Dan Gould

I think that's everyone except @Rooster_Ties?

I accept that others have different opinions but I find the tone harsh and in fact, my original notes, written last month, said "U-G-L-Y". I just didn't write it that way I thought 0 stars got the point across. Your dating is incorrect.

@DrJ Is this an Eddie Jefferson lyric? Cliff Jordan on soprano? Honestly I am not even sure he recorded with soprano but that's what my notes say so ... 3 stars, @JSngry Hawk? Byas? Great whoever it is. 10 stars. @felser Well an interesting Felser in that I didn't start hating it until that god-awful sax solo. No stars and NEXT! @Joe Back to @JSngry quality for me. I swear it sounds like the start of a Jackie Mac or Tina Brooks composition, but it resolves differently. No guesses but like this a lot. 9 stars. @Ken Dryden Duke tune, different instrumentation for sure. Very curious on the saxophone. 3.5 stars. @medjuck I told Joe that I thought it might be Sanborn. Certainly more up my alley than his but while I have the CD that's been ID'd, it's not the greatest disc, with the Blakey vocal being painful. @mikeweil Spanish vocalist on Night in Tunisia - liked the vocalist OK until the scatting, liked the band more overall. This one came with metadata but it wouldn't have helped me anyway. 3 stars. @mjzee Another good 'un, with metadata but I wouldn't have ID'd anyway. 3.5 stars. @tkeith Just never gonna be my thing. -1 star (to differentiate from Felser's contribution. Thanks to all, there are some real gems here I will look forward to their reveal (Jsngry, Joe, Mjzee, with DrJ and Ken Dryden fitting in there too. I figured you would spot Christlieb (who is best known soloist or bandmember) and thought I recalled that you didn't care for him that much. Glad you liked it overall though. I'll refrain from saying anything that might get it ID'd until later in the month.

Blakey croaks out "For All We Know" too - not exactly a highlight. I'll post my guesses later but on this one I guessed Sanborn. Hurts to realize that it proves the old presumption that there will be a BFT track that I have but don't recognize.

Extra weird then!

UK thing? Very odd. Good March is a long month!

Ugh. Well WeTransfer with its preview system is pretty cool for listening in the moment. Your site was and will be again a the Great BFT Archive.

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Time for Part 2 of the 20th (more or less) Anniversary BFT featuring original BFT creator @DrJ! The link Thom provided me only showed 239 tracks when I checked it just now. But in the meantime here is a WeTransfer link: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/621d499983deba86ee1edc6e648c590d20240229014910/42b367/grid The link displays the files in "preview" mode so its functionally equivalent to Thom's player - you can listen to each track in its entirety if you choose or you can download and play locally. Here is Thom's link which he says should work (you may need to clear cache): https://thomkeith.net/blindfold-tests/current-tests/ Please comment on tracks using compiler's screen names, e.g. @Dan Gould will alert me that someone has commented on my contribution (and sorry in advance @felser its another not WWFL.

When I saw its $14.98 with free Prime delivery I pre-ordered. I wasn't sure if Smoke Sessions recordings had a reasonable list price or not ...

Thanks to the contributors for part 1 of the 20th Anniversary BFT Celebration and the participants. Dan Gould Track: https://www.discogs.com/master/1784843-The-Leslie-Drayton-Orchestra-Our-Music-Is-Your-Music Leslie Drayton has an interesting history considering he was a founding member of Earth Wind & Fire and music director for Marvin Gaye, too. I admit I purchased this LP purely because of the alto soloist on my chosen track, Curtis Peagler. It was track A3, "A Greasy Brown Paper Bag". @JSngry ID'd it as something played when he was much younger and came close to the title, yet the album says that Leslie Drayton wrote and arranged all tracks, so go figure. Some other heavy hitters in the band and there are several other LPs recorded by the group. I of course invite all other contributors to post here their reveals of their track details.

I am definitely in on that though uncertain if it will be immediate or later this year. But should be very good.

I plan to post the reveal thread with the answer on my selection. Other contributors should post at their earliest convenience. Maybe to make reveals "pop" the contributors should use a larger font?

I guess you haven't heard that John Cleese is working on a musical version of Life of Brian and has been told in no uncertain terms that the scene featuring Eric Idle's desire to be a woman named Loretta and to have children is absolutely unacceptable today. God bless John Cleese for telling them all to piss off.

Thanks for jumping in @webbcity.

I'll take your word for it. "Walk the Dinosaur" was not, IMHO, an interesting song. Since that was the sum total of my knowledge of the current BN Pres, I was not exactly impressed when he got hired.

If it is he apparently approved it. But I am wondering more about live recordings after the return to the label more than archival items. If there are Left Bank tapes coming because someone like Hank was contracted to the label that would be fantastic. But only on CD and I am not at all holding my breath.

Nice performances.

Yes video source.

All posts from Clifford Jordan/Cedar Walton on are video snips.

Nope.

Glad to hear Bellinger is headed back to the Cubbies, I think they now have a strong shot at the playoffs if not the Division. And if I haven't said it in so many words, John Henry is losing every bit of good will that 4 WS championships brings. Another last place finish seems inevitable and there if they sniff a .500 record it will be in the 81-83 win range. Pathetic.

@tkeith Hoping some folks try to puzzle out the alto before the end of the month. So far we've eliminated Red Holloway, Charlie Williams, Chris Woods, Hank Crawford, Lockjaw and Cleanhead. My hint is, this well-regarded player had a few leader dates but is best known as a sideman/feature soloist.