mjzee

RIP. A true giant. I was into "rock" far more than I was into "rock & roll," and Cream exemplified rock. Especially their live tracks: Crossroads, Spoonful, NSU...just wonderful stuff. The albums with Frisell and Haden are great too.

Bing! Bing! Bing! Correct.

Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy. Suppose there exists two explanations for an occurrence. In this case the one that requires the least amount of assumptions is usually correct. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation.

RIP.

So therefore it is........?

Thanks for the reminder; I ordered it from an Amazon reseller.

I agree; like the band is in one league, and Baker is a lot more tentative (and different stylistically, too).

Yes, that's it. Written around the same time period (1965-66). Thanks!

Once you recognize the tune, you will kick yourself.

All correct.

It is not a Horace Silver tune, but it is indeed Herbie Mann.

Nice. Thanks for the link.

This composition sounds so familiar...did Hank record it on any other album, perhaps under another title?

Quite a few good responses right out of the gate. I'll consolidate and respond to them here: Track 1: BillF and felser nailed that one. Track 2: felser's song title is correct. Track 6: BillF ID'd both the song title and pianist. Track 7: Not Pepper Adams. This was recorded in the '70's. Track 8: Not Booby Hutcherson, not Steve Nelson, not Roy Haynes. BillF got the song title. Track 9: BillF correctly identified Earl Bostic. Track 10: Not Larry Goldings. Actually, the organist is of earlier vintage, which cannot be said of the other musicians. Track 11: Both felser and BillF got this one. Track 12: Very impressed that felser knew this one. Not jazz, I know, but when else could I do a seg involving bagpipes? Track 14: Jim caught the hairy provenance of Roy Wood. Track 17: Jim got the title correct.

Why, yes it is, hair and all!

Hopefully, it's a prime BFT!

I was humbled to be asked by Hot Ptah to present the October Blindfold Test - number 187! A fine number; not sure it's prime, but whatever. As before, I made no effort to "stump the crowd" - no obscurities for the sake of obscurity, no hair shirt music, just stuff I like to listen to. Still, none of us can know everything, so I am hoping there are at least a few tracks to intrigue and engage even the most seasoned Organissimo board member. 17 tracks, about 80 minutes total. If you dare, direct your browser to: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ BFT187

New album on October 18, with the Hilliard Ensemble: https://www.facebook.com/ecmrecords/posts/jan-garbarek-the-hilliard-ensemble-remember-me-my-dear-will-be-released-on-octob/10157608191356182/

A whole lotta Akiyoshi/Tabackin is being reissued in Japan; see: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.prodkey=SICX-30081,SICJ-30009,SICJ-30010,SICJ-30011,SICJ-30012,SICJ-30013,SICJ-30014,SICJ-30015,SICJ-30016

Pretty soon, the Organissimo forums will consist of five woke guys, having successfully driven out everyone else deemed insufficiently woke. Congratulations in advance.

I’m feeling what Ted’s feeling. I stated my opinion about the title of Allen’s forthcoming box, and was told in response that my opinion is wrong and I shouldn’t have voiced it. Really? My opinion holds, regardless of Jim’s word salad verbiage, Allen’s illness (for which I wish him a speedy and complete recovery), my lack of knowledge of Allen’s prior oeuvre, and whatever else. People have different opinions; why not leave room for them? Allen: I’ve preordered your box and look forward to hearing it, but your title sucks; that’s my opinion. It’s not too late to change it to Turn Me On Dead Man.

...look at Dusty Groove's used LP listings, and ask yourself "is that the album copy I sold X number of years ago"?

The Jaggerz' lead singer was Dominic Ierace, later known as Donnie Iris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Iris

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/