Man with the Golden Arm

At the onset of compiling this set I actually had "Fever" in this same spot as played by the New York Composers Orchestra with the saxophonist from the next cut. I love it when this stuff happens.

I don't know. What do you mean?...I'm getting Weizen to ring up Haldeman right now! I do think that the contest ends at 11:59:55.

D'OH!!!! N'OH! That stuff swings. This one swings a meat cleaver. Can I post the cover at least? artwerk by the pizz!

Hey, JimR what's with that hose on that melodica? Ouch, but sounds nice and cleansing, no? Makes me wonder whether old "Saxophone___V..." ever got his disc?

Man how you guys do it. First off Jim to know that that piano is in Van Gelder's from #13 is beyond me. Mikeweil just kindly sent me a very concise and thorough discog of this band moments ago. Nice!!! Yeah that's a melodica played incredibly. So now what is after the solo? A descarga or a montuno?? I wish I knew all those little latin idiosyncrasis. And then to know that Eddie Harris on #20 without all my great clues. Regarding those speakers Jim? That squealier saxophonist has more albums under his own name than is countable and the other tenor has one of those names from the Black Forest. No not George Adams although some of his finest work is under many of the Kip Hanrahan produced bits and pieces. Beautiful what he and Don could do. But that vocalist should be easily recognizable if I say you're right on with #10. #12 is so much talked about here and putting him in that Modern Jazz Quintet setting is probably the only reason it would toss you off. Most of you it didn't. (I did not do my homework as diligently as I should have as it was too late when I reviewed Dr. J's test. At least it's another cut.) As for the Badalamenti your nap forced you to be a bit slow with the posted guess I guess. After having listened to this comp a bit more I think I'm defintiely getting bored with what happened between tracks 16 and 19. Oh well that stream of conciousness is alarming (or not) when it is set in digits. *But now you can all concentrate on track #15: not a cinema track per se and there are two tenors, a soprano and an alto, each taking subsequent solos. Thing is that you have discussed some of these on past BFTs. The tune is written by someone who is less recognized as a tenor soloist and more so in the same parallel function in a way to the leader of track #2. In fact the cat each of these two oversaw is possibly their main reason for being.

And Big Al is onto #6 (nice pick) and right up with Nate if you jump Jackie or jump backward from #7 per your disclaimer.

Man if anybody gets #1 I'll be dipped! I will give a hint that this guy is from a Punk Rock background and it's not Barry Adamson. His first named band, of which I've never ventured to hear anything from, is something the extreme right fights for rights for. Frankly I don't even know who else is on the cut other than some girl who knows Lydia Lunch. Sex Mob is more of a real time band than this. It was really just for openers and that it lead well into a nice big band chart. But hey if you can twist to Alvin! then you can certainly dismember to this. Track #13 is NOT an accordion. But the altoist is named after little pickled somethings that fancy chefs put on everything from pizza to pesce. I've never heard of him before this.

When I lived in Rhode Island (that's row dye-lAnd) they had five feet of shelf space in every stowah dedicated to stuff that was but was not coffee (that's Kwauw-feee). And everybody drank it "regUlah" (that's cream an shugga).

C'mon, there's actually FOUR hints for #20 alone! Shall I be more forthcoming?

Could that be the issue with that guy with the cool beardo?

Saw a great sign taped to the window of a pizza joint in the North End, Boston this weekend. Had a xerox photo portrait of the recently furry Sadam festooned with a Yankees hat. The scribe underneath was "don't ya just hate this guy?"

And that means everybody knows everything. Oh man... Sorry for my semantics. My tongue was truly in my cheek up there but my smiley went to the next line. I have edited as I see many thought I was really getting smarmy. Thanks for setting me straight Mike on the LJQ. A long while ago I hunted that one up but somehow never cross referenced it back to the catalog listed and always figured it was only out on the BGP only as re-issue. They buried the second album on that two-fer with their semantics. Well I gave up and recently looked here and there particularly after seeing your posting in another thread. I saw something claiming that it's original vinyl was issued briefly and then pulled off the shelves for some sort of mfg error back in the sixties. Guess it made it quite a collectable? Will be good to have the whole deal and then some.

