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Any thoughts on this yet? Recieved my copy today but no chance so far to give it a spin.

Ha mr. Webbcity thank you so much for all your enthusiasm! That really makes it worth all the work that was in it for me and of course also for Tom! Glad I made you happy with some of the tracks and I am very curious for the rest of your experiences! And also: very nice you went into the test blind without reading the rest of the topic as some of the stuff was revealed already. You were very right about Hannibal and Dierdre Murray!

Only one week to go and 8 songs unidentified. Would be nice if some more people would give it a try, although I fully understand time is always the issue

Max Roach - The Loadstar with Billy Harper, Cecil Bridgewater and Reggie Workman. 2012 vinyl reissue.

Rest in peace mr. Mabern

A very underrated record by a very underrated pianist. Hope solo is much different from Hope in a group I think. He’s more fluent and melancholic in a way when playing unaccompanied. Very interesting stuff by a unique pianist. The duets with Bertha are also pretty great

Yes please do! Some of the music swings in some way

Yes Aparxa, two more good guesses!!! Kora Jazz Trio is correct. Great jazz from the Senegal. Such a nice blend of traditional African music, the blues and jazz without going to much ‘Putamayo’. And indeed not Don Byas, not Georgie Auld but the very great Wardell Gray. One of my favorite tenors from the ‘40’s. The other guesses were incorrect So that makes: 1. Andrew Cyrille - South of the Border (My Good Friend Louis) 3. Kora Jazz Trio - N’Dyabe (Kora Jazz Trio) 4. Wardell Gray - The Man I Love (One For Prez) 6. Mal Waldron - The Call (The Call) 9. Hannibal & The Sunrise Orchestra - The Light (The Light) 13 Billy Harper - Soran Bushi B.H. (Soran Bushi B.H.) 6 out of 14, that is not bad

Okay, quite a few good guesses already. Revealed are: 1. Andrew Cyrille - South of the Border (My Good Friend Louis) 6. Mal Waldron - The Call (The Call) 9. Hannibal & The Sunrise Orchestra - The Light (The Light) 13 Billy Harper - Soran Bushi B.H. (Soran Bushi B.H.) Still a lot left to be revealed. Hope others will give it a try too, despite I broke all the rules with the length of the compositions

Nope it’s not... but not bad guess!

The tune is right! And it is indeed someone in the tradition of Don. Same era too.

I think the player on Thom Keith’s website is a way of streaming. It plays on my IPhone.

Dear fellow board members. It is my honor to present you my self picked blindfoldtest. Now I think most of the real jazz veterans here will definitely recognize a few of the chosen tunes. But I hope to surprise some contenders. And what I hope most is that some of the songs will make people interested in the music of course as all of it is among my favorite music. Genre-wise is goes from swing to freejazz, from fusion to crossovers with world music. I hope people are able to make some time to contend You can find the link here: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/ bft nr 186!

A very nice list KH1958. Don’t know most of the artists but got a feeling I should get to know a few of them Dave Burell was the best known artist to me. Rachella Parks-Washington impressed me the most. Thanks!

Saw it on Discogs. 83 yo and still going strong. His performance in Leuven last year was one of the most intense things I have ever experienced. Not the powerful free stuff like in the sixties. More meditative almost classical piano work with African roots. Playing around the same themes for a couple of years but I can’t blame him. Such elements beauty is seldom found. And such a nice and humble guy. Yeah gonna get this too.

A great century for jazz already. 2 decades of beautiful stuff. Nice idea for a topic btw! 👍 got much to mention. Too much. A few of my very favorites are: Classic beauties and old favorites: Abdullah Ibrahim - Senzo Archie Shepp/Mal Waldron- Left Alone Revisited Mal Waldron - One More Time (mentioned before here, just beautiful) Woody Shaw - At Onkel Pös Some great traditional American freejazz: Billy Bang - Vietnam: Reflections David S. Ware - Live in The World Fred Anderson / Kidd Jordan / William Parker / Hamid Drake - 2 Days in April Kidd Jordan - Palm of Soul Great stuff from the European scene too: Angles 9 - Injuries Atomic - The Bikini Tapes Hera - Seven Lines And much more: Kenny Garrett - Beyond The Wall Avishai Cohen - Gently Disturbed Anouar Brahem - Blue Maqams

Yeah I am very curiois too! Couldnt guess even one song but very interesting choices!

No i ordered a few days ago so definitely not your fault

Ordered some other stuff at his Discogs shop but he does not respond unfortunately.... Have to keep looking for this one, no PMs yet unfortunately:(

If anyone has as a copy for a reasonable price in at least a very good condition please let me know!

Agreed! This is wonderful stuff. Incredible that he still makes such beautiful music.

Too me, its very much the same as with Hutchfan. I buy vinyl because its cheaper or there isn’t a cd version. I buy a cd when there ain’t a vinyl version or because the vinyl edition is way to expensive. I also agree with Erwbol: buying vinyl these days is irrational. But come on: buying cd’s is too. Streaming is more practical, way less expensive, you’re collection is supersize in one click and so on... But to me listening to music is not about being rational, it’s feeling and emotion. And playing/buying a cd gives me a thousand times better feeling than streaming on my IPhone. And playing vinyl gives me a better feeling than playing a cd. Man I love the smell of an old record in the morning. There’s nothing better than putting on the record and read some liner notes and have a coffee. Part from that: a big part of all the fun is the endless search for that one cd/record. Or exploring something new by buying a record you don’t know but surprises you as it is freaking awesome. Maybe I’m an old fashioned or sentimental bastard. A young guy with an old soul but I’m gonna keep buying those cd’s and vinyl. And of course no: I ain’t paying no 40 euros for a ‘Tone Poet’ record. Unfortunate vinyl is hip, and hip means unreasonable prices...

Nice! Enjoy your stay!

My God what a waste. So I guess this is all about sessions like these: John Coltrane Quartet John Coltrane, tenor sax; Alice Coltrane, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums John Coltrane Quartet same personnel. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 29, 1967 90784 Number Eight Impulse! lost 90785 Number Seven - 90786 Number Six - 90787 Number Five - 90788 Number Four - 90789 Number Two - And: John Coltrane Quintet Pharoah Sanders, flute, tenor sax, percussion; John Coltrane, tenor sax, percussion; Alice McLeod, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 21, 1966 90536 Darkness Impulse! lost 90537 Lead Us On - 90538 Leo - 90539 Peace On Earth