left (comprising about half of the artwork's vertical space) I'm seeing what appears to be the shape of a man (head to around the knee area), perhaps in a dark suit with a light shirt or tie.

I've been thinking about this too, since yesterday. I also considered "Wilson", but hadn't thought about "Live". I've imagined a number of possibilities for what the artwork represents, but I'm not sure I'm seeing what you're seeing. To me, it almost looks like a sort of collage, with multiple subjects. I also have some doubts about it being a Roulette album (despite the Roulette disc resting on it). What's up with the lighter rectangular shape at the upper right, and what symbols/letters are within that?

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Tim, is there a connection here other than the name James? Just curious. If not, the game is a lot more fun if you take your time and use a bit more imagination. For example, in my post above, I posted "Michael Vick" because of the connection with "Vic", and because of the connection with "blood" (the blood involved in dog fighting, which Vick was involved in). Then I posted a couple of famous dogfighting pilots.