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It does that.

I'm a near-lifelong Christgau fan, but jazz has never been his strongest area. He did get me to give Sonny Rollins - G-Man a chance, and I agree with his A+ there.

1. Some similarity to Monday Michiru but it's not her voice. What I have heard of Moor Mother was edgier than this, but I have no better guess. Unless it's Amina Claudine Myers. 2. Gerald Wilson? 3. More mellow trumpet (or Fluegelhorn?) Lee and Wayne? 4. Band sounds bigger than a sextet, but the feel is Blue Note boogaloo. If I knew of sixties Horace Silver recording with a larger band I might hazard him as a guess. 5. Nobody Wants You When You're Down and Out. Gentle and understated for much of the song, but gets to belting it out by the end. Maybe Joe Williams? 6. Sounds like tenor quartet plus congas. Maybe Willis Jackson? 7. Jazztet? 8. Stanley Turrentine? 9. Could this be Randy Weston? 10. Big Band Diz? 11. Blue Note era Joe Henderson? 12. Azar Lawrence - Bridge Into the New Age, from album of the same name. 13. Reminds me of a Matthias Lupri CD I have somewhere. Atmospheric. 14. Nice modern vibes and guitar groove, a little more traditional hard bop based than the previous track. Tisiji Munoz?

Actually I was thinking of the Five Spot re-creation, the Dolphy role was filled by Donald Harrison. Marcus Strickland impressed on Bass Clarinet when I saw New Jawn at Big Ears.

1. Intricate and lively. I don't hear piano or guitar, but do hear bone and tuba and sax, ruling out WSQ and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy. A little more inside than Julius Hemphill's larger bands. 8 Bold Souls? 2. Jackie McLean? 3. Good fusion with synth and skronky guitar. I'll say this is from this century. Dave Fiuczyinski? 4. Has a Blue Note feel, but I'm guessing The Cookers rather than the Jazz Messengers. 5. Live date, sounds like soprano and alto front line. Seventies spiritual jazz vibe. Maybe Elvin Jones? 6. Art Pepper? 7. Really impressive high range playing at the beginning, I suspected sopranino sax until the opening solo headed toward the lower part of soprano sax range. Jane Ira Bloom? 8. This reminds me of Christian McBride's New Jawn, but they don't have a piano. Trying to remember if their Bass Clarinet (doubling on sax I think) is the same one that did the Dolphy Bee Hive re-creation, as the Dolphy influence is clear here. But I don't think the tune is a Bee Hive tune. 9. Reggae harmonica! I'm way too clueless to guess but I usually try anyway. Sly and Robbie?

Prophet is on Bandcamp, complete with a link to "Contact Sun Ra". Anybody want to click it? https://sunra-mh.bandcamp.com/album/prophet

I appreciate how modern Mary Lou sounds here, for someone who made their first record in the 1920s. It's by no means the most modern sounding track on the album.

A seventies Sun Ra gig in the Germantown (Manayunk?) section of Philly where where the band went through the audience hugging people.

1. Amazing Grace with bowed bass, drums and high woodwinds imitating a traditional bagpipes rendition. Vinyl source. Very striking. It can't actually be Rufus Harley, can it? 2. Ain't Misbehavin' with a Ben Webster feel. 3. Bone with strings and orchestral woodwinds. Melody similar to In a Sentimental Mood, but also calls up Body and Soul and My One and Only Love. J. J. Johnson? 4. Red Garland comes to mind. 5. Monk's Misterioso, also could be Red Garland. 6. Straight ahead piano with electric bass. Mary Lou Williams? Zoning? The other thought I had was the Brian Melvin trio with Jaco. 7. Latin percussion, nice groove. Stylistically, more retro than I would expect from Jerry Gonzalez. Not as retro as I would expect from Clare Fischer. I'll try Clare Fischer anyway. 8. Big band with marimba. Live recording. Maria Schneider? 9. Twisty theme. Tenor, alto and bone front line. Slide Hampton? 10. Illinois Jacquet? 11. Shirley Scott with Lockjaw? 12. Dexter Gordon? 13. Stanley Turrentine? 14. On a Clear Day, but not quite. If it's an alto that sounds like a tenor,that makes me think Jackie McLean. 15. Rosemary Clooney? Sounds like celeste. 16. Ahmad Jamal? ... Sure hate missing a Randy Weston. Well done, Felser.

You snuck a couple of my favorites by me. I really liked that Gerry Niewood album on Horizon when it came out, and have used Michael Howell on my own BFT.

Looks like the CD was recorded first in February, including David Ornette Cherry, and was being presented in concert in November.

Is That This? https://www.discogs.com/release/26075491-Ethnic-Heritage-Ensemble-Spirit-Gatherer-Tribute-To-Don-Cherry

I think I'm going to do way worse on your BFT than you did on mine! 1. I'll try Scolohofo here 2. Borders on smooth. Not sure if that's a soprano or a harmonica. Toots Thielmanns? 3. Bright optimistic sax theme with electric piano. Makes me think of the BlackJazz label. Maybe Calvin Keys? 4. Before there was smooth, there was ... well, not enough trumpet to be Herb Alpert. Maybe Quincy Jones? 5. Kinda feels like a Black and Blue session. Howard McGhee? 6. Fletcher Henderson is my first thought. Can't rule out very early Duke Ellington or even thirties Louis Armstrong. 7. Django usually comes with a fiddle, but this could be an exception. 8. Nicely integrated strings. Bud Shank? 9. Stanley Turrentine? 10. Hank Crawford on CTI? No that's a tenor. Joe Henderson on Milestone? 11. Possibly Herbie Mann. 12. Pretty sure it's Gary Burton, but don't know the sax. 13. Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith? 14. This makes me think even more of Joe Henderson on Milestone?

