couw

thanks catesta, you're a real pal....

Right, it's way past bedtime, but I'm gonna pull this one through as I don't when I will get to this otherwise and BFT 14 is already breathing hot air up my neck... to the tracks, pronto: Track 1: Manteca, no idea who plays, but this is damn funny. A bit crappy on the organ, just as couw likes it, almost stoopid. The FES from the previous test comes to mind, but this is surely not them Belgians. My guess is the organist leads the session. Track 2: Have you met Miss Jones. Pianists are not my strong point, but this might very well be Hank Jones (maybe I was mislead by the tune?). Nice soft, velvety touch and some flurries I associate with him (for whatever that's worth) Track 3: easy-po-peasy. The darkish cigarette butt band with the country tenor. Great to hear this track out of context, brilliant playing by all. Track 4: pianist again... this swings very nice I must say, familiar tune (will go D'oh if it's revealed probably). pretty lines and very familiar phrases. my lacking talent for recognising shines through. I do like this though, save for the audience effects, are those fake? Track 5: this sounds like Blue Note, but I cannot place it at all, must have been second half of the 60s. Very nice stuff with the added brass and the flute (what's all that anyhow, baritone, tenor, trombone?), rather unusual. I take it this is the trumpeter's date. Very pretty. piano reminds me of Lee Morgan's "the Rajah" so that would make this Cedar Walton (audacious couw goes for the pianist!...) Track 6: another piano... know the tune, can't pin it though. Is this Oscar Peterson? nice, not killing me, but very enjoyable. Track 7: no idea, sound nice but not special, swings pretty mad though. now who's that tenor?? Track 8: maiden voyage, sleepy time tune played in sleep time piano. I could use a bit more fire here, it starts off quite interestingly, but goes on too long and could be a bit more inventive at times. Track 9: ouch! who's that trane wannabe screaming in my right ear! get him off! the trumpet is rather pretty, the piano is too obtrusive. overall this leaves me dissatisfied, but curious. Track 10: the flute sounds like Laws. The electric piano suggests that as well (to me at least). this is all very pretty, but it just doesn't set my world on fire. I've tried to warm to stuff like this and sometimes it works, but it doesn't here. Track 11: wild shit that sounds a bit like Tyner's but never really settles down. Soprano plays awfully sharp at times, or is that just the recording? This all sounds very familiar, wouldn't take it to a desert island though. Track 12: sounds a bit like Björk really, may well be a Swedish singer with a lot of pop experience of the better kind. I have played this disk quite a lot in the background and this track keeps sticking out, without my knowing whether to like it or not. That at least proves my interest is roused and, hell what am I talking, I like it. It's very middle of the road, proabably very shallow, and most likely a bit stoopid, but I like it. Could do without the moaning during the piano solo though. Track 13: familiar sounds but no clue whatsoever. Is this overdose? maybe I need to listen to this disk and start with this track, but I cannot find anything special in here, nothing bad either though, and probably this is just like 80% of my own collection. one thing to note: played this on the headphones several times and each time the cries around the 6:10 mark and onward have made me think the baby next door was crying. This is some sick sound! Track 14: heheheh, Rainy Day, pretty stoopid, but nice, nice, nice. This is the typical elevator tune to be celebrated by a knowledgeable jazz audience, "good arrangement," "pretty alto," etc. All true and couw likes it a lot. One of those westcoast buffs I'd say. Track 15: no, clue but verra funnee. verra short too. All in all a very enjoyable BFT disk that I have been playing lots of times already, mostly in the background. Glad I finally got some things written down. And now to read catesta's reaction, I hear he managed to post this time...

facts are stupid things right?

me and my wife. wait that's not the question is it?

what an immense score, and some very beautiful goals there. nice game to watch for most of the time, though the arbiter should have made that very first foul into a penalty kick and a red instead of a yellow card; I mean, fer crying out loud, that free kick from within the penalty area was a little too soft on the backbone (and how much was 9m15 again?). Why give a yellow card and then revert to something as lame as that? No remorse for fouls like this one, the goalie should have gotten some colour as well, he almost chopped the guy in half. The arbiter got better later on, but he should have made things clear at the very start and prevented the Bulgarians from playing fouls to disrupt the game. Ah well, probably a bit nervous as well and UEFA does not allow complaints about these people... The Swedes mastered it brilliantly, congratulations Swinging one!

Then what, are we going to tape these little cards on to tee-shirts? yes, so you better stock up on duct tape too. I was rather thinking of spreading these little cards like... well, little cards actually. Just because people here seem to like the tee with logo best without any text. One could print some slogan on the back of the shirt of course. Alternatively, handing out cards would be neat as well. You can change the text of a card more easily than that on a shirt and keep the shirts more of a cool affair to make people curious. (probably the name organissimo is a bit too long to be remembered upon first sight though, not everyone studied latin.) Just another idea, costs money fer sure, but maybe there is some cheap-o card shop closeby.

another crappy attempt, shoot & kill. there can be 8 of these on one US Letter sheet, all you need is someone with a printer, scissors, and patience. Catesta, you busy this week?

it's called the Lorenz effect. Fascinating.

howzabout some simpe little flyers or cards with a short catchy text and the URL?

of course the big circle also has the URL

and another one

here's a little collection

sorry, I messed up a bit and actually posted an earlier version, this is what I meant:

special edition for 7/4

you gotta problem mister?

special version, for insiders only

yeah, I need someone who disses the crap out of it and tells me to start from scratch or rather give up on the whole affair. more forum, equal jazz

or this

howzabout this

already changed the circles that now have the URL in the organge

and check the fuchsia version Bill: will look into integrating some thing with jazz and something with forum in the design

catesta made me do this one for the ladies

big enough?

this disk has been mentioned before hereabouts. Can't point you to the thread right now, but reactions were positive to very positive and beyond. I guess this is not the music to jump out and catch you at the troath, none of the tunes has stuck with me either. The mood is brilliant though and so is the playing. This music is not made to stick but by its overall character and that's just fine and dandy.

I would like these to pop up in Germanee soon too, pretty please.