randyhersom

If any moderators prefer not to have this thread used on their CD, I'll honor that and not post here. It's not real likely to catch on anyway, but you never know... Thanks for the feedback.

Well done DrJ. Gave my Americentric ass a good swift kick! I enjoyed it thoroughly and hope to get better. I really have trouble finding time for concentrated listening, so I'm not expecting too much of myself. I'll be playing the CD again for pleasure and it worked quite nicely as a radio show. Thanks to Jim and DrJ

Fun, but pretty humbling. Twenty years ago, I used to be able to be able to pick out musician, but that was quate a while ago. Track one solo guitar, old recording. No real clue. Track Two West coast sounding, trombone solo first. I admit to being influenced by some comments I'd read before receiving the dIsk. I'll guess JJ Johnson, Stan Getz, Lou Levy, Shelly Manne. Track 3. I'm guessing Bird on tenor with Max Roach, Curly Russell, Al Haig. I'm not terribly sure he recorded in tenor without Miles, but that's what I'm thinking. A very long track for Bird too, not obviously live. I think I'll back off on Bird. Hmm ... Max as a leader with Mobley or Rollins? Track 4 Definitely Jitterbug Waltz composed by Fats Waller. Was this on that Modern Jazz Society album that John Lewis put together? Getz, Bags? , I think someone other than Lewis on piano. Track 5. The solo intro makes me think Rollins, and nothing else is popping out. Major tenor chops, smooth and full of ideas. I'm thinking Horace Silver on piano. Track 6. I like the eastern sounding solo intro, and indeed the whole track. Not as percussive as I'd expect from Horace Tapscott, but his name entered my mind. Track 7. Mid period Art Pepper, perhaps? Meets the Rhythm Section? The more I listen the more I think Jay Mac instead. Jackie McLean. I know he recorded some with Pete LaRoca. My mind went back to a good bass solo, I think it was on this track. I thought of Wilbur Ware and Richard Davis, it sounds too late for Oscar Pettiford. Track 8. I'm thinking this is the Duke Ellington Jazz Violin Summit with Ray Nance, Svend and Stephane. I think one of them plays viola on the date. Track 9. Definitely a different concept of organ and guitar. I'll guess Grant Green, from Iron City with Larry Young miscredited as Big John Patton. Something about the organ sound calls to mind discussions of the organ sound on that album. If so, that's Ben Dixon on drums. Track 10. I like the Jones/Lewis big band for this one. Might be Billy Harper on tenor, Roland Hanna on piano. Very exciting arrangement. Track 11. Still a larger ensemble. Not all that many of them that sound this modern. Not as modern as most Gil Evans I've heard, but still feels too modern for Woody Herman. Very nice. Track 12. The piano starts out unusually chromatically. Not Cecil's style, but plenty of adventure. Maybe Jay Hoggard on marimba with Geri Allen? Hill and Hutch? Track 13. Taking us back in to the safe and familiar sound. The guitar calls to mind Metheny while no names pop out on the soprano. Maybe this is from the Joshua Redman album with Metheny, Wish. Track 14. When I think Jarrett, but don't hear vocalizations, I think Mehldau. Not all of this called up Jarrett for me, but some of it did. Relistening to track 7, I hear the phrase that called Pepper to mind, but I hear a whole lot more of Jackie Mclean's tenorlike tone.

I'd like to throw an additional and very optional wrinkle into the Blindfold tests. Anyone who wishes to may post their guesses/determinations of Group/Leader, Title, Composer and up to five musicians for each blindfold test track. On the honor system, what you post here must be typed or written down *before* viewing any threads discussing the blindfold test in questions, and without any use of references. No printed or internet research, not listening to another CD to help decide. After the tracks are revealed, if you are not sure an answer is correct, post a request for a ruling. For example, I personally would rule "correct" if you answered Sun Ra and the CD was Sun Ra and his Myth Science Cosmos Arkestra. I would rule incorrect however, if the guess was Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the answer was Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Anyone but the asker may rule and the decision of two of the first three rulers is final. No point penalty for incorrect guesses. I realize this will encourage some way off the wall guesses, and that's part of the fun. 5 Points each for Group/Leader, Title and Composer, one point for each of up to 5 musicians named correctly, which may include the leader. I suspect many others, like me, are already disqualified from guessing on Blindfold Test #1, so I'll be starting this out with Blindfold Test #2. Don't discuss the selections at all here. I don't want to take anything away from the other threads. Just post your guesses, than come back and tally and post your final score after the answers are revealed.

Yes Virginia, there is an RIAA.

