tooter Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 Nobody else yet? I will get my little bit in first then. At first hearing I thought there were a lot of things I didn’t much care for but when I listened the second time, properly, with both ears, I found a lot I liked. 1. This one is clearly well known to someone but I am not familiar with it. It sounds like Duke Pearson with James Spaulding and perhaps Donald Byrd. Can’t think who the trombonist might be though. I like this kind of music but in small doses. Don’t know the tune at all. 2. Moanin’ – don’t know the organist but it sounds like Lee Morgan on trumpet. The tune is almost hackneyed now I suppose but I always enjoy it still. I didn’t like the organ solo very much and the trumpet solo didn’t do much for me either. 3. More funk – what is that tune? Just can’t remember the name and yet I have heard it many times I know. Silverish? If I can’t remember the name of the tune I try to think of the name of the player it reminds me of but the trick won’t work in this case. 4. No idea – tune is familiar but no name. 5. Sounds like movie music – no guesses. 6. ditto 5. 7. Quite exciting but not really my kind of thing. I’ve never been keen on voices intruding, which is the way it seems to me. 8. NMCOT . 9. Blues - no guesses, but I enjoyed it moderately. 10. Very evocative – laid on a bit thick. No idea who or what. 11. I seem to remember this – British voice but I didn’t take much notice of it at the time so can’t identify anyone. Poetry and jazz pass me by. 12. Funk - blues – must fall back on NMCOT again. 13. Funk yet again – sounds like Ahmad Jamal I think. 14. Work Song – as the harmonica is an organ of the mouth variety, I rarely listen to anything which features it. Toots only on guitar for me. No guesses. 15. Funk – brings Comin’ Home Baby to mind. Can’t identify the trumpet player. 16. Willow Weep for Me. Nice track. I wish I could think who it might be. 17. America the Beautiful. I liked this one. Can’t identify anyone though. 18. Bounces along nicely – no guesses. 19. Country music? Not familiar at all. Small doses again. 20. Where or When – don’t listen to this kind of thing nowadays – no clue. 21. Avant garde – can’t say anything sensible about this. Not much of a contribution I’m afraid, Dana. I do everything by just listening rather than looking it up anywhere, which I find too laborious anyway. If it turns out I’ve got just one guess right I shall be pleased and not a little surprised. Now bring on the experts! Quote
tjobbe Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 (edited) Hi Dana, thx for soulful record. After second listening, there were more and more tracks I loved. #1 Silver'ish tune, end of sixties #2 swinging like hell. Track three from HERE #3 Soul Jazz (Crusaders ?) #4 J.Zorn maybe #5 (sounds more like a piece of "comic opera"). My first though was that it is a score for an italien comedy by Fellini. #6 later #7 later #8later #9later #10 sounds great (a Gil Evans one ?). My initial idea was a some Jimi Hendrix stuff done by him, but I have not been successful yet, but I love it. #11 Robert Wyatt maybe, guess I can dig that out #12 its more a boogie kinda thingie (but I like it) #13 the blues section and the following will be added later Cheers, Tjobbe Edited January 20, 2005 by tjobbe Quote
MartyJazz Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 Thanks, but with all due respect to the variety of tastes on this board, this disc had much too much grease and funk for me. One of the few pieces that made me stop and listen for the whole track was track #20 whcih reminded me of my teenage years when I was into doo-wop, both black and white varieties. This is one of the latter examples: It is track #6 on HERE. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Posted January 20, 2005 And I was afraid it wasn't greasy/funky enuff! Good guesses, some of 'em are even right! Carry on... Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 Thanks, Dana, for a BFT that I have set a personal mark on: 4 tunes identified! Track 1: Track 1 here. I can just imagine how Big Al's jaw hit his lap when he heard this one. Definitely a heretofore never seen coincidence. As for the music, kind of generic soul jazz/hard bop, another Son of Sidewinder ... but I dig it. Track 2: I instantly had a feeling about this one and a quick check confirmed. Track 3 here. Track 3: Watermelon Man, but God knows who's doing it. Not my favorite rendition. Track 4: This one sounds awfully familiar, but no guesses. Track 5-7: No guesses, and you can keep #7. 