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As curious as I was about your comments and guesses when I posted the link to the files, I am still more curious about your reactions to the reveal. So here it is. 1. Grooveyard (Carl Perkins) - The Trio: Walter Norris (p), Billy Bean (g), Hal Gaylor (b). Riverside LP 9380 (June 1961) / OJCCD 1923-2 (1999) One of the rare cases where I like a cover version more than the orginal. This tune was recorded quite often, but this remains my favourite version. One member aptly described the lovely voicings as "ear candy" - that's what I love about this version, the perfect tempo and the warm sound of the voicings which I miss so often with young musicians, who seem to go for harmonic sophistication rather than for an accessible sound. This album was talked about some here, so I wondered why it wasn't identified rightaway. 2. S.H. Blackula (Ben Webster) - Jimmy Rowles (p & voc). "Jimmy Rowles In Paris" - French CBS LP (1980), CD 465633-2 (1989) Simply one of my favourite pianist, with absolute perfect time, even in an impromptu setting like this, when he recorded two LPs for Henri Renaud on two days in May 1980. This was on two LPs in France, reissued on one CD. 3. Stroll (Mose Allison) - Mose Allison (tp), Addison Farmer (b), Nick Stabulas (d), recorded January 24, 1958. Prestige LP 7137 "Young Man Mose" / twofer CD 24055 or other reissues I, too didn't know Allison had learned to play trumpet, I found out when I bought the Fresh Sound box set of his Prestige albums. Only two tracks among them all. Pretty good for a pianist. But I hear the Kenny Dorham inspiration. 4. Woman Trouble (Ed Partyka) - Partyka Brass: Tobias Weidinger, Bill Forman, Axel Schlosser (tp, flgh), Christine Chapman (french horn) Adran Mears, Johannes Lauer (tb), Ed Partyka (tuba, b-tb) "The Day After Christmas", Mons CD 874533 (2011) After touring with Carla Bley and recording her Christmas Carols album, the band wanted to stay together and finally recorded this album. Probably hard to find, but a must for brass band fans. They all have perfect academic training, but play mostly in jazz contexts, so they perfectly maneuver that delicate balance between classically trained precision and jazz feeling. Partyka was born in Chicago of Polish/German ancestry, but moved to Europe. 5. Cubano Chant (Ray Bryant) - The Essence All Stars: Gato Barbieri (ts), Bob James (p), Andy Gonzalez (b), Lenny White (d & timbales), Steve Berrios (cga) - from Hip Bop Essence CD 8009 (1995) "Afro Cubano Chant" One of the many All Star projects Milan Simich and/or Lenny White conceived in the 1990's. All are interesting, this one for Gato Barbieri, who is forced to play his best without getting opportunity to fall too much for his pet cliché phrasing. I'm not a fan of Barbieri's own albums but really dig his playing here. 6. Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - Rosa Passos (b) & Ron Carter (vcl & g); Lula (solo g), Paulo Braga (d & perc), Billy Drewes (ts) - CD "Entre Amigos" , Chesky 2003 Another proof of Carter's affinity for Brazlian music, and nice takes on the classic bossa nova repertoire. Veteran drummer Paulo Braga and the singer give it the vintage bossa nova feel. 7. Hojas Muertas (Johnny Mercer, Spanish lyrics by Maria Rivas) - Maria Rivas (vcl) & Liberjazztrio: Laurent Lecuyer (p), Miguel Chacon (b), Eliazar Yánaz (perc) - CD Pepiada Queen (con Aldemaro en el alma), Obeso Pacanins 2008 She was Venezuela's greatest singer, at home in all stylistics, but understood herself mostly as a Latin Jazz singer until her death of cancer in 2019 with only 59 years. Now her albums are hard to find, downloads might be the best option. The Aldemaro she has in mind on this album is Aldemaro Romero (1928-2007), Venezuelas greatest Bolero composer, with whom she performed and recorded. Samples can be found on YouTube. (I am still trying to find out which English Johnny Mercer title this is.) https://www.mariarivasjazz.com/wwwmariarivasnet-mainpage - each page has different songs as background music. 8. Uno Dos Adios (Lenny White) - The Essence All Stars: Craig Handy (ts), Tim Hagans (tp), Kenny Burrell (g), Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b), Lenny White (d) - from "Primal Blue", Hip Bop Essence 8006 (1995) Another example for the Simich & White projects, bringing together jazz greats of different generations playing older compositions or new originals in that style. White captured the lightly Spanish tinged mood of the 1960's Miles Davis quintet beautifully. JSngry hears traces of Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" in this - well, I can see why. Since the many projects of Lenny White and/or Milan Simich with the Essence Allstars or the Acoustic Masters of the Chartbusters and their tributes to Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, and Keith Jarrett always always combine musicians of two or three generations they should be taken serious as nods to older music that continue that tradition rather than just recreating it. And remember, this was in the mid-90's. 9. O.P. (Sam Jones) - Sam Jones (cello) & Co.: Les Spann (f), Joe Zawinul (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernel Fournier (d) - LP "Down Home", Riverside 9432 (1962) / OJC CD 1864-2 (1995) I'm on a Sam Jones kick at the moment, have compiled a discography of all his dates as a leader. This was the giveaway track. Note how different Fournier's drum solo is from standard rudiments and drum lick solos. This btw was Israel Crosby's last recording session before his heart failure, not the George Shearing Trio sessions. 10. Mama G. (Wayne Shorter) - Jimmy Rowles (p) & Red Mitchell (b) - LP/CD "Red'N Me" Dreyfus (1978, CD 1991) Rowles seemed to be the only one playing the lesser known Shorter tunes (first recorded on the "Kelly Great" LP) - as Big Al said, they had a blast recording this. Here are two of the very best on their instruments. This tune is from a VeeJay session with Wynton Kelly and Lee Morgan. Nice how a hard bop vehicle works for this duo. 11. Low Blow (Jay Anderson) - Roger Rosenberg (bar) & Jay Anderson (b) - CD "Factory Town", Advantage Music 1001 (probably late 1990's) (https://www.discogs.com/release/11559118-Various-Warren-Bernhardt-Jay-Anderson-Keith-Foley-Factory-Town) This was a sound demonstration sampler from a local High End equipment distributor that no longer exists, a friend made me a copy. The company had a direct connection to DMP Records, endorsed their digital sound equipment, and had some of their artists record the music for the sampler. This duo is the jazziest track, a rare feature for Rosenberg, a studio player who cut his teeth in modern big bands and Latin Bands (e.g. Mongo Santamaria) in the 1970's. https://www.discogs.com/release/11559118-Various-Warren-Bernhardt-Jay-Anderson-Keith-Foley-Factory-Town 12. Suave (Santi Wilson Debriano) - The Essence All Stars: Gato Barbieri (ts), Bob James (p), Andy Gonzalez (b), Lenny White (d), Steve Berrios (bgo) - from Hip Bop Essence CD 8009 (1995) "Afro Cubano Chant" I love the passion Barbieri shows here in this Latin ballad. And I never thought Bob James would be so accomplished in Latin piano styles. 13. The Lady Sings The Blues (Herbie Nichols) Dr. Lonnie Smith (B3 Hammond organ and a phrase of vocals at the very end). Alternate take from the "Bongo Bop" sessions of the Essence All Stars (Hip Bop Essence 8017, 1997) released only on the "Hip Bop 'N' Cool" compilation CD (Hip Bop Essence 8803, 1999) The other take has a clarinettist participating. Besides the Rosenberg/Anderson duo, the rarest track in this BFT. It's so cool he plays a Herbie Nichols tune on organ. 14. Get Happy (prayer version) - Flip Philipp / Ed Partyka Dectet: Flip Philipp (vib), Ed Partyka (b-tb & vcl), Klaus Gesing, Pepe Auer & Gerald Preinfalk (as & b-cl), Tobias Weidinger, Daniel Nösig, Robert Bachner (tp), Robert Jukic (b), Christian Saalfellner (d) - from CD "Opium" (2006, self-released) Seeing this band perform at Vienna's club Blue Tomato together with two other board members on a day off during a band tour in Austria was one of the greatest jazz concerts of my life. This band met once a year to rehearse new pieces, perform and record them. All hard to find, try your luck at www.flip-philipp.at, but I'm afraid it's oop. Partyka sang this number on that evening and had us all ROTFL. I hope I did not offend anyone's religious feelings. I just liked this as a closer and love this band that saw itself in the tradition of the few unorthodox tentets in modern jazz. But seen and heard live this probably was much more entertaining. Thanks for listening, reading your comments was very enjoyable, as always.

