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I'm late to the party and probably won't find the time to give everything a proper listen so I'm not going to ask for a download but I think number 26 must be "Aunt Hagar's Blues" by Art Tatum off a "Zenph Re-Performance" CD that I've heard about. It would make sense since I recall reading that they recorded in a strange stereo configuration where you hear the music as if you were sitting on the piano stool itself. Also Black Coffee is very similar to Aun't Hagar's Blues.

1 - Abdullah Ibrahim & Johnny Dyani, "Namhanje (Today)" from Echoes From Africa. Rec. 1979 Well worth checking out the rest of the album if you liked this! 2 - Mal Waldron, "Warm Canto" from The Quest. Rec.1961 Eric Dolphy (clarinet) Mal Waldron (piano) Ron Carter (cello) Joe Benjamin (bass) Charlie Persip (drums) 3 - Ray Bryant, "Blues Changes" from Ray Bryant Trio. Rec. 1957 Specs Wright (drums) Ike Isaacs (bass) I included this in lieu of the version with Miles Davis and Milt Jackson as they are too easily identifiable. Both versions are lovely. 4 - Booker Little And Booker Ervin, "Stardust" from Sounds Of Inner City Booker Little (trumpet) Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone) Teddy Charles (vibraphone) Mal Waldron (piano) Addison Farmer (bass) Ed Shaughnessy (drums) 5 - Jimmy Giuffre Trio, "The Train and The River" from The Sound of Jazz. 1958 Jim Atlas (bass) Jimmy Giuffre (clarinet, saxophone [baritone, tenor]) Jim Hall (guitar) 6 - Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra, "Deep Passion" from The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra In Hi-Fi. Rec 1956 Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (trumpet) Jimmy Cleveland (trombone) Dave Amram, Julius Watkins (French horn) Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone) Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone) Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone, flute) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) 7 - John Mclaughlin, "Arjen's Bag" AKA "Follow Your Heart" from Extrapolation John McLaughlin (guitar) Brian Odgers (bass) Tony Oxley (bass) John Surman (baritone saxophone) 8 - Frank Strozier, "A Starling's Theme" from Fantastic Frank Strozier. Rec. 1959 Frank Strozier (alto saxophone) Booker Little (trumpet) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums) I think this is the nicest arrangement on the album although Booker Little's "Waltz of The Demons" is a nice composition (but the version on his quartet album is better). I'm slightly surprised that nobody spotted Wynton Kelly (or Paul Chambers)! I've always found Jimmy Cobb to be less identifiable than Philly Joe but I do think his playing here is really nice. 9 - Moondog, "Bird's Lament" from Moondog. 1969. Sampled unimaginatively by Mr. Scruff (that's where I first heard it). I also like his composition "Viking I" which has a similar minimalist approach but isn't really jazzy so it didn't make the shortlist. 10 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, "That Old Feeling" from Three Blind Mice Cedar Walton (piano) Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone) Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) Curtis Fuller (trombone) Jymie Merrit (bass) Art Blakey (drums) 11 - Sonny Sharrock, "Who Does She Hope To Be?" from Ask The Ages. 1991 Sonny Sharrock (guitar) Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone) Elvin Jones (drums) Charnett Moffet (bass) 12 - Sonny Criss, "Love For Sale" from This is Criss! (bonus track). Rec 1966 Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Alan Dawson (drums) 13 - Bernie Worrell, "All The Things You Are" from Standards. 2011 14 - Booker Little, "Who Can I Turn To?" from Booker Little. 1960 Booker Little (trumpet) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Scott LaFaro (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) From one of my favorite jazz albums, shame the bass and drums were so poorly recorded though. 15 - Sam Cooke, "Summertime". Rec 1957 I have it on this great compilation.

Download for me too please, thanks!

Thanks for the recommendation Jes1982, I'll definitely check that Bill Frisell album out. Would you like me to send you the download link for this blindfold test?

Well I'm glad you're all enjoying track one (and you're right of course about who it is). It was one of the albums I would play over and over when I was first getting into jazz. Edit: After checking the end of track 7.

Ok cool. Glad you guys are enjoying it.

The download links have just gone out. I'm looking forward to your comments and hope you all find something to enjoy!

Hi there, Please let me know if you'd like to participate and I'll PM you the download link/s in due course (or if you need a CD instead) Adam

DL please and thanks!

I forgot to mention that it's a P-mount turntable!

At the moment I have a Technics SL-BD22, Arcam Aplha 3 amplifier, Wharfedale Denton 2XP speakers which I bought second hand and cost me about £35 each. My stylus is an Audio Technica AT-92E (with an elliptical stylus). I have a bottle of record cleaning fluid and a cloth but I mostly use my microfibre brush. And I have a little stylus brush and liquid similar to this: Would either of these be a useful investment? Knosti Disco Antistat Record Cleaning Kit (£39.95 with free delivery on eBay UK) A tracking force guage (the SL-BD22 is factory preset, does that mean that it'll always be correct or shuld I check it?) And are there any better cartridges out there for a similar price (£20-30)? From a bit of forum browsing, the Shure M92E doesn't seem to be considered better than the AT-92E.

After looking at Jim R's responses to those tracks I just posted, it looks like I got 6 completely wrong! I'm not familiar with Harry "Sweets" Edison but he's an old swing musician isn't he! Actually after relistening I don't know why I thought he was a more modern guy. There's not really any bebop language there at all (maybe one or two licks). Maybe it's the thin (muted?) tone. I obviously wasn't paying enough attention .

6 - I don't recognise either musicians here. Trumpet player sounds like he's a modern guy who also plays in older jazz styles also rather than an authentic pre-bebop soloist. I'm not a big fan of his slightly thin tone. I preferred the piano solo. 2 stars 7 - Aha! Black and Blue! Anyone who's familiar with Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Sevens should recognise this tune. I 'd enjoy it live but wouldn't buy a record of it. Not really doing it for me. 2 stars 8 - It's a Charlie Parker tune, Billie's Bounce I think. Guitarist reminds me a bit of Pat Martino but I don't think it's him. What's that drum fill at 4:31? I think I recognise it off a Max Roach unaccompanied solo on "Drums Unlimited". 3 stars 9 - To me this is ridiculously overdone, especially at the beginning. I'm not averse to those kind of breathy effects etc but this just seems to much. I haven't heard much Ben Webster but that seems to be something he does a lot also (although this isn't him) 2 1/2 stars 10 - Bass sounds horrible. I really liked the piano solo for some reason. The rest isn't doing it for me. I don't like this beat with snare played on the 2 unless it's done sparingly. Ah It's an electric bass that makes sense. 2 stars