8 was another familiar melody but no guesses, and 9) was right up my alley, but no guesses. 10-12 Not happening for me. Track 13 Had no doubt about this one. Track 1 here. Track 14: Harmonica-driven "Work Song"? I don't know who it is, but I was diggin' it. Track 15: Very familiar melody again but ... Track 16: The ever-popular Willow, but no idea ... Track 17: I've heard decent versions of this but that wasn't one of them. Track 18: This one was so obvious, that Mrs. Gene Harris Fanatic heard the first few notes and said, "Isn't that ...?" I had an idea that it was probably from a domestic CD issue, and maybe one that not so many people have, since it came and went in the early 90s. Track 7 here. Track 19-21 can be summed up with one phrase: WTF? So, definitely a mixed bag for me. I certainly dug the four tunes I got, and there were a few others that were OK, but there were also a lot of not-doing-anything-for-me tunes, too. But thanks, Dana, for grooving a couple of batting practice fastballs for me to smack out of the park! Quote
Jim R Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 1. This has that familiar mid to late 60’s sound to it... could be a BN... is it Billy Higgins on drums? I gotta be honest, though- I don’t like this stuff very much. The music is groovy in a way, and I know a lot of folks dig this sound, but for me it just conjures up images of girls with WAY too much eye make-up, guys in tight pants exposing the ankles, people doing ridiculously stupid dances, and even bad movies (does anybody remember the theme to “The Ambushers” starring Dean Martin?). Having lived through that era (okay, even though I was only 10 in 1966), and having seen and heard a lot of these things, maybe I have more trouble with it than somebody who wasn’t born yet. Anyway, the beat is one thing, but when you add a melody with that type of rhythm to it, well, I just can’t take it. 2. “Moanin’”, of course. I don’t know who this is offhand, but this is a big improvement over track one, for me. 3. Funky Watermelon Man. Not my thing really, but not a bad version. Strange how it cuts off. 4. This was one of the more interesting tracks on the disc for me. Interesting, but not terribly enjoyable. Oh well. 5. Okay, I like orchestral music like this in general, so although this seems oddly placed on a BFT, it’s more listenable to me than some of the jazz I’ve heard. Having said that, this piece doesn’t do a lot for me melodically, and the choppiness of the arrangement is kind of distracting (there are some passages that sound pretty derivative, too, so I can’t give this very high marks). 6. That opening reminds me of some Gato Barbieri recordings I heard years ago (and didn’t like very much). That tone is obnoxious, IMO. This is kind of 70’s/80’s soundtrackish to my ears. 7. This is like walking into a party that’s already going full tilt. I feel rushed listening to this track. Not my cup of tea stylistically anyway, so... 8. This is one of my favorite Monk tunes- “Monk’s Mood”. This performance doesn’t really bring out the beauty for me. Sounds too loose. 9. A basic blues... nothing special, to my ears. Awfully short, and I’m not crazy about the guy’s tone. 10. Not that bad, not that good, kind of dull... distorted guitar is not my thing, and there’s little going on in this tune, so... 11. Well, I hope some others found this interesting/enjoyable... 12. This doesn’t do it for me. Very dated now, and I would rather listen to blues music that’s more “authentic”. There are a whole slew of rock bands that played blues, and there are very few that I can enjoy after going back and listening to the real thing. It’s got that artificial distorted guitar, too. 13. This is a little more like it, but I still can’t say it’s my thing. Kind of plodding. I do like the shifting from minor to major, though. Again, this one’s so short that it’s hard to get too interested. 14. A chicago bluesish take on “Work Song”. I have mixed feelings on this one. I like the overall sound and tightness of the band, but I hate that first guitar solo. Way too sloppy for my taste, and although it does have some nice intensity, he also gives off a sort of “trying too hard” impression to my ears. The harp player is good, if not great on this. Keyboard player is okay, the second guitar solo is okay. Again, this comes across as kind of rock guys doing the blues, at least to my ears. I wouldn’t buy it. 15. Another very simple blues rhythm. A familiar theme- “Sack O Woe”, except without the cool uptempo bridge that Cannonball used. This is solid, if unspectacular. 