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#1 is correct. #2 is not Fischer. It's interesting you guessed that, though, because he had many releases on the same label. Loved your answers, btw. I burst out laughing a few times. #1: It is Bechet. Larry ID'd it earlier. #6: Hot Ptah ID'd it earlier. Some of the compression may have been due to their trying to squeeze almost 30 minutes per LP side. #8: Not any of the guys you mentioned, but I know what you mean. This is the most recent of the tracks on this BFT, and these players run in those circles. I'm actually not in love with this type of jazz, but I do like this track. #9: You are correct. #10: Not Stanley, not Willis. #11: Not Buddy Tate, but a contemporary of his. Not Gene Harris - a much earlier generation. #12: You got it. #13: Not Bill Evans. #15: A contemporary of Cannonball's, not white.

John Fahey, Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You: The Fonotone Years [1958-1965]: $7.49 on eMusic. Miles Davis in Stockholm 1960 Complete, $6.49, also on eMusic.

#2 is a standard. Not Lacy. #3 IS led by Herbie Mann. Congratulations! #8 is not Lake nor Spaulding. Much more recent vintage. #9: Correct! A lot of love shown here recently on Blythe's passing, and I wanted to showcase his gutbucket side. #10 is not Morgan. The answer might surprise you, as might the leader (who is not the trumpeter).

Not Ellington, but a similar vintage.

I only load from playlists.

Could it be that you've maxed out on the # of devices? See this for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204074 Otherwise, if you can't load music onto any of your devices, perhaps iTunes or your computer is not working properly. Are you up-to-date on your iTunes and macOS updates?

Naming names is fine. It is J.J. on trombone. The Hampton track is not JATP; it's something I discovered recently. There are other amazing names on the track, so I'll see if others (or you) can identify them before I reveal. Ranglin really is an unsung hero. He's a little like Zelig - he pops up in unexpected places.

Glad you're enjoying it! 1: Not Paul Whiteman. 3: Not Mingus, not Richardson. 7: If E.R. is Ernest Ranglin, you are correct! He is not the leader (perhaps co-leader). 12. Wow, you nailed that - I thought it would be one of the more obscure selections.

That's it! Great band: William Fischer, arr, cond; Wynton Marsalis, tp; George Adams, ts; Branford Marsalis, woodwinds; Kenny Barron, p; Ron Carter, b; Wilbert Fletcher, d. The first of the Hal Willner-produced "theme" albums.

You'll get it. Very memorable album. George Adams was not the leader (but hard to say who was).

Behold the wonderfulness of BFT 159, now available for your listening and dancing pleasure here: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ Evaluate away!

Charlie Parker "Bird In Time 1940-1947" (ESP), $7.49 on eMusic.

There are probably some interesting stories there. I've always wondered why Max Roach appeared on so few BN dates.

Loving George on those early Shirley Scott albums.

eMusic just added what looks like the entire ESP catalog. Some good bargains here: Billie Holiday - Rare Live Recordings 1934-1959, $7.49; The Albert Ayler Story, $7.49. eMusic also has that Sonny Rollins/Horace Silver Zurich 1959 on TCB for $5.99.

Just wanted to let y'all know that BFT 159 is charging down the pike and will soon be sitting in your laps. 16 tracks, about 80 minutes. Reflects my mainstream tastes, but hopefully will be throwing you for a tasty loop every now and then. Please look for it around June 1.

I'm getting Beatles'd out. SiriusXM recently began a Beatles-only channel that my family loves. How often can you listen to the same songs? It's beginning to feel like genuflection.

Still waiting for shipping notification on the Lester set; order placed May 4.

I always liked Esoteric.

I got this a few years ago on sale; I think it was $1.00 to download the whole thing. Now it's $8.99: Of course, the download had no liner notes. I found this Wikipedia page to be helpful; it also lists which symphonies are "spurious": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_symphonies_by_Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

Osie Johnson was a very intelligent drummer. If he's on a date, I know it's going to be a cut above.

If your router is a few years old, ask your internet provider to replace it. Comcast swapped mine out at no charge. Made a world of difference regarding dropouts.

There's a great story about Roger Moore that's now circulating on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKenShabby/status/867036448037511169/photo/1

I remember Cuscuna from WABC-FM, when it was really free-form. One day, I came home from school to hear him playing Coltrane's My Favorite Things (the version from Newport). I liked it; in its energy, it reminded me of Cream. Cuscuna's had an interesting, varied career. I picked this up recently (the Collectibles version) to find it was produced by him.