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Sorry I'm late to the reveal party! So I absolutely need to check out more of that Headhunters album. Track 2 was a big winner for me too. In retrospect of course Sun Ra makes perfect sense for track 6, and I *will* have to give that one another try. Thanks so much Jim! Always interesting and informative. 😎👍

Finally got to this! An interesting listen for sure. Here are my thoughts as I listened... Track 1 - The drums! Perfection. Tasty! Hell yes... this is how you build a groove. I feel like I'm in a Masterclass. That guitar riff is killer and I love how it locks in with the bass part and the 2nd guitar. How do I not know this? God Made Me Funky? Damn. Love it. Getting shades of Larry Graham from the bass player. Sax solo unfortunately is a bit too "heady" for me though... I'm waiting for them to cut loose and it's not happening. Feels too controlled. The only thing out of place for me on what is a killer track. Oh hold the phone... wtf just happened? Is this another sax player? Or the same person with effects? I take it all back. Holy smokes... was not expecting that. Off the charts! Five stars for this. Track 2 - And now for something completely different? This is very cool. Wasn't sure what was generating the sounds initially, but is this all triggered by a trumpet? Wow. Oh man, what the hell? Hey Jude? This is nuts! In the best possible way. Hahaha! This is epic. I seriously love this. The marching band part is fantastic. Damn! How big is this band? Hold everything... is this Don Ellis?? Zoinks. I really thought this was something much more recent. Never thought I liked Don a whole lot but I really dig this. Most excellent. Can only imagine what it must have been like to be in the audience at this show. Those hits near the end are POWERFUL. Yowwww! Track 3 - Nice feel right from the beginning and I dig the horns a lot... the way they're recorded too. This is definitely "of a time" and that's a good thing. Is this another pop tune reinterpreted? Seems familiar... there are a few notes in the melody that sound suspiciously like "You've Got a Friend." Nothing earth-shattering for me on this one but it's very enjoyable. Wait, is this a Simon & Garfunkel tune? Damn, this is killing me. Track 4 - A hip hop interpretation of Romeo & Juliet is not something I thought I needed, but what the hell? I like the groove but this is just ok for me. I really just dabble in hip hop and am pretty picky about what I like. This is obviously very good but doesn't push many buttons for me. Track 5 - So this sounds like one of those DJ things where someone overlays new grooves & sounds over an older recording? I think this one will probably fall a little flat for me too. Would love to hear the original recording, I like the vocalist here a lot. But the "drums" are just annoying to me honestly. Wish I could do this but I can't. Track 6 - The beginning of this is a bit distracting for me as I'm having trouble finding the downbeat! I assume that's intentional? Sounds like there's some rhythmic trickery happening but in the end the net effect for me is that it sounds very un-swinging. Or maybe the organist and drummer are from another planet and I'm just not advanced enough to get the language. The tenor player helps things along a bit. Boy. Yeah, I am having trouble with this one for sure. Just not getting it. Maybe I need to listen again. Track 7 - Yikes, that keyboard sound. Once the tune gets going I can hear some good stuff happening here though. But wow this is dated. OK, is this 80s Sonny Rollins? I like some of that stuff quite a bit but not sure about this one so far. Feels very stilted and stiff. There are good moments here but overall this is just ok for me. Track 8 - This is kind of interesting. Lush arrangement for sure! I like the wordless vocals and the strings. This is almost Esquivel-adjacent. The trombonist-- very nice. Great sound. Guitarist sounds a bit like Burrell to me maybe? This was fun. And I dig the drum hits there right at the end on the fade-out. Track 9 - Well, it's the Godfather of Soul! 'Nuff said! Don't know this one though. What a great band. Is this Bootsy era? I like the bit of distortion on the bass, not to mention of course the actual playing which is killer. Give the bass a taste!! Yeah this is fantastic. Definitely a mixed bag for me, but an interesting listen nonetheless! And there are a couple things in here I'm definitely curious to know more about. Thanks Jim!

I enjoy the whole album, but I do think that one track stands out above the rest... That's the one I always return to. Not that the rest isn't a fun listen, but this cut in particular just kills me every time.