16. This is based on “Willow weep for me”, but they take heavy liberties with the melody from the start. Very nice relaxed bluesy treatment by a very competent pianist... and nice to hear an acoustic piano after the previous tracks! Don’t know who this is. 17. Wow, that’s very pretty. I’ve never heard this before. Nice solo opening arrangement, and believe me, unless you’re a natural genius, this is HARD to do on the guitar. So my hat’s off. Now that the other players kick in, it kind of reminds me of some of the old Chester (Atkins) and Lester (Paul) stuff. It doesn’t quite sound like them in terms of the solos, though, just that type of approach. Damn... I might be able to figure out who this is, but right now it’s not ringing any bells. 18. A tambourine is usually a bad sign for me, but I like the opening on this. The piano solo is groovin’, while the bass and percussion are steady in support. This has a sort of country feel to it, but I don’t recognize the tune. I wouldn’t buy this either, but I enjoyed it. 19. NOW you’re talkin. Whew, I did enjoy that. I don’t own anything like this, but I appreciate a great player when I hear one. This guy knows what to do with a guitar. He’s got nice technique, great (and I do mean great) command of his axe, and he’s a tasty musician to boot. I may have heard this before, but I can’t really recall. I’m not a “county” guy in general, but this theme is extremely catchy. The improvisation is musical, and everything is happening, including the tone of the guitar as he switches pickup settings in mid-flight. I’m impressed. If I had to guess, I’d say Eric Johnson... but I know that guys like Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan did some things like this too (and Junior Brown). Whoever it is, I might have to think about pickin (no pun intended) up a CD. 20. “Where or When” in a 50’s vocal group style. Never heard this before... that style was just a few years before my time. Not really my thing, and I can’t say I would choose to listen to this anyway, knowing that I’ve got many versions of this tune in my collection by various jazz greats. 21. Can’t get into it. Thanks Dana. Quote
brownie Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 A very odd mix. Some music I knew and enjoyed, couple of ones I discovered, several left me cold... 1- an holdover from the previous BFT. The players were very recognizable and the album was still at arm's length. Opening track from this one: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:qcfxlffegcqq 2- an old favorite again...Track 3 from this album: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:4l62mppf9f7o 3- a very well-know Herbie Hancock composition. Can't say I care for this easy-listening version... 4- I would care very much for that one. Great interpretation. I am a bit mystified by it... Nice one! Sounds like Bill Frisell on guitar... 5- some favorite music from a very favorite film. Not sure of the version but the music is from that film: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:0h1gtq6zzu42 Not the version that is played. The music is from the marvelouis final sequence (if I remember well! 6- more film music. Another favorite film. Don't have the record at hand and not sure of which track this is... http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:aud0ylm8xpcb 7- the same saxophone player again. The music is so familiar but I have filed most of his albums. That was from one os his first latino venture. Liked it very much when it came out and then grew tired of it... 8- I have been a fan of that music ever since it was released. A very nice monkian adaptation. Reissued now, track 2 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:1yaqoatayijz 9- same saxophone player. From a very good album. It's the opening track from this duo session: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:ne5a8qxbbtv4 More coming, but it's all going downhill after that Quote
