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The way she delivers her part in Johnny Otis' "Cupid's Boogie" is just wonderful, to me. She puts the man down in a subtle, humorous way--"ARE YOU KIDDING? I'm the captain of this ship and you're just a member of the crew." The way that she sang those words is everything to the song. Just fantastic. That is one of my favorite recorded moments, by any artist, in any musical genre.

After hearing Stanley Clarke and Lenny White blast us out of our seats in large theaters (during mid-1970s Return to Forever concerts), I am trying to imagine what they would have sounded like in a small club back then. I am also trying to imagine them toning down their showy RTF style to fit in with Joe Henderson and Curtis Fuller. I have not heard the Clarke-White versatility in action, only their loud, rocking side.

Yes, I will PM you with a download link. I sent this disc in to Jeff before I had heard your BFT #77. When I heard your BFT #77, I was immediately sorry that I had left off a long avant garde cut in the interest of fitting everything onto one disc. Compared to your BFT #77, my BFT #78 sounds like cotton candy and lemonade.

I can remember two theater concerts in which he did address the audience between songs, in a friendly way. He did not speak at length, but spoke what seemed to be a standard, appropriate time. He did not seem aloof. I happened to see his appearance in the early years of Jay Leno's Tonight show. He played a solo with a longish cadenza in which he played a lot of notes. It was notably different from what you would ordinarily see on TV, not as succinct and easy to follow. Then Jay had him sit awkwardly as the only guest in the interview area, but did not talk to him. I remember Joe sitting there looking uncomfortable, but it was more that Leno would not ask him a question. I found it painful to watch Joe, just sitting there, silent.

You can now begin your discussion of BFT #78. I deliberately put in some songs which I thought could be identified. Sometimes I feel like I never know any of the answers to any Blindfold Test. I thought it might be enjoyable to be able to guess correctly on some of the songs. But then I am often surprised at which songs are, and are not, identified in the Blindfold Tests. Hopefully an early song/artist identification will lead to more detailed discussions of the songs, the soloists, the approach of the composer, etc. Have fun!

I sent the full link to you by email, which Noj provided to the entire group of those receiving downloads.

Bumping this up.

It will start on September 1. I will post it in the morning.

It is very special, and I am sure that I would have never heard it except for your BFT. To me, this is the ultimate of what the BFT can provide for us. I actually think it is a fun song to listen to, as well.

Jim, I have sent out the download for BFT #78 by private message to all members who requested it. I tried to send it to you twice, and both times a window popped up that said that you were unable to receive private messages. Are you storing the maximum number of private messages? How can I get the download link to you? Thanks, Bill

Now I have a shopping list. I like this BFT very much, and have none of the albums here. I will have to find many of these albums. #7 is very interesting to me now that I know who it is. I saw Nathan Davis live about eight years ago but he played no flute that evening. I did not identify Hampton Hawes or Jimmy Garrison, although I have heard many albums that each have played on. #10 is a revelation to me. I want to check out more of Bradford's music as a result of this track. #11. I have some Duck Baker albums, but not this one. I wonder why I did not identify him. I will have to go back and listen again. #14 is very interesting to me, and I will seek it out. #15 is surprising. I would never have guessed Leroy Jenkins. My Sun Ra guess was far off. This was a great listen, and I learned a lot from it. It is one of the best BFTs I have participated in.

I will buy it. I will send you a private message.

Or, like Thelonious Monk, you could hit the keyboard with your elbow.

Let's throw a virtual party to welcome The Magnificent Goldberg back to the board! I am glad that you are able to rejoin us, Allan!

Or the deliberate effects of some trumpet players--Bubber Miley, Cootie Williams, Rex Stewart, Lester Bowie, and others. I think that such growls and other effects would be considered unacceptable mistakes in classical music, but from an early day were considered desirable and even prized as techniques for jazz expression.

I believe that the Return of the 5000 Pound Man was also recorded pre-stroke, although perhaps released post-stroke. I saw him play that material live post-stroke. It was very moving. Producer Joel Dorn wrote a description of the last three Kirk albums, recorded for Warner Brothers. From what I remember about his writing, 5000 Pound Man was the first recorded, pre-stroke. Kirkatron was assembled from the leftovers of the 5000 Pound Man sessions. There wasn't enough there for another full album. So Kirkatron was finished off with pre-stroke live recordings from the Montreux Jazz Festival, which the festival organizers graciously made available. Boogie Woogie String Along For Real was recorded post-stroke, and the sessions were nearly impossible, according to Dorn. Kirk was in a lot of pain. He wrote that when Kirk left the studio after the last session, he knew he would never see Kirk again.

It occurs to me that it could be Eddie Harris on Varitone. Researching this possibility caused me to learn that the official Eddie Harris website looks cool, but is about impossible to use or gain any information from.

Is the Varitone player on #14 Sonny Stitt then? That is not based on my being able to identify his Varitone sound, but only from your comment that "you are not far off", and the fact that Stitt did record on Varitone sometimes. I do not know of any spiritual sounding recordings which Stitt did in the early 1970s with an all-European group, though.

I have sent a disc for September's BFT #78 to our leader, jeffcrom. Due to my problems with computer availability and general technical cluelessness, he is going to handle the downloads and discs for me, for which I am most grateful. Please let us know if you want a download or disc. There is no theme for this BFT. It is just a collection of recordings that I really enjoy. Unlike some BFTs, I think that some of the songs will be easy for some members to identify. Hope you enjoy it!

I heard Paquito play clarinet live, and he was quite good. A saxophone player who really knocked me out when he played clarinet live was Buddy Tate.

Oh, no! The best stuff always comes after 2 a.m.!

Internet Explorer.

I developed this problem yesterday. I can't use the View New Content feature as I get a screen that reads Organissimo Driver Error. Is anyone else having this problem?