BFT 49 - Answers

[gnhrtg]

1) Bill Carrothers - Rum Ration (Carrothers), based on Till We Meet Again (Egan/Whiting), from Armistice 1918

Bill Carrothers (piano), Matt Turner (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

18 & 19 June 2003, on Sketch (2004)

2) Max Nagl/Edward Gorey - The Evil Garden (Gorey/Nagl) from The Evil Garden

Max Nagl (sax), Lol Coxhill (vocal), Julie Tippetts (vocal), Noel Akchote (guitar), Patrice Heral (percussion)

June 2000, on November (2001)

3) The Onliest - Thelonious/Promenade 1 (Monk) from Pictures From a Monk Exhibition

John Law (piano), Tim Wells (bass), Paul Clarvis (drums)

on FMR

4) Geof Bradfield - Day Dream (Strayhorn) from Rule of Three

Geof Bradfield (sax), Noel Kupersmith (bass), Ted Sirota (drums)

Recorded on 8-9 July 2001, on Liberated Zone Records

5) Simon Nabatov - Flow Chart (Nabatov) from Perpetuum Immobile

Simon Nabatov (piano)

26 November 2000, on Leo (2002)

6) Shelly Manne - Zamar Nodad (trad, arr & adapted by Shorty Rogers) from Steps to the Desert

Shelly Manne (drums), Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn), Teddy Edwards (sax), Victor Feldman (vibes), Al Viola (guitar), Mondy Budwig (bass)

17-20 December 1962, on Contemporary (1963/2004)

7) Available Jelly - Little French Boy (Bacharach) from Bilbao Song

Michael Moore (alto sax), Toby Delius (tenor sax), Eric Boeren (cornet), Ernst Glerum (bass), Michael Vatcher (percussion)

25-27 February 2004, on Ramboy (2005)

8) Paul Plimley & Lisle Ellis - Street Woman (Coleman) from Kaleidoscopes (Ornette Coleman Songbook)

Paul Plimley (piano), Lisle Ellis (bass)

8-9 April 1992, on hatART (1993)

9) Gul 3 - Eye of the Tiger (Gul 3) from singlar 2005

John Arrias (sax), Leo Svensson (cello), Henrik Olsson (percussion)

on Headspin Recordings (2005)

10) The Fringe - Part 3 (The Fringe) from Live in Iseo

George Garzone (sax), John Lockwood (bass), Bob Gullotti (drums)

22 July 2000, on Soul Note (2001)

11) Bojan Z Trio - Purple Gazelle (Angelica) (Ellington) from Transpacifik

Bojan Zulfikarpasic (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums)

13, 15, and 16 Jun 2003, on Label Bleu (2003)

12) LSB - Different Directions (Ljungkvist) from Sounds 99

Fredrik Ljungkvist (sax), Johan Berthling (bass), Raymond Strind (drums)

7-10 October 1999, on Blue Tower Records (2000)

13) Taylor Ho Bynum - Part Four (Bynum) from Other Stories

Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (violin/viola), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar), Joseph Daley (tuba), Luther Gray (drums)

13 & 20 February 2005, on 482 Music (2005)

14) Taylor Ho Bynum - Together (Bynum) from Other Stories

Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), James Cook (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Okkyung Lee (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar)

13 & 20 February 2005, 482 Music (2005)

15) Trio BraamdeJoodeVatcher - Songs Each Night (Braam) from Change This Song

Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Michael Vatcher (drums)

26 October 2005, on BikBentBraam (BBB)

16) Gunter Hampel All Stars - Turbulence (Hampel) from Jubilation

Gunter Hampel (b-clarinet), Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Thomas Keyserling (flute), Jeanne Lee (voice), Albert Mangelsdoff (trombone), Steve McCall (drums), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Barre Phillips (bass), Marion Brown (sax)

8 November 1983, on Birth Records

17) Georg Graewe - Brilliant Corners (Monk) from Impressions of Monk

Georg Graewe (piano) [Marcio Mattos (bass) and Michael Vatcher (drums) join on all but two other tracks, I think]

15 & 16 March 1995, on Nuscope (1999)