brownie Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 BFT 22 guesses, part 2... 10 - what's this? Music that I have a hard time getting into it! 11- A journalist friend played me that 'song' a few years ago. I found it a bit grandiloquent. He liked it, I didn't. Final track from: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:aiftxqwhldse The music gets better when the preaching stops! 12- can't say I like that. Heard that in another life! Did not like this type of British rock that much then and don't care for it nowadays! 13- listened to that one a while back. Opening track: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:gnb1z8ba8yv5 I know who will recognize that one! 14- the song (the adaptation of it, rather) did not work for me 15- another familar song (from one of the jazz brothers) and could not really enjoy this! 16- a familiar classic (Willow). I'm out of that... 17- Americana guitar. Could not identify the player! Don't really care... 18- more piano trio. Failed to identify that one either(McCann?) 19- more americana. Enjoyed the lively music! 20- and more americana. Is somebody kidding? I started loving that tune when I heard Ellen Bustyn sing it in Martin Scorcese's 'Alice Does Not Live Here Anymore'. I'ld rather hear the soundtrack version, if there is one... 21- the BFT ends on a more interesting (for me) side. But I'm clueless on it... Many more pluses than downs. A very good job. Very much appreciated, Daqna Quote
Tom Storer Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 I'm not even participating in this blindfold test but I have a guess for number 14, based on people's descriptions thus far. I'm guessing it's number 5 on this. If you think it's cheating for me to offer a guess when I'm not playing, don't click the link! Quote
Jim R Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 I was listening again to track 17 (America The Beautiful), and realized that the jazz-oriented player was very familiar. In fact, I recognized him positively this time. Then it occurred to me who the other player was, based on something I'd heard about them recording together (and then the other guy's tone really rang bells for me ). It's from this CD Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Posted January 22, 2005 Y'all are v.good guessers and interesting commentators. I realize 'one man's meat...' but I'm kinda surprised by the negative reactions some selections have gotten, not so much by others. Glad you all enjoyed what you did enjoy and trying hard not to go "WTF?" about the rest... No thoughts on the connections between selections or their connection to threads here? Answers and responses next week sound about right? Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 Y'all are v.good guessers and interesting commentators. I realize 'one man's meat...' but I'm kinda surprised by the negative reactions some selections have gotten, not so much by others. Glad you all enjoyed what you did enjoy and trying hard not to go "WTF?" about the rest... No thoughts on the connections between selections or their connection to threads here? Answers and responses next week sound about right? I would be surprised if people are ready next week for answers. Probably the week after, but there are quite a few who haven't posted here yet. But that does make me wonder what RT is doing about getting ready for #23. Quote
Noj Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 BFT#22 Compiled by Danasgoodstuff Thanks for the fine compilation, Dana! 1. Horace Silver? I'm positive I own this, but I can't place it. Just plain good. Not a moment of music I don't enjoy. 2. "Moanin'", and a nice cover. Charles Earland? I may have this. 3. Ladies and gentlemen, there are 7 acknowledged wonders of the world, you are about to witness the 8th. Standing in the spotlight on showcase are 12 young men who've given you such tunes as "The Grunt," "Pass The Peas," "Gimme Some More." Without no doubt, these are the... 4. Whoa, I'm really lost here. Can't make a good guess. Very peculiar combination of instruments--what is that, sax, trombone, and some sort of weird organ or a guitar with an attachment...? 5. Unchartered territory, I haven't the foggiest clue. I'm picturing Pee Wee's Big Adventure. 6. Gato Barbieri? 7. Again Gato comes to mind. 8. Dissonant but somehow endearing in a Monk/Andrew Hill/Larry Young way... 9. Bluesy, soulful. Ben Webster? 10. This one draws a very emotional response from me, possibly my favorite track on the disc. Larry Coryell? I'll want this album, whatever it is. 11. Powerful during the spoken word segment, but I'm afraid I have very little working knowledge of what happened in East Timor. 