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I'm so depressed about all these situation, because I really do my best to send anyone that asked BFT, while trying to do all the tihings by myself. Now, I must ask for help from members that got theirs discs in USA. It is not matter of price for post delievery service, but matter of time - it will take too long to do all that again from my country, and it is - as fact about not arriving can tell us - action with totaly unexpected results. So, help me pleaseee...

Knowing (both of usa, as well as other members also) how Cosy Cole sounded behind Hawk in that 1944 "Stompin' At The Savoy" session (he was r'nr' rhythm machine) - this session can be wall destructor.

At this time, would like to ask members, who hasn't got disc so far. Important note: I've sent CDs to all adresses provided me in emails.

Text that followes is probably more suitable for discography forum, but seing how many titles from live postwar dates remain unissued (most those recorded by Boris Rose) makes me think someone (Mosaic) should do that! 22 LP (16 CD) set issued by italian/japan record comanies cover only about half (if even smaller) dose. Many broadcast from fifties are only fragmented form (and it is known they exists), not to mention what possibly is not yet discovered.

Well... no... that's too unoriginal...

That scanning was trick one: tried to look downward not straight exactly at the lamp.

Crappy old HP scanjet 4V, and more sophisticated crap: HP scanjet 6300C.

Finally, something taken more recently, about month ago.

Improved technique for taking pictures. Improved my ears, also.

This was made with no digital camera. This was scanned me.

God knows what happened to Purtill... I can think of the exact date when, about 20 years ago I first heard Purtill doing drum solo on "Bugle Call Rag" - long, exciting drum solo. The record was badly worn LP from collection of my parents. Like those showmanship (included part of that solo), strong and very fast drumming, and using all devices in a drum kit. Later I learned it was take from some Miller Carnegie Hall concert. Still have that record, somewhere. As addition, once saw some film clip of Miller's band. Again, it was Purtill. Spot lights on, great scene. Comparible to Gene Krupa. It is interesting to point that Miller's band borrowed something from any other band. But the most noticeable thing is how they borrowed visual act from Lunceford big band.

Aaaaaa, that set. Pure history and pure joy.

About 3 CD box: is it Mr. B. box you're talking about, or...

No problem. I can't believe what I see: it took so long for delievery.

Jim, how about "became" word at the very same track (@ 2:34)...

Think no one guessed main solist on track 3. Track 10 is enigma, wait untill you hear! Track 14 - it's a boogie! How strange that trumpet style is not so easily recognizable today. Also 17 - is a "trick" track - the band sounds like someone's else band (Basie comes to mind, yes..., but it is not Basie). To be honest, I did not expect from anybody to guess track number 24. It is just for your listening pleasure.

And to add my two cents to discussion about female singers (I like comments about track 22) just listen perfect grace note (or triplet, or very individual phrasing) at track 21, 2:10 (“deep in a-a dream” line). How elastic, never lazy, but at the same time cool and smooth! And so f-r-a-g-i-l-e! Hard things to do at the same time. And with no sign of pretentiousness – so rare in today’s (even jazz) singing. I know, I’m old fashioned. I was born too old.

Now, many thanks for all of you people. I’m reading comments and had just really great time. You’ve guessed correctly almost everything until now. But I know that it would be very interesting to Jim to hear exact musicians and to read his own lines to track 7 and 12 one after another.

Yes, indeed. Hawk was among my favourite one (if I must choose from list that includes Chu, Hershel, Frog...) not because he was master of jazz, but because his individual aproach, his sense for contrasting, advanced harmonic sense, dynamic and hard swinging eight notes was, may I say, something different from his followers.

Right point! Not knowing what was name of the film, who except Allen in the world will use Teddy Wilson for background music (soundtrack). Very nice indeed!

Well, it can be: "From Swing to Bop and Beyond"

Hi people, Many thanks for answers, that almost were pefect... B-) Well, almost... we have to struggle around 2 or 3 tracks. And many thanks for Agustin, who almost guess theme of our BFT 20. Almost.

Speaking of labels from this one, mine is entirely on different one. Still, it is rare music to find these days.

Yes, I think I've heard "You Do Something To Me" as issued as Shaw's regular number, and probably have it somewhere. Anyway, it's a great tune. Probably I've heard Pat Lockwood and she sounded just like prewar type vocalist (no negative minded about that, I like sometimes to hear that type of singing).