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1. Max Roach Quartets are my first thought, and would lean toward Odean Pope over Billy Harper. But it isn't totally obvious that the drummer is Max. The theme sounds like what Billy was doing with Woody Shaw. But no trumpet, two tenors, and that would swing it toward Elvin. Then there are the vocal exhortations, which don't match up to either. I'm going with Elvin. 2. A less obviously drummer led track, but my thoughts still run to Chambers, Higgins and Hart. Joe Chambers? 3. Nice expressionistic track. Something about it made me think of Ellery Eskelin, although I required Wikipedia to actually remember his name. 4. Multiple worldless vocals and electric piano, with funky bass clarinet. Donald Byrd, early in his fusion phase? 5. Solo Piano. Chick Corea? 6. This makes me think of the album Very Saxy with Arnett Cobb, 3 other tenors and an organ rhythm section. Could be an organ led date, though. 7. Maybe New Air with Cassandra Wilson - my other thought was Jazzmeia Horn. 9. Is this the Piano Choir on Strata-East? 10. Delicious piano-vibes duet. Joe Locke and Frank Kimbrough? 11. Latin big band. No Idea. 12. Could be British or other European Jazz-Rock unit. Mike Westbrook? 13. Quite a mix of musical elements and styles. Karin Krog? The only thing I know on American Clave is Kip Hanrahan, and that kinda fits 11.

Distinctive.

You are correct!

This was one of the greatest straight lines of all time, and I can no longer resist. Apologies in advance. It's OK TTK. Everybody Plays the Fool!

I guess I have to Strain a little harder. It does have a certain Verve.

Nothing here matches the track timing: https://www.discogs.com/release/669736-Gil-Mell%C3%A9-The-Andromeda-Strain-Original-Electronic-Soundtrack

Lots of new Jamaladeen Tacuma dropped on Bandcamp recently (25 releases now listed), including a previously unreleased trio with Khan Jamal and duets with Mary Halvorson. Four of the Grammavision releases are included. Although I haven't kept up with all of his releases, I was aware of him before his first sideman date was even released. Walt Dickerson brought a prerelease pressing of his second Steeplechase date, Serendipity to WRTI while I was there and spoke highly of the young electric bassist on the date, then credited as Rudy McDaniel. After that he went on to a 12 year association with Ornette Coleman's Prime Time. This previous thread discusses a tribute album he did to Ornette: The download price on all that I have looked at is $15 US, a little high, but I still may go for three items. The aforementioned Khan Jamal trio and two by Free Form Funky Freqs, a trio with Vernon Reid and G Calvin Weston. I'll mention another Bandcamp release that's slightly related in passing. A college years acquaintance of mine, keyboardist Jim Kost recorded a disc of duets with G. Calvin Weston entitled Stone Church. Tends toward fusion with a touch of prog rock, but I enjoy it. Any thoughts on Jamaaladeen Tacuma?

Two (or more) different worlds are one!

Milt Buckner on #1?

Hank Marr on 1?

Genre fluid! 1. Bill Doggett and Illinois Jacquet are the names that come to mind 2. The Hi-Los? 3. Dense, possibly not improvised. Hugh Masekela? 4. House music (maybe trip-hop) meets fifties-ish west coast jazz? Is it a remix? Giuffre or Collette? 5. Not a lot of organists come anywhere near this musical region. Alice Coltrane? 6. Rabih Abou-Khalil is my guess, maybe not, there's some electronics going on here, suggests something later. 7. Leaning toward Archie Shepp for the sax, don't know the poet. 8. Al Hibbler with a younger band?

Not commercially released.

Jay Hoggard and Anthony Davis MJQ Live recordings of Joe Locke with Cecil Taylor Joe Locke and Frank Kimbrough

Hugh Ragin was the big surprise and I've been checking out the album it came from on Amazon Music, great find!

Rolling Stone Review. Also, a clerk at the record store was also a WRTI DJ and helped my jazz interest along.

Big Fun - Miles Davis From there to Keith Jarrett and Oregon.

I'd add Cecile McLorin Salvant and Ava Mendoza to that list on the jazz side, although Mendoza's solo set may be more prog-rock than jazz. William Parker's entry mentions both Mayan Space Station (that album featured Mendoza and was part of a recent BFT) as well as In Order to Survive, so she may be playing with Parker as well as as a leader. Also John Zorn is listed as a player in one set and composer in several others. For non-jazz acts, Los Lobos, Mountain Goats, Bela Fleck and Rickie Lee Jones are on my radar, as well as the Steve Reich string quartets.

Will someone please put the whole Live in Tokyo on CD. How could they leave Soft and Furry off?

Does Thom sit out jojazz's BFTs? I have only peeked on one track, #8, and I'm figuring Thom and Tim have a good chance of identifying it.

Trying to figure the tenor I almost drove off a Cliff! Not serious with a capital C!

Trying to figure the tenor I almost drove off a Cliff!

Dick Griffin with Sam Rivers?

This really flows with a subdued groove. Well put together. 1. A pleasant Yardbird Suite featuring a lot of trombone. J. J. Johnson? 2. The tune has similarities at times to Social Call, but I don't think that's the tune. Is it Gerald Wilson? 3. Is it Milestones? 70's or later I would think for how up-front the bass is recorded. Cedar Walton? 4. Breathy, seductive tenor. the names that come to mind are Don Byas, Lester Young and Ben Webster. I'll go with Don Byas. Is the tune Where or When? 5. I think we have cello and bass here, leaving me torn between Oscar Pettiford and Chico Hamilton. The flute could be either Collette or Dolphy so Chico. 6. That's Walt Dickerson with Sun Ra. Album Impressions of A Patch of Blue. Is it called Ham & Eggs? Twenty-eight stars! 7. More bone. Slide Hampton? 8. Reminds me of New York, NY by George Russell which I think featured Jon Hendricks. I don't think Jon was a Trane fan and it can't be that album because I think it preceded A Love Supreme. 9. Afro Blue with guitar trio. I'll be googling to see who has recorded this on guitar, but meanwhile I'll throw out Vic Juris as a wild guess. I decided I would have heard it if it was Pat Martino. 10. Familiar and beautiful. First thought is Abdullah Ibrahim. The Wedding? 11. Another all time favorite. Soft and Furry by Johnny Griffin. Was the album Change of Pace? 12. Largish band, and the trumpet shows off control in the high range. Totally baffled. My Hail Mary is Gerald Wilson again. 13. Muted trumpet and flute provide lush settings for the piano. John Hicks? 14. Damn that's a familiar tenor sound. Gonsalves with the Duke?? Album cover - cast of ancient primetime drama Room 222!

I heard it from a musician friend in Brooklyn who is pretty well connected. Hope I haven't spread a hoax.

It looks like the date of death has been edited back out of the Wikipedia page. Looking for more info.