12. Rock/blues. No guess 13. Sounds like Les McCann to me. Weird "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" quotes...slightly corny but still funky. 14. More rockin' blues. Mean harmonica player. No names coming to mind for the guitar player, but he's ripping it up here. I like this one better than 12. 15. Oh man! I know this one. I HAVE this. Jimmy Smith comes to mind. 16. "Willow Weep For Me." I don't recognize the pianist, though I hear something unique in the touch--I'll be interested to hear who this is. 17. "Oh Beautiful" - hmmm, who would do something patriotic like this? No idea. 18. No guess, though I recognize the tune from somewhere. 19. Bela Fleck? Marvelous ability, whoever it is. Dig the Hendrix quotes from "Highway Chile" and "Wind Cries Mary." 20. The Lettermen? 21. NMCOT Quote
Big Al Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 (edited) Once again, without having read what’s come before: Track 1: This is hilarious! The first track of this BFT is the first track of an album whose final track was the final track to MY BFT!!! Like I said in my answers, reissue of the year for me last year! Oddly enough, I PM’d dana about this track, turns out he was going to put this on his BFT long before he heard my BFT! Amazing! Track 2: Brother Ray moanin’ with a nice greeeeeazy big band! My favorite track from this album; I know it’s blasphemy, but I’ve never warmed up to this album. Need to listen to it again. Track 3: Sounds like the JB’s there. With Brother Cheese riffin’ over Brother Chank’s sweet riffs! Hmmm...... wait a second; that’s “Watermelon Man” they’re playing..... lessee if I’m right about this.... Well, I can’t find it. If it is the JB’s, I couldn’t tell you what it comes from. If it ain’t, then I don’t HAFC™. But I sure wanna find out! Track 4: Uhhhhhh.... NMCOT™ I’m afraid. NEXT!!! Track 5: Okaaaaaaaaay..... I’m sure there’s a story behind this. It lost me with the classical arrangement! Track 6: Sounded like “Last Tango in Paris,” but I’ve never heard the original. This could be it for all I know.... Sounds like film music to me..... Track 7: Wow!!! No clue, but I worked up a sweat just listening to it! Loudest party on a BFT!!! Track 8: AAAAAAAARGH!!!! I should know this! It’s a Monk tune. I think I’ve even heard this before! Man, I’m gonna kick myself on this one. Track 9: HAFC™. Very nice, though. Sounds like my man Ben Webster! Track 10: Aaaaagh! Another one I should know or at least I think I’ve heard it before! Man, my butt’s gonna be sore after this BFT! On second thought, I’ve never heard it; I’d remember something this hypnotic. Track 11: Who is that, Mel Gibson? Mick Jagger? David Bowie? Robbie Coltrane?!?!? Anyway, great groove; not sure how this is jazz, but anxious to find out nonetheless! Track 12: I should know this track, I think I have it in a different version on a Ventures CD. It ain’t them, I know that. Further research might help me locate the title, but I’m drawing a blank right now! Track 13: Three Sounds? Last time there was a track like this on a BFT that I thought was the Three Sounds, I was wrong. Hey, I gotta be right SOMEtime!!!! Track 14: A very bluesy “Work Song.” NO clue who’s blowing that wicked harp! Track 15: Sounds like a 60’s go-go thing. HAFC™. Track 16: No clue, but nice! Track 17: If I wasn’t such a Ventures nut, this would’ve been my first guess. But it ain’t. Maybe Kenny Burrell with Chet Atkins? Track 18: This sounds like one of those MGM albums that Erroll Garner did that are available as a bunch of Telarc two-fers. Haven’t heard but a couple of them, and that was so long ago, I’ve forgotten which ones. I’m noticing a theme if not a consistent pattern of sounds & styles. Track 19: Asleep at the Wheel? “Sugarfoot Rag?” Track 20: Where or When? more like WTF? This sounds like the kind of thing Stan Freberg would parody in the 50’s! Track 21: Jackie McLean? No clue otherwise! A nice BFT, dana! Wild variety, and I can’t wait to find out the stories behind these. Now on to read everyone else’s guesses! (Edited cuz MS Word doesn't know how to act when I type "..." ) Edited January 24, 2005 by Big Al Quote
Big Al Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Track 1: Track 1 here. I can just imagine how Big Al's jaw hit his lap when he heard this one. I laughed so hard; I even ejected the CD out of the player just to make sure I'd put the right disc in! Quote
