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Good luck, Peter! I admire you for doing three. I ran one - Chicago, three years ago - and it was the hardest thing I ever did. But one of the greatest as well...

I agree with just about everything already said! Either way we do it is fine by me. I'm having so much fun that I can't complain. Throw my name in the hat of future compilers; I'm good to go anytime. Yes, the group is growing, and I think we should strive to get a more efficient distribution system in place, as needed, as we grow. I've voluntered to help each time out, but have really only had to send out a small handful. I think if each of us could copy and distribute several discs each time or two it would really ease up the burden on whoever is "it" that month. Also, any thoughts about setting up something on-line (FTP?) that we could download or is that too much of a "gray" area? Ray

I'm almost afraid to ask someone to animate my avatar... B)

I can't really blame them for the "restructuring," but they went way too far with it. Before, you were allowed (well, sort of) 2000 tracks/month for $10 or $15 per month membership fee. Now it's something like 60 tracks for $15. Why couldn't they have compromised more reasonably, at say 200 tracks per month for the same fee? I think a lot of us would have stuck it out if that were the case...

Since this turned into a "who wants to participate" thread, let me also throw my hat in the ring as well as offer my CDR burning services...

Amazing!

Ahh... I can already envision Sangrey's disc as his very own Degobah. After training at the foot of the master, he has a peyote vision where he battles Mr. Henry Allen with his sax-saber only to leave Allen dead in the swamp, his mask burning away to reveal Getz' face underneath... or something like that...

Great ideas guys! Now if only I can figure out how to print these to size...

To drift slightly off-topic for the moment, who's doing BFT 4? I'd like to throw my name into the hat for a near-future disc. I'm already compiling tunes hoping to expose, confuse, enlighten, and enflame...

You can't begin to imagine. It's like the smoggiest week ever...

Again, Jim - great disc! This was a very interesting and somewhat surprising selection of tunes. I missed many more than I got right, and I was shocked by a couple of the answers. I am extremely gratified, however, to have thought that track 8 was *not* by Getz, though it sounded so much like him. I guess I'm not as sucky at this as I thought. B) I've been away most of the last week, laid up with the flu and computerless, and I've only started reading the rest of the disc #3 discussion thread - but I just had to skip ahead to the answers. There are more than a few of these artists who are new to me, and a few that i definitely have to check out. Ray

I wonder if the recent price increase on the mainline Mosaic sets (up tp $17/disc) will hurt Mosaic in the long run, especially now with the music industry talking about lowering prices across-the-board. That Eldridge set - and I love him too! - looks awfully expensive compared to those Select sets, and not just because it'sa bigger set...

Was hoping to catch them, but this week has turned out to be way too crazy. Have friends in town tonight and no time... Also hoping to catch Pharoah Sanders at the Bakery next week.

Oh hell. I'm so embarrassed. If I had fewer scruples I'd go back and edit my post regarding track number one. Of course that's the Guaradli version! It's only the most famous version of that song. I am surprised to hear it sound as good as it does. I was so certain that it was a recent recording that I didn't even consider that it was Guaraldi.

