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RIP. Played a helluva Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged.

1 - Interesting build up. What's that quote at 2:30ish? Is a different arrangement of that tune developing? A little steam loss coming into the 4th minute but it picks back up going into the finish. Weird overall vibe but I'd guess the pianist as leader? No guesses beyond that. 2 - Foreboding mood but then a sudden shift. That horn sounds like the leader. Is this JBL? Was not expecting this song to last so long when it started. 3 - The horn made that intro. Glad they joined in there..but then kind of overstays the welcome. The bass ends up carrying this song. 4 - These intros so far are some of the saddest music I've heard in a long time.., and I just got done watching that new Nosferatu movie. This bass could have elevated that soundtrack actually. Damn this is out there. 5 - I like the sound contrast between the sax and the guitar. Their harmonizing is excellent. Great song. No idea who this is but will dart throw - Muriel Grossman? 6 - Trumpet is aces. Band ends up showing out in a definitive groove. Would love someone to guess this one before the reveal. 7 - Sounds like an older recording but has a timeless style. Another winner of a track. 8 - Another older production as well it sounds like. No guesses 9- this one wore me out 10 - Burner of a song. Sax player is on fire. Live recording too. Awesome selection. 11 - Has that mystic type of element that keeps things interesting. Lovely and surreal at the same time. Strong track. 12 - Another interesting harmony between the horns here. Really good. Relentless and intense for sure. They are going at it. Hit publish before wrapping up with 13. Love this horn player. Band is excellent, strong song. Gets funky with that guitar. I dig. Thanks for the tunes

Good stuff. I have that Benny Carter album and almost never play it. No idea why. Lots of interesting leads on new artists for me here too. I was drawn to that rhythm section on track 11 and want to hear that album now, as I've never heard Mover at all. Nice collection and write up. Thanks!

We really enjoyed Japan on a trip about 3 years ago. When it comes to Tokyo, it really comes down to where you're staying. Train was the best transport for us but we were staying way down in Odaiba so my plans to get to Shinjuku were foiled. I still have places like the Pit Inn and Golden Gai marked on my map to visit should I ever get back. Same for Eigakan Jazz near Bunkyo. I didn't get to Jazz Big Boy either which is in Chiyoda. I did make it to Shibuya and shopped the Disc Union there and rec it highly. If there's any grails you're after I rec having screenshots of them on your phone to ask about them. It helps a lot. There's also a jazz blues soul bar in Shibuya but I didn't get there either. So if you're there on an odd numbered month then I would recommend getting tickets to the national sumo tournament. Totally worth it.

Correct. That should be expected with most bandcamp purchases though.

Another vote for the Bandcamp download. Outstanding

It's not Herbie Nichols is it?

10- Andrew Hill vibes but I don't think it's him. That moment as it creeps to 1.20ish doesn't sound like Hill. Then the hammering. Still really heavy handed approach as it keeps going. I'm stumped. Not sure how much I like this but I do want to find out who the player is. The facility is great but they're going for some real volume which is distracting me from the song itself. 11- The kind of thing that if played in an old school, cozy and smoky club would be awesome to hear live. Good on record too. No clue on who this is. The vocals go really well with the playing. In fact, this band is hitting on all cylinders to my ears, especially the rhythm section. Nice track. 12- Great track, great band. No idea who they are. The pianist may have had a little too much espresso. Almost sounds like someone who plays the harp as well, but not Alice. Drummer is bashing in the right places. Wish I could name these players. Well, not many guesses on this one but enjoyed the tracks. Thanks for putting it together.

1- I like the bassoon and third stream-ish concept. Reminds me of Johnny Richards so maybe the composer was influenced by him? Or maybe not. Either way, enjoyed it. 2- sax tone is familiar. Billy Harper? 3- reminds me of a Horace Silver composition, but it's not him as I don't recall a trombone in his recordings that I'm aware of. Curtis Fuller? 4- flirting with a Sade-esque style but less polished. Is that a varitone? Eddie Harris? 5- bari sax(es?) with reverb. Interesting. Reminds me of the WSQ a bit. Blueitt? 6- breezy and smooth in stark contrast to the prior song. Hmmm...no guesses right now 7- Desmond-ish opening. There's no way this is Desmond though. Interesting song. 8- brooding and moody track. ECMesque. Another one I'm stumped on. 9- another interesting song with a lot of changing elements. Kind of a theme among this bft and the compositions included. I like the variance. Back later for the rest

😲wow. That was from 2009 right? Hope it was worth the wait!

That really sucks. I had no idea tire particles were micro plastics nor that they contributed so much to that type of pollution.

This was a really nice mix. Hate I missed it last month but enjoyed it this morning. The listening thread was an entertaining read too as would be expected from some of these selections. Rostasi blew up my first bft, even getting an obscure cumbia track. Blew my mind but it was impressive af.

For track 1 if I had to hazard a guess it would be Mingus Big band or Dynasty. There's a slim to none chance that's right; regardless it's an enjoyable track. The group effort is impressive and the woodwinds sound incredible. Love it. 2 swings like hell. Raucous tune. Things to like about 3 but it ended up losing me. 4 swings back in nicely. Drum and bass driving hard. Another great track. Love 5 too. Sax player is so good. Bass solo is impressive. 6 follows it up in good fashion but then 7 lost me. Probably a legend. 8 sounds like a classic. Is it McLean? 9 my out of left field guess is Blue Mitchell? 10 is a hard driving blues number. Great ambiance to this recording. 11 is a familiar tune. Played very well. That crisp swing style. 12 is another classic played very well. What a groove! 13 is yet another good one. Some really focused hard driving drumming on this BFT. 14 & 15 are just fantastic as well. The outro was someone I think I've heard before it no names are coming to me.

Have to pass this year so June will be an open month.