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Correct, Dan! Hargrove is also the composer of this beautiful tune "Into Dawn" which has not been recorded elsewhere to my knowledge.

A tremendous player, a tragic story.

A little third of not-only jazz, a third of French jazz and the remainder of relatively obscure US jazz, I'll try to calibrate better in the future! Not Kenny Drew. A prior incarnation of St. Thomas, about a year before Saxophone Colossus. It's like the Don Sleet's All members group, but of the West coast Yes, the drums mix is a bit distracting but becomes to me part of the charm of the record. That's a prowess, it is Allen Eager! French it is! Yes, I enjoy the tune but the jazz/rock guitar is a bit ever-present. Whenever I listen to this guitar style and this voice, I dance! That one might be more familiar to our Helvetian King. And reasonably so, the players have not made many records. I bet this one would be for our Brooklynite Clifford. I bet you know the pianist! Jim and John identified the track which as you mention later has an Adams/Pullen feeling (composition of Don). Congratulations, it is Waldron! It is Ralph Moore with his usual suspects of the late 80's. Not Geri Allen. A French group in the early 80s. I sure would not have bet on Rashied Ali named for this tune . The guitarist is the man! And the tune is a classic of the early seventh art. It definitely has a Getz/Barron vibe, but this was recorded in 2018. And it sure does not have that Getz thing . Two players I love to listen to when I go to Paris. The tune is pretty well-known in France and its title in English is actually pretty close to the song you mention! Thanks a lot for the very positive feedback!

Yes, it is the theme of St. Thomas and it is indeed not Hank Jones. It's not Art! Unlike the first two tracks, tracks 3&4 have not been recorded in North America! The bassist is the leader. Not the MJQ nor the members of the group! It is not Jamal!

Sorry for the inconvenience. I had checked the BFT on Firefox and IE but had no clue of the bitrate glitch on Chrome. I have reencoded all three tracks at 128kbps and Thom has updated his website so it should be playing fine now! Yes, that's Track 14. Great vibe and interplay on the entire album. Tune also called Trees and Grass and Thangs when later recorded with the Pullen/Adams Quartet.

Hello everyone, after the reveal from CardinalJazzFan, here comes the 176th BFT! After more than ten years on Organissimo, it was about time to present a BFT. It has been a great pleasure to prepare the selection which encompasses old favorite tunes along with recent discoveries. 90 minutes of mostly jazz with a short interlude halfway through. Thanks to Thom for hosting the BFT at the usual address: http://www.thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ With the link on the archive on the left corner of the page. I hope you will enjoy the music and feel free to share your impressions, commentaries, guesses, answers, etc, mainly etc.

It comes first from France (7="sept") and has l8r conquered Europe.

Hampton Hawes - Spanish steps Henri Texier - Sky Dancers Archie Shepp - Attica Blues

It hurts. I had the opportunity to see him three times within a year (Glasgow, Marciac, New-York). Merci pour tout Mr. Weston !!

Great to see that you enjoy your new job and that you can still manage to be immersed into (live) music! Et joyeux anniversaire, Flurin !!

Yesterday evening: Andrzej Kurylewicz Quintet - Go Right Zbigniew Namysłowski Quintet - Kujaviak Goes Funky Mieczysław Kosz - Reminiscence Komeda Quintet - Astigmatic This morning:

Soul Eyes: Jazz Live At The Domicile Munich Afro-Bossa John McNeil Quintet- FAUN

Ellington-Strayhorn - [Great times] (Vogue 2017) Chico Hamilton - The Dealer Taylor - Neidlinger - New York City R&B

Grachan Moncur III - Evolution A beauty. Featuring "Crenshaw" and "Mc Lean" according to my Universal/BN covers. edit: realizing these typos were on every issue.

Mal Waldron - the call Randy Weston - The Healers (cora) Gary Bartz - Love Song

The listening pleasure always increases in time. From the records I have listened to in the past 5 years: The Nutcracker Suite ****/2 Piano in the Background **** A Portrait of Duke Ellington ***/2 Peer Gynt ****/2 Unknown Session **** Piano in the Foreground ***** The Great Reunion with Louis Armstrong **** Together Again with Louis Armstrong **** First Time! The Count Meets the Duke ***/2 All American in Jazz **/2 Midnight in Paris **** Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins **** Money Jungle ***** Duke Ellington & John Coltrane ****/2 Afro-Bossa ***** The Great Paris Concert **** The Symphonic Ellington **** Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session ***/2 My People *** Ellington '65 **/2 All Star Road Band Volume 2 **** Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins *** Ellington '66 **/2 Concert in the Virgin Islands **** Ella at Duke's Place ***/2 A Concert of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral *** The Popular Duke Ellington **/2 Soul Call */2 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur **/2 The Far East Suite ***** North of the Border in Canada **** ...And His Mother Called Him Bill ***** Francis A. & Edward K. **/2 Second Sacred Concert *** 70th Birthday Concert ****/2 Latin American Suite ****2/ The Pianist ****/2 New Orleans Suite ***** The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse ****/2 The Intimate Ellington ***/2 Live at the Whitney ***** The Ellington Suites ***** This One's for Blanton! ***/2 Up in Duke's Workshop **** Duke's Big 4 ***/ Third Sacred Concert (RCA) ***/2

So maybe, let us no talk about sexual harassment charges so lightly no matter how unpleasant many aspects of the interview might be.

Waldron&Lacy - Let's call this

I have the UK Jazzman record. Great pressing, on par with the music played! This evening: Arnold Dreyblatt - propellers in love Interpretations by the Stan Getz Quintet (Clef Series) Duke Ellington - Bal Masqué

The Mankunku has been reissued recently!

Truly saddening news. So long, Moose!