I’ve had the chance to listen to the disc a few times now, both in the car and in my office and now, finally, at home, and while I haven’t really had the time to *study* it too thoroughly, I do have some first impressions/guesses. First, a few general thoughts. Wow, Jim’s tastes are sure different from Dan’s! No, seriously, and I in no way mean this in a bad way. It struck me upon first listening to Jim’s “mix CD” just how varied this music we call jazz is – and between Jim and Dan they’ve barely covered a thing. I said at the time that I really dug BT2, and I can now say the same about BT3. It’s very different from Dan’s, and it’s a lot mellower than much of the jazz that I tend to listen to, but it’s all very, very good stuff. I think I’d reach for this one when the company’s over or if I want to introduce someone to the more melodic pleasures of jazz. Actually, though upon first listening I thought the music overall was “too mellow” for my tastes, upon subsequent listenings I’m finding more and more about it that strikes me as complex and improvisatory. I think we sometimes tend to discount things (whether music, movies, or books) that are too mainstream and accessible. I mean, c’mon, if my father likes this than how possibly could I? I really hope this doesn’t sound too backhanded a compliment as that’s most certainly not my intention – but it’s getting late and I’m exhausted. Anyway, my first impressions/guesses without benefit of AMG or any other “cheats”… 1. This is “Samba de Orfeu/Orpheus” My very first thought upon hearing this is that it’s Ray Brown’s trio. One of his many Telarc discs. If so, then probably Benny Green on piano. I’m just guessing as I’m bad at identifying specific players, but it just sounds like one of Ray’s trio recordings. The classic material, the clear sound – it’s definitely a modern recording and that bass sound sounds like Telarc. 2. Again, pretty modern. I recognize the tune, I think, but couldn’t tell you the title. With vibes like that I’d tend to say Milt Jackson or Lionel Hampton, but I dunno – it just doesn’t sound like them to me. Maybe one of Hamp’s later recordings (I think he recorded on Telarc) or maybe Jackson on Pablo? Nice piano, but this is definitely a vibe-led date. 3. This one’s stumping me. Again, it’s fairly modern. My first thought was maybe the Farmer/Golson Jazztet, but now it doesn’t sound like them. The trumpet sounds more Roy Eldridge to me, but I don’t think he recorded much after the late 70’s and this sounds more recent than that. I’ll probably be embarrassed when it turns out I have this one. I like the rhythm section here. 4. Nice Latin-flavored tune (Jim likes the Latin jazz, as do I !). Are there two guitars here? Obviously an e-bass. No idea who’s playing. Maybe Kenny Burrell? One of his Concords? I really like this one. 5. No idea. I like the bowed bass solo (Jim’s got a thing for bassists as well I think). I’ll have to listen to this one some more. 6. A live recording, also relatively recent. Great sound. Ah, the theme finally comes in and I know this tune – a Bobby Timmons number isn’t it? (Or is he just quoting?) Could this be one of those live Ray Brown dates with two bassists? It sounds more like Christian McBride, though, than Ray. Again, it has that Telarc sound to it. 7. Guitar-piano duet – beautiful. The first time I heard this I thought Jim Hall. And for some reason Tommy Flannigan jumped into my head as the pianist even though I’m not that familiar with Flannigan’s work. Later, I thought the guitarist was Pat Methany (sounding like Jim Hall) but I’m pretty sure Pat’s never recorded in this format before. Again, I think I know this tune, but the theme is buried way down there – “Little Girl Blue?” 8. Again, a samba/bossa/whatever. Brazillian. Don’t recognize this as a Getz tune and it doesn’t sound that much like him anyway. Too modern sounding for his classic bossa novas anyway. Ah, those vocals! I know this sound, but can’t put a name to it. I’m gonna kick myself later, I just know it. 9. No idea. Not my favorite track on the disc, but not bad either. I originally wrote down Phil Woods in my notes, but I have idea why! 10. “Brazil.” Is this solo guitar or is there a second (overdubs?) – or is this guy just that good? Maybe a Brazilian guitarist. Bole Sete? Charlie Byrd (didn’t he do a solo Latin album back in the 60s)? 11. “Everything Happens to Me.” A wonderful song. The piano tends to overwhelm the mix, but once again the bass is prominent and well-recorded. Another Telarc? Maybe Benny Green? 12. Another familiar bossa nova, but I can’t recall the title. This isn’t from Charlie Rouse’s “Bossa Nova Bacchanal” is it? Right combo, but I haven’t spun it in a while. No, on second thought that piano solo is all wrong for that album, and the tune overall is too upbeat if I’m remembering correctly. I like this one a lot, though the sound is a bit harsh. 13. This is a Monk tune, though the title escapes me. It’s obviously the guitarist’s session. I dunno. This almost sounds like a Methany trio date, but Pat wouldn’t be the first guitarist to jump out at me this time. Roy Haynes on drums? 14. Not sure. Voice sounds too deep for Diane Reeves. Maybe Sarah Vaughan? (I should know Sarah Vaughan, but I’ll admit that I’m not a big fan of hers so don’t listen to her much.) Caught the lyrics “double rainbow” and I know that’s the title of a Jobin tune. 15. Soprano sax? Is this from Wayne Shorter’s “Native Dancer?” Sounds about right, with a bit of a Latin flavor to it, but I haven’t heard that album in a long time. No, there’s too many horns now so that’s not right. In other words, no idea. 16. “The Good Life.” Nice trio tune, played ultra-slow and close to the melody. My first reaction was that it’s a bit too conservative – too “nice” – but it’s growing on me and as I mentioned above it grows more interesting with each listen. At times the pianist sound like McCoy Tyner, but he’s almost playing too slowly for Tyner. Again, a relatively recent recording that sounds great. This is a nice way to close the disc. Thanks Jim! This was a lot of fun. I’ll have to listen some more, read the other responses, and see how close I got.

Somebody started posting their guesses in the other thread, but I averted my eyes in time! Let's try to keep your responses to Test #3 in this separate thread. I'll try to post my guesses tomorrow...

sick but

Damn, AB! As many times as I've seen it, your avatar still freaks me out sometimes. I'll be reading a post, not paying attention, and all of a sudden - yowza! - a cat dressed as Captain Kirk pops up in the Egyptian desert!

Actually, I was trying to diss both sides: Monkey = Liberal Robot = Conservative (which I think is fitting somehow...)

Huh. I thought this was gonna be another political thread about Liberals and Conservatives...

I don't know if I would actually call them "let downs" since I was never sure what to expect from these in the first place, but there are certainly a few Conns that I like less than others. One thing that also tends to cloud my (our?) objectivity is how hard some of these discs were to find after they went oop. After searching for so long for some of these (or paying so much), one is reluctant to diss them. Anyway, a few that I didn't care for so much... Don Cherry's "Symphony For Improvisers" I like much of Cherry's work, but not this one. I still have it, but rarely play it. Clifford Jordan's "Cliff Craft" Just doesn't do much for me. Freddie Hubbard's "Goin' Up" Some Hubbard I like a lot - "Reddy for Freddie," "Blue Spirits," but otherwies I'm with Lon on this one. I think I have all the Sonny Redd's, and while I do like "Out of the Blue" best of the bunch, none of them really stand out to me. One of the Sonny Clark's does nothing for me either, though I love just about everything else that he did. Can't think of the title right now, but I believe it's one of the Conns.

Make it three big thumbs up for "Out of Sight." It might change your opinion about J-Lo as well.

I saw this last week and thought it merely fair. The cruelty was only tolerable imo.

Maybe something for the next blindfold test?

I see the golden-armed man beat me to "Rumproller!"