Congrats on retirement, and thanks for the detailed comments. You were the first to recognize Marion Brown.

1. Lush Life - Ken McIntyre from Hindsight (Steeplechase 1974) Billy Strayhorn Composer, Ken McIntyre Bassoon, Kenny Drew Piano, Bo Stief Bass, Alex Riel Drums 2. A Child is Born - Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Big Band from Consummation (Solid State 1970, Blue Note, Mosaic) Thad Jones trumpet, Mel Lewis drums, Roland Hanna piano, Snooky Young – trumpet, Danny Moore – trumpet, Al Porcino – trumpet, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, Eddie Bert – trombone, Benny Powell – trombone, Jimmy Knepper – trombon,e Cliff Heather – bass trombone, Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, alto flute, Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, flute, Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, Richard Davis - bass. Composition credited to Thad Jones, but likely written by Roland Hanna 3. How Are Things in Glocca Morra - Sonny Rollins from Sonny Rollins Vol. 1 (Blue Note 1957) Sonny Rollins tenor, Donald Byrd trumpet, Wynton Kelly piano, Gene Ramey bass, Max Roach drums 4. Until the Real Thing Comes Around - Gene Ammons from 1951-1953 (Chronological Classics) 5. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing - Mal Waldron and Marion Brown from Songs of Love and Regret (Free Lance 1987) composed by Billy Strayhorn, Waldron piano, Brown alto sax 6. Where or When - Don Byas from On Blue Star (EmArcy 1947-1952) Byas tenor sax 7. Tenderly - Eric Dolphy from Far Cry (Prestige 1962) Dolphy alto sax 8. Over the Rainbow - Dizzy Gillespie from Birks Works (Savoy 1957) Austin Cromer vocal, Dizzy Gillespie, Talib Daawud, Lee Morgan, Ermit V. Perry, Carl Warwick - trumpet; Melba Liston - trombone, arranger; Al Grey, Rod Levitt - trombone; Ernie Henry, Jimmy Powell - alto saxophone; Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone; Billy Root - baritone saxophone; Wynton Kelly - piano; Paul West - bass; Charlie Persip - drums 9. Solitude - Earl Hines from Plays Duke Ellington Volume II (Master Jazz 1972, New World) Hines Piano 10. Theme from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Ornette Coleman from Soapsuds, Soapsuds (Artists House 1977) Coleman Tenor Sax, Charlie Haden bass 11. Pretty Beauty - Andrew Cyrille from Lebroba (ECM 2017) Wadada Leo Smith trumpet, Cyrille drums, Bill Frisell guitar 12. Makaya Makaya Makaya - Mongezi Feza, Johnny Dyani, Okay Temiz from Music for Xaba Vol. 2 (Sonet 1972) Feza trumpet, Dyani bass, Temiz drums 13. Dexi - Horace Parlan from Happy Frame of Mind (Blue Note 1963) Johnny Coles Trumpet, Parlan Piano, Booker Ervin Tenor Sax, Grant Green - guitar, Butch Warren - bass, Billy Higgins - drums 14. Rocket - Wadada Leo Smith, Vijay Iyer, Jack DeJohnette from Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday (ECM 2022) Smith trumpet, Iyer organ, DeJohnette drums 15. Medicine for a Nightmare - Sun Ra from Angels and Demons at Play (Saturn 1956, Impulse) Sun Ra - Piano, Electric Piano, Art Hoyle - Trumpet, Julian Priester - Trombone, John Gilmore - Tenor Sax, Pat Patrick - Baritone Sax, Wilburn Green - Electric Bass, Robert Barry - Drums, Jim Herndon - Tympani 16. Odwalla - Art Ensemble of Chicago from Bap-Tizum (Atlantic 1972) Lester Bowie: trumpet, percussion, Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion, Joseph Jarman: saxophones, percussion, Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, percussion, Don Moye: drums, percussion

Obsequious is an all time favorite tune. Hope they play it at Big Ears.

Last minute folks please note. I will be dropping the reveal a couple days early so I don't have to worry about it from Big Ears.

Not Paul Smoker on 12. The trumpet on 14 is Wadada Leo Smith, but the track is not part of the Yo Miles series.

Correct ID. I did play it because I liked it.

Except for the part about being right! I'm not always in the mood for the extreme tartness Dolphy and Ornette can bring to the table, but have learned to appreciate, and there are times when it's just right for me. And I love Charlie Haden, without Ornette there would be less Charlie Haden to enjoy. Like Dan I tend to like tenors more than altos. Just not always the same tenors. Remaining sleuthing (or waiting for Tim Webb or JSngry) to be done: Artist on 1 - tune IDed co-leader on 5 Tune, drummer and full name of trumpeter on 12 tune and all musicians on 14 (trumpeter has been narrowed down) Well done so far, Organissimo Forum!

I'm OK with that. Will be ripping right away. I have ordered.

Well done on the IDs. 11 and 15 (tune) not IDed by anyone yet. I make a point of not reading the thread until I make my first guess, would say that sharing what you know should not rain on anyone's parade. Some people hide a link behind the word "this" to insure that only people who are ready to know find out. Cartoons and early jazz have had a long and somewhat symbiotic relationship. Frequent use in Looney Tunes probably didn't get Fletcher Henderson many gigs, but may have financially benefitted his later years. I had to look up the Bob Clampett reference. You could choose to word it as animated, or cartoonish. I'll go with the former. I do like this version, but Joe Lee Wilson remains my go-to version of Over the Rainbow.