een: after only some cursory first listen, I was pretty sure I had this one nailed as some tune by the Slime Davis group with Rivers. But listening again and paying (a lot) more attention, I must admit that assesment was full of crap. It sounds MUCH more like Mingus -- with some tune from Changes 1,2,3 right? (too lazy really to check it out.) and a seventies band with George Adams. Adams keeps his limits here and gets to the point. Good. The piano must be Poullaine, yay! The sound on the trumpet is just awful which must have tempted me to skip it on my first, cursory, listen and head straight for number two. What on Earth did they do to the poor trumpet? The whole thing sounds like a pillow got stuck in my ear anyhow.
twee: another pillow gets stuck in there for track two. Sonny Boy getting his rocks off. great stuff, someone tell me what tune please. Sounds like mid sixties, the drummer has some madness up his sleeve, Han Bennink?
drie: SNC, no bells ringing here, save for those at the door. Bass is a bit annoying. I will just throw the name of Andre Condouant out there as the guitarist, not that I am that well informed but hey, it IS a cool name right? That would move the whole thing to Europe and make this an in promptu group (mayhap). Doorbells sound pretty fluid, no clue. Bassist has some rocky twangg going in his solo.
vier: Blackbird. more pillows. the performance wavers a little, but is generally pretty good. Haven't a clue on any of the players really. Nice that the patrons won't shut up.... The Naima thing is a nice touch.
vijf: took me a while to realise this is One Finger Snap. I'll just go with Herbie himself and keep my mouth shut. Tony? Carter? (shut up!) It gets a bit tiresome, must be the sound of the bass.
zes: Woody Shaw would be my guess. No idea on the other players really... real nice vibe they got going here. Has a bit of that Tynerish touch in places.