cannonball-addict Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 I read the comments. I'm a bit surprised at the number of participants who are essentially purists. Blues on top of blues and grease on top of grease on BFT after BFT. But I guess, to each his own.... Thanks however to danasgoodstuff for including me late in the game. Here are my thoughts: Tracks 1-3. Yeah I feel it. But so what? We all know these tunes. But I would never have guessed that was who it is on Track 2. So thanks for that eye-opener. Track 4 (the klezmer-sounding alto feature growling all over the place) caught my attention. Has this been identified? I could do without the trite nature of showtunes and lush orchestral arrangements. I sort of liked tracks 6 & 7 for their intensity and passion though they present standard Latin chord changes. Too bad this musician has deteriorated over the years. The shouting combined with the tone of the tenor told me immediately who it was before reading the comments - "Hey, Hey, Heyyyyyyy!!!" track 8 - yucky version of monk's mood IMHO; much prefer monk's version. i like some of him but more of his totally out/wacky stuff. track 9 - beautiful tenor sound. but we are on a greazyness overload here. mix it up man! track 10 - huh? track 11 - craziness! I dug the spoken word rhymin'. Yeah dana! track 12 - more grease. next? track 13 - more grease, more grease!! how much can you possibly take? its weird, even though I know who it is, it sounds to a degree like some of the stuff that jason moran is doing today with simplicity. he strips it down more than this when he does "planet rock" on modernistic. tracks 14 & 15 - i appreciate the tip of the hat to cannonball but I prefer to hear julian do his own music or vincent herring or antonio hart imitating him. and these blues are so formulaic. I get tired of the blues if I'm listening. I always wanna break out my horn and play em for myself. track 16 - this touched me. thanks dana (and Big Al for the other stuff earlier). track 17 - ok? i like solo guitar but jeez....how bout some of that stuff he did with Ella on Pablo? those are the shizzit! track 18 - Yeah. Groove baby! I like this happy grease. this is one of those songs I remember learning as a kid from audio cassette tapes of Americana and now I have no idea the name of it. But I can hum the melody along with it. I guess it holds special meaning for me. And the drummer contributes so much to the whole shuffle effect track 19 - I have four call letters and frequency associated with this music: WAMU 88.5 FM (DC represent!) track 20 - I bet that sax player killed himself or at least wanted to. can you imagine having to play that stupid little intro and obligato night after night! old geezer stuff..... my parents would swoon over this track 21 - yeah dana! if you're into this why not give us a little taste earlier? afraid you might alienate your contemporaries? people, get ready for my BFT if you dislike this. this is what I call improvisation! Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Posted January 24, 2005 Well, isn't this interesting... I think we've had right and wrong guesses on just about every track, as well as positivity, negativity and WTF? directed at all of 'em too. 'It's all grease' and 'nice variety'. Subjectivity really is a wonder, if not always wonderfully conducive to understanding. I really did mean the connections of one track to the next and to threads here to be helpful, but apparently not... This is fun, I'll have to try to be a better player on the listening end from now on... Carry on, and some of youse got some surprises comin'...not that I haven't too. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 Last week including the end of it was much busier than I thought, so I missed my chance to be the first to post guesses. Doesn't really matter - here are my 20 cents. The usual disclaimers apply. Track 1: What a surprise! This is a first for Organissimo Blindfold Tests: The new one starts like the old one closed. Great. Nice album - if you don't get it now, you never will. Track 2: Bobby Timmons' "Moanin'". Not sure about the organist - the arrangement sounds like some of the stuff Jimmy Smith recorded for Verve, but the registration does not. Nice track. Track 3: I instantly recognized the sound of that band! Almost forgot they did Herbie's tune, but a grasp into the funk department of my collection unearthed this CD. Sure is funky! Track 4: I'd say Bill Frisell and some horns I'm