randyhersom

Thanks for jumping in, this is a really good set! 1. Kenny Dorham? 2. Teddy Charles? 3. Another lyrical, less brassy trumpet (or fluegelhorn?) to go with #1. I can't help myself. Guessing Art Farmer for the dozenth time. 4. Ellingtonian influence on the composition. Presence of good guitar may be a clue. Later Basie on Pablo, maybe? 5. Nice tenor ballad. Hmm, two different tenors? Feeling very clueless, James Carter? 6. Solo Piano. Maybe Roland Hanna? Steve Kuhn? 7. Guitar and bari grooving tough, unless its a bass sax. Ronnie Cuber? 8. More solo piano. Maybe Abdullah Ibrahim? 9. James Brandon Lewis? I know he has recorded with strings, not sure about the harp. The harp takes a solo that doesn't sound like a session musician, so maybe Brandee Younger? Alice Coltrane is also possible. 10. Beefy tenor leading a trio brings it back in. Handclaps are an interesting variation. Joshua Redman? (after reading responses) I really didn't like my Joshua Redman guess. Now that you called the sax skronky, I know it's wrong.

I like the mainly masters approach. I'm not a big fan of alternate takes, particularly when multiple versions are sequenced together. The Mary Lou Williams volumes are excellent. I had the Ellington material on a different 40CD PD box (through '47) but it's foundational and can't miss great, start with '38-'40.

Ah, JSngry's comment is not specific to 6.

This would be pretty deceptive if the player in question was no longer with us.

On 6, Trumpet featured all the way, so that seems to rule out Allen Lowe, Lester Young and Hank Mobley.

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The album Candy by Lee Morgan would be a good place to start. Also, the Clifford Brown Max Roach quintet - particularly Joy Spring.

I'll add Sylvie Courvoisier, Avishai Cohen, Ken Vandermark, Ava Mendoza (with Hamid Drake, and possibly part of Mayan Space Station led by William Parker) and Melvin Gibbs trio with Vernon Reid as notable jazz acts, the last two admittedly on the border. Mavis Staples is a highlight on the non-jazz side. Bob James wins the "never expected to see at Big Ears" vote - I doubt he's going to focus on the ESP-Disk material. Wonder if Mary Halvorson will be in Tomeka Reid's band. I won't be deciding until I know who's playing on what day(s). Just noticed Petra Haden sings King Crimson. That seems truly weird, and quite possibly wonderful!

1. Big Band featuring baritone sax. If I get it wrong, do I get a Mulligan? 2. I think this is two tenors, and one of them has that hard edged tone that got Lockjaw his name. Other must be Griff. 3. The two thoughts I had were George Coleman and Joe Henderson. Is it Eastern Rebellion? 4. Feels like Blakey on the drums. Not sure how many early Messengers units had both alto and tenor with trumpet. 5. I'll go with Sonny Rollins here 6. Maybe Cecil McBee? 7. I don't know any Max offhand with both soprano and tenor. Maybe Elvin Jones? 8. Mbira or Kalimba colors the ensemble strongly. We are paying tribute to Pharoah Sanders here. Kahil El-Zabar? 9. In Trane/Pharoah slow mode. Outro reveals Jeff Coffin is the sax, Leo Genovese, Victor Kraus, Jordan Perlson 10. Dee Dee Bridgewater? A Tapscott Arkestra would be my other thought. 11. Early Sun Ra? I think Dan will be able to hang through cut 5. Want to give the first five a try Dan?

