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opening post has been modified/updated w/ lots of price drops, and items that are sold have been crossed off. hoping everyone who ordered is happy w/ what they got! still a ton of very good music available. also, i've added a section of freebies at the bottom of the OP: one w/ any two cds bought. pretty good. thanks for looking...

alright - time to post my thoughts/guesses for part 2 and then go back to read my punishment Part 2: Track 13 - Whoa. Awesome. No idea who/what but I love how the vocal doesn't enter until nearly halfway through. Nice plunger playing by the brass section. Sax section reminded of some scenes from Kubrick's The Shining somehow. Track 14 - again no idea. this is the 1st track of the whole BFT that I don't at all care for. Blech. Oh well, can't like 'em all. Track 15 - starting to realize here that I will likely not know any of the music to come! Pleasant enough groove here but not anything i'd be interested in owning and repeatedly spinning for myself or my friends. Nice piano solo though. Everything brightened up there quite a bit. Track 17 – again, the comping makes me think of jim hall (like that track on part 1 that ended up being burrell), but i'm probably wrong again. Nice enough track. Bars 9-11 from the top are the 1st four (three) of the last eight of “There Will Never Be Another You,” but I don't know what the rest of the tune is Track 18 – first thought here was oliver nelson. sounds kinda like his writing, or somebody copping that sound. Recording sounds more contemporary/recent though. to me but no idea what the tune is. Tenor definitely sounds like Henderson. Amazing bass playing/sound. Cuts off!@#$% WTF!!!!!!!!!!! definitely wanna find out what this is. Track 20 – no guess. No interest. perfectly fine music though. Nice horn entrance at 1:26... sounds like film music. Track 23 – “amazing grace” immediately making me think frisell. We'll see in a minute or so. I'm a minute in now and i'm pretty sure my first impression was wrong. Not frisell. Sounds very nice though. Will be interested in finding out who this is. Shepik? Track 24 - Tenacious D “The Greatest Song In The World” totally awesome Al. Happy b-day and thanks...

amazing that chas was so fast and on point on this stuff. i'm in awe. i'm still putting my thoughts/guesses up for part one, even though i now know many are goofy/off. but some may be happening : Disc One: Track 1 – Mormon Tabernacle Trio's classic a capella version of the little known Bobby Timmons tune “Close Enough For Jazz.” Track 2 – “Al's Birthday Hoe Down” by the Benny Hill Players Track 3 – don't know this tune but it's awesome. this is so cool it deserves to be in an Austin Powers movie. really dug it. Cool trumpet battle.No guess on the arrangement but sounds like some kind of old school combination of quincy jones, herbie hancock cantaloupe island era vibe for the solos, and someone else adding a slightly cheesy vibe. Track 4 – guessing it's the same as track 3! again, real nice trumpet playing. And that snare hit at the open reminds me of the snare hit from hancock's cantaloupe island again! Track 5 – no guess. nice. Most laidback vibes player ever. Wayyyyyyy laidback. That stacatto stuff toward the end is cool. Deep tone on that organ. Track 6 – sounds like “Oh Happy Day.” but different than how i'm used to hearing it form-wise somehow. Sounds like maybe grant green on guitar toward the end of the solo. Don't know who but very nice little arrangement. Track 7 – reminds me at times of eddie harris but I don't think it's him. And the tone reminds me of sonny at times too, but i've never heard him play like this. Groovy for sure. Track 8 – no idea. Sounds like an arrangements for the temptations w/ the organ substituting for the singers. Track 9 – no idea. But this, like the previous track, sounds to me like it could be an instrumental arrangement of a 70s pop tune, but this one more like a steely dan tune, or chicago transit authority, instead of the temps. I really the horn stuff that starts at about 3:50. cool. Track 10 – I gotta guess that that's jim hall, but I don't know the tune. Killer all 'round. Track 11 – no guess (and i'm getting sleepy, but must finish part one...) Track 12 – sounds like a chilled out danny gatton. No doubt someone gatton listened to and learned from, but I don't know who. Maybe it actually is gatton? Chet atkins? Very nice. Thanks Al! I'll be back soon for part two...

What he said.

PM sent on the Corea.

you are indeed the man Jon. i hope your surf and turf was the best ever

bump. in case people are interested...

i'd like a download please! and i'm very interested in finding out about BFT #72. some interesting observations/thoughts up there on some good music. thanks Big Al

Ha!!! someone recognized it cool Big Al. good to hear someone else sing its praises. for me, it's one of the greatest movies of all-time. just perfect. hilarious, serious, deep, of its time but never feels dated to me. a deeply compassionate, thoughtful movie. "In a moment you're ging to see a horrible thing," Murray says. "What's that?" Nick asks. "People going to work." uhhh... oh yeah - cds 4 sale

good to see you here milestones! yeah, keith mentioned to me that you guys were checking out my rhythm chart. there's a few things i'd like to tweek ('fix') on that one but i just don't have the time. i wrote it back in '93 and i'd do some stuff differently now. i'm really happy you guys are playing though! there's some nice stuff in there. i remember being real happy w/ the sax soli.