The question is unclear, and perhaps unfairly limited. It sounds like the first item on the ballot is to allow the listener to somehow choose what will be on their blindfold test CD. Perhaps you meant to say the user would choose the distribution media, but that wasn't clear. In order to vote for the second option you must also vote for a 6-10 track limitation over the compilers option to include as many tunes as they would like. I have no problems with compiler and participant agreeing to a different distribution method than the norm. It is important that organissimo.org not participate in distribution. I would vote against any prior limitations on the compiler. I wouldn't object to an agreement that one board member listen to the disk for appropriateness and general interest before it is sent to everyone. We don't want press teams or devotees of other genres to have our street addresses just by asking.

I have been wanting to do this for a while, suggested it once and got soundly ignored. Thanks to whoever made it happen. Dan, count me in for the next round, and I'd love to create a CD a little later too. I'd hope that themes are at the option of the conductor, rather than required.

I think the yellow album you speak of is Extensions. I too got to see the Milestone Jazzstars tour and enjoyed it thoroughly. Horizon is a very underrated McCoy Tyner Milestone date. John Blake is wonderful on violin. What a body of work!

Matt Hopkins would love to have her visit the Philly club. Maybe her school can get involved in the School Scrabble championships next time around. We've had children as young as ten participate in sanctioned tournaments playing against adults. If you're interested I'll get you Matt's e-mail address.

Jim R - on the tournament scene, the way to even out the luck of the draw is to play enough games. It's not 100% effective, but in longer tournaments skill and word knowledge will rise to the top a large majority of the time. There is a variant called duplicate scrabble, popular in French language play, where everybody tries to find the highest score with the same letters. The highest scoring play gets made and letters are drawn to fill out the rack and shown to all. It's a very different game, and less strategic than one on one Scrabble. The luck is evened out, but it's not nearly as popular in the US. Boggle is a very common side event after hours at Scrabble tournaments. I'm good because I know a lot of words, but I have seen some jaw droppingly great Bogglers that I'm very lucky to steal an occasional round against. Thanks to all for the best wishes. Randy Hersom

I've qualifed for a couple of big invitational Scrabble tournaments recently. This weekend, August 16-18 is Scrabble All-Stars 2003. It will be shown as a one hour program on ESPN later this fall. October 21-24 is the World Scrabble Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both will be covered at www.scrabbleassociation.com . Any other Scrabble ® players out there? Randy Hersom

Two stars for The Intimate Ellington! Gee, it must be almost half as good as Kiss Alive!

Thanks all. Now to come up with some money ...

A German CD site was mentioned here. The name began with Z and was long. At the time they had bunches of Prestige boxes at great prices. Even if those boxes are gone, I still want to get to the site because of some other things they had. Thanks Randy

Hell Yeah! on the Adams/Pullen I'll add the complete Max Roach Quartet with Billy Harper. Seconds on the Complete Arista Anthony Braxton.

Haden is my favorite bassist. I realize that William Parker, Richard Davis and Ron Carter may be technically superior, but Haden gets to me. There are a few different reasons why. 1. Deep resonating soulful slow playing. Try Prayer from Keith Jarrett's Death and the Flower. 2. Bass that feels like strummed flamenco guitar, very Spanish feel. Hear Paul Motian's Tribute album. 3. Funky grooves that often incorporate #s 1 and 2. Ornette Coleman's Law Years from Science Fiction, Keith Jarrett's De Drums from Fort Yawuh.

CD Baby is rumored to be hooking up with EMusic.com. I'll keep an eye out for some of these CDBaby discs.

Trane's Body and Soul on Coltrane's Sound. McCoy's insanely beautiful piano intro gets some of the credit too.

As far as I know, Hope From Riker's Island is the only participation of Walt Dickerson on someone elses date (as producer). He never recorded as a sideman.

As far as suggestions, I think Walt Dickerson's To My Queen and Peace would be very interesting choices.

Ken McIntyre - Looking Ahead

David Murray - Shakill's Warrior McCoy Tyner - Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit from Enlightenment Lester Bowie - For Fela

Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Terence Trent D'Arby Aretha Franklin, Lorraine Ellison

Thanks, Jim, but the site disagrees with two other sources on Mose Allison's birthday. I share a birthday with Marvin Hannibal Peterson, Ernestine Anderson, Gunther Schuller and Mose Allison if my other two sources are right.

Number one by a huge margin Max Roach - Live in Tokyo also rans Anthony Braxton - Creative Orchestra Music 1976 (Arista) Max Roach Quartet live in Amsterdam non jazz Garland Jeffreys - Ghost Writer Thomas Jefferson Kaye - Thomas Jefferson Kaye & First Grade