18) Georg Graewe - Brilliant Corners (Monk) from Impressions of Monk

Georg Graewe (piano) [Marcio Mattos (bass) and Michael Vatcher (drums) join on all but two other tracks, I think]

15 & 16 March 1995, on Nuscope (1999)

19) Tony Malaby Trio - What is This Thing Called Love (Porter) from Adobe

Tony Malaby (sax), Drew Gress (bass), Paul Motian (drums)

25 & 26 March 2003, on Free Lance (2003)

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

21) Pandelis Karayorgis - Super Bronze (Sun Ra) from Seventeen Pieces

Pandelis Karayorgis (piano)

April & June 2004, on Leo (2004)

22) Pandelis Karayorgis - Just You, Just Me (Greer/Klages, arr. Monk) from Seventeen Pieces

Pandelis Karayorgis (piano)

April & June 2004, on Leo (2004)

23) Mark Whitecage - Five O'Clock Follies (Whitecage) from Split Personality

Mark Whitecage (sax), Dominic Duval (bass), Jay Rosen (drums)

4 October 1995, on GM Recordings (1998)

24) Martial Solal - What is This Thing Calle Love (Porter) from en Solo

Martial Solal (piano)

20 November 1971, on RCA Victor (1972/2004)

25) Joe McPhee & Evan Parker - Duet 6 (McPhee/Parker) from Chicago Tenor Duets

Joe McPhee (sax), Evan Parker (sax)

11 May 1998, on Okka Disk (2002)

26) Joe McPhee & Evan Parker - Duet 7 (McPhee/Parker) from Chicago Tenor Duets

Joe McPhee (sax), Evan Parker (sax)

11 May 1998, on Okka Disk (2002)

27) Andrew Hill/Scott Colley - Part 4 of Tough Love (part 1) (Hill/Colley), concert recording

Andrew Hill (piano), Scott Colley (bass)

31 July 1999, Caramoor Jazz Festival, Venetian Theater, Katonah, NY

28) Joachim Kuhn - Allemande from Partita II (Bach) from The Diminished Augmented System

Joachim Kuhn (piano)

25 June & 17 July 1999, on Emarcy (2000)

29) Joelle Leandre - Part two (Leandre) from Urban Bass

Joelle Leandre (bass), Sylvie Altenburger (viola)

on L'empreinte Digitale (1991/1994)

30) Barney Wilen - J'ai ta main (Trenet) from Jazz sur Seine

Barney Wilen (sax), Milt Jackson (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums)

13 & 14 February 1958, Philips/Universal (1958/2000)

31) Warne Marsh - Two-Part Invention no.13 (Bach) from Ne Plus Ultra

Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Gary Foster (alto sax) [Dave Parlato (bass) and John Tirabasso (drums) join on all other tracks]

25 October 1969, on hatOLOGY (1990/2006)

32) Erik Friedlander - May it please heaven (Friedlander) from Maldoror

Erik Friedlander (cello)

25 April 2002, on Brassland (2003)

33) Sten Sandell - Not Liquid (Sandell) from Solid Musik

Sten Sandell (piano)

3 September 2000, on Nuscope (2002)

34) Alexander von Schlippenbach & Tony Oxley - Thorn Apple (Schlippenbach/Oxley) from Digger's Harvest

Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Tony Oxley (drums)

5 & 7 November 1998, on FMP (1999)

35) Richard Grossman - Fresh Vegetables (Grossman) from Even Your Ears

Richard Grossman (piano) [Ken Filiano (bass) and Alex Cline (drums) join on most, all but one, I think, other tracks]

36) Marc-Andre Hamelin - Toccatina op.36 (Kapustin) from Kaleidoscope

Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

2-4 February 2001, on Hyperion (2001)

Edited August 30, 2007 by gnhrtg

[gnhrtg]

I will say a little more about most of the tracks in the next few days. As before, I welcome any and all reactions. It would be nice to get a conversation going.

[Tom Storer]

Gosh darn it, it seems that it won't accept my entire response because I "have posted more than the allowed number of quoted blocks of text." But it doesn't tell me what the allowed number is. So I'll just split my reply in two and hope for the best...

