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1. Mock Trad satirical tribute to Dick Cheney. Not that I have heard much of them but Squirrel Nut Zippers is my wild guess. 2. All bowed strings, willing to sound classical at times, but still an improvised feel to much of the lead voicing. Erik Friedlander? Maybe even Maxine Roach? 3. Not any Terje Rypdal I have heard before, but still might be Rypdal. I have heard some of the Threadgill Mosaic stuff that had the same flavor, so I'll make that my guess. Usually not more than one horn on a Rypdal unless it's orchestral. 4. Mellow mainstream tenor. The recording makes me think 80s or later, live album with an attentive crowd. I'll guess Eric Alexander. 5. The style is early Blue Note funk-jazz back when funk meant Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons rather than Stanley Clarke on electric bass. It could be Lee and Jackie or it could be later adherents of the style. I'll go with some generation of Horace Silver. 6. My first thought was an old-timer like Henry Red Allen or Ruby Braff playing in a slightly more modern setting. 7. If I keep guessing Joe Locke, someone will eventually play me some Joe Locke and I will be right! 8. Feels like Gato Barbieri in his more reserved moments. 9. That's a whole lotta horn. If it ain't In A Sentimental Mood, it's at least a blood relative. Can't see guessing anyone but Rollins. 10. Lyrical downtempo piano with exceptionally delicate accompaniment. Who takes it this slow this convincingly? Wild guess is Chris Anderson. 11. and a whole lotta bass. Familiar composition that I'm not putting my finger on right now, leaning toward Monk ... Richard Davis my best guess for the artist.

The Sun Ra and Mae Barnes were a great stumpers. Very enjoyable set.

You are right. I took an electronically enhanced peek and I definitely wasn't going there but now it makes perfect sense. Great choice.

Drumbo?

http://www.thejazzmann.com/reviews/review/mustard-pie-the-vortex-london-14-07-2010/ Pertinent to #3?

Nobody was really close to James Brown ... but the clue suggests a sideman closely associated with him (Bootsy, Bobby Byrd?) or maybe even his contemporary and counterpart elsewhere in the world, Fela Kuti. or Fred Wesley!

So #6 is actually James Brown (the JBs)?

1. Ornette from Body Meta or Of Human Feelings period. 2. Something familiar here. Sounds like Township jazz from South Africa. Dudu Pukwana, or Chris McGregor? 3. Mostly Drums. Not Max. Maybe Blakey. 4. Composition reminiscent of Harry Belafonte - maybe that's just a dispoportionate share of the calypso I've heard 5. Almost solo guitar but not quite. Who's the Brazilian guitarist I am trying to think of? Googling Brazilian Jazz Guitar gives me Baden Powell as the name I was trying to think of 6. Reminiscent of Maceo, except there's too much trumpet. Gil Evans? 7. On the sunny side of the street. Maybe Helen Humes 8. Bass and piano have a modern sound. Later Art Farmer? 9. Early Lee Morgan? 10. Joey DeFrancesco and Pat Martino? 11. Getz with Johnny Smith? 12. A bassist (or cellist) usually has to be the leader to get this much featured soloist time. Oscar Pettiford? 13. Jazz Messengers? Griffin and Golson come to mind for the effortless speed on tenor. 14. If it's Milt Jackson it has to be late in his career, they didn't record basses this way before the 70s. Perhaps an accomplished Criss Cross crew? 15. Guitarist who's not afraid to allow some rock influence back in. Bill Frisell is a possibility

Speaks well of a melody to be mistaken for Stevie Wonder. This is their finest moment. Is Gil's version commercially available?

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.