JSngry

Thank you for your participation, and for some pretty astute comments. I never put my BFTs together with the "guessing game" as Goal #1. I like to get listeners impressions and opinions first, always. As for the "narrative flow"...that's something that I really don't expect people to figure out, since it's largely in my imagination. But - you did pick up on that there IS one, even if not the one to which you allude. Kudos, and feel free to come back for more if and when the urge occurs. We're here all month!

It appears to be this person/people: oki music - YouTube But both this and BFT #4...I have no way of knowing who made the record for sure. I evenhave a copy of the record on BFT #4, and there is no indication as tho who/what/when/where/etc. HAven't examined the dead wax yet, though.... Not claiming any great expertise on this area, but I have dug around enough to know that the DJ culture did have an area of people who would make a mix and then get a very limited quantity of 12" singles pressed up for distribution to clubs/fellow/DJs, very much NOT going for the mass exposure. and even though it's on YouTube, this Ellington/Beyonce thing doesn't seem like it's making a play to become an "influencer" or anything like that. It all seems a bit underground, an I like that!

Mike Judge, yeah, that I can see.

Jonucleyus Riverbottom - There I Stand - Me!!!

Here's that Duke/Beyonce mashup:

Alban Berg Joe Albany Damita Jo

Thanks for your participation, open mind/ears, and for listening to everything and finding some kind of connection to something you already know. Whether you realize it or not, you're on to something about the selection here...

A strong voice for a long time. RIP. As somebody who grew up in racist redneck country and as a result dismissed pretty much all Country Music via guilt-by-association for far too long, all I can say about Lorretta Lynn when she was going full on STRONG, all I can say is...wow.

Flip Lidd - Crispy!!!

No sir.

Again, thank you for participating, and thank you for your honest, informed opinions. Much appreciated!

Jo, it's an honor to have you participating here! Your reputation long precedes you, and has been borne out by your excellent contributions as compiler.

Far more interesting than Neal Hefti, but not as interesting as Robert Freedman

Hey, as long as you're online, go ahead and hit mine. It's only 8 tunes and 40:40. Easy!!!

Was Bob doing Bob in the charts or was he role-playing? Not that those are always going to be different things, but Bob had a very broad set of skills

Happy birthday, soulpope!

It's his hair. He has GREAT hair!

Kikoski is on a lot of records, but not as many as some other people. David Kikoski - Wikipedia On the latest Monday album, he plays accordion, which by itself doesn't really mean anything, but it does show that he's not one of these "retro" guys who is going to sit there all of their life and regurgitate until they die. I'm a fan of that, just in principle!

Kikoski can be pretty interesting. His most interesting playing, imo, is on some Monday Michiru albums, but his other works also show him to be a personal thinker more often that not. Check him out on this one, where he finds a way to "merge" the techniques of Ahmad Jamal & McCoy Tyner.

25 years ago...already....

Johnny Rivers Oliver Lake Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain

"Only The Strong Survive"...Jerry Butler, The Ice Man, Thom Bell arrangement, Gamble/Huff production...nohing in that mix sceams Springsteen Cover, if you know what I mean. I can see some of these working. Others...not so much. 1. "Only the Strong Survive" Jerry Butler Kenny Gamble Leon Huff 2. "Soul Days" (featuring Sam Moore) Jonnie Barnett 3. "Nightshift" Walter Orange Dennis Lambert Franne Golde 4. "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" Frank Wilson 2:27 5. "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" Bob Crewe Bob Gaudio 6. "Turn Back the Hands of Time" Jack Daniels Bonnie Thompson 7. "When She Was My Girl" Larry Gottlieb Marc Blatte 8. "Hey, Western Union Man" Butler Gamble Huff 9. "I Wish It Would Rain" Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong Rodger Penzabene 10. "Don't Play That Song" Ahmet Ertegun Betty Nelson 11. "Any Other Way" William Bell 12. "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" (featuring Sam Moore) Bell Booker T. Jones 13. "7 Rooms of Gloom" Holland–Dozier–Holland 14. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" William Weatherspoon Paul Riser James Dean 15. "Someday We'll Be Together" Johnny Bristol Jackey Beavers Harvey Fuqua A thought...might we be in the process of creating a new Great American Songbook v2?

Gale Gordon Norman "Hurricane" Smith Texas Tornados