Tom in RI

Sorry to be tardy, my computer has been hors de combat since Monday and I didn't want to start on Sunday out of deference to Colinmce and BFT 131. This set of tunes will be quite a departure from 131 and may be a little boring in comparison, forewarned.

I have an hour of music ready to go. PM for a download link. If you want a disc, let me know and I'll forward it.

Hey Pete, Can I grab these? Carlisle, Una Mae & Kirby, John The Complete Una Mae 1940-42 & Kirby 41-42 RCA Black & White Two-lp Fagerquist, Don Music to Fill a Void VSOP Pierce, Nat Boston Bust Out (with Serge Chaloff) Hep Stewart, Rex Henderson Homecoming United Artists Stewart, Rex Big Reunion Fletcher Henderson All Stars Jazz Greats Various The Real Sound of Jazz Pumpkin Thanks, Tom

In keeping with the OP's request I'd recommend the title track to the Consulelo-Jon Quintet's disc, Last Sunday Morning on Accurate. It features Billy Pierce with a great soprano solo.

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I don't buy nearly enough new material to make a best of list but I like seeing what's on the lists of people who do. Will probably pick up one or two based on the above (particularly Ideal Bread).

I'll take the Stan Getz.

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If nobody else pipes up, I'll take March.

Oops! Well, since I often fail to identify tracks in the Blindfold Tests from albums in my collection, perhaps it is not surprising that I would also fail to identify a track from a prior Blindfold Test. I've been there.

Hey Hot Ptah, you have heard Les Arbuckle before:

Wasn't there a pressing problem with the Revenge set? IIRC there was a defective disc. If you are buying a used set it might have the defect.

Terry Robb, did you catch his take on Idle Moments on his last disc? I really dug that.

Another act to check out is Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. They have several cd's out. Not all acoustic but music of a very high caliber as far as I'm concerned. Here's a sample of what they do:

I second the suggestion of Paul Geremia. I aso have a soft spot for Buddy Guy and Jr Wells, Alone and Acoustic. Another date I have enjoyed tremendously ove the last year is Hans Theesink and Terry Evans, Delta Time. It should be fairly easy to sample any of these online to see if they please.

1. Jovino Santos Neto, Aquelas Coisas Todas (All of Those Things) from Veja O Som See the Sound, Adventure Music AM 1063 2. Santos – piano, Davide Sanchez – tenor. Lon mentioned this on one of the more recent pages of the Suggest me some Brazilian thread.Its a two disc set of duets, one recorded in the US and one in Brazil. Each track features a different guest with Santos. 2. Jack Mouse Group, LaPorta from Range of Motion, Origin Records 82633. Scott Robinson – tenor, Art Davis – Trumpet, John McLean – guitar, Kelly Sill – bass, Mouse – drums. I only recognized Scott Robinson and John McLean when I picked this up. One thing I really liked about this was the Take the Coltrane quote in the tenor solo. 3. Eric Hofbauer and the Infrared Band, These Two Things from Level, Creative Nation Music CNM 020. Hofbauer – guitar, Kelly Roberge – tenor, Sean Farias – bass, Miki Matsuki – drums. This disc has really grown on me. I can see where it can strike people as cold but it just speaks to me and I really dig Kelly Roberge. I picked a disc of solo music by Hofbauer, American Grace, that I also am taking a liking to. 4. Ryan Keberle, Something Speaking from Double Quartet, Alternate Side Records ASR 002. Ryan Keberle – trombone, Adam Birnbaum – piano, Matt Brewer – Bass, Brad Wentworth – drums, Michael Rodriguez – trumpet, Chris Komer – French horn, Marshall Gilkes – trombone, Jose Davila – tuba. A little out of my ordinary as I usually prefer reeds. I like the sound this band gets. 5. The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Stars, Ole from Dizzy’s World Shanachie 5060. Jon Faddis – trumpet, Don Braden – tenor, Mulgrew Miller – piano, John Lee – bass, Ignacio Berroa – drums, Chuck Loeb – guiter. The surprise for me here is Chuck Loeb on guitar. 6. Sahib Shihab, Di-Da from & Sahib Shihab the Danish Radio Jazz Group, Octav OKCD 1111. Bent Jaedig – tenor, Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, Sahib Shihab – baritone. This is a date I knew about but hadn’t heard prior to its recent release on cd (2008). You know how you sometimes build records up in your mind and then you hear it and it doesn’t live up to your expectations? Well, for me this one lived up to expectations. 7. Alex Harding and Blutopia, Spirit Take My Hand from The Calling, Jazzaway Records JARCD 017. Harding – baritone, Lucian Ban – piano, Brad Jones – bass, Nasheet Waita – drums. I have a thing for baritone. This disc can get a little outside at points. 8. Barry Elmes Quintet, The Reincarnation of Ratboy from Redshift, Cornerstone Records CRST CD 137. Elmes – drums, Mike Murley – tenor, Kevin Turcotte – trumpet, Reg Schwager – guitar, Steve Wallce –n bass, Vanessa Redgrave – organ, Kelly Jefferson – flute. In the last few years I have been listening to several guys from Canada. This disc is one of those that I play all the way through. I will likely pick up more by Elmes. 9. Alan Ferber, Fables from Music for Nonet and Strings/Chamber Songs, Sunnyside SSC1254, Ferber – trombone, Scott Wendholt – trumpet, Jon Gordon – alto, John Ellis – tenor, Douglas Yates – bass clarinet, Nate Ridley – guitar, Bryn Roberts – piano, Matt Clohesy – bass, Mark Ferber – drums plus a 9 piece string section. I am definitely going to pick the other Nonet cd’s by Ferber. 10. Jim Alfredson, Along Came John from Dirty Fingers a Tribute to Big John Patton, Big O Records 2418. - Alfredson – organ, Randy Gelispie – drums, Ralph Tope – guitar, Dwight Adams – Vibes, Mark Kieme – tenor. Hey, my name is on this production! 11. Marty Ehrlich’s Traveler’s Tales, Rhymes from Malinke’s Dance, Omnitone 12003. Ehrlich – alto, Tony Malaby – tenor, Jerome Harris – bass, Bobby Previte – drums. So, thanks everyone for playing.

