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I still have hundreds of LP's, but they never get played anymore (even if I wanted to play them, I can't, because I discovered recently that my turntable had died). Other than long car trips, which are pretty rare for me, I almost never play CD's these days. I've transferred almost my entire collection to MP3, and other than listening to KCSM in the car, almost all of my listening is done on the ipods or in itunes on the Mac.

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Glad it wasn't just me. I almost wonder if it was a tongue-in-cheek thing... a little joke... maybe an inside joke... but as you said, to me, all these years later and miles away, it was just a WTF? moment. I hadn't heard that track before, but the band singing that little "Johnny Otis, Johnny Otis" thing is kind of a cliché with him. I can't remember any titles offhand, but I've got one or two, maybe more, of Johnny's cuts with that sung at the end. Recognised it immediately. MG Just to be clear, my comment was with regard to the tempo oddity at the intro, which Jim also found strange. I didn't notice the "Johnny Otis" thing... Maybe I should use headphones and pay more attention to details...

Glad it wasn't just me. I almost wonder if it was a tongue-in-cheek thing... a little joke... maybe an inside joke... but as you said, to me, all these years later and miles away, it was just a WTF? moment. Am I nutty (no pun intended) to admit that before I discovered that track 9 was "Eronel", I entertained the idea that it might have been somebody doing a Monkish treatment of a Tadd Dameron tune? Feel free to not answer that. Anyway, it's always interesting to see how these BFT's can play with your mind.

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1. Nice groove, starting out kind of Horace Silver-ish, but becoming more R&B flavored overall. Works for me. I thought this track was too short, which is uncommon for me on a BFT. 2. Not my cup o' tea, and over 10 minutes of it... Oh well, next... 3. An interesting sounding band, and very well played, but I found it difficult to stay focused on this for 8 minutes. Probably a mood/timing thing. I'll try it again later. 4. Is it just me, or does the band not follow the tempo set by the drummer at the top? The track finds its legs, I just find this odd and distracting. Maybe it's me. Anyway, the drummer is what I find most interesting here. I should probably know who this is, but this era is generally off my radar and outside my realm of knowledge. 5. Sounds like this was probably ahead of its time when it was recorded. I hear little nods to classical music in there. Pretty interesting stuff, even if it's not up my alley. 6. This sounds like the WWII-era. Visions of sailors dancing (with women ). Not sure what band this is... maybe an all-star band? I can't even identify the clarinetist, which is sad... 7. Wow, talk about energy. I like the horn arrangement, which really spices this up. Is that a C-melody sax solo in there? 8. Tin Tin Deo. Nice full sound, and this trio is very together. Great stuff. I don't know who it is, but I think Dizzy would have dug it. 9. Damn, I should know the title of this... it's a very familiar theme... by Monk, yes? Not being played here by Monk, of course. At any rate, this is very tasty. 10. Well, all I could do was skim through this looking for any passages that would appeal to me. Unfortunately, no success. 11. "Prelude To A Kiss" with an adventurous harmonic backdrop from the pianist. Don't exactly love it, but I have to take my proverbial (not actually wearing one at the moment) hat off to the musicianship. 12. Horace Silver's "Peace". Really nicely done, by both the band and the engineer. I'm loving how well I can hear everybody so crisply. I don't know who this is, but they get a confident thumbs up from me. 13. Another nice groove, good playing, good sound, but I found six minutes of it to be a little monotonous. I feel similarly about this as I did with track 3 (I think this was less interesting to me, though). 14. A version of "Stolen Moments" that I'm not sure I've ever heard. That's saying something, because this composition is near the top of the list of things that have been over-played to death (at least on our local jazz station, KCSM) over the years. Great song, and worthy of being interpreted by a lot of musicians, but unfortunately my ears have just been bombarded with this tune to the point that I sometimes want to tune out. At least this track was short (not sure if anything went wrong, but on my MP3, it cuts in at the beginning and cuts off at the end... incomplete, that is). 15. Among the things on this test that I don't recognize, this is one of the more appealing tracks. I think it has to do with the interesting melody, as well as the instrumentation (nice combination of piano and organ, which doesn't always work this well, imo). Not crazy about the 'bone solos, but you can't always have everything. 16. When The Saints Go Marching In (or in this case, Out)... Perfectly fine finish, lighthearted, fun, and to the point. A nice way to wrap things up. Thanks again, Bill and Jeff.

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I used to pick up 78 albums from time to time back in the 80's when I was out vinyl and shellac (but mostly vinyl) hunting. I had a Zenith "Cobra-matic", which sounded fantastic. Anyway, finding jazz albums on 78's was relatively rare. I found a lot of singles on a nice variety of labels, but the albums tended to be the more common stuff... Basie, Benny Goodman, etc. I did find a cool 12" 78 album (two discs, as I recall) on Asch, though... The Art Tatum Trio with Tiny Grimes and Slam Stewart. By the way, am I the only one here who ever picked up a 78 album at a garage sale and allowed one of the discs to slide out... four feet above the cement floor? :blush2: It only happened once, thank goodness. This reminds me... I do remember finding quite a few of those albums with discs missing or in pieces.

Say Bill, is it time to start the discussion thread yet? No rush, but I for one am ready to go...

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Fwiw, this was posted a few days ago in the NYT: Saxophone Summit: Salute to James Moody (Tuesday through Thursday) This spring the saxophonist James Moody turned 85 — and had gallbladder surgery, postponing his return to the spotlight for a while. He’s the subject of a tribute featuring several worthy inheritors here, starting with the tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and the alto saxophonist and flutist Antonio Hart. Another young tenor, Chris Potter, puts in an appearance on Tuesday; on Thursday the saxophonic guest will be Mr. Moody’s distinguished colleague Jimmy Heath. (Through Aug. 29.) At 8 and 10:30 p.m., Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village , (212) 475-8592, bluenote.net; $35 cover at tables, $20 at the bar, with a $5 minimum.

I'd like to join in on this, and would prefer a download also. Thanks Bill, and Jeff.

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I've always loved the bassline intro that Jimmy Smith played on "All Day Long", from this 1957 LP:

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I'm a little late as per usual, but... Happy Birthday, Lon!

The first rule of BFT sleuthing (okay, maybe not the "first"): Look at the track timing! I knew this wasn't Breakstone, but I should have thought of Alden sooner. He is a some-time 7-string player. I hadn't heard that Breakstone track (or even the disc) yet, btw, and I just bought it as a result. So, thanks for making that happen, Al (and Jim). Can't argue with any of that, but the sound sample on AMG sounded like your track. Just goes to show that 60 seconds don't always tell the whole story... Knowing AMG, they probably used the Alden track for the Breakstone listing.

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