Same here. Has it ever been on CD in complete form? This was the album that made me appreciate Williams more rockish drumming. He plays very intelligent long phrases on that album

Now that's an achievement! Thanks for listening!

No thanks, I have the Mosaic box set, too 😊 Listening to the whole box set would probably kill you, then, and I don't want to take responsibilty for that.

I have that CD but would take the statue ... p.s. try to listen to Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier for a change

Thanks for the comments, Jim. Very interesting views that inspire me to expand my remarks in the reveal. Coming up on this month's last day, I promise. 😄

Started listening to this new recording this morning - now my first recommendation. Really excellent and the perfect demonstration of what you can do with a Hass harpsichord with a 16" register.

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Thanks for the recommendation. I am always looking for books like this.

Yes of course! No time yet to listen to the rest?

C'mon, this is not her sound!

Sorry, both not on these tracks.

Some hints? A tittle difficult, as they easily come close to identifying the tunes or musicians. But let me try: # 1 is from a Riverside LP that many here like very much - the tune was identified. I'm puzzled as I thought this version was a giveaway track. # 2 & 10 feature the same pianist. # 3 The trumpet, as I said, is not his main instrument, it isn't even a horn. It is a Prestige album this is taken from. # 4 This brass band also worked with Carla Bley and decided to do some more as a unit. # 5 & 8 & 12 are an All Stars band with varying personnel that recorded a string of albums for a British label between 1995 and 1999, it was named after a part of the label's name, which doesn't suggest jazz albums. # 5 & 12 feature the same tenor player # 6 is co-led by a very famous bass player with a strong affinity to Brazilian music # 7 the singer is from Venezuela and was included on one of my previous BFTs. # 9 was identified # 11 is impossible to guess unless you have the CD # 13 was released on a compilation on the same label that released the All Stars recordings of # 5 & 8 & 12 and is from one of the sessions of these All Stars. # 14 is connected to # 4 via its co-leader. I included a track of this band on one of my previous BFTs. So will this help? Anyway, I will post the reveal on Tuesday.

Last week, last chance for educated guesses. Am l disappointed?

It would be hipper if it included all the Argo LPs. There is, btw, a Fresh Sound box that has more. https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/dorothy-ashby-albums/5708-the-jazz-harpist-5-lps-on-3-cds.html

Just love it. Right at the heart of the current state of the world.

Tonight it will be the Larry Goldings Trio with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart at M8 in Mainz (Mayence) just over the tiver Rhine. This was scheduled for 2020 but cancelled when the pandemic started, The local guitarist who runs the Jazz Initiative there does a good job, but as they have no piano in there it is mostly guitarist bands he features,

Nina, of course. I share her birthday.