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Debarge - Time will reveal

# 2 has defeated Shazam and SoundHound. You should be proud!

After playing the beginnings of each track of few of Stefon Harris and Matthias Lupri albums, and doing the same with a few other tracks of the correct album I gave up and shazammed track 4. Boy am I embarrassed. The composition is a standard, but not Naima, and the lead voices are well known. I skipped over any standards on the correct album because I though it wasn't one. (a few hours later) Aaaargh again. Either that or Shazam sucks at jazz. That is the case. Never mind. Still clueless. (and then a few minutes later) Shazam got it on second try. I am familiar with the artist but would never have guessed him. I am familiar with the other lead voice but would never have guessed him. Quite Lovely.

Just noticed the quiet ooh oooooh ooh background vocals on 1. Before that I was thinking mainstream bass/piano duo influenced by Jarrett, but the pair could come out of another genre, Their chops are for real. Now I know why someone took a shot with Nascimiento. New weird guesses - Esperanza Spaulding or Buster Williams.

Joe Locke did record Naima with Geoffrey Keezer, but #4 isn't that. I am not all that sure the tune is Naima, but there are similarities to my ears.

Good Listening. A lot of a Maiden Voyage downtempo Blue Note vibe. The more adventurous tracks 2 and 3 moved that mood into a freer style, and even the sax blowout on 5 was in the context of a latin groove that was almost fifties West Coast. 1 florid, Chris Anderson? 2 Thought of Leo Smith and Matt Shipp on New Orbit, but there's a sax. Sounds like some of the players may tend toward freebop, but are playing a little more inside here. I'll guess Shipp, but not Leo. 3 Paul Bley crossed my mind here 4 Joe Locke and Frank Kimbrough? I think the tune is Naima, which might make Jay Hoggard a better guess. 5 George Adams meets Shorty Rogers (not that I think such a thing exists, lol). A whole lot of West Coastish thoughts went out the window when the sax came in! Not aware of any session with Geroge Adams and timbales, can't imagine this is Gil Evans, theme comes off too traditional for Gil. Any latin bandleaders like Omar Sosa that offer a mix like this? Kinda like that Robert Glasper that led off another recent BFT. 6 Feels Blue Note until the fadeout - don't really expect fadeouts from Blue Note. Still I'll let the LP surface noise influence me and guess Lee Morgan. 7 I thought it was cello ot bowed bass at the beginning, but I'm convincing myself it's an accordion or related instrument played with exceptional touch and subtlety. If it's Galliano I would be surprised if he is the leader. Slight possibility it's an ECM date with a different accordion. Wild shot - Paolo Fresu. 8 Has a Wayne Shorter feel 9 Helen Merrill? 10 Gorgeous ballad trumpet and flute. I was reminded of Billy Hart's Amethyst album and went back to listen to a track of that. While looking for it I came a cross Sonny Fortune's name and I think thats a better guess. 11 I always have to try a guess even when I feel pretty clueless. Jane Ira Bloom? After listing to the first track of Amethyst, I think that's the band for #7 with Mark Feldman's violin and Dave Fiucyzinski's guitar being the sounds I mistook for an accordion.

Is it possible to debate and enlighten entirely through song choices? Want To Try?

Checked a few tracks out on Spotify - nice date!

An important song to me growing up was What is Truth, emotional support as I was developing independent thinking through adolescent rebellion. Older guy sings: Old Man, could it be that the girls and boys are trying to be heard above your noise? And the lonely voice of youth cries out What is Truth Hell Yeah!

I almost threw Taylor Ho Bynum out there as a guess.

The classic Sunny from Live is getting a lot of replay here.

Some random wild guesses on 3: Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, modern Mingus influenced units like Fight the Big Bull or Mostly Other People Do the Killing. I would expect more solo space from an Anthony Braxton, Leo Smith or Evan Parker date. On 1, anybody like any of the pianists from the Latin side of jazz, say Hilton Ruiz or Omar Sosa?

All about the bass My first exposure to this tune was when the leader was a sideman

Lovin' a BFT that loves bass! Is the bassist the leader on 7, and did he also record the the tune as a sideman? (these are electronically enhanced questions)

2 is Just a closer walk with thee. I think the intro is cello and bass. no idea on artist

Liking this one much more than the first Summusic batch and it led me to check out a few that you posted in between and enjoying those. I do tend to prefer those without vocals.

Title subject of a Jimmy Webb song

Sumi Tonooka. I saw her duet with a female singer in the seventies in Philly on Race Street that was fabulous. I have conjectured since then that the singer might have been Rachelle Ferrell, but have never been able to confirm.

When was your experience Bill? I saw a good one but understand he was an erratic performer early in his career.

A fabulous body of work. I've Been Working from His Band and Street Choir is a personal favorite. Well deserved.

My favorite bassist is whoever's playing with Walt Dickerson. Particularly on the Steeplechases he always draws out creativity and lyricism from his bassists. Lisle Atkinson never did anything else close to the profound contributions he makes to Peace. Rudy McDaniel's exquisite electric bass guitar cuts anything he would do in the next decade after changing his name to Jamaladeen Tacuma. And Richard Davis was the greatest, I have been waking up to Divine Gemini since I discovered CD alarm clocks. Other highlights are Charlie Haden on Prayer, a duet from Keith Jarrett - Death and the Flower. Buster Williams playing throughout Mary Lou Williams - Free Spirits, and Juni Booth's propulsive groove on McCoy Tyner's Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit from Enlightenment.

Yes it is me.

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From which Al Harewood, Dick Berk, Joe Bonner and Jackie Cain seem like names of particular interest to me that were not mentioned so far. I am largely unfamiliar with the European scene.

Do you mean the version that's on this recent reissue from Jonathan Horwich? Affirmative!