Dub Modal

Disc 1. Man, he spaced Crepuscule way further out here...

This is a reason I love BFT's. I wouldn't have been listening to this group as they were completely off my radar before hearing this. Glad PP has done a reissue. They tend to do quality work.

Not a bad song on the entire LP for me. Cover art - especially the gatefold jacket - is a bonus.

The 3rd disc of these Selects went unreleased before Mosaic issued them, and both were recorded in '79: Also, probably mentioned already but Joe Henderson's Relaxin' at Camarillo; Ronnie Mathews' Legacy; Brignola's Burn Brigade; & Art Pepper's Stardust are some great one's from that year.

If music is dirt, Rub A Dub's like sand: Phenomenal album Then: Barrington's warbling over these heavy rhythms is hypnotic. There's nothing else quite like this. Love this record!

A couple of Max Romeo comps: then some later stuff:

Whew!

First, disc 1 of this set: Now:

Nice. Great tune (and added the linked album to the shopping list ) but am I the only one hearing that Moon River quote at about 28 - 36 seconds in?

First: At times these guys seem to want the listener to think they can't swing, but then they cut loose and do. Some really interesting variation on this album, a good one. And now: Not a fan of the Burns doc, but these CDs that came out as supplements to the program are good comps. There's such tension in this music and I hear Bird as driving that throughout. I feel like that's one of the things Miles learned from him. Masterful stuff, of course.

I'm behind the tech curve, but have finally figured out I can play these BFTs on my phone and connect to a bluetooth speaker. Much better listening than on the laptop speakers. Not that it'll help my guessing at all mind you...anyway: 1 - At first I was thinking Pharoah Sanders but then Kahil El'Zabar Ritual Trio...or maybe both, but the trumpet is throwing me off. Great song. I like how it develops. 2 - Another good song. Great groove. Piano player in the Tyner mold but it's not McCoy I don't think. No guesses. 3 - I want to guess Tolliver here but again, I don't think it's him after the song progresses. Kind of sounds like Cowell on keys though. 4 - Heavy R&B vibes to this track. Fathead maybe? 5 - Nice trio song. Is this Mal? 6 - Sounds like post-Filles Miles, or a band that was heavily influenced by that era of MD. 7 - Is that a Moon River quote within the first minute? Well, they kind of keep that motif going so maybe this is a version of that standard...no guesses though. 8 - Great musicianship but this song is way too stressed out for me. Setting me on edge... 9 - Hearing maybe Eberhard Weber, Ranier Bruninghaus and maybe Gabarek too...no idea though. Song is good but is a bit overlong 10 - Liebman or Lovano on soprano? I dig the melody on this song. Enjoyable tune. 11 - The band is making it beautiful but this isn't something I enjoyed too much. The violin here is not my thing and it's a showcase for them. 12 - Another violin showcase. Good melody and I dig the accordian/bandoneon. In which case is this Dino Saluzzi? 13 - Sounds Blue Note-ish, but maybe something more recent recorded in that vein? I was thinking of guessing Sam Rivers on sax, but while this player has speed, they may be a little more inside than Rivers...so no real guesses here. 14 - I dig the aggressive trombone sound here. No guesses, but good playing overall.

Lol, if we're doing this then I'd like to request June '22

Undisclosed at this point

Enjoy! That was essentially one of the crown jewels of that label. They are sorely missed.

I can kind of pick out when the bass was recorded in terms of decade but that's about it. Other "sound" hints in terms of overall signature are slowly coming together. JSngry pointed out MCA has a "sound" on their early records and of course, there's ECM...

Booker Ervin's speaking voice would've been pretty interesting to hear then. That's another horn player that a beginner's ear can pick out on the regular.

The more recent releases came from VP, and they're hit or miss (largely miss when it comes to SQ). It was a deluxe edition with both the '77 and '78 mixes. I think they used B&F's mastering for the international release ('78 release) but "cleaned up" the original Perry mix (see one of the comments on the discogs page). Probably worth it to check out the OG mix, but overall I'm betting the B&F is superior. I especially liked the second CD with the different extended mixes. Of course there's also other tracks from this session included on Arkology, which is essential.

Great collection from Cameo. A comp that gets better with each song. Definitely recommended for funk fans. This track was sampled on Tupac's All About U to good effect.

I can pick up on this more with horns than other instruments but my ear isn't honed that well at this point. Would you say horns are the "easiest" to hear the player's voice through? For me, bass is particularly difficult to pick out the player. Monk and maybe Bud are the only pianists I can pick up on regularly.

This Perry production is years, hell - maybe decades ahead of its time. This beat basically stood by itself until mid-90s hip hop started looping tracks like this:

Enjoyable BFT, thanks for putting it together! It kind of sucks having to avoid more obvious artists because they'd be picked up on immediately. To add to your list, one could almost never put a Paul Desmond track here. I'm still shocked at how folks on this board are able to pick these artists that shouldn't be so easy, but decades of trained ears will do that I guess.

I think that story is in Katz's Scratch bio which is OOP unfortunately.

RIP to one of the great, true originals. He and Bob Marley were musical soulmates. Perry influenced Bob to change his singing style, as Bob took on Perry's cadence and overall style, utilizing that over all of his recordings afterward. Those Perry-produced Wailers tunes are legendary of course. Lee was also a master of percussion. He apparently picked up tone variation by throwing rocks in a gravel pit when he was growing up which is wild to me. The guy had no fear as a producer. Even before he created that signature Black Ark sound his recordings were recognizable and had his unique signature style. Those Black Ark tunes though - wow. Used a TEAC-4 track with Mutron phaser to create a totally immersive soundscape. He also had the brilliant idea to add Watty Burnett to the Congos, as he didn't think Cedric Myton and Ashanti Roy sang very well and needed an extra layer. A cool video of recording at the Black Ark (that's Boris Gardener on bass): And a great version of Rainy Night in Portland with Watty on lead vocal: My personal favorite Lee Perry vocal track:

I typically hear it as a commencement speech made at graduation (here in the US)

I guess that one went over my head as I took it literally