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This is exciting! I'm looking forward to it.

I agree re Dennard. He and Delmar Brown (keyboards) were on Pat's album Joyous Lake. This album "Stone Blue" was meant to be a reunion of the band that did Joyous Lake (this album is actually billed as Pat Martino & Joyous Lake). I was fortunate enough to see this band do a support gig for this album at Columbia University. It was a very intense (and loud) concert.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you liked it...well, mostly liked it (#17 seems to be generally striking out, which is interesting). You nailed #16, which a lot of people seem to like (also interesting). I think #16 works because it's short, and plucked from 40 minutes of similar stuff - we're able to focus on it like a jewel. Sorry you'll have to wait until the end of the month for the identity of the other tracks, but a look back will identify some.

None of them, sorry.

Have y'all heard about Apple's latest upgrade for the iPhone in iOS 15? It will have "iCloud + Private Relay." See: https://www.macworld.com/article/348965/icloud-plus-private-relay-safari-vpn-ip-address-encryption-privacy.html, and specifically the section titled "What is iCloud Private Relay?"

Denny Zeitlin Mosaic Select on Amazon, $9.99 (!): https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Studio-Sessions-1964-1967/dp/B017MYUAHO/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=denny+zeitlin&qid=1633293139&s=dmusic&sr=1-2 Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Capitol-Sessions-Various-artists/dp/B08WYR7HX5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=classic+capitol+jazz+sessions&qid=1633293437&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

I agree with you. I continue to use DDG because I find Google to be so creepy, but there are times I resort to Google because DDG's results are sometimes obviously mediocre. Another search engine to try, for similar privacy reasons, is Startpage. Oh, and on the subject of privacy: Any web page with a "share on Facebook" icon (like below on this Organissimo page) will supply your browsing history here to Facebook. Facebook compiles a dossier on you even if you're not a Facebook member. Creepy much?

Correct! I loved the father and son aspect, and I don't know if it's Gene's doing, but Albert especially plays his ass off. You got it mostly right. The identity of the tenor will surprise you. Correct. There's a nice vibe to this album owing to the varied group of musicians - superstars before the star-maker machinery kicked in. And I liked that it was short - especially on a BFT, I don't like taking up too much of the listener's time. State your piece and get out.

Not Sonny Sharrock. Good question! Depends who you ask (and what your Magic 8-Ball says). While she is an opera singer, that is not what she is primarily known for.

Thanks for the kind words, felser. I tried to have a variety of moods or approaches, with continuity to make it all flow. And of course, (hopefully) some surprises in personnel to make it interesting. Since you asked... Not the Breckers, not Galper. Not Pat Martino.

You have some truth about #9, and nailed #16. You are correct about #18.

Nope. I think you'll be surprised. I was surprised to see him there, but that was a time.

I don't think you know 17, at least not the singer. Nope, sorry.

As usual, you know too much, so let's leave some fun for other respondents. But I will say that you got some things wrong.

Not bad at all. It's a Jarrett composition and he plays on it, but he's not the leader. You nailed this one.

Pretty good, but Track 10 (at least per the label) is not "Skylark."

Good morning, and welcome to BFT 211! It's CD length: 18 tracks, 79 minutes total. Available at: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ Hope y'all enjoy it, and good luck! I liked randyhersom's idea in April, and will create some vertical space below so that everyone can experience it fresh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I had no idea Cecil Payne had a hit.

Just noticed this new release on Dusty Groove: Killer cuts from Big John Greer – both a singer and saxophonist, and a postwar force in R&B with a sound that would have been right at home on King Records! Greer recorded most of this material for RCA – a label that never gave him the push he might have gotten from a more close-to-the-ground indie at the time – and there's a raw quality to these cuts that really rivals some of the best work of the period by artists like Roy Brown, Tiny Bradshaw, Bullmoose Jackson, and Jack McVea! John's as equally great serving up an instrumental solo as he is at delivering a vocal lead – and these tunes pack plenty of punch, with a raw, romping R&B groove throughout. The set features 27 tracks in all – all great all the way through – and titles include "Red Juice", "Big John's A Blowin", "Have Another Drink & Talk To Me", "If I Told You Once", "Play Me Some Loud Music", "Soon Soon Soon", "A Man & A Woman", "Ride Pretty Baby", "Woman Is A Five Letter Word", and "I'm The Fat Man".

R.I.P.

Steve Lacy Mal Waldron 1982 Chicago Jazz Fest WBEZ

Thelonious Monk Avery Fisher Hall 1975 WBGO Thelonious Monk in his last broadcast concert on 7/3/195, at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, in New York City. Broadcast on WBGO FM, New York's NPR jazz station. This performance was part of the Newport Jazz Festival that year, and was Monk's first major concert in 2 years. Monk was in the sunset of his musical career at that time, and had issues with his health and mental state. George Wein of the Newport Jazz Festival persuaded Monk to play this concert, and introduced him and his band. Thelonious Monk Quartet: Thelonious Monk - Piano, Paul Jeffrey - Tenor Saxophone, Larry Ridley - Bass, Thelonious Monk, Jr. - Drums.

Dexter Gordon & Friends Keystone SF NYE 1980 NPR Dexter Gordon Quartet & Friends live at The Keystone Korner jazz club in San Francisco on New Year's Eve 1980. This concert was broadcast as a NPR Jazz Alive special, and was recorded from WBEZ FM in Chicago. Thanks to Mark Rabin for sharing this recording from his collection. Unfortunately, the first portion of the tape of this show was damaged and is not included. If anyone has the full broadcast, please share with us. Read about Dexter's concert at Ronnie Scott's in London earlier that year: https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2020/06/29/jj-06-80-dexter-gordon-quartet-at-ronnie-scotts/ Musicians: Dexter Gordon Quartet: Dexter Gordon - tenor sax Kirk Lightsey - piano David Eubanks - bass Eddie Gladden - drums Friends (on this recording): Woody Shaw - trumpet Sonny Stitt - tenor sax Ernie Andrews - vocal

Don't bother trying to attach them from here; it's just not worth the grief, and you'll probably be unsuccessful. Instead, go to a free photo hosting site. There are many of them; the last time I did it, I used Postimages (https://postimages.org). Upload the photos to there (doesn't matter the photo size), then post the link here.

Interesting how Sonny Rollins was a part of his story: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pee-wee-ellis-obit-dead-1232060/