I've been reading through and noting some really great comments. My hints thus far: Track #1 -I know nothing of this guy's "real" thing and actually bought this disc, luckily for cheap, cause I liked the cover art! Track #2 -As Nate sez...just another version of a "Rinky Dink Big Band". Track #3 -is NOT West Coast although they have a west coast. Track #4 -is NOT Monk...of course or even a send up Monk tribute band although it is steeped with a Sphere "tea-ball". Track #6 -is NOT Mancini but you are onto it as it's the soloist who's tipping you off. Track #9 -revealed, well sort of. Track #10 -has some of who you say it is, can't miss that ubiquitous tenor, and the singer I do like on this - voice is no less creamy in his old age. Track #11 -is "bon panorama" NOT Buena Vista. Track #12 -is OBVIOUSLY NOT Dex although they ran into each other on a pont or two. Track #13 -relates more to Mongo than the other but a bit more Mongrel. Track #14 -not to spoil Oliver and others on this, but this cut is the ringer of the disc. You got the best one here IMO. Tracks #15-18 -all kind of morph together, don't they? Sort of like how all those solos morph together on #15. Track #20 -only mikeweil knows for sure and he didn't 'hint at underhanded things'. Granted the organist isn't pullin' out all the stops but that electrifying vocal is by someone who left jazz a lonnng time ago. And I think the only time he might have 'schitte on anybody's floor' was up near king ubu's pad. So sniff around folks.

Well it looks as if this BFT might be called on account of know one knowing anything, or caring, or the fact that everyone can't wait to get their hands on Jim Dye's double disc set. (just a post count tab) Kind of like lining up for the White Album when the Magical Mystery Tour is still fresh on the turntable. And if you can't stand it please let me know. I will say that you are all hovering around this so far but no clearance to land as of yet. Maybe Nate is the best on mark and on remarks. The only recognizables thus far are from that big old collection that I do not have (mikeweil and couw hit those). Another thing is that there is a very loose film connection going on here and there but it's the players that you guys talk about all the time here and there. One composer / conductor / leader is represented here and has been identified but not on the cut he is responsible for. Yes, Big Al, # 3 is available, as most of this stuff is, but only on a triple disc set that for me only holds up for a little while. It is a "tease" though. My surprise is that not a soul has identified the Wusthof sharpener on #1. Lord only knows? But I do love that bit of kitchen sonics, right down to twisting the drumsticks off the carcass. Maybe I need to post a "Hey Sangrey Thread"??

Well since this sign up looks more popular than the current BFT discussion I guess I'll join in! Hit me up with the booster as well, Doc!

Dimitry, Close, but have never seen that cover? My little scrawl was an o'madge to my moniker-sake saul bass.

sorry i lost you john on the second half...give those others at the end another crack. i am a bit with you on the accordion. fonder of tejano and gypsy and it certainly made for fine accompanyment on sundays at the all you can eat polska joints back in cleveland. but i really liked how it worked to "bridge" the previous song over into the other "quarter". shwink; and whoa i can't put le rhino past you! you are probably not alone in telling the main man on #15 "no likee" although it was probably done with a much gruffer and 'muted' voice.

You know after the image loaded I think your inventive seuss-ism did look completely natural. I listened to a couple of snips after seeing that she has more jazz linkage than other stars crossing the charts. She's got a little too much "yayaya yas" going on in what I did hear but it's always good to get those out!

just curious?

I think they gigged with The Art Ensemble Of Judy Chicago?

yeah but that pen is now "Out Of Ink"!

yuks to all of you... i see dat youz is still gettin englich lessons from our wonderful exports, eheyyy!

That's very weird my brass squamous friend. Hit that PM button with your particulars.

The discs for BFT #7 should be arriving any time at all. Per the FAQs, please post away and post often. (And I know by now that I don't need to ask how you all really feel.) I'm not going to pretend to know the histories of all that is included and am counting on the diligence of the posters here to set me straight. Looking forward to hearing all your perspectives even more than my attempts at fooling anybody. While there is somewhat of a common denominator (maybe more than one now and again), there is not a set thematic structure to the mix. I did try my best to make this thing segue friendly as a whole. If I had to cut this up to fit that old vinyl format I'd say you shut it off after track #8, get up and flip it over and sit back down for the rest. I will mention that track #20 (bonus track not on original LP configuration) is my epilogue for the Organissimo/forums. As always don't give it away so obviously and if any of you have "iTunes" please refrain from tossing it in the drive as all the answers are right there! So oil the whetstone, sharpen 'em up and have at it!

You know we all rely on good old AMG for all of our cross referencing and such but when looking for who really plays the actual instrument in question I ran across this link. One needs to go DEEP as it goes on and on. aaachoo!