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Very interesting guy, not easily pigeonholed.

Cher Sonny Bono Sonny Rollins

Just discovering her right now courtesy of a set on one of the unmentionable PD labels. She had a stunning voice and impeccable phrasing, was quite beautiful, yet seems mostly forgotten (it took me 43 years to hear of her), had major issues and a tragic existence, and was dead by suicide at 28, Fascinating article on her here: https://lonesomebeehive.wordpress.com/2011/05/04/rock-n-roll-suicide-beverly-kenney-1932-1960/ Any other love for her on the board?

@Jim. I'm not totally sure what I mean by "hip-hop" either, but it seems to largely be a rhythmic thing. I always think of the below album review by Robert Christgau, his comment about which rhythms feel like life to you. I enjoy that big Arrested Development album from the early 90's, enjoy "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash, enjoy a lot of house music and freestyle music from the late 80's, but don't really care for the Rucker stuff all that much (I will relisten), or for the whole rhythmic concept of almost all the black music I have heard the past 25 years. So I don't know what I am looking for or looking to avoid! 'Course maybe I'm just old . Tongue in Chic [Atlantic, 1982]This is their groove album. Maybe their throwaway album as well, yet I enjoy it fine, because I get from Chic what devotees of Memphis soul used to get from Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Which group you prefer is partly a matter of which rhythms feel like life to you, of course, so I'll add that like New York these are pretty swift. I'll also add that their in-concert theme song makes me wonder what the live album might be like. A-

What a brilliant remark! MG True that on the Washington album, and I could have edited into a strong single CD, but I did enjoy it. Does not surprise me to see his spiritual source, or that he is from the L.A. scene. That scene has been the only place that seems to generate the type of spiritual recordings that moved me in the 70's. From the Tapscott/UMGAA/Nimbus West musicians to the Build An Ark collective, to this. If I really like (but don't love) the Washington, and really don't like hip-hop, what do I want to explore next? I've pretty well exhausted the recordings by the other L.A. people I mentioned.

That CD set just arrived in my mailbox today, and I now look more forward than ever to hearing it, for better and/or for worse.

1 – Superior example of the whole 60’s boogaloo beat thing. Very pleasant indeed, and I would not be surprised if I own this somewhere. 2 – And this sounds so familiar, I’m sure I must own it somewhere. Top notch. I’m sure I’ll kick myself when I find out what it is. 3 – Good modern mainstream. Really enjoying this so far. Again, would not be shocked if I owned this somewhere. I have been listening to a lot of non-jazz the past few years, so my memory banks are getting foggy, but this is a Monk composition, and the tenor player sounds like a substantial name. 4 – Well played, but ultimately not of interest to me. 5 – The harmonica ultimately throws me off. Again, five years ago, I could have named the tune, a well-known jazz standard, but time and age are making me dull. I assume it is Toots Thielemans on harmonica just because I don’t know who else would be playing it in this sort of JATP context. 6 – Predates my window of interest. 7 – Again, a well-known cut that I’m sure I must have somewhere. Has the Bud Powell thing DOWN. 8 – “Willow Weep for Me”. I know this one, Phil Woods from ‘Music Du Bois” with Jaki Byard. Absolutely wonderful in every respect. 9 – Morbidly fascinating, they all seem to be playing different songs, yet it kept my interest, and the trumpet player really caught my ear. Quite curious to find out what this one is/was. 10 – Very very good pianist, though for solo piano, I more do the whole Keith Jarrett sort of thing. I really enjoyed this guy’s left hand. Another tune I know but am not identifying. 11 – See #4. 12 – This is the kind of solo piano stuff I more get into. Interesting contrast exercise with 10/11/12 showing three very disparate approaches to solo piano. 13 – This is not the “best” cut on the BFT (2 and 8 far surpass it), but it is the most interesting to me. Has to be from the mid 70’s (say ’73-’76), and for all its garishness in places, such as the so-very-awkward mellotron and vocal overdubs, it is right in my wheelhouse. It’s also the sort of thing that I excitedly wait for the reveal on, run out to amazon, see that the cheapest CD copy is $47.95, and ultimately end up passing onL. I often think of the Bridgewater brothers playing on this sort of thing, and the trumpet and tenor styles on this would seem to fit that assertion. Bill, great BFT, thanks. Both an enjoyable listen and I’m sure will prove to be a fun learning experience! Like you, I find it enjoyable when the cuts can eventually be identified over the course of the month. I anxiously await the reveals, especially on #13, and #9.

