Dan Gould

🙃 Yeah I was referencing Felser being more excited at Shirley Scott and not as much on this one. I guess April 21 must be Record Store Day but I am going to hope there's at least another 1 or 2 coming for the end of the year too.

Thanks for the reminder, I thought she had died and was thinking she was ex-wife too but couldn't recall. I am the opposite, excited about this but hesitant a bit on the Shirley Scott especially given the repertoire mentioned, or at least the first three pop tunes listed. I'm not worried about sound - I've spent the last 2 plus years paying for audio cassettes to be transferred by the Smithsonian and the vast majority were not soundboard. I'll deal.

Valerie has passed hasn't she? Would be nice if her husband gets some attention from this and she is still around for it. And that she was involved or compensated if she is still alive.

I am all over this for certain.

So am I.

I find it ironic that after Jim finally upgrades to improve "security" this has started when it never happened before, not at this level. Hope whatever is undertaken works.

The quality of the songwriting rather than the specific guts inside? It just appealed to pop ears and certainly didn't hurt to have people like Dionne Warwick singing his songs.

Yet his success with the general public was predicated on being heard as simple music.

Sad news, I recall that my older brother, who had strong opinions about music would diss Bacharach and because of what I learned here I had to tell him how much jazz guys respected him and enjoyed blowing on his tunes. Didn't really change his mind about the guy but at least he found out something more. RIP.

Yeah I just stick with the insufferable prick part and stick to the Eagles. He had a minor hit with his original solo recording of "Heart of the Matter" but his instincts were terrible - jangly electric guitar. When the group played the tune live with acoustic and Eagle harmony, it was transformed into what it should have been.

Bear in mind I haven't listened to the track again since my first time thru.

Oh, it's Benny Carter.

For me the Eagles are the first Greatest Hits album and then Hotel California / The Long Run as standalone LPs. Each are extremely good. OTOH TTK has given me an excuse to re-post my hysterical (to me) "Hitler Reacts" video from several years ago, so thanks for sharing your (foolish) opinion! (The player wasn't loading for me but I discovered you can click on the video for it to play or pause.) https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/1600902/hitler-reacts-eagles-w-o-glenn-frey

There's no question that the solo releases were awful but the idea that their group recordings are somehow awful is just ludicrous. But you do you.

Could the elusive trumpet trio be led by Ruby Braff, and on Vanguard?

This thought made me re-listen (and I should kick myself for not thinking of the possibility but I suck at BFTs) ... I didn't think so at first but there's a run starting about 1:30 that does make me think of Drew.

which is what, that Phil was involved in the remastering?

Not sure how to reconcile "It's one where if you don't have the record, you will likely NEVER get it." and "And yet, it's a very well known player! " unless its an exceedingly obscure recording, never reissued and barely distributed. In other words, perfect for a BFT.

That's incredibly lucky to not have gotten pitched in a landfill, and then ultimately discovered in the public library archive. Hopefully in at least decent sound.

Yeah I would never ever peg that production sound to the late 50s. Sound is so much more recent. To me at least.

I did not know that but I've had a lot of contact with Charles as he was one of Schaap's assistants for some period of time before Schaap died. Nice and helpful guy.

I don't think I was clear - I was referencing the first five in a row as a record for other's BFTs. The streak ended with 6 and especially 7 but I did not object to any of the remaining tunes, until I got to 14. Sorry I wasn't clear about that.

Well I am always terrible about guesses or tune IDs but my overall reaction to Mike's BFT is a thumbs up. A few brief mentions: I would say a record number of tunes went by at the start that kept my attention/interest - as in, first five "worked" for me well enough to quite nice, thank you reactions. That mostly ended with number six and really ended on #7 - first to actually stop and jump to next track. #1, 5 and 9 all very frustrating for being so darn familiar but unable to name. Last, color me perversely curious about #14 but also have to say I couldn't keep listening to the end. Thanks Mike, look forward to the reveal!

Strange because Sidewinder must have been able to see it to think it was someone else altogether.

The photo I posted is the back cover of your first picture. That second one clearly not Allen (or Alan) like. 😒