1) Bill Carrothers - Rum Ration (Carrothers), based on Till We Meet Again (Egan/Whiting), from Armistice 1918

Bill Carrothers (piano), Matt Turner (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

18 & 19 June 2003, on Sketch (2004)

Now that's embarassing--I have this record! This is a call for me to listen to it again.

4) Geof Bradfield - Day Dream (Strayhorn) from Rule of Three

Geof Bradfield (sax), Noel Kupersmith (bass), Ted Sirota (drums)

Recorded on 8-9 July 2001, on Liberated Zone Records

A new name for me. Thanks!

9) Gul 3 - Eye of the Tiger (Gul 3) from singlar 2005

John Arrias (sax), Leo Svensson (cello), Henrik Olsson (percussion)

on Headspin Recordings (2005)

Ditto!

10) The Fringe - Part 3 (The Fringe) from Live in Iseo

George Garzone (sax), John Lockwood (bass), Bob Gullotti (drums)

22 July 2000, on Soul Note (2001)

I've always read lots of good things about the Fringe, Garzone in particular, but haven't listened to them much. Unfortunately, this piece didn't do it for me at all...

11) Bojan Z Trio - Purple Gazelle (Angelica) (Ellington) from Transpacifik

Bojan Zulfikarpasic (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums)

13, 15, and 16 Jun 2003, on Label Bleu (2003)

Bojan Z, on the other hand, is someone whom for some reason I've had a prejudice against, based on a few things I've heard that I didn't like (Uri Caine is in the same category for me). And I liked this one, so I'll have to revise my prejudice. Thanks again!

13) Tylor Ho Bynum - Part Four (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (violin/viola), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar), Joseph Daley (tuba), Luther Gray (drums)

13 & 20 February 2005, on 482 Music (2005)

14) Tylor Ho Bynum - Together (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), James Cook (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Okkyung Lee (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar)

13 & 20 February 2005, 482 Music (2005)

Wow, this surprises me. I've always much admired Bynum's playing, but because I've only heard him with Braxton, I had him pigeon-holed in that kind of approach. This is very different. One can learn a lot from these BFTs.

Edited August 28, 2007 by Tom Storer

[Tom Storer]

15) Trio BraamdeJoodeVatcher - Songs Each Night (Braam) from Change This Song

Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Michael Vatcher (drums)

26 October 2005, on BikBentBraam (BBB)

At last! One of the ones I though was Dutch really was Dutch!

19) Tony Malaby Trio - What is This Thing Called Love (Porter) from Adobe

Tony Malaby (sax), Drew Gress (bass), Paul Motian (drums)

25 & 26 March 2003, on Free Lance (2003)

OK, that makes sense. This was a very handsome performance. I'll look for this CD. I'm going to see Malaby play next week in a Steve Coleman group--a reed sextet. My first time seeing him. Ought to be interesting!

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

Ouch. I have a lot of respect for Roscoe, but I have to stand by my harsh blindfolded judgment ("God, what a bore").

24) Martial Solal - What is This Thing Calle Love (Porter) from en Solo

Martial Solal (piano)

20 November 1971, on RCA Victor (1972/2004)

Huh. Usually Solal has a sense of humor...

29) Joelle Leandre - Part two (Leandre) from Urban Bass

Joelle Leandre (bass), Sylvie Altenburger (viola)

on L'empreinte Digitale (1991/1994)

I've seen Léandre live several times, and always loved it. But I guess something in a live performance can be lost when it's listened to after the fact. Doesn't mean it wasn't there, though!

Thanks for the test, gnhrtg! You obviously put a lot of care into selecting and sequencing. Although much of it fell outside my usual taste and comfort zone, or actually because of that, several items were thought-provoking (especially when given the answers), and there are some things I plan to chase down.

Edited August 28, 2007 by Tom Storer

[Nate Dorward]

8) Paul Plimley & Lisle Ellis - Street Woman (Coleman) from Kaleidoscopes (Ornette Coleman Songbook)

Paul Plimley (piano), Lisle Ellis (bass)

8-9 April 1992, on hatART (1993)

Ah right, been a while since I spun this album. It's one of the saddest casualties of the Hat Art back catalogue's disappearance. It's also sad that the label never did the 2nd album of Zappa tunes that was promised in the liner notes.

