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Durium, Thanks very much for your effort. I've been having a good time listening and reading the comments(I don't ever recognize anything so nothing was spoiled for me). Some very nice music. I thought of Enrico Rava on track 2 but since it is someone younger, I guess that was way off. There is still an ECM kind of feel to me. Your reveal will be interesting for my ongoing musical education. In particular I am looking forward to who the bass duo track is. I've read reviews of duo bass recordings and always thought that sounded dull but apparently I was wrong because this one was pretty good.

I would like to participate. Download would be great. Thank you.

Hot Ptah, I don't really have any comments but wanted to thank you and Al for your efforts. And thanks for the opportunity to hear some new (to me) music. Nick

Please include me. Download. Thanks.

I don't have a scanner. This is the basics. Personnel: Vera Auer, vibes Richard Williams, trumpet Hugh Brody, tenor & soprano saxophones Chris White, bass Rudy Collins, drums Side A: The Merciful One 4:56 (Brody) Body and Soul 4:36 (Green, Heyman, Sauer, Eyton) Rogi 4:56 (Williams) Side B: Con Alma 7:26 (Gillespie) Aride 7:28 (Brody) Produced by Vera Auer 1977 Hope this is on some interest. If you have a turntable and want to hear a really rough copy send me a PM. Nick

I do have that LP but I think it may be in pretty rough shape. I bought it at a used place some time ago when I was buying up anything vibes related.

They were f$#*ing awesome. Great show. Bennink w/2 sticks, 2 sets of brushes, a snare, and whatever he could find to strike or manipulate. He was sitting on a piano bench and it got the full treatment. Sitting in the front row directly in front of him I began to wonder whether he'd decide to check out the assorted timbres of audience members' heads, but it never happened... Ah, well, maybe next time. Brushes only for me, please, and not metal ones, okay? Personally, I'd say that his medications are JUST RIGHT. First time I'd had a chance to meet and talk with Han, who is about as down-to-earth a guy as you'll ever meet. The Anne Drummond Quartet at The Triple Door last night (Monday) was superb too. She left Seattle before I moved here and I was totally unfamiliar with her music. Impressive player. Kick-ass band. Saudade. Sorrisos e abraços. Jovino Santos Neto! Compelling young female bassist whose name escaped me but I'll have to research it as she was tha shytt. Missed the "double duos" show and Hal Galper... Too much music and too little time (and/or $$$) Myra Melford Be Bread last Friday was lovely too. Her compositions never fail to reach me. You get to see more things in a week than I do in a year but the Third Man show was seriously one of the best I've ever seen. I hope they record this group.

Joe, Even though I don't have much to say, as usual, I wanted to recognize your efforts and let you know I have been listening. I don't know as much or write as well as the rest of the group. For me the BFTs are a way to hear and learn about new things. And everything on this one is new to me. I did think that I had heard #21 before but it may be that it is the tune that I recognized. There wasn't a track that I didn't enjoy hearing but there wasn't much that I would probably seek out to buy either. The exception would be track #24. Really liked that one. Is that prepared piano? Kind of reminded me of a Denman Maroney album I have, nothing sounded like a piano until about the third piece. Probably listened to #9 the most often. I'm a big vibes fan and wanted to figure out who this was. Couldn't do it. Thanks for the good music. Looking forward to the reveal.

Right around 30 at the Third Man set I saw. And Miley Cyrus played to 10,000+ pre-teens in my town on a school night. I know nobody said the world was fair but come on. I was hoping the smiley function had one giving the finger.

Well Bill, what a great line-up of music you have going. Nothing like that out here in the great Midwest. As far as Bennink goes, he certainly is a great musician, as are the other two guys in my opinion. Michael Moore is a personal favorite for me. I found that I had to focus visually on Moore and Holshouser to really get into the music. My wife (who went to the concert because she loves me, instead of staying in the hotel and watching Grey's Anatomy) thinks that Bennink needs to have his meds adjusted.

Well Bill, what a great line-up of music you have going. Nothing like that out here in the great Midwest. As far as Bennink goes, he certainly is a great musician, as are the other two guys in my opinion. Michael Moore is a personal favorite for me. I found that I had to focus visually on Moore and Holshouser to really get into the music. My wife (who went to the concert because she loves me, instead of staying in the hotel and watching Grey's Anatomy) thinks that Bennink needs to have his meds adjusted.