No need for defense, I love your BFT's!

The best part of a BFT experience for me is if I am knocked out by a new name, and am able to easily find affordable stuff by them. Masabumi Kikuchi was the ultimate example of this for me, but there were also some things on Stefan Wood's last BFT that fit the bill. But stuff I find unlistenable by names I've never heard of is the worst part of a BFT experience, so it's all a mixed bag. Another frustration is discovering a new name whose music sounds great, but then finding out it's only available on an $80 album that went out of print in 1974, or whatever.

The long tests with a lot of cuts can be daunting to me. If there are fewer cuts, I don't mind if they run long. Better a 120 minute BFT with 12 cuts than a 95 minute BFT with 20 cuts. If I don't like a cut, and don't really have much to say about it, I often don't listen to the whole cut, I may page forward to see if anything changes drastically, and if not, I move on. I would be in favor of 80 minutes max (I limit mine to that - one disc), though I got a lot out of Jeff's three-headed BFT and homeintheforest's 2 disc BFT.

Go with the Atlantic Years set. Far superior sound and packaging, and three more albums, all for $10. That being said, all of the good stuff is on the first five albums to my ears. Superior early fusion, before it became so formulaic (as it does on the later albums in this box - the Cobham/Duke is expertly played goofy garbage).

I have the box, the sound quality is outstanding. It is a totally legit release, so if the musicians aren't getting royalties from this for some reason, they won't get it from anything. I agree that the earliest albums are the strongest,and the last one is pretty dismal. But as a package, this can't be beat, especially for the under $20 going price. I love the whole series of EMI-related label boxes, have a LOT of them, and have NEVER been disappointed in any way with any of them.

YMMV greatly. Mine does.

I'm not a big fan of either (the vocalizing is hideous to me), but will pick up both for ole times sake. Time and place, ya know?

The Billie Harris album is great Nimbus West stuff.

This is the better way to get the Groundhogs albums 1&keywhttp://www.amahttp://www.amazon.com/Thank-Christ-Groundhogs-Liberty-1968-1972/dp/B003P6BB5E/ref=sr_1_1? and this is the better way to get the Hathaway albums s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1456628434&sr=1-ords=groundhogs+thank+christzon.com/Someday-Well-All-Be-Free/dp/B0036FB9JC in both cases, far superior packaging and sound quality for $5 to $10 more. Those OAS sets are great as low-cost introductions, but not too good for permanent collections of artists you care about.

I have the Jam Sessions box available if someone wants a good deal on it. It's fine, but my tastes being what they are, I'm never going to listen to it again.

Wow, never heard of her or it. Would be more rewarding than the 5th or 6th repackaging of some Wes/Oscar/Ella side.

only this time as digital downloads....

Yes, I bought it.

Pm sent on McCoy Tyner - Mosaic Select $35

sounds great to me, DL please!

Thanks to all, sound like great suggestions, and I will investigate. Yes, my interest is definitely prior to 1975. Fusion was mostaly a formulaic mess by then, was incredibly exciting at times 3-5 years earlier.

So I really love the late 60's/early 70's Terumasa Hino stuff, and now have totally fallen for the Masabumi Kikuchi albums from the same period. What related recordings would I really like that might be reasonably available and reasonably priced?

Does not play the tracks on my work PC. I'll try on my home PC later today. OK, second time in it did start playing tracks. But I had waited 15-20 seconds the first time in, so I guess I am hitting whatever issue Dan hit.