BFT256 - July

[JSngry]

I remembered that he played flute on the Lockjaw Cookbook albums.

[randyhersom]

1. Lotta piano - familiar tune, possibly Bird's tune, Bud or possibly Phineas Newborn.
2. Classic tenor.  Not falling strongly into Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon or Ben Webster territory, so I'll say Don Byas.
3. Flute in the bebop era style.   Not Rahsaan, and probably not Herbie Mann.  Maybe Frank Wess with the New York Jazz Quartet.
4. For some reason I'm thinking McCoy Tyner even though it's miles away from his predominant Milestone style.
5. More rhapsodic tenor.  Maybe Stan Getz
6. More Piano trio.   John Hicks (wild guess)
7. Having Herbie Nichols thoughts here.  but I don't know if there are any Herbie nichols tracks this long.  I'm going in an entirely different direction - Ahmad Jamal?
8. Silky smooth larger band - Jones- Lewis?
9.  Hello to the Wind.  Name sounds familiar, probably a 70's WRTI "hit"  Gary Bartz?
10. Female vocalist is Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered convincingly.  Maby Karyn Allison?
11.  Feels like early Sun Ra in a lot of ways, particularly the way the booting baritones drive the groove and the slightly lo-fi ambiance. But the piano solo is longer and slightly more conventional than I expect from Sunny.  Note that it's only conventional compared to Sun Ra - it's pretty damn great.
12. I've been streaming a lot of Ogun lately and this has that feel.  The Blue Notes had a fairly small output, so maybe a Louis Moholo-Moholo band?
13. Much more polished sound, when the horns lay out i think of Buster Williams and Kenny Barron.

If I had recognized Get Happy, I probably would have guessed Randy Weston

[tkeith]

9 hours ago, randyhersom said:

1. Lotta piano - familiar tune, possibly Bird's tune, Bud or possibly Phineas Newborn.

Harold Arlen, but quite likely covered by all of the above.

2. Classic tenor.  Not falling strongly into Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon or Ben Webster territory, so I'll say Don Byas.

After you see the comments above, you'll understand how spot on your whole assessment was.

3. Flute in the bebop era style.   Not Rahsaan, and probably not Herbie Mann.  Maybe Frank Wess with the New York Jazz Quartet.

Figured there'd be a lot of Wess guesses on this (and that's a good one), but ID'd by Jim.

4. For some reason I'm thinking McCoy Tyner even though it's miles away from his predominant Milestone style.

Nay, sir.  This one will be the hardest to crack in this BFT.   

5. More rhapsodic tenor.  Maybe Stan Getz

Nope.  Another well known tenor of the era.

6. More Piano trio.   John Hicks (wild guess)

Not John (who, weirdly, manages not to appear in my BFT this year), but this guy should, IMO, be flattered.

7. Having Herbie Nichols thoughts here.  but I don't know if there are any Herbie nichols tracks this long.  I'm going in an entirely different direction - Ahmad Jamal?

Completely see how you got there, but this is a player even higher on the hierarchy playing outside of what we're most accustomed to him doing.

8. Silky smooth larger band - Jones- Lewis?

Ding! Ding!

9.  Hello to the Wind.  Name sounds familiar, probably a 70's WRTI "hit"  Gary Bartz?

Certainly a group that inspired/informed Bartz.  ID'd with link above.

10. Female vocalist is Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered convincingly.  Maby Karyn Allison?

Not KA.  I'm starting to realize this vocalist may not be as well known as I thought.

11.  Feels like early Sun Ra in a lot of ways, particularly the way the booting baritones drive the groove and the slightly lo-fi ambiance. But the piano solo is longer and slightly more conventional than I expect from Sunny.  Note that it's only conventional compared to Sun Ra - it's pretty damn great.

The personnel on this cut spans decades and genres.  Tip:  Try to isolate the individuals, because there's little help in identifying my association (although, two of the players have a connection that's a strong hint).

12. I've been streaming a lot of Ogun lately and this has that feel.  The Blue Notes had a fairly small output, so maybe a Louis Moholo-Moholo band?

No, but surely influenced by Louis.  Soft ID'd above.

13. Much more polished sound, when the horns lay out i think of Buster Williams and Kenny Barron.

Right neighborhood, wrong door.

If I had recognized Get Happy, I probably would have guessed Randy Weston

Respectable guess.  A contemporary, with similar influences.

 

[randyhersom]

Cecile McLorin Salvant on 10?

[clifford_thornton]

Sounds like Charles Davis on 11. 

[felser]

Carl Perkins with Leroy Vinnegar on #6?

[JSngry]

Is the Jones-Lewis from the Mosaic? They removed all the reverb on that one, and this is a lot drier than the OG release.

[tkeith]

8 hours ago, randyhersom said:

Cecile McLorin Salvant on 10?

Nay, sir.

5 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

Sounds like Charles Davis on 11. 

Not bad, but probably more well known.

 

4 hours ago, felser said:

Carl Perkins with Leroy Vinnegar on #6?

Correct, sir!

3 hours ago, JSngry said:

Is the Jones-Lewis from the Mosaic? They removed all the reverb on that one, and this is a lot drier than the OG release.

I should be able to offer you a better answer than this, but I built the test from my digital library, so I'm not certain.  (When I rip to mp3, I always rip to original album title.)

[JSngry]

But you're certain that this is Thad & Mel, together? Just asking because of the ensemble sound, it sounds different to me.

[T.D.]

Pianist and bassist on #6 both distinctive.

Track A6 from here.

I own a CD of this. Made a point of seeking it out after enjoying albums by a group including both.

[randyhersom]

3 hours ago, JSngry said:

But you're certain that this is Thad & Mel, together? Just asking because of the ensemble sound, it sounds different to me.

It's on Disc 5, It Only Happens Every TIme

 

[JSngry]

Well so it is!

[tkeith]

13 hours ago, JSngry said:

But you're certain that this is Thad & Mel, together? Just asking because of the ensemble sound, it sounds different to me.

I'm as certain as the personnel listing.

12 hours ago, T.D. said:

Pianist and bassist on #6 both distinctive.

Track A6 from here.

I own a CD of this. Made a point of seeking it out after enjoying albums by a group including both.

Ding!  Ding!