I never get to join in the fun here but I was on vacation and got to see Will Holshouser, Han Bennink and Michael Moore in Knoxville, TN last Thursday. Terrific.

I would like to participate. Thank you.

I haven't rushed out and bought anything yet but I did rush to the library and pick up some of the stuff you recomended in an earlier comment. Really enjoyed the Jelly Roll Morton albums. I will probably be buying one or two of those. I've also been listening to Sidney Bechet's "Up A Lazy River", which includes your track 13. As mentioned often on Organissimo, the Bechet/Spanier tracks are really, really good stuff. I don't think that I can afford the HRS Mosaic (the music hobby budget isn't what it used to be) but I am going to take a shot and see if the library can get that one as well as the Roy Eldridge album. Thanks.

As always, thanks for your efforts. In particular, I've read about the Samuel Blaser album, which I don't think has been release yet. I liked the cut you played and now know that I want to check into it further.

Visions by Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra Over the years this has never been one of my favorite WDs but today it sounds pretty darn good.

I would be happy to have some other suggestions, especially on Jelly Roll. Thanks, again.

Go right ahead. I think the more activity in this thread, the better--the BFTs are meant to generate questions in the listeners. Most people wanting to guess will do so before reading the thread anyway, I hope. And I reserve the right to answer cryptically. ) Thanks, Alex. What I had in mind was, now that I know who they are, where do I check them out further? Specifically, on the Sidney Bechet and Muggsy Spanier track; In another thread, our friend Jeffcrom reccommended an album called "Up A Lazy River" I think. Do you agree and do you have any other suggestions? Also, same question about the Jelly Roll Morton track. I'm kind of embarassed to be asking about some of the giants but there it is.

Alex, In regard to the tracks that have been identified; Is it bad form to ask specific questions now? Would you like me to wait until all comments are in?

jeffcrom, Are you a music savant or something? I've been reading the comments and your knowledge of this music is pretty amazing. Actually, if I remember correctly you also knew alot of the tracks on the last BFT I was involved in. My hat is off to you.

I have a couple of albums by current artists covering older tunes (like W.C. Handy and Jelly Roll Morton) that are real favorites for me. I figure I should find out more about the originals in the traditional (if that's the right word) area. I wanted to post my brief thoughts so I can start reading the other comments and find out who I'm listening to. In general, there really wasn't anything I didn't enjoy on some level, some things better than others of coarse. I do have to admit that I have mostly thought of music like this as being (I am searching for the right way to express what I mean) novelty-esque, something from the old movies, soundtracks for the old cartoons. Honestly, couldn't you hear Bing and Bob singing the song on Track 9? Please don't kill me. I'm not saying that this assessment is correct. I'm just saying that except for a few things, for the reason poorly expressed above, I personally haven't done a lot of “critical” listening in this area. I hope to correct that error. I did like several of the tracks better than most. -For my taste, I thought the playing on Track 4 and Track 13 was really interesting. Looking forward to finding out about these guys/gals. -I thought track 24 was great. I've heard this song, not this version, before. Don't know where. It kind of reminds me of the vibe on some of the tunes from the Dr. John album, “Gumbo”. -Track 25 is great fun. Anything by Fats Waller works for me. -Track 12 – This is might be from an album by Don Byron called “Bug Music”. Right or wrong, a great song and pretty good playing. Thank you very much for this BFT. Sorry that I didn't have much to add to the discussion. I'm not done listening and I'm looking forward to the reveals.

May I be included, please. I would try the download. Thanks.

Bill, I listened to the above this morning. Very good program, thanks. In particular, the Perry Robinson cut The Traveler was really interesting. Another wonderful piece of music that I've never heard of. I apparently lead a sheltered life.

P.L.M., I received the CD today. Well packaged and it sure got here fast. Thanks.

I've just heard about lala.com on a couple of organissimo threads. I guess I subscribe to the "if it sounds too good to be true it probably is" theory. Obviously it would be great to be able to listen to something before buying. So, what is the downside here? What am I missing?