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Comments to come later, and as time permits. But, for now, answers to your questions. 1 = Chris Speed. “Alittleodd” (Speed). From Iffy (Knitting Factory Works, 1999). Speed (cl), Jamie Saft (org), Ben Perowsky (d) 2 = New Stories. “Stars Over Marrakech” (Elmo Hope). From Hope Is In The Air: The Music Of Elmo Hope (Origin Records, 2004). Marc Seales (p), Doug Miller (b), John Bishop (d) 3 = René Urtreger. “HUM CalsHUM” (Urtreger). From HUM [1979] (Sketch Records, 1999). Urtreger (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Danile Humair (d) 4 = MJT+3. “Temporarily Out Of Order” ([Muhal] Richard Abrams). From Daddy-O Presents MJT + 3 (Argo, 1957). Paul Serrano (tp), Nicky Hill (ts), [Muhal] Richard Abrams (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Walter Perkins (d) 5 = Charlie Mariano / Jerry Dodgion Sextet. “The Vamp's Blues” (Mariano). Originally from the anthology Have Blues, Will Travel (World Pacific, 1958); now available on The Vamp's Blues (Fresh Sounds). Charlie Mariano (as), Jerry Dodgion (as), Victor Feldman (vib), Jimmy Rowles (p), Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d) 6 = Börje Fredriksson. “Bröllopsvals,” (Fredriksson). From Intervall (Columbia / Parlophone [Sweden], 1966). Börje Fredriksson (ts), Bobo Stenson (p), Palle Danielsson (b), Fredrik Norén (d) 7 = René Urtreger. “Monsieur De...” (Urtreger). From HUM [1960] (Sketch Records, 1999). Urtreger (p), Pierre Michelot (b), Danile Humair (d) 8 = The Spheres. “Living Time: Event V” (George Russell). From Live In Osaka!! (Blue Note Japan, 2015). Chihiro Yamanaka (keys), Dana Roth (el b), Karen Teperberg (d) 9 = Leon Parker. “You Don't Know What Love Is” (Raye - DePaul). From Above & Below (epicure, 1994). Leon Parker (d, cymbals), David Sanchez (ss), Ugonna Okegwo (b), Adam Cruz (perc) 10 = Marcello Melis. “Angedras 4 (Fire)” (Melis). From Angedras (Black Saint, 1982). Marcello Melis (b, voc, radio), Sandro Satta (as), Don Pullen (p), Famoudou Don Moye (d, perc) 11 = Julius Hemphill. “Kansas City Line” (Hemphill). From Blue Boyé (Mbari; 1977; Screwgun, 1997). Hemphill (as) 12 = Eric Leeds. “Little Rock” (Leeds / Prince). From Times Squared (Paisley Park, 1991; recorded 1985). Leeds (ts, keys), Prince (drum programming, b, g, keys), Larry Fratangelo (perc) 13 = Lennie Niehaus. “Four Eleven West” (Benny Golson; arranged by Niehaus). From I Swing For You (Mercury, 1957). Niehaus (as), Bill Perkins (ts), Steve Parlow (bs), Ken Shroyer (tb or bass tp), Ed Leddy (tp), Lou Levy (p), Red Kelly (b), Jerry McKenzie (d) 14 = King Fleming. “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” (Rodgers - Hart). From Stand By (Argo, 1962). King Fleming (p), Malachi Favors, (b), Royce Rowan (d) 15 = Albert Dailey, “The Dues We Have To Pay” (Dailey). From Textures (Muse, 1981). Dailey (p), Arthur Rhames (ts), Rufus Reid (b), Eddie Gladden (d)

Ha! No, no. Think: studio polymath with a particular chromatic fixation.

Not that I am aware. Unless Laswell ever used the nom-de-date Roy G. Biv...

The clock is about to run out on this. Any additional comments or speculations are most welcome!

I hate 2016.

What's the title of that Milt Jackson record? "Ain't but a few of us left"? I wished I could follow Bobby wherever he's going now. And you know that, in his own way, he's still going. Instead, I'll just stay here and express thanks for all the music.

Dang. Another adventurer lost. May she find rest now.

Close indeed! Just take a couple of steps to the left (or downtown?), label-wise...

Bingo.

Wow, bullseyes on a couple of these. I think you've got the decade pinned down on 12. Not a name player "slumming," though. What if I told you all that there's a link between the pianists on 3 and 7? No overdubs on 5. 14: yeah, bass is the reason that track is here at all. Not to say the piano is completely without interest, but...

No Von, no Hill. The players here are more obscure, but we're not talking private press or anything. I'll also say there's a link between 4 and 14.

Bandleader and arranger are the same individual, but the composer is someone else again. Though, to the best of my knowledge, this a composition never recorded by that composer, themselves a soloist and bandleader of some note. In fact, the more research I do, the more curious and curiouser the history behind this particular tune becomes.

You may have heard the clarinet player on 1 on tenor; he records more frequently on sax (at least I think so). There are a few tricksters in this band besides. I think the leader / composer / arranger on 13 might come as a surprise... did for me!

Maybe next time.... too many cooks, you know?

The tenor soloist on rack 13 has now been identified. And, yes, major Chicago implications on track 4. As to other impressions and such: this BFT is not confined to North American players.

I know, I know... too much to choose from this year. But I am thinking specifically of terrible events in arts and culture.

Oh, you detectives... Track 12: think "current events," or at least, "terrible stuff that happened in 2016."

Afraid to say I've not tested this page on an Andriod device. However, any browser able to handle HTML5 should be capable of making the audio player embedded on this page work.

A different contrafact, but it may be based on the same chord changes. 13: follow the Kentonite connections... 14: the pianist is not as well known as AJ for their bandleading, but this one comes from an LP issued under their name

Thanks Hot Ptah. A Coltrane influence is DEFINITELY in play with track 15. Good ears on 5, 8 and 11. The key to 2 might be in recognizing the tune / composition. I'd not thought about the bass aspect of this, but, you're right, I did choose a few of these tracks based (pun intended) on who was manning "the doghouse." Best, J

You can also access the BFT here: http://slowstudies.net/bft149/. The individual tracks should play within your web browser.

On! I can confirm that track 1 does NOT feature Buddy DeFranco.

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