10) The Fringe - Part 3 (The Fringe) from Live in Iseo

George Garzone (sax), John Lockwood (bass), Bob Gullotti (drums)

22 July 2000, on Soul Note (2001)

Garzone's one of those names I keep hearing (there was a rather heated discussion of his influence on younger players on one blog I've seen...). & then I hear this track, & it's easily the one I liked least on the whole collection. So maybe I'll continue to live in blissful ignorance....

13) Tylor Ho Bynum - Part Four (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (violin/viola), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar), Joseph Daley (tuba), Luther Gray (drums)

13 & 20 February 2005, on 482 Music (2005)

14) Tylor Ho Bynum - Together (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), James Cook (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Okkyung Lee (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar)

13 & 20 February 2005, 482 Music (2005)

This one I've sort of heard. I had a review copy pass through my hands--it had a manufacturing defect, & it skipped badly, & so I asked the promoter to send a good copy; he sent a 2nd one, & it had an even more obvious defect (you can see it if you looked at the bottom surface), & it skipped too, & at that point I lost heart & just gave up trying to review it. It's "Taylor" not "Tyler" b.t.w. Nice album, though I don't think either of these tracks really makes it for me.

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

I reviewed this one for Paris Transatlantic in a bulk review of Rogue Art discs, haven't spun it since. Review's here: http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine...dec_text.html#5 -- scroll down a bit. I may have tried to thrust this particular review out of my mind for unrelated reasons (a passing remark in the Rob Brown review netted a year's worth of very public abuse from a certain bassist/guitarist).

24) Martial Solal - What is This Thing Calle Love (Porter) from en Solo

Martial Solal (piano)

20 November 1971, on RCA Victor (1972/2004)

I suppose this is the point at which to say I basically don't like about 90% of Solal's work at all. Though there was a version of "Poinciana" on an early BFT which I thought was very good.

35) Richard Grossman - Fresh Vegetables (Grossman) from Even Your Ears

Richard Grossman (piano) [Ken Filiano (bass) and Alex Cline (drums) join on most, all but one, I think, other tracks]

Ah, yes, Grossman. Some of his work I find a bit impenetrable, but he was certainly an original voice & it's sad so little of his music survives. I wonder what his early work was like--everything that I've heard dated from the end of his life.

Thanks for the music!

Edited August 28, 2007 by Nate Dorward

[mikeweil]

1) Bill Carrothers - Rum Ration (Carrothers), based on Till We Meet Again (Egan/Whiting), from Armistice 1918

Bill Carrothers (piano), Matt Turner (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

18 & 19 June 2003, on Sketch (2004)

Carrothers? I have his duo CD with Stewart - another one with a bassist and drummer I couldn't listen to and gave it away. An interesting player, but a little too concerned with technique and chords, at times.

3) The Onliest - Thelonious/Promenade 1 (Monk) from Pictures From a Monk Exhibition

John Law (piano), Tim Wells (bass), Paul Clarvis (drums)

on FMR

Oh - no CD? I would have liked to hear more!

6) Shelly Manne - Zamar Nodad (trad, arr & adapted by Shorty Rogers) from Steps to the Desert

Shelly Manne (drums), Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn), Teddy Edwards (sax), Victor Feldman (vibes), Al Viola (guitar), Mondy Budwig (bass)

17-20 December 1962, on Contemporary (1963/2004)

An OJC to hunt? These Californians had that Brazilian groove down.

15) Trio BraamdeJoodeVatcher - Songs Each Night (Braam) from Change This Song

Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Michael Vatcher (drums)

26 October 2005, on BikBentBraam (BBB)

Seems I should check out this guy.

16) Gunter Hampel All Stars - Turbulence (Hampel) from Jubilation

Gunter Hampel (b-clarinet), Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Thomas Keyserling (flute), Jeanne Lee (voice), Albert Mangelsdoff (trombone), Steve McCall (drums), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Barre Phillips (bass), Marion Brown (sax)

8 November 1983, on Birth Records

Hah! A band I recognized! Keyserling - I saw the Hampel band live with him, and didn't like him just as on this BFT.