just found/bought this (richie beirach's Hubris) today for $5: it's the german (green, right?) pressing and doesn't have that japanese thingie on the side. have no idea if this vinyl is out of print or not so if anyone here knows that i'd be interested. i'm a huge beirach fan and have two of his other solo piano recordings, his duo record w/ conrad herwig, and the quintet recording he made w/ herwig's group. excited to spin this when my turntable arrives (tomorrow ).

bumped for interest. still lots of good, affordable stuff.

i hear you. but don't come up on the evening of feb. 18th, 'cuz that's when i wish i was living down in your neighborhood. three of my favorite musicians in the world are playing in a tiny cafe (i did an interview w/ one of them there) in preparation for a record date later this month: REBECCA MARTIN Featuring Bill McHenry (Tenor Saxophone) Larry Grenadier (Acoustic Bass) Twas the night before our record date... Thursday, February 18th, 2010 7:00pm Gabriels Café 50 John Street Kingston, NY 845/338-7161 be there! and then tell me about it

thanks free for all. they did a very good job on my piece and put in a lot of work. it's not the kinda chart you can get a good take on in the first read through - unless you're the Vanguard Orchestra or something. i'll drop him a line and see if he'd wanna check out the thread and say hello here at the forum. good suggestion you've got a PM...

shameless promotion of a friend's band which has just put out a new recording (w/ one track by myself: "Renee"): you can hear clips (and purchase) here: Big Soul Ensemble Live At The Lark Tavern it says it's 'experimental' in the write up, but i myself wouldn't call it that. it certainly isn't the ICP. but there's some real nice stuff on there and the fact that Keith has organized a consistent monthly big band gig (3 years strong now!) w/ good players who show up and people who come out to hang is way cool. shout out to Mr. Pray!

TT with a built-in preamp, I would go to the Audio forum. I don't know the answer. Six bones is about right for that Bley. Nice date. Happy hunting! thanks clifford. looks like i'm gonna just go for it and buy what a work buddy recommended for my needs: an audio-technica. it's got the built-in preamp, but t also has a usb out so i wll be able to burn vinyl onto discs in my stand alone tascam cd burner for back-up or if wanna give something to my friends. and it's not too expensive. we'll see...

