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On the Auger set, if I already have the old CD's on Atco and One Way, is there any updgrade features in this set, either packaging or sound quality? Have to assume an Oblivion Express box will follow if this does well enough. 'Streetnoise' alone justifies the cost of this set if you don't have it already.

Thanks T.D., so glad you got so much from it, that is rewarding for me! Happy New Year!

Thanks Mark, Happy New Year!

1 – It’s sort of OK, though not something I would ever reach for. Overstays its welcome with the static rhythms. And the piano solo is quite annoying. By the end, I have negative feelings about it. 2 – Joey DeFrancesco? Good, clean guitar solo. Same with the trumpet solo. Not as sold on the tenor player. Organ solo seems to have more fireworks than someone like McDuff would put in, but it’s not Charles Earland or Jimmy Smith. This track is a winner overall for me! 3 - To me, this is well-enough played background music, nothing that especially draws me to it. I don’t’ particularly like the trumpet solo, the other solos are better. I’m neutral on this cut. 4 – Sign me up for this one! Four masterful musicians. Could listen all day, like it a lot. Another winner. 5 – “God Bless The Child”. Not totally sold on the lead sax, though he’s not offensive, and he certainly can play. If anything, he soulfully overplays. Latter day Hank Crawford? Is this Gene Harris on piano? Not in love with it. I’m neutral on this cut. 6 – Old bebop song, I’m just going blank on the title because I’m old and tired. Don’t really like what they’re doing with the rhythm in places, it’s too static at times. I’m guessing this is post-1990 based on that. Horn solos are good, as is the piano introduction and the piano solo (despite the background chattering). Neutral on this one. 7 – This is most likely the “Felser Should Like This™ track”, and I sure do! The pianist does a mean McCoy Tyner/Joe Bonner/John HIcks, and the drummer does a mean Elvin Jones. Not sure on the tenor player, though I probably should be. If I don’t have this already, I need to try to take care of that right now. Tenor player actually reminds me of good Joe Lovano (there is some). Huge winner! 8 – No thanks in every way. Negative on this. 9 – Good stuff, well played. Nothing life-changing but settles into the positive column for me. 10 – This was likely the which may have been the “Felser Will Not Like This™ track”, but I actually am enjoying it well enough. Ellington piece done by a later repertory group? Positive column for me. 11 – Good stuff. Sounds like a 60’s Blue Note date recorded at Van Gelder Studios. Freddie Hubbard? This could also be the “Felser Should Like This™ track”, though I still favor #7 as the odds-on choice. Anyways, outstanding playing, and surely I own this already, but if I don’t, I need to. Huge positive. So the accounting, the best Felser score ever for a Dan Gould BFT! Positive-6 neutral-3 negative-2 No idea what the theme is, greatly look forward to the reveals/correct guesses on especially 7, 11, but also 2.4 Thanks Dan!

Thanks to all who participated! Happy New Years! BFT 225 Reveal 1 – LaBelle “Phoenix (The Amazing Flight of a Lone Star)” from ‘Phoenix” Epic 1975 2 – George Benson “The Gentle Rain” from ‘Beyond The Blue Horizon’ CTI 1971 3 – Flora Purim “Case Forte” from ‘Stories to Tell’ Milestone 1974 4 – Stanley Turrentine “Vera Cruz” from ‘The Sugar Man’ CTI 1975. Also available as a bonus cut on expanded CD of ‘Salt Song’ CTI 1971. 5 – Johnny Mathis “Maria” from ‘Faithfully’ Columbia 1959 6 – The Pharoahs “Freedom Road” from ‘Awakening’ Scarab 1971 7 – Laura Nyro “Money” from ‘Smile’ Columbia 1976 8 – Jessica Williams “Heather” from ‘Live at Yoshi’s Vol. 1’ MaxJazz 2004 9 – John Klemmer “Free Love” from ‘Impulse Artists on Tour’ Impulse 1974 10 – Michael White “John Coltrane Was Here” from ‘Spirit Dance’ Impulse 1972 11 – David Axelrod “Holy Thursday” from ‘Songs of Innocence’ Capitol 1968 12 – Rotary Connection “Last Call For Peace” from ‘Peace’ Cadet Concept 1968 13 – Terry Callier “Alley-Wind Song” from ‘I Just Can’t Help Myself’ Cadet 1973 14 – Teena Marie “Light” from ‘Starchild’ Epic 1984

Yes.

RIP. Liked the Ian & Sylvia records on Vanguard a lot.

Great news, thx!

I'm in if it's on CD.

After 50 years at this, I do have a sense of what is likely to work for me and what isn't. The rhythmic foundation of much of the music changed 30-40 years ago, and most of that new foundation has lost me. Tyner/Garrison/Jones and Hancock/Carter/Williams and Burrell/Brown/Harris works great for me, and so does Rodgers/Edwards/Thompson, but from Harmolodics to M-Base to Hip-Hop, I'm largely out. In theory, my loss, but not in practice. Life offers limited time and limited finances, and I want to spend mine wisely.

So glad you enjoyed it - I also love that first tune! (would make a great addition for the repertoire of a certain New England jazz trio).

I saw him twice, both in the second half of the 70's. Once in the duo with Chick Corea at the Tower theatre, the other time with VSOP at the Temple Ambler Music Festival. Both were very good, neither was an all-time memory for me.

Just watched the Patrick Stewart version of 'A Christmas Carol', a holiday tradition for our family (as is 'It's a Wonderful Life').

I hope it is!

Still teaching at UCLA? Had his 54th wedding anniversary this year, good for him. 82 years old, a life well-lived, behind the keyboards and otherwise.

Same here. I like Feldman and Previte quite a lot quite often.

Website also indicated that out of stock items for this offer would be filled with "similar items". Reminds me of the very early 70's Record Club of America scheme, where, if they were out of stock on an item you ordered, they just sent something else instead. But in this case, hard to go too far wrong. BTW, I also ordered the Crispell in my bunch. Coxhill gets so weird so often, I shied away from his titles.

Have gleefully started in. Levy really is a remarkable writer.

I also ordered 12: all of the Steve Lacy's, the Don Preston, the 70's one with Gunther Hampel, and three others just as curiosities. Will see what the fill rate is, but I can't go too far wrong with $27.60 to a good cause.

OK got it. ID of #11, and correct! I thought it was a response to mjazzg having not listened yes. And you have NOT overposted! The best gift someone presenting one of these BFT's can get is someone else really digging and responding to some of the music. Thank you so much!

Please enlighten the rest of us, the ignorant masses!

Current ID summary Fully ID'd - 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14 Artist and song ID'd, need album - 3,13 Artist ID'd, need song and album - 12 No ID - 11 (pretty surprised, it's not that obscure)