1. Sounds like a familiar song but I'm drawing a blank. Was this recorded in the 80s? It's got a sentimentality to it.
2. Classic hard bop. Maybe from the 70s? I hear some Tolliver and Hubbard in that trumpet. Clean tone on the sax but I can't make them out. Pianist vocalizes it sounds like. I'm totally missing this one but it's a good tune.
3. I really start digging it more after the intro. Drummer is crisp. Khan Jamal on vibes? If so would it be Byard Lancaster on sax? I'm probably way off there. Regardless, excellent song.
4. A standard I recognize but can't name. OP on keys?
5. I dig the style but hate the way they were recorded. Everyone on max volume. At least it sounds that way on this Bluetooth speaker I'm using. Could be South African jazz?
6. What style is this? I want to say Gypsy but that sounds wrong. Anyway, clarinet is well played. No guesses.
7. Good tune. Probably a big time trumpet player but no guesses.
8. Heavy duty. From the 70s maybe? Love this song as well. Yeah this is definitely one I would want to pick up.
9. Disco inflected jazz. These theatrical style vocals are always difficult for me to get into. No idea who this is.
10. Better vocal style to my ears. The scatting was top notch. She could carry this solo but the music behind her is good. Biddly Diddly Doo baby.
11. Ok, blues jazz. I like the variety of styles in this bft. Sounds like it's from the 50s. Or a 50s style recorded in the early 60s. It's going to be awesome when I'm totally wrong on all that. I'm not sure who the trumpet player is but I suspect they're the leader.
12. Sound like a modern noire style. Got some funk to it. A bit of sentimentality too like the first track. Hate I can't make more guesses here!
Well, looking forward to the reveal and others' thoughts on these to see if I was anywhere close. Thanks for putting it together.
Glad you knew this one. Checking them out now. Patti Cathcart has an interesting bio.