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agreed. at the gigs/jams i used to frequent, it was just as likely (if not more so) to hear "Giant Steps," "Witch Hunt," "In Walked Bud," or "Blue In Green" called out as any on the above list. but like i said before, it's all good. the more tunes you know the better of course. and after you get down what you need to know for whatever gigs you may have (god bless you if you've got 'em...), learn what you love. i think anyone trying to be a gigging musician should have two separate lists that need to be practiced/learned: 1. Tunes for the gig. 2. Tunes you absolutely love. when the two lists are the same, you know you've made it into heaven.

it's a good list hardbop. but, at the risk of stating the obvious, unless you're going strictly by the number of times a tune has been recorded, the list will most likely vary a good deal depending on region, and more importantly what instruments are on the gig/jam/whatever. most notably whether there is a singer involved. you could probably come up w/ another two or three lists just like this one w/ tunes that just as (or quite close to) valid. but certainly a good list you've got there! "The Man I Love" is the only one on your list that i haven't played on a gig. but i definitely wouldn't kick it off. nothing whatsoever to object to

awesome! looking forward to it...

"Let's go run and see..."

How many BFTs does it take to change a light bulb?

drum roll please... Oh, I'm sorry. The answer is Cleveland.

agreed. i generally don't think "avant-garde" when i think of Herwig. he stretches for sure, but i think of him as a relatively straight-ahead player: time, tone, licks, changes, etc... i have his With Every Breath record. killer. i do have his duets w/ Beirach. now that's something i could think of as avantgarde. but it's the only thing i know of by him that's like that. maybe i haven't been keeping up on him enough... edit: hey - wait a minute! there was some Herwig on this BFT?! i gotta go back and check the answers...

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ditto for me on everything above! looking forward to it. the stuff i've got set aside for my upcoming BFT doesn't really have a theme. maybe i should try to come up w/ one... or not (i figured out how to get the quotes to automatically space out like above. yea!!!)

i'm in. and as usual, i'd like a 'hard copy' cd if possible.

I've never noticed this much Keith in Hays's playing either. Maybe he was listening to a lot of Keith that week? What I love about Hays is the way he just makes everybody he plays with sound better without an excess of flash. Having a feel that perfect is really underappreciated. yup. question for anyone who still frequents Smalls. i haven't been there since i lived in the city around 2002-2003. this piano sounds pretty decent. when i was going there the piano seemed to have a different sound. different as in not as nice, out of tune, cool that it had some game to it, but still kinda hurtin' just the same. did they get a new piano?

cool Jim. thanks for the rec. i'll be checking it out. and that's cool that Kevin may post here occasionally. i'd assume that anyone who can play piano the way he does would also be able to write some worthwhile posts! but that's never a lock...

well... i just got finished listening to this gig: Kevin Hays Trio!!! just remarkable. i'm kinda freaked out right now. like i stumbled on a new element or something. haven't felt as excited about checking out someone's work since i got hooked on Rosenwinkel many years ago. i'll be buying as much Kevin Hays as i can afford (not much ) in the context of this Smalls date, the Jarrett influence is rather obvious but not overpowering or obsequious. and for me he's got something else going on that draws me in even more (the band! but something else beyond words also...). he also reminds me a bit of Richie Beirach in that he seems to have a lot of modern classical harmonic references in his playing. this music strikes me as very very deep. the 1st tune in the 1st set is Parker's "Cheryl" and they absolutely kill. masterful blues deconstruction. this blues and the couple of standards they play are like Hays's own personal magic hats and he's got an endless supply of rabbits he can pull out of them at a moment's notice. i can't place what the 4th tune in the 1st set is. if anyone can tell me what it is it'd be much appreciated. i feel that it's on the tip of my mind but can't pin it down. and the "Days Of Wine And Roses" that ends the 2nd set is wonderful. for those preferring a visual to accompany the sound, here's the clip that first made me sit up and say, "Whoa. this Hays is worth spending time on getting to know.": Hays W/ Potter Quartet this clip is definitely burning but the Smalls set is really something else. don't miss it. thanks again to whoever started this thread!!!

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wow! thanks so much mark. absolutely amazing. here's one i think many here will enjoy: Peter Bernstein Trio! Kevin Hays Trio!!! Hays is the shit. unfuckingbelievable man. i'll be wasting alot of time at this site. uh oh...

this was released a couple days ago: my review went up yesterday: "If Reverend Billy had become a singer instead of a preacher, he'd have sounded like Scott H. Biram. Or if one could transform the latent energy emanating from the iconic Johnny Cash "flippin' the bird" photograph into sound, it would come out something like Biram's more righteously angry material. In Biram's world where country/blues/gospel meets punk, telling the world to fuck off comes as naturally as warning someone off the Devil." full review here: Something's Wrong/Lost Forever

right. that's my guess as well. but who knows... either way, i laughed out loud at the ad and the "response" to the "controversy." good stuff...

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Score! wow. very interesting. i don't have too much bennink (some Clusone Trio, Last Date,...) and certainly wouldn't consider myself one to be able to recognize him instantly but wow... never in a million years would i have guessed this was him on this cut. way interesting. and i've never heard of the guitarist. couldn't get into it. i'll have to check out some of his other stuff...

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