17) Georg Graewe - Brilliant Corners (Monk) from Impressions of Monk

Georg Graewe (piano) [Marcio Mattos (bass) and Michael Vatcher (drums) join on all but two other tracks, I think]

15 & 16 March 1995, on Nuscope (1999)

18) Georg Graewe - Brilliant Corners (Monk) from Impressions of Monk

Georg Graewe (piano) [Marcio Mattos (bass) and Michael Vatcher (drums) join on all but two other tracks, I think]

15 & 16 March 1995, on Nuscope (1999)

Graewe? He's come a long way .....

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

Plumber, stick to your trade - Third Stream it isn't!

Edited August 29, 2007 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

28) Joachim Kuhn - Allemande from Partita II (Bach) from The Diminished Augmented System

Joachim Kuhn (piano)

25 June & 17 July 1999, on Emarcy (2000)

So that's Kühn? This is the first time I liked his playing!

30) Barney Wilen - J'ai ta main (Trenet) from Jazz sur Seine

Barney Wilen (sax), Milt Jackson (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums)

13 & 14 February 1958, Philips/Universal (1958/2000)

Uh! I have this?!?!

31) Warne Marsh - Two-Part Invention no.13 (Bach) from Ne Plus Ultra

Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Gary Foster (alto sax) [Dave Parlato (bass) and John Tirabasso (drums) join on all other tracks]

25 October 1969, on hatOLOGY (1990/2006)

Bingo! They should have made a whole album of this!

36) Marc-Andre Hamelin - Toccatina op.36 (Kapustin) from Kaleidoscope

Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)

2-4 February 2001, on Hyperion (2001)

A classical pianist! Kapustin is the composer? He's listened to a lot of Chick Corea et al. My hat is off since it sounds so spontaneous!

Thanks again, great choices all 'round!

[gnhrtg]

Gosh darn it, it seems that it won't accept my entire response because I "have posted more than the allowed number of quoted blocks of text." But it doesn't tell me what the allowed number is. So I'll just split my reply in two and hope for the best...

1) Bill Carrothers - Rum Ration (Carrothers), based on Till We Meet Again (Egan/Whiting), from Armistice 1918

Bill Carrothers (piano), Matt Turner (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

18 & 19 June 2003, on Sketch (2004)

Now that's embarassing--I have this record! This is a call for me to listen to it again.

I think it is an uneven two-disc set but there is enough of interest, though barely, for me to return to it once in a while.

4) Geof Bradfield - Day Dream (Strayhorn) from Rule of Three

Geof Bradfield (sax), Noel Kupersmith (bass), Ted Sirota (drums)

Recorded on 8-9 July 2001, on Liberated Zone Records

A new name for me. Thanks!

It's a fine album though I am not as enthusiastic about it as Nate is/was. The the guy certainly deserves greater exposure, however.

9) Gul 3 - Eye of the Tiger (Gul 3) from singlar 2005

John Arrias (sax), Leo Svensson (cello), Henrik Olsson (percussion)

on Headspin Recordings (2005)

Ditto!

I've seen these guys live once and they are interesting. They have an earlier album on Crazy Wisdom but I like this better.

10) The Fringe - Part 3 (The Fringe) from Live in Iseo

George Garzone (sax), John Lockwood (bass), Bob Gullotti (drums)

22 July 2000, on Soul Note (2001)

I've always read lots of good things about the Fringe, Garzone in particular, but haven't listened to them much. Unfortunately, this piece didn't do it for me at all...

I regret including this track in the compilation. The Fringe does/did put out good music but most of their tracks are longer than 10 minutes. I wanted to have something by them but I should have included a segment from one of those longer pieces. Try to sample It's Time for the Fringe somewhere.

11) Bojan Z Trio - Purple Gazelle (Angelica) (Ellington) from Transpacifik

Bojan Zulfikarpasic (piano), Scott Colley (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums)

13, 15, and 16 Jun 2003, on Label Bleu (2003)

Bojan Z, on the other hand, is someone whom for some reason I've had a prejudice against, based on a few things I've heard that I didn't like (Uri Caine is in the same category for me). And I liked this one, so I'll have to revise my prejudice. Thanks again!