The Image on Thomkeith.net was from the movie M*A*S*H during which a chant honoring a player was one of the more memorable lines. That player's number is part of the BFT number. No one called it "divine" but the following selections elicited mostly positive responses: 1. Straight No Chaser - Sweet Sixteen (1994) - Keptorchestra meets Steve Lacy with, among the others: Steve Lacy, Giannantonio De Vincenzo, Pietro Tonolo, Maurizio Caldura (sax), Marco Tamburini e Giampaolo Casati (tromba), Roberto Rossi (trombone), Marcello Tonolo (piano), Sandro Gibellini (chitarra) 2. Blues for Yna Yna - New York, New Sound (2003) - Gerald Wilson - Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn Jon Faddis, Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones, Jimmy Owens - trumpet Luis Bonilla, Benny Powell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson - trombone Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone, flute Jesse Davis - alto saxophone Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone Kenny Barron - piano Anthony Wilson - guitar Bob Cranshaw, Larry Ridley - bass Lewis Nash - drums 3. Lin's Garden - Traveling On (1996) - Ted Curson Bass – Ray Drummond Drums – Sylvia Cuenca Percussion – Daoud-David Williams, Everald Brown, Guilherme Franco, Richard "Congo" James Piano – Misako Kano Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Mark Gross Trumpet, Trumpet [Piccolo], Flugelhorn – Ted Curson 4. New York Calling - New York Calling (1974) - Jackie McLean & the Cosmic Brotherhood Jackie McLean – alto saxophone Billy Skinner – trumpet, arranger René McLean – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and bass clarinet Billy Gault – piano, arranger James Benjamin – bass Michael Carvin – drums 5. Summit - Apex (2010) - Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green Rudresh Mahanthappa – alto saxophone Bunky Green – alto saxophone Jason Moran – piano François Moutin – bass Jack DeJohnette – drums 6. Earthdance - Earthdance (1990) - Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band Jerry Gonzalez - trumpet, fluegelhorn, percussion Steve Berrios - drums, percussions Andy Gonzalez - bass Joe Ford - alto sax, soprano sax, flute Carter Jefferson - tenor sax Larry Willis - piano 7. John Coltrane - Kulu Se Mama (1965) - Welcome John Coltrane — tenor saxophone Elvin Jones — drums McCoy Tyner — piano Jimmy Garrison — double bass 8. Wadada Leo Smith - Ten Freedom Summers (2011) - Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964 Wadada Leo Smith - composer, trumpet Anthony Davis - piano John Lindberg - bass Pheeroan ak Laff drums Susie Ibarra - drums 9. Arthur Blythe - The Grip (1977) - Lower Nile Alto Saxophone - Arthur Blythe Cello - Abdul Wadud (did he sit this track out, or switch to percussion?) Traps - Steve Reid Percussion - Muhammad Abdullah Trumpet - Ahmed Abdullah Tuba - Bob Stewart 10. Dewey Redman - Musics (1978) - Need to Be Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone Fred Simmons – piano, cowbell Mark Helias – bass Eddie Moore – drums, saw, percussion

The other trumpets are Eddie Henderson, Sean Jones and Jimmy Owens.

On #2 I have a hard time believing the muted solo from 1:00 to 2:00 is Jon Faddis. There are little bits of low moan that make me lean toward Clark. Any more accomplished ears want to try to ID that soloist? Admittedly more polished and less passionate/quirky than you'd expect from Clark Terry.

Thanks for solving a mystery with your correct #1 ID. Somehow I got this track labeled as Plastic City, but your link showed Straight No Chaser as the bonus track in position #1. Thom, your superior ear picked out correct musicians in 7 of 10 tracks. Cayetano is the sultan of Sleuth. The whole world spotted Larry WIllis, but I'll have to listen to #2 to figure out how I sneaked Clark Terry past you all.

Newspapers.com finds a listing for a Jazz Vespers in Newark, NJ featuring Honi Gordon and Wayne Smith in 2014. Honi is mentioned in Wayne's obit in 2018. In 2002 she is honored by Essex County NJ, and her name is given as Meredith "Honi" Gordon Hillman. There's a steady stream of gig announcemnents through the 90's. Nuwber.com has a listing suggesting she is still alive: Meredith G Hillman from Cedar Grove, NJ Alias Ms Meredith G Hillman + 2 Female, 89. Born August 14, 1937

Well Sleuthed! Sideman with Cecil Taylor, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy and Andrew Hill. I met Ted and Marjo at WRTI in the seventies.