alright - here goes: Disc 1: track 1 - no idea who or what tune. not usually my cuppatea but sounds real good. love the guitar - lonnie johnson maybe? track 2 - i'd guess joe henderson for tenor but couldn't name any one else or the tune. nice enough feel but the track isn't doing much for me. left hand of the piano player is pretty anoying to me during his solo and he's got all the requisite herbie/mccoy/chick influences but not much else. guitarist has nice technique and sound but like the pianist sounds like e's studied plenty (martino) but just isn't doing anything for me. still perfectly good music of course. also, anyone else think this sounds like henderson during the solo but while he played the head his tone changed to being kinda unlike henderson? interesting. track 3 - pretty sure this is night and day. feels a bit on the cutesie side but nice. sounds like a classical player who is dabbling in jazz. no idea who really. charlie byrd? track 4 - sorry for the negativity but this sounds like none of these players wanted to be at this session. also, i personally don't like the bridge of the tune. sounds cheesy and forced to me. they sound tired, unexcited, and frankly bored to be playing music. nice tone on the tenor player but it sounds like he's sleepwalking through the tune. overall a channel changer. no idea who or what. track 5 - nice group sound on this one and i enjoy the vibe. sounds like these guys hang. and i like the writing. nice fat tone from everyone here and the bass is kinda punchy but still warm and full. don't know the tune or the players but i'm guessing it's from the jeremy pelt, nicholas payton, tim warfield crowd. favorite track so far. it's got energy but coulda used a bit more atitude. track 6 - very nice. so relaxed. i love the bassist and drummer's vibe. bassist kinda reminded me of scott lafaro. maybe it's him and motian w/ a ianist i haven't checked out much yet? 2nd track in a row i've really liked. something about this makes me think it was recorded in the late 50s/early 60s? track 7 - skylark. sheesh - i finally knew a tune for sure. beautiful ensemble effort. only guess for players would be harry carney? don't know who these guys are but they're all killing. great take. track 8 - alrighty then! don't really like the introductory theme, but the blowing is nice. don't know who or what. tenor player is monstrous and the whole band sounds very engaged. i think my favorite member on this cut is the drummer. he's really got that thing where he plays time without really playing time. this sounds closer to present day than, say, the 60s. i'm thinking this was recorded in the 90s? track 9 - ahhhh... nice. guitar player sounds like someone who listened to t-bone. illinois jacquet toward the end there? track 10 - loving this straight vocal interpretation. don't know who or what. also dig the band's arrangement. tasty guitar solo. track 11 - not enjoying this much. though it sounds like it very well may be mccoy now. yeah, i'll guess mccoy in one of his 'bigger band' albums. the guitarist is reminding me of the guy earlier on track #2, but even more martino-like. maybe this really is pat. well - now that i'm through the piano solo i'm retracting my mccoy guess. don't know. anyone else experience some oddly mixed kick drum toward the end there? meh. track 12 - ahhh... another respite. don't know who or what. nice. Disc 2: track 1 - billie's bounce. don't like the "out" harmonization of the melody. feels gimmiky and trite to my ear. that's a mean left hand there though. pretty aggressive playing here. certainly not detecting much in the way of blues though. that's a lotta notes there man. not enjoying. don't now. wouldn't wanna listen to this again. track 2 - conrad herwig! gotta be, right? he's the man. assuming the alto is snidero. nice track but nothing special... except herwig track 3 - nardis. nice and relaxed solo piano. ah - a vamp to open it up w/ the band. cool. all still rather subdued. i like it. alright, now it's starting to open up a bit, and done. don't know who these guys are, assuming it's the piano player's date. 'tsalright. track 4 - don't know who or what. kinda cool cross between new agey and pop jazz. guitar playing solos is a bit noodley for me but sounds ok. i love that low indian sounding string instrument that keeps hitting that fundamental. wouldn't seek out this record to buy but cool... track 5 - like it a lot but don't know the singer. sweets and edison and teddy edwards? great guitar player here too but couldn't guess. track 6 - this is some sly/clever shit! killer. whoa... no idea who or what. sounds like a really spirited 2nd read-through. there's still that feeling of surprise and freshness in the playing. man the drummer and bassist are really killing it! track 7 - no guess. maybe duke robillard? eh. track 8 - well this is quite a nice stately melody. very strong in the pocket bop/hard bop playing. not doing anything for me. no guess. track 9 - loving this already only 30 seconds into the track. sounds like maria schneider meets blade's fellowship but is probably neither. ok - now we're getting more into the 'big bandy' vibe (maybe it is schneider?). since it reminded me a bit of schneider there a bit, maybe it's kimbrough playing this fine piano solo? very nice sax solo here too. really digging the writing on this tune. whoa! the ending of that sax solo was beautifully put together and probably not so easy to pull off. what is this!?!@#$%^&* ok - these hits during the drum solo: i will most likely be buying this when i find out what it is. fantastic. track 10 - i'm getting sentimental over you. pretty masterful solo piano work here. nice dropping of some blues in there too. that moment at 5:55 - 6:00 is priceless. the recording sound/playing makes me think this isn't too far back in time. who are the current/recent past solo piano masters that could play something this great? it's not jarrett. it's not mehldau. it's not kevin hays. it's not richie beirach. kenny barron? track 11 - this is fun! great playing and singing. energy to burn. great. that scat coming out of the bass solo is beautiful. sounds like maybe influenced by hendricks but it's definitely not him. no guess. track 12 - leroy jenkins? nice electric piano - that lick at 3:42 (and again kinda at 4:59) makes me think of Miles. this drummer reminds me of dejohnette. really like this track. everything about it. track 13 - you're like a radio program producer w/ your pacing. way cool. no guess on this one but it's a great closer. paul desmond? thanks DrJ!

am i too late to get in on it w/ downloads?

just sarting to get back into vinyl after about... oh... 20 years away i found this in what seems to me to be very good condition at a cool vinyl store in my neighborhood for $6: pretty excited for the music, but also wondering if this is maybe a "great find" by the standards of collectors here on the board. i have no idea. i just figured it was a real good find for me personally/musically. also wondering if anyone has a quick suggestion for an inexpensive turntable w/ a built-in preamp? maybe there's another thread i should go to for that? cheers...

looks like garrett's right hoots. i tried and couldn't find an "unlock code" for your model. good luck.

hey jlhoots. what brand and model dvd player do you have? i converted my cheap memorex dvd player into a "universal region" disc player w/ the press of a few buttons on my remote. literally took me 30 seconds. i found the 'code' online.

PM sent on the weiskopf, blake, holman, and sipiagin. "holds" updated.

Ha ha - that happened YEARS ago with the gutless management endorsement of a select few trolls and bullies. AMEN Bro. I took a one-way ticket out of there years ago. I didn't need to - I was booted off me too J.A.W. but w/ me it was more of an: "I quit." "You can't quit. You're fired!" scenario. the issues over there (and most forums i would assume, but there maybe more so?) could be picked over ad nauseum but certainly aren't worth the time here. plus, i assume the OP was serious and that, of course, sucks.

added about 20 titles last night. OP is updated w/ those and stuff that sold. guys that bought the 1st few things should be getting their music today or tomorrow. south wales may be a bit longer

nice thread and very cool post above. i may buy that dvd. i have an instructional cd/booklet from abercrombie that i didn't see on the discography from the OP. it's titled John Abercrombie's Concepts - Developing Improvisational Ideas. he plays/talks through sample chords and scales and then plays through tunes using the samples he's given. the booklet has the tunes wrtten out in lead seet format and has all the scales/modes written out that he talks/plays through. it's fairly basic stuff but it's abercrombie so it's useful, interesting, and fun. i think i may have gotten this from him when he came to give a master class and performance where i was working/studying, but it was quite a while ago and it's a bit hazy. anyone else have this thing?