I actually do not like his playing all that much but as soon as I heard this track, I knew I would include in my BFT. It's tasteful and brief and even those familiar with Bojan's work might not be able to identify him here. I also like the first track on this album, Set It Up, but the rest I find so-so.

Edited August 30, 2007 by gnhrtg

[gnhrtg]

15) Trio BraamdeJoodeVatcher - Songs Each Night (Braam) from Change This Song

Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Michael Vatcher (drums)

26 October 2005, on BikBentBraam (BBB)

At last! One of the ones I though was Dutch really was Dutch!

Anyone who enjoyed this track should check out the album. Engaging solos, notable interplay, and a variety of interesting compositions. His big band, Bik Bent Braam (which is also the name of his label), also puts out albums well worth hearing.

19) Tony Malaby Trio - What is This Thing Called Love (Porter) from Adobe

Tony Malaby (sax), Drew Gress (bass), Paul Motian (drums)

25 & 26 March 2003, on Free Lance (2003)

OK, that makes sense. This was a very handsome performance. I'll look for this CD. I'm going to see Malaby play next week in a Steve Coleman group--a reed sextet. My first time seeing him. Ought to be interesting!

Malaby is talented (and can easily fit in a wide variety of contexts) but uneven, live and on record. This album is among his better efforts, about half of it is very good and the rest is not all that bad. I've also heard him play show-stealer solos in Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra. Hope you'll catch him on a good day.

24) Martial Solal - What is This Thing Calle Love (Porter) from en Solo

Martial Solal (piano)

20 November 1971, on RCA Victor (1972/2004)

Huh. Usually Solal has a sense of humor...

Still, everyone should hear The Complete Vogue Recordings, volume 1.

Edited August 30, 2007 by gnhrtg

[gnhrtg]

13) Tylor Ho Bynum - Part Four (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (violin/viola), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar), Joseph Daley (tuba), Luther Gray (drums)

13 & 20 February 2005, on 482 Music (2005)

14) Tylor Ho Bynum - Together (Bynum) from Other Stories

Tylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), James Cook (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Okkyung Lee (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (guitar)

13 & 20 February 2005, 482 Music (2005)

This one I've sort of heard. I had a review copy pass through my hands--it had a manufacturing defect, & it skipped badly, & so I asked the promoter to send a good copy; he sent a 2nd one, & it had an even more obvious defect (you can see it if you looked at the bottom surface), & it skipped too, & at that point I lost heart & just gave up trying to review it. It's "Taylor" not "Tyler" b.t.w. Nice album, though I don't think either of these tracks really makes it for me.

Thanks for the correction, Nate. Don't know why I typed Tylor (not Tyler, btw). For those who enjoy these tracks and wonder about the rest of the album, I think there are two more tracks like these (brief, composed) while the others vary from about 5 to 11 minutes with a good deal of improvised solos thrown in. Decent soloists most but I would've preferred to hear more by Taylor. I like this album. It's different from most albums in the genre (conception - consists of three suites, one score to a film, instrumentation) and it mostly works. And like Tom was saying, we get to hear what else Bynum can do (and well).

24) Martial Solal - What is This Thing Calle Love (Porter) from en Solo

Martial Solal (piano)

20 November 1971, on RCA Victor (1972/2004)

I suppose this is the point at which to say I basically don't like about 90% of Solal's work at all. Though there was a version of "Poinciana" on an early BFT which I thought was very good.

I think that track is on The Complete Vogue Recordings, volume 1, see above.

[gnhrtg]

1) Bill Carrothers - Rum Ration (Carrothers), based on Till We Meet Again (Egan/Whiting), from Armistice 1918

Bill Carrothers (piano), Matt Turner (cello), Drew Gress (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

18 & 19 June 2003, on Sketch (2004)

Carrothers? I have his duo CD with Stewart - another one with a bassist and drummer I couldn't listen to and gave it away. An interesting player, but a little too concerned with technique and chords, at times.

I agree. The duo with Stewart has passages I renjoy, I was thinking of including the Monk tune here, though not enough for me to have kept the disc.

