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I've tried quite a few times to discover the names of tunes by posting but success has been very limited. It's especially encouraging here to have not only found out the name of the tune in question but also been told the probable name of the other unknown one. Well done indeed, BFrank - how did you do it? Was it just a good memory or do you have any good ruses you could share? And thanks to you too, Mike, for the Vortex. I will assume it is that for now but would of course be very interested to know the result of the Dave Holland enquiry if you can. I don't know if you've seen it yet but I did email you with a tune title for your Renee Rosnes discography so at least I've been able to reciprocate a little. Thanks to Marcello I've been alerted by the always alert Couw to the problem with sound samples on my website. In future I will just post the address for people to paste rather than make a link - that should work I hope. And the thread has also brought this really excellent album to the notice of some who hadn't tried it before, maybe helping the label just a little. Will you be claiming your ten free CD's from Joel Dorn, Mike, if Vortex is confirmed? Or maybe they should go to Dave Holland in lieu of royalties No free CD's on offer for #7 of course - they think they have it right. Should we make them aware?

Thanks for the info Mike. I checked some versions of tunes called "Fiesta" and "La Fiesta" but no joy. The first is by Cal Massey I think, played by Bird on "South of the Border" and Philly Joe on "Blues for Dracula" but not the same as the Left Bank tune. There is a "La Fiesta" on Stanley Turrentine's "The Spoiler" but that's by Armando Bozo and is not the right tune either. So many tunes that include the word in the title. It could be, I suppose, that it was wrongly credited to Corea and really is a tune called just "Fiesta" by someone unknown.

Thanks for that, Couw. I hope you don't mind the little extra trouble folks.

Couw - I did copy paste the address into the box. It works for me from both my post and your quote. What's the problem?

Yes, of course - "La Fiesta". I have Captain Marvel and I could have sworn there was at least one other Getz version in my stuff but can't find it now. There's one by Chick on "Return to Forever" with Joe Farrell et al. Could it be that he did write two tunes called "Fiesta", but only one of them with a "La" in front? AMG doesn't give any other versions - I keep getting timed out on just "Fiesta"

Know what you mean, Brownie, but it's a kind of obsession to know who, what, when and where.

Here you are then, Marcello. Give it a whirl.getz track

Listening to this album for the first time, I was agog to try to identify #2 tune as free CD's offered by the label to anyone who can name it. However, I couldn't, and was also puzzled by the last tune. It is listed as Chick Corea's "Fiesta" but I'm pretty sure it is not. Once again, though, I don't know what it is - can anyone hazard a guess, or perhaps disagree and tell me it is "Fiesta"? Getting the names of tunes seems to be a constant problem - so many have more than one name, are wrongly listed, not named, maybe even un-named, difficult to identify from the played versions, etc. I saw some advice a little while ago as to how to solve some questions; by going to AMG and listening to sound samples of, for instance, particular composers (jazz composers play their own tunes more than others, naturally). The trouble with this is that the samples are not always of the melodies I think, although I have a lot of trouble getting them to play so don't try it very often. If anyone knows of other dodges to identify unknown tune titles, please share them. I've tried putting sound files of tunes on my website and writing them out for posting in musicians' forums but with almost no repsonse. Most people find it just too difficult I guess. Doubt if there will be much response here either!

Sounds like a good idea to me. Everybody would know their date of start and would be able to request a change in good time if something likely to cause problems - vacations/holidays, business commitments, expected emergence of offspring and so on. I don't see any objection to having more than one BFT running at the same time - BFT's can just trail off in much the same way as AOTW's and other threads do, some lasting much longer than others.

Yet another picture, this time from the newest member of the RR search team, Nao in Japan. This one doesn't reduce the total still sought as it is an EP of tracks also contained in Johnny Keating and the All Stars (56/1) but is a most welcome additional adornment. Here it is...

My disc has arrived - thanks, John - and one forwarded. Ready to go anytime.

And here again is the now shorter list of those still sought. From the Louis Armstrong Connection series we are only looking for Volume 6 now. (20) (list removed - superseded)

Yet another cover picture found. Not a very exciting one but it is another gap filled. One from the latter part of Ronnie's career.

Thanks for the info, Brownie - no, I didn't know - only have the Black and Blue.

How does he rate the album "I Remember You" with George Duvivier and Oliver Jackson amongst his recorded output? To me it seems a superlative tour de force of jazz piano. Review by Scott Yanow Made for the French Black & Blue label and released in the U.S. on a Classic Jazz LP, this outing features pianist Hank Jones emphasizing the swing side of his flexible musical personality. Teamed up with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Oliver Jackson, Jones adds beauty and melodic ideas to such veteran numbers as "You Took Advantage of Me," "Love Walked In," "Like Someone In Love" and (easily the most recent tune) Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere." A fine set that will be difficult to find. 1 I Remember You Mercer, Schertzinger 2 Young No More Metis 3 Love Walked In Gershwin, Gershwin 4 Dat Dere Timmons 5 I'll Be Around Wilder 6 Like Someone in Love Burke, VanHeusen 7 Theme for Jobim Mulligan 8 You Took Advantage of Me Hart, Rodgers 9 Let's Fall in Love Arlen, Koehler 10 It's the Talk of the Town Livingston, Neiburg, Symes

I'd like to join up please. Will send PM now.

Happy Birthday, Jim

I listened to both discs last evening. Very good sessions indeed - some of the best Woody I've heard. Thanks a lot, Tom, for the extra treat.

I'm stuck for much to say about this one. 8. is I think "You are the Sunshine of my Life" and sounds to me like someone in the Rollins/Ervin bracket. Otherwise I don't know anybody or any of the tunes apart from 10. which I somehow associate with Bobby Hutcherson or Harold Land but can't name. It's in my stuff somewhere but not this version. I had a sinking feeling at 1. - not my thing at all. However, 2 suited me just fine but no idea who or what. Back to funk for 3 but then a couple of tuneful things I liked but still no ideas - 4 being my favourite on the disc. Funk for me has to be in very small doses if at all - I usually avoid it - so I couldn't really join in the fun here, RT. But the ones I like are nice so worth it for those, including the solo piano 12. Thanks a lot.

Here's what I think I know - 2. "Waltz for Debby" - could be the composer playing but it doesn't sound like him to me. 11. "First One Up" - the name Darren Barrett comes to mind. Several of the players on the disc sound familiar but this is always the case for me. I listen, think of a name and then try to convince myself that it's him (or her). 4. - the tenor sound seems like Charlie Rouse to me but the setting would be very unusual for him I should think. 5. - the name coming up here was Joe Henderson on tenor. 7. - tenor player yet again but this time I can't even hazard a name at all - and the same applies to the trumpet on 13. 14. - alto - Kenny Garrett? Lots of interesting material. Some tracks I don't like but even then, mostly only in parts. There's usually something that clicks. I keep hoping that with more BFT practice, I will get better at guessing but unfortunately the reverse seems to be the case. Thanks for a challenging test, RT! I will now, hopefully, satisfy my curiousity by looking at the other comments and then move on the disc 2.

Thanks, BM, Al and 7/4. I'm lost for words.

Thank you all - birthday over now and I'm fully recovered from the psycho trauma already.

Thanks a lot, all - so many good wishes. I'm overwhelmed. I'm having a "wail" of a time, listening to JJ Johnson.

A tardy check-in to say that I've got my discs - all four. Thanks to both Tom and Bob.

And so finally here is the up-to-date list of the cover pictures we are still looking for. Please let me know if you see any or know where I could perhaps get them from. (list moved to latter post - June 2)