Hi friends, My apologies for the delay, this week has been absolutely nuts! Had wanted to write more about these, but I will have to be brief for now... 1) The Art Farmer Septet - "Mau-Mau" (Quincy Jones/Art Farmer) from The Art Farmer Septet (Prestige, 1956) https://www.discogs.com/release/3470768-The-Art-Farmer-Septet-The-Art-Farmer-Septet Love the arrangement on this, great tune, great playing. And supposedly the first recorded electric bass on a jazz track-- Monk Montgomery! 2) Sonny Red - "Love Song" (Sonny Red) from Sonny Red (Mainstream, 1971) https://www.discogs.com/release/2938300-Sonny-Red-Sonny-Red Thom said something about this sounding like someone who usually plays in a different style? That's pretty right on. And so is this track. 3) Nicole Glover - 'Inception" (McCoy Tyner) from Plays (Savant, 2024) https://www.discogs.com/release/31077650-Nicole-Glover-Plays Yep, 2nd time in a row putting in a Nicole Glover track, and there's very good reason for that. This whole album absolutely kills. 4) Art Blakey - "Child's Dance (Christian's Song)" (Ramon Morris) from Child's Dance (Prestige, 1972) https://www.discogs.com/release/2362547-Art-Blakey-And-The-Jazz-Messengers-Childs-Dance Felser kind of led me to this one whether he knows it or not, partly due to some comments about this era of Blakey from a previous BFT. This record is fantastic! 5) Muhal Richard Abrams - "Miss Richarda" (Muhal Richard Abrams) from Colors in Thirty-Third (Black Saint, 1987) https://www.discogs.com/release/2709354-Muhal-Richard-Abrams-Colors-In-Thirty-Third Muhal... always creative, always pushing the envelope while giving respect to the past. *Many places where I see this listed, including the above, think that "Richarda" is a typo and that it should be "Richards." I think not. 6) Eddie Gale - "Holiday" (Eddie Gale) from A Minute with Miles (Mapleshade, 1993) https://www.discogs.com/release/6943593-Eddie-Gale-Quintet-Featuring-Larry-Willis-A-Minute-With-Miles Eddie was the man. Just ask Thom. 7) Big Black - "Burundi Pose" (Big Black) from Elements of Now! (UNI, 1968) https://www.discogs.com/release/2692825-Big-Black-Elements-Of-Now Was pleased that I stumped people with this one. Could play this over and over again, just love the groove and the feeling. 😎 Bern Nix - "Z Jam Blues" (Bern Nix) from Alarms and Excursions (New World, 1993) https://www.discogs.com/release/3161658-The-Bern-Nix-Trio-Alarms-And-Excursions This has been a favorite of mine since it was released... Bern is always a favorite, and when you put him with Fred and Newman T-B? Hell yes! 9) Oscar Pettiford - "Oscalypso" (Oscar Pettiford) from Volume 2 (Bethlehem, 1955) https://www.discogs.com/release/1966480-Oscar-Pettiford-Volume-2 Love me some Oscar! 10) Anthony Braxton - "Blue in Green" (Bill Evans) from 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 (Leo, 2003) https://www.discogs.com/release/1081654-Anthony-Braxton-23-Standards-Quartet-2003 This got very mixed responses, as expected. 11) Barbara Donald - "Love for Eric" (Irvin Lovilette) from The Past and Tomorrows (Cadence Jazz, 1983) https://www.discogs.com/release/2763495-Barbara-Donald-Unity-The-Past-And-Tomorrows As discussed in the thread, way into Barbara Donald at the moment. Truly a brilliant artist who deserved more attention. 12) Jonas Hellborg - "Saut-E Sarmad" (Jonas Hellborg) from The Word (Axiom, 1991) https://www.discogs.com/release/395866-Jonas-Hellborg-The-Word This is a long time favorite, bought not only because I'm a Jonas Hellborg fan, BUT... Tony Williams on drums! 13) Junior Parker - "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lennon/McCartney) from The Outside Man (Capitol, 1970) https://www.discogs.com/release/1165563-Junior-Parker-The-Outside-Man Heard this cover recently and loved the hell out of it, figured it would be a nice way to end the BFT. Thanks to all who participated!

Last chance for any stragglers! Will reveal all later tomorrow. At this point if you're still going to participate, I require that you do it while wearing your Halloween costume.

Truly! I am slowly discovering more and more of her recordings and she is consistently amazing. I do have this one on vinyl. Seems kind of crazy that it's never been released on CD, but at this point I can understand it wouldn't make them any money to reissue it. To your point--they should at least do something like Bandcamp downloads for these. I think that would be successful in getting her music to reach more ears!

Actually it is Carter! Gary is also on the record but not on this tune.

Truly!! Again, shocking to me that her name is so rarely mentioned. Shameful. Wow. Love this and I love "The Inner Light" too. This is definitely going on the want list.

Nope, not Burt... <quickly Googles Burt Wilson!>

Responses below... Dan, you may also have luck with track 9... and maybe track 4? Or not?

John, was hoping a few of these would hit you right in the wheelhouse, glad that it worked out. 😁 Comments below... Was hoping to respond to more right now but I've run out of time... will catch up later today. No surprise, @JSngry, you did nail several of these!

Oh, I think any time you want... Don't think there are any rules around that. I did wonder if track 1 might be ID'd quickly! Boom! Yes! 🏆

Hey gang! I humbly present to you BFT 247, with massive thanks as always to @tkeith! https://thomkeith.net/blindfold-tests/current-tests/ Hopefully I've picked at least a few things worthy of interest & discussion. Also, hoping @JSngry will give it at least a few minutes before he IDs every track. 😉 😄

This was great fun! Everything here was new to me. Though I know a few of the names (Harriott and Parker most notably), there are many artists here I've never heard of before. Thanks for sharing some great music and opening my ears. I'll be exploring a bunch of these!

Yep, Schlippenbach was my first thought too once I saw JSngry's Evan Parker ID.