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Cheers all! Glad the Lightmen Plus One were such a hit. I myself need to get their other albums now! And yep, Allison Miller is outstanding. First learned of her from seeing her own group performing at a local club, she was incredible.

Track 9!! Track 9!!!!!! 😎🔥🎉 (more to come... 😁)

Here you go, the juicy details! I think most of these were ID'd, but I believe there were at least a couple remaining to be found out. Thanks to all who participated! 1. Bennie Green Quintet - Glidin' Along (Babs Gonzales) https://www.discogs.com/release/6663275-Benny-Green-Quintet-Glidin-Along This one was a very recent discovery, I wasn't really familiar with Bennie Green at all, but he sounds great here to my ears. And Johnny Griffin? Yes please! 2. Lightmen Plus One - Cold Bair (Joe Singleton) https://www.discogs.com/release/13071110-The-Lightmen-Plus-One-Energy-Control-Center In this case, have been aware of this album for quite some time but it took me a while to get to it. Really love the groove on this one. 3. Artemis - Komorebi (Noriko Ueda) https://www.discogs.com/release/33295539-Artemis-Arboresque Have been aware of this group as well but hadn't really investigated, despite being a fan of both Nicole Glover and Allison Miller. I really like this whole album... this is one of the quieter cuts on it. 4. Anthony Braxton with Muhal Richard Abrams - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) https://www.discogs.com/release/1035181-Anthony-Braxton-With-Muhal-Richard-Abrams-Duets-1976 The first half of a two-part AACM "tribute to the masters"... from The Masters themselves. 5. Air - King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) https://www.discogs.com/release/1092921-Air-Air-Lore One of my all-time favorites, and I knew a lot of people would get it, but what the hell. 6. Mai Sugimoto - Departure (Sugimoto/Abrams/Spencer) https://www.discogs.com/release/31196998-Mai-Sugimoto-Joshua-Abrams-Isaiah-Spencer-Sunlight-Filtering-Through-Leaves Continuing with the Chicago vibe, this is a recent discovery for me and I really love the exploration in Sugimoto's playing. And for bonus points: Isaiah friggin Spencer!! 😮 7. Elmo Hope Trio - Boa (Hope) https://www.discogs.com/release/33056394-Elmo-Hope-Trio-Elmo-Hope-Trio And speaking of exploration! That's what I hear in Hope's playing, and it's in full evidence here. 8. Clifford Jordan - No More (Toots Camarata/Bob Russell) https://www.discogs.com/release/3548879-Clifford-Jordan-The-Adventurer I sort of forgot about this track but came across it again recently and it just knocked me out. Can't go wrong with Clifford. 9. Harriet Tubman - Unseen Advance of the Aquifarian (Gibbs/Ross/Lewis/Harding) https://www.discogs.com/release/13353639-Harriet-Tubman-The-Terror-End-Of-Beauty Glad so many enjoyed this one. I came for Melvin Gibbs, and I stayed for Brandon Ross and J.T. Lewis. Unbelievable playing and sounds on this record. 10. Willie Colon - Sigue Feliz (Carlos Roman) https://www.discogs.com/release/2678601-Willie-Colon-Wanted-By-FBI-The-Big-Break-La-Gran-Fuga Ever since visiting Puerto Rico for the first time a few years ago, this music is one of my new happy places. 11. Gateway - Blue (Jack DeJohnette) https://www.discogs.com/release/532703-John-Abercrombie-Dave-Holland-Jack-DeJohnette-Gateway-2 Wanted to end with a special one, this tune has a kind of magic for me that I can't easily express in words. It's DeJohnette's tune and I LOVE the way he plays piano on it.

A few comments in-line... Bingo! 👍

Nice hunting! I hope they come through. I only have this one album and might need to pickup the others soon myself.

Yep, very true. I think the first time I heard the Dave Holland Trio version I didn't recognize it as the same tune for quite a while. The melody is there, but the way the piano part holds together the Gateway version, it's like a whole different universe.

Yes indeed! I've heard a couple other versions of this with Jack on drums, but to me his piano playing here is what makes this magical.

Again, some of your questions have now been answered, but wanted to add a few additional comments. Yep, the saxophonist is a big part of the draw for me on #1! On #3, no Corea, but I share your enthusiasm for the drummer. If you know the saxophonist on #6 I'll be impressed! I'm really glad you liked the track. And if course you're correct on #7 re: pianist as leader. I'm surprised to hear that the pianist on #8 gets some flak here! 😮 The bass player on #9 is a big favorite of mine. I'm pleasantly surprised that nobody has gotten #11 yet, but yes, definitely ECM. The entire album is not like this, but it sure is an amazing record and has long been a personal favorite. @randyhersom also mentioned Beirach, and that's a good guess but no. However!... You are correct on Gateway, so I must amend my above comment about nobody getting this one yet! 💯

As @T.D. mentioned earlier in the thread, Dusty Groove has this for cheap and in fact that's where I got mine, a few months ago! At the moment they're out of stock... I wonder if they'll get any back at the $6.99 price. Man, you ain't kidding! Playing it now. Thanks for adding another one to my want list. Wait... Isn't that supposed to happen the other way around on BFTs?? 🤯 Some good guesses! You now know the answers on some of these. Phil Ranelin was a good guess on #2 though. You were correct re: Braxton on #4! And if you had saved your Tommy Flanagan guess for the following track, you would have been correct on that count. 😉 And on track 9? Your "backup guess" is correct-- it *is* Brandon Ross on guitar!

Hi all, I'm so sorry to vanish, have had a hell of a week here between day job, rehearsals, gigs, and other general nuttiness. But I promise I'm gonna get back to it here and catch up. Thanks for your patience!

Continuing to catch up...

Some more responses! Inline below... (catching up slowly here...)

Correct! This particular album was my introduction to Hope, and still probably my favorite from him. And I love Frank Butler! 🙂 Correct on both counts! Thought it would be nice to have a couple tracks of AACM legends paying homage to past masters. Further comments below, inline...

Hey gang! Happy to be back in the loop here. Thom offered me this slot and I got it together as quickly as I could, so apologies in advance, standard disclaimers, etc... But hopefully there's at least a little something for everyone here. Tried to do a decent mix of new/old/challenging/obvious. https://thomkeith.net/blindfold-tests/2025-blindfold-tests/ Let the games begin! Cheers- Tim

Indeed! Gimme more Miller Brisker! Wow, a lot of surprises here. Track 9! 🤯 And now I more clearly understand the motivation for your question about the major chords on the Bley tune! Some good stuff here, thanks for putting it together!