not familiar with. I find it is played a little too fast to achieve optimum effect. Not quite my cup of tea. Track 5: Sounds very much like something a twentieth century classical composer would write - only the guitar sounds like it was seriuosly rooted in jazz. That fast passage reminds me of Khatchaturians sable dance or whatever he called his piece. But there are too many Hollywood characteristics in it. Does not really sound like the work of any of the composers I'm familiar with - Milhaud, Martinu, you name it. A little too lightweight for my taste. Curious what this is. Track 6: El Gato! The orchestral part is very nicely composed around that 12/8 rhythm. Too short! Track 7: I've never heard Ivo Perelman, but this is how I always imgained his music could sound like. A little over the top, I'd say - just my taste. Track 8: One of my favourite Monk ballads, "Monk's Mood". In any other context I would say this band is way too loose, but here it transports the Monk mood very well. No idea who it is, though. Would like to hear more. Track 9: Very nice bluesy tenor I don't think I'm familiar with. No messing around, concise and to the point. Track 10: No idea. Nice arrangement. Not sure about the guitar player. Reminds me of the stuff Ginger Baker or Brian Blade did with semi-large groups - very American feeling. I like this somehow. The bass is very good. Track 11: Oh! I like this album very much, and dig the message in this track. This guy may be discusssed controversially in jazz circles as far as his chops are concerned, but in my eyes he is a seminal figure and has a very personal groove of his own, which is quite a lot. From this CD. Track 12: No idea. Nice and bluesy. One I'm really curious about - some white British rock band? Track 13: At first I thought this was Ramsey Lewis and Cleveland Eaton - but it is the opening track from this album. What can you say? Music for the people. Track 14: Another hard bop anthem done by rock musicians, very nice little subtheme on this BFT!!! From this CD of my favourite white blues guitarist. Track 15: Another one! "Sack o' woe". No idea who this is. Now if today's pop bands would play jazz tunes ....... ?! Track 16: So at last I get another chance for my Ramsey Lewis guess? "Willow weep the blues for me". Track 17: "America the beautiful" - nice but I would not buy this as I'm not that muchnof a guitar freak. Track 18: Another Ramsey Lewis track! Let's go to church, sister! A very popular style in thew 1960's, and I listened to a lot of this, but bought little of it on CD. Track 19: Yeah! If this was a little wilder I'd say Danny Gatton, but this may be some of his tamer predecessors - or he was still in his teens. I hate country music, but dig this kind of thing a lot. Track 20: I'm the last to really dislike some BFT track, but I never could stand this type of thing. But I get your message, Dana. Track 21: Hehe - we're balanced out radically. John Zorn? Not familiar with this style. This is more fun to me seeing live than hearing on CD. Okay, jazz wins? I like this jazz/pop crossover selection very very much, excellent conception. Thanks a lot - a very enjoyable disc for me. Now off to the guesses! Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 #2 swinging like hell. Track three from HERE Damn, I have that one. At least I fufill my own rules ... Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 (edited) Track 1: I can just imagine how Big Al's jaw hit his lap when he heard this one. Edited January 24, 2005 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 11. Powerful during the spoken word segment, but I'm afraid I have very little working knowledge of what happened in East Timor. That's exactly the reason why he did this track! Some info here. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 One afterthought: If track 13 is a jazz cover of a British pop tune, could track 12 be by exactly that particular band? Quote
Noj Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 11. Powerful during the spoken word segment, but I'm afraid I have very little working knowledge of what happened in East Timor. That's exactly the reason why he did this track! Some info here. Thanks for the link, Mike. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 24, 2005 Report Posted January 24, 2005 No reason to be embarassed - I didn't know either until I heard Ginger's message! Quote
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