I haven't had much interaction with famous musicians but I did have short conversations with both James Williams and Frank Strozier. Both made me feel totally at ease and made quite an impression on me.

I'll take a download. Thanks.

Hey Thom, thanks for playing. As usual your comments are interesting and insightful. You are right about 5, 6 and 10. Regarding 3, I knew when I included this that it might not be well recieved and I can't articulate why I like it so much, but I do. Spent a few minutes trying to see if the tenor man on 8 was an NEC grad, he has a music degree but not from there. Glad you enjoyed 9, another track I felt would leave some people cold.

Hey Spontooneous, 1. None of the people on tenor that you guessed but someone with at least as high a proflie as Mintzer and Berg, maybe just a bit behind Potter. 2. Since we are pretty late in the process here I'll drop this hint, the drummer is the leader. 5. Oh, getting warm here. 7. Yes, that's it. Looking forward tpo your impressions of the rest of the disc.

I'll hold off on the reveal until end of the month.

Hi HP, and thanks for playing. Don't feel bad an about missing who is who, I'd say most of these artists are lesser knowns so I think the idea would be less to identify the players than too comment on what they are doing, which you did. On to your guesses. 3. Not Kurt Rosenwinkel although I do think there is some shared sensiblilities. 5. The trumpet player is one of the more recognized, and to some, recognizble, players on this BFT. Let me be clear, I don't think I could personally pick them out blind, I have a tough time with trumpets. 7. This looks to be a polarizing track with two negative reactions and one very ppositive reaction. 8. One thing I'll say about this disc is that I had a hard time picking one track, I like most all of what's here and I think the date hangs together pretty well. I am on the lookout for more by this band. 11. I like the caps, this is how I feel for pretty much all the BFT's I hear, If there aren't any other respondents I will likely reveal next week.

Thanks for posting, I dig Josh Sinton.

We have a winner. Looking forward to the rest of your comments.

Thanks for the comments John. 1. I'm sure you will know the tenorist's name, probably the piano too, although I'd say he is less well known than the reed man. 3. Yeah, I can see where this may come off as analytical or cold, something there just does it for me. I really like the tenor man and I keep an eye out for his name on dates. 5. The tenor man is not the leader, in fact there is not single leader designated on this release. 6. Not Pepper Adams, pretty good guess though. I have two copies of this so... 7. Different strokes, Allan found this to be the most agreeable cut on the disc. 8. I am looking for more by this group, if you like this you will probably like the whole date. Thanks for participating. I'll be back down your way in August, hopefully we'll get a chance to hang.