White Lightning

I am not familiar with this name. ← me neither

hmmm... Jerusalem is 40 minutes drive from Tel Aviv... Seriously, if the competitors in the semi finals were as strong as the 2003 competitors in the bone context, every one of the 10 semi finalists must be a killer guitarist.

Yotam Silberstein is indeed an excellent young guitarist, AND he's from Jerusalem, so he must be good...

This is one of the several CDs I took with me to our Alaska trip about 2 years ago. I probably listened to this side more than two dozen times in that month. There are two kind of sides in that sort of intense listening: Some are the kind that really getting on your nerves, making you want to never hear these sides again, or the one that really become a favorite. This CD is definitely belong to the latter kind for me. I can listen to "The Eternal Triangle" repeatedly even today. BTW, Brignola's version of The Eternal Triangle is almost as good as this one afaic.

THNX, Jim

OK, this is a proper thread to return to the big O after a rather long hiatus. Beger is one of the best Israeli Jazz players. He's really really good. He is not well outside Israel known because he decided to stay in Israel rather to go to the States. beger is a great influence on many young musicians here (inc. myself when I played a long time ago). Beger is not a household name in Israel, but every Jazz fan knows of him if not know his music. His last CD before Evolving Silence Vol.1 is called Listening You can listen to a sample Here. This is a 5tet w/Alto sax/B-cl; d; e-guitar and e-bass. Another nice album is a trio (w/bass and drums) called Hevel Havalim. Here is a sample Enjoy

Up. Several items on hold (= XX )

I have the following new and sealed Conns for trade: Lee Morgan – Taru Jackie McLean – Vertigo Johnny Coles – Little Johnny C Sonny Clark – Dial S for Sonny Tina Brooks – Minor Move Don Cherry – Complete Communion Andrew Hill – Grass Roots Kenny Burrell - Introducing Kenny Burrell (2cds) XX Sonny Criss - The Complete Imperial Sessions (2cds) Hank Mobley – Straight No Filter Andrew Hill – Lift Every Voice Booker Ervin – Structurally Sound Grant Green – First Session Hank Mobley – Thinking of Home Jackie McLean – Jacknife Andrew Hill - Passing Ships Hank Mobley - The Flip XX Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song Plus, a few brand new Doubletimes: Grant Green – Quartets w/Sonny Clark Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights D.Byrd & P.Adams - Live at the Half Note (RVG series) Joe Henderson - The state of the tenor I'm looking for the following CDs for trade 9long list): Sahib Shihab: Sentiments Bobby Shew - Playing with fire Dr. Lonnie Smith : Too Damn Hot Crosara, Francesco : Colors Hampton, Slide : Sister Salvation Hampton, Slide : Jazz with a Twist/Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton Donald Harrison : Free Style Rein DeGraff : Tenor Conclave Jiggs Wigham - anyone of his recordings Joe Venuti with Zoot Sims :anyone of their recordings together Asian American Jazz Orchestra : Big Bands Behind Barbed Wire Asian American Jazz Orchestra : Plays Monk Allen Hermann & Carl Fontana : Jazz Trombone Billy Bang : Vietnam: Reflections John Young Trio : Serenata Charles Papasoff : International Baritone Conspiracy David Fathead newman on Atlantic Fred Anderson Quartet : Birdhouse Anderson, Fred : On the Run: Live at the Velvet Lounge Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass : Blue Jazz Charles McPherson : Con Alma Ben-Ari, Miri: Temple of Beautiful Mike LeDonne : Smokin' Out Loud Gil Cuppini : What's New, Vol. 2 Eubanks, Robin : 4:JJ/Slide/Curtis & Al Ira Sullivan on Delmark Kirk, Rahsaan Roland : Aces Back to Back Frank Catalano : Pins 'n' Needles Frank Catalano : Live at the Green Mill Ronnie Cuber : Live at the Blue Note Nathan Davis : Two Originals Brown, Lawrence : Slide Trombone Introducing Jimmy Cleveland Lars Gullin : 1951/52, Vol. 5: First Walk Herwig, Conrad : Latin Side of John Coltrane Von Freeman/Brad Goode : Inside Chicago, Vol. 3 & 4 Haden, Charlie - LMO : Ballad of the Fallen Brignola, Nick : Tribute to Mulligan Yusef Lateef : any of his "Tenors" series Please PM me, inc. any other trade offers. Thanks, Barak

Returned home for the night after a couple of days in the Army and found the package waiting for me. Thanks MartyJazz! I'll try to have a listen to your BFT while disengaging... Thanks again!

RIP mr. Boland

Loving it!

I'm experiencing the same symptoms you described, Jim

Happy 50th, Lon!

The two great ones we lost this week together: Lucky Thompson and Al McKibbon

Another great one is joining the greatest gig ever on the top floor. I love his albums, his sound. His voice was so unique, in both Tenor and Soprano. Let's celebrate his music!

Chuck?!!

RIP. He was one of Europe's greats.

PM sent!

Haifa and Tel Aviv, OTOH, are pure hell during July and August. Guy ← That's why, among other reasons, we Jerusalemites won't trade places with those low-life Tel Avivians BTW, DC in MUCH worse that Tel Aviv during August.

