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Love that Clyde Hart session with Budd Johnson and Little Benny Harris. Now playing: John Handy Quintet - New View! (Columbia two-eye stereo)

I'm shocked that you would question my judgement! I'm not as sure as I was yesterday, but I'll still bet you a beer next time I'm in Germany (Einbecker Schwartzbier, please) or you're in the southern U.S. (Sweetwater 420, a nice Atlanta microbrew).

Got this one? Rockwell's one of my favorite tenor players. No, but it looks interesting. I just missed hearing Rockwell in Copenhagen on my recent vacation.

Eddie Shaw - King of the Road (Rooster Blues)

Now disc three of the Bud box.

Bud Powell - Complete Blue Note/Roost Recordings, disc two. Miles Davis - Complete Jack Johnson Sessions, disc one.

Marion Brown Archie Shepp Jughead

I'll take a download.

Well, I missed BFT 99 completely, and have waited until the last minute to chime in on #100. But I'm glad I found the time - some great music here. As usual, I haven't looked at this thread yet. 1. “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” of course – a really nice, unusual rendition. I like the understated approach and the way the pianist plays with the melody. Not earth-shattering, but really nice. 2. Wayne Shorter’s “E.S.P.” played by a two-guitar quartet – I really like the idea. In practice, it doesn’t send me. The guitar soloist has kind of a thin sound, and plays way too many guitaristic licks for my taste. I would have preferred an attempt to play a more melodic solo. 3. Speaking of melody, that’s what this five-and-a-half minutes of loveliness is all about. The composition sounds very familiar to me, but I can’t place it. Wonderful music, in any case. 4. “The More I See You." Not sure about the vibist – might by Johnny Lytle or somebody like that. Nothing profound here, just good, fun, swinging. 5. The Bozzies! I remember the first time I “got” the Boswell Sisters – it was their recording of “It’s the Girl” with Jack Purvis on trumpet. After years of indifference, I realized how creative and talented they were, and became an instant convert. This is from 1932, with the Dorsey Brothers; nice violin by Joe Venuti and absolutely brilliant trumpet by Bunny Berigan. Thanks for including this one. 6. This has a slightly uncomfortable feel to me, like it never quite gets going. The theme sounds like a series of introductions (one stolen from Bird), rather than a statement. And the solos are, well, almost good. 7. I think I know who this is, but only because I cheated – I was just fascinated that a guitarist would tackle Neil Hefti’s “Repetition.” How cool is that? Anyone who chooses such an interesting piece of material has already won my goodwill, and the playing is excellent. 8. Wow – what is this? This is really intriguing – sounds like early 1960s. The trumpet player reminds a little bit of Bobby Bradford, but the alto player doesn’t sound like his usual partner, John Carter. In any case, I like this – sounds like some younger guys finding their place on the line between tradition and innovation. 9. Well, it’s Tony Williams on drums. Don’t know who the rest of the trio is, but they’re good. Williams plays an interesting solo over the vamp, but nobody can touch Max Roach when it comes to making a drum solo interesting. 10. The bari player sounds like Pepper Adams. Great playing all around on this one. It’s one of those cuts that make you say, “That’s jazz, baby!” Everybody is assured, creative, and individual. 11. When “Rockit” came out, I was teaching at a little high school on the south side of Atlanta. I immediately wrote it out for my pep band, and we were the hippest thing at the basketball games. This is fun – covering this tune in this style is a great idea. I would probably enjoy it less after a few listens, because it’s kind of derivative of hip jazz, a la 1969. 12. This is “Communications #9” by the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra featuring Larry Coryell. I’m pleased that I recognized Michael Mantler’s late-60s writing style right away. The writing is more interesting than Coryell’s soloing, in my opinion. I love the astringent bass clusters at the beginning. Maybe I’ll listen to #11, featuring Cecil Taylor, tonight. 13. Another composition that’s on the tip of my tongue. Mingus? (The composition, I mean, not the players.) It’s good, but I would have liked to hear it roam further afield; it stayed close to the composition all the way. That’s obviously what they intended, but I would have liked to hear more. 14. Not sure I’ve ever heard “Giant Steps” played on organ before. I’ve always thought that this is a very hard tune to make music out of, as opposed to just sounding impressive. These guys certainly sound impressive. I guess I’m saying that I’m kind of ambivalent about this. Thanks for an excellent BFT #100!

I wanted to give an embarrassed apology, Stefan. I try to participate in just about every BFT, and I had intended to be a part of this one. But June (and the first part of July) was kind of hectic, at least by the standards of my relatively non-hectic life. Anyway, it looks like it was a very interesting BFT, and I'm sorry I missed it.

Done, although the next opening is almost a year away! You've got June, 2013.

Jack Montrose - The Horn's Full (RCA Victor mono)

Billy Eckstine - The Swinging Mr. B (Jazz Bird). Airchecks by the great bebop big band, with Gene Ammons, Budd Johnson, Fats Navarro, and Sarah Vaughan.

Fats Navarro - Fat Girl (Savoy); side one - the Bebop Boys session. I read Ira Gitler's Jazz Master of the Forties 37 years ago, and Freddie Redd's quote about Bud Powell's solo on "Webb City" has stuck with me all those years: "That's Bud Powell!"

I watched this movie today. Wow.... Many of the bad things that have happened to me over the years seem kind of trivial now. "Manos" is just hilariously painful.

Phil Woods - "Live" From the Showboat (RCA). I hadn't heard this one since my college days, but recent comments in the Phil Woods thread led me to pick it up when I saw it in a local record store yesterday. Today I played side one, and I admired it more than I loved it. After that one side, I wanted to play something that would really get to me, so I put on: Air - Air Time (Nessa). Notes by our own John L. I know that Chuck takes great pains in his digital remastering, but this is a really fine-sounding LP - well-mastered and pressed.

Those who are aware of my affection for Alec Wilder's music could guess that I like this one: Vic Juris - Music of Alec Wilder

Haven't spun any 78s for a few weeks. Today I played three new finds: Holland Puckett - The Old Cottage Home/Little Bessie (Supertone, 1928). Really nice old-time country, originally recorded for Gennett and leased to one of Sears' labels. Puckett's "flexible" sense of meter equals that of many early bluesmen. California Ramblers - The Sheik of Araby/Georgia Rose (Vocalion, 1921). One of the earliest discs by the Ramblers that I have. Pretty hip for 1921. Victor Military Band - Ballin' the Jack medley/Meadowbrook (Victor 12", 1914). Pretty damn good for 1914. I was attracted by the other song in the medley - it's a James Reese Europe song, "What It Takes to Make Me Love You, You've Got It."

Wild Bill Davison/Eddie Miller - Play Hoagy Carmichael (RealTime)

Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band (Storyville)

I love that album - my copy is a later reissue. I think I said in this thread (some months ago) that it's one of the most joyous albums I've ever heard. Now playing one of my Scandinavian purchases: Herb Geller - Fire in the West (Jubilee mono)

Stan Getz - Groovin' With Getz (United). A really awful 1969 issue of tracks from the same series of 1947 concerts that produced the Way Out Wardell album. The pressing is really cheap, and Getz only plays on one track. But there is some excellent music here.

Whitey Mitchell Sextette (ABC-Paramount). 7/4 reminded me, elsewhere on the internets, that today is Steve Lacy's birthday. I immediately pulled this one off the shelves, as I hadn't heard it for awhile. Mr. Lacy was only 21 when this album was made, and as on most of his early sideman recordings, he is by far the most interesting soloist.

Right at the edge of your price range, but I really like the Ortofon Red.