3) The Onliest - Thelonious/Promenade 1 (Monk) from Pictures From a Monk Exhibition

John Law (piano), Tim Wells (bass), Paul Clarvis (drums)

on FMR

Oh - no CD? I would have liked to hear more!

No, there is. I just could not find the date of release in the booklet or on the disc (did not look online). FMRCD38-E1096. There are six short versions of Thelonious (I included the longest one), two each of Bemsha Swing and Evidence, and 9 other Monk compositions. Another album by the same trio you might want to sample is Giant Leaves (Autumn Steps). The first and the last tracks in particular. I did not include them in my BFT as each is longer than 13 minutes.

6) Shelly Manne - Zamar Nodad (trad, arr & adapted by Shorty Rogers) from Steps to the Desert

Shelly Manne (drums), Shorty Rogers (flugelhorn), Teddy Edwards (sax), Victor Feldman (vibes), Al Viola (guitar), Mondy Budwig (bass)

17-20 December 1962, on Contemporary (1963/2004)

An OJC to hunt? These Californians had that Brazilian groove down.

Recent reissue so should be easy to find. It is a fun album.

15) Trio BraamdeJoodeVatcher - Songs Each Night (Braam) from Change This Song

Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (bass), Michael Vatcher (drums)

26 October 2005, on BikBentBraam (BBB)

Seems I should check out this guy.

Yes, please do. Especially this trio and his big band.

[Nate Dorward]

Aside from Bik Bent Braam & the trio, he's also got a terrific collaboration with Frans Vermeersen called All Ears. They have one (double) album, Foamy Wife Hum/Line, and it's very much worth getting hold of. -- The best of Bik Bent Braam is probably their most recent one, Growing Pains, though I haven't heard the album of covers, 13.

The Shelly Manne, if I'm not mistaken, is or was also available under the title My Son the Jazz Drummer.

[gnhrtg]

Aside from Bik Bent Braam & the trio, he's also got a terrific collaboration with Frans Vermeersen called All Ears. They have one (double) album, Foamy Wife Hum/Line, and it's very much worth getting hold of. -- The best of Bik Bent Braam is probably their most recent one, Growing Pains, though I haven't heard the album of covers, 13.

I'm not as enthusiastic about All Ears (though it's a great line-up, so I was somewhat disappointed), at least Foamy Wife Hum/Line, as I am about the trio and his big band. But I will give the double-disc set a spin this weekend and report here how I like it. It's been a while.

[John B]

9) Gul 3 - Eye of the Tiger (Gul 3) from singlar 2005

John Arrias (sax), Leo Svensson (cello), Henrik Olsson (percussion)

on Headspin Recordings (2005)

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

34) Alexander von Schlippenbach & Tony Oxley - Thorn Apple (Schlippenbach/Oxley) from Digger's Harvest

Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Tony Oxley (drums)

5 & 7 November 1998, on FMP (1999)

I'm somewhat embarrased that I was not able to guess these correctly, as I own all three albums.

I'm still hoping to find time to go back and listen to a few tracks on your BFT now that the answers are available.

Thanks again!

[gnhrtg]

9) Gul 3 - Eye of the Tiger (Gul 3) from singlar 2005

John Arrias (sax), Leo Svensson (cello), Henrik Olsson (percussion)

on Headspin Recordings (2005)

20) Roscoe Mitchell - In Six (Mitchell) from Turn

Roscoe Mitchell (flute), Corey Wilkes (trumpet), Craig Taborn (piano), Jaribu Shahid (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums)

4-6 January 2005, on Rogue Art (2005)

34) Alexander von Schlippenbach & Tony Oxley - Thorn Apple (Schlippenbach/Oxley) from Digger's Harvest

Alexander von Schlippenbach (piano), Tony Oxley (drums)

5 & 7 November 1998, on FMP (1999)

I'm somewhat embarrased that I was not able to guess these correctly, as I own all three albums.

I'm still hoping to find time to go back and listen to a few tracks on your BFT now that the answers are available.

Thanks again!

Ah, so you have Gul 3's singlar 2005. Nice isn't it? I like it better than their earlier one on Crazy Wisdom.

I actually prefer the longer tracks on Digger's Harvest but I wanted to keep the selections to a reasonable length.