No sea in Jerusalem... What you see in the background is a Palestine (and a Jewish Neighborhood within that territory) Here's another pic that I took today, this time to the Israeli part of Jerusalem:

31c (89F) today in Jerusalem, hotter than usual this time of year, which is 29C (84F), but the humidity is low as always (40-45%) so it's quite tolerable. Especially becasue of the constant light breeze and since it becomes much cooler at night. Here's a pic I just shot from my place:

Oops!! ← At least my guess was correct...

Oops!!

Let's talk some track four: Well, the album listing says otherwise, but I'm not sure about how how accurate that is... And no alto on the cut. The identity of the second saxophonist has yet to be guessed (the linkage doesn't count...). NOT an unfamiliar player! ← Re the Bone player: It is probably NOT Clifton Anderson. Newk's sound is more mid 70s than 80s, and I believe Mr. Anderson didn't play with Sonny at that time. So who is the bone player? Don't know. I hear a Latin tinge in his playing, which probably means that he played a lot of Latin bands in his early days, but that doesn't narrow down the possibilities, does it.. Now for the second horn: I heard a soprano sax, Big Al heard an Alto sax. So MAYBE that's a saxello?? and that's Bennie Maupin? A wild guess, I know.

OK, just finished up a two times listen to the first disc and I must say this was a COLORFUL ride all the way! Thanks Jim for a very enjoyable first disc. It's my first BFT for almost a year, I think, so please don't drive a stake in me when I screw up Here goes: 1. HHTM. I like the groove. A VERY fast pace HHTO! A great way to start things off! The Organ is very Jimmy Smith-y, but I doubt if it's the man itself. The tenor on the first solo goof things up a bit, I think. He misses a few notes. I think I hear Texas in his playing. The second solo is way better. Is it the same tenor in both solos?? 2. Yikes!! Do you ever listen to this of you own free will, Jim? I prefer LTDs version 3. A solid Latin Band, with some nice Bari notes to solidify things up. Nice, but nothing special to these ears. 4. Newk. Probably 70-80s live recording with his work group. Newk sound is SOOOO harsh! This is probably his working group with his. Fred Anderson on the bone? Who's the Soprano player? No idea 5. GWTW - I hope this is a parody of the Brubeck 4tet, otherwise all those involved are obviously high on something. You even hear an "Oops!" along the way. 6. TMIL - Sounds like a 40s JATP thing. Trumpet player is Shavers, I think. Altist - Not Benny Carter or Hodges, maybe Willie Smith? The Tenor player is a hawkian, but not the Hawk himself. Maybe Flip Phillips? The Guitar solo is the highlight for me. I have no idea who the player is, but he's simply great. 7. Sounds like Jug to me. If not it's a fine copycat. I know the tune but can't remember the name. The production is overly syrupy and sugary, probably early 70s, but It can't hide the soul of Jug. 8. IGIB - The singer is awful! How do you find them, Jim? The Tenor is very nice. I hear a lot of Webster in his playing. I got a feeling the cat plays out as well. Shepp maybe? The alto is prime material as well, but I don;t recognize him. His roots are the bop, where the tenor's roots are someplace else. 9. ECUR - Too Broadway-ish for me. NMCOT. Lockjaw's solo is a small blessing, though. 10. I know the tune, but can't tell its name. A fine alto player. Has a lot of soul in his axe. he tends to go a bit overboard here, probably to match the bombastic arrangement, but he's a fine altist. Maybe Hank Crawford? I dunno, because by the end of the track it sounds Jackie Mac-ish from time to time. 11. Weston's Hi Fly. I like the tune a lot. No idea who the vibist is. the track doesn't "do" it for me. 12. That's an odd combination. The pianist sounds very Tyneresque, especially with this fast waltz that reminds me of "My Favorite Things". The axe, OTOH, has a velvety voice is the Golson/Gonsalves vain. Another of the "I KNOW THIS GUY BUT CAN'T TELL WHO IS HE" trcks. You don't get to hear this combination too often. I liked it! 13. What is this????? Is that by chance Shepp singing? and Why???? 14. That's a silly little track. It starts with a boogie-woogie thing and goes off to the r&b stuff. Again, the tenor player sounds really familiar to these ears. 15. I think it's Stanley Turrentine. If that's true than the Organ player must be Shirley Scott. I really dig the tenor's big, smiley, bluesy sound. OTOH, the organ didn't do much for me. The organ's voice comes thru as really thin. In addition, the organ solo didn;t leave a mark with me. Not that creative, and a bit too strained and hesitant. 16. How do you find those female vocals, Jim?? No comment besides that. 17. FAWK - The singer is fine, if a bit too dramatic to my tastes. The Piano player is really really great. I liked what he was doing a lot. He/She takes his/her time to develop ideas. The playing is very sensitive and the interaction between the pianist and vocalist is very good. Jimmy Rowles maybe? A nice way to end a great compilation. Thanks again, Jim! edit: Shirley Scott not Rhoda scott