BFT 39 - Disc 2

[Dan Gould]

And off you go on Disc 2. Hopefully no one goes .

[Jim R]

Disc 2:

1. Cool- I'm not sure I have (or have heard?) this. The heads is "Blues Up and Down" with a few slight twists and turns (nice touch). The guitar solo reminds me a bit of Howard Alden. I'd guess this was on Concord. Unfortunately, I think the interesting take on the head was my favorite aspect of this. Well played, though.

2. I'm not that big on funky stuff, but this rhythm section really has it together, and this particular rhythm is less (out)dated for me than some of the boogaloo type of stuff that we hear so often. In other words, I don't love it, but I like it. Excellent musicianship throughout, imo. Especially that drummer. I wonder if he ever studied with David Garabaldi (sincere question). Gotta admire that bass work, too.

3. Yeah, a good shuffle gets me just about every time. Another good arrangement, tightly played. I think we may be getting tenor overkill here, but it's all good (I probably put too much guitar on my test ). To be honest, I could do without this trumpet solo, but maybe I'd like this player better on another tune.

4. Nice line, obviously based on All The Things You Are. Sounds like a relatively recent recording by a bunch of crazed bopheads. Excellent playing, the only minor problem for me being the fact that these changes have been used so many times.

5. I recognize this tune (and should know it, but I can't name it). Wayne Shorter tune? Is it Footprints? God, I'm an idiot. I never really liked this tune... never really too fond of Shorter's compositions in general (I know I'll be in the minority on this). I like the changes on this, though, and I'm enjoying this rendition (anything but another tenor playing the blues! ). Nice quote there from the soprano (Delilah?). Wow, interesting (in a good way) drum work behind the piano solo.

6. Damn... I was really digging that piano intro, trying to figure out what tune it was. I could have listened to another 5 minutes of that (whatever it was)!! Oh well, "moanin" is great, too. Dan, you're really going obscure on us (me, at least) here, or I'm just a dolt today. Between this and disc 1, I think I've only recognized (fully) one track out of 24 thus far. This is ringing no bells whatsoever. I'd only give this about 2 1/2 stars, btw- largely for the piano intro. The ad-lib ending was pretty good, too.

7. Ah, Dan's favorite blues guitarist... but who is he playing with here? Not sure, but to me it isn't an ideal fit somehow (I know I'm not caring for the drummer, for one thing). In addition to what I hear as a slight problem with musical chemistry, it sounds like B is in a different studio or something. The other guitarist is copping some Kenny Burrell licks. Hmm... I'll have to relisten to this one.

8. I'm only 30 seconds into it, and I'll give it at least 3 stars already. Beautiful. I'm a sucker for this kind of small group ballad playing. Damn again- that was WAY too ****ing SHORT!!! ARG!! Keep playing, for cryin' out loud!! I was only just beginning to try to figure out what (and who) the hell that was. I'm listening to that one again, too.

9. BAM!- there goes my ballad mood! That's okay, though- this is cookin nicely. These guys are professional musicians, I'm almost certain of it. Pretty hard not to like this. If it ain't the Basie band, then it's somebody doing an awfully nice job of paying homage. Even though I'm more of a small group fan, this gets 4 stars.

10. Another solid track, although this made less of an impression on me (kind of basic right out of the gate). The guitar player's tone is Herb Ellis-like (after he switched to humbucking pickups). Good playing all around, but I'd have to stop at 2 stars.

11. I recognize this tune (if not from Basie's book, it's at least from the Kansas City school, right?)... but I can't think of the title. This performance (especially the rhythm section) sounds a bit stiff to me. Nice arrangement, but the execution (and engineering) could have been better, imo.

12. Hmm... I wonder if I'll recognize this singer's name when I find out who it is? I suspect I will, but the voice rings absolutely no bells. Zero. I know there may be quite a few singers I still haven't heard, but I keep expecting that number to decrease as I get older. Anyway, sorry to say I wasn't greatly impressed... and this tune was never a favorite, either. Oh well.

13. A more straight (than track 1) arrangement of "Blues Up And Down". Very spirited, and a bit more polished than track 1 in terms of the solos, imo. In fact, even after a whole two discs of Dan Gould BFT material, I'm still enjoying listening to a tenor battle on the blues! Seriously, nice track. 3 1/2 stars.

Thanks as always, Dan.

[tooter]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

[tooter]

I haven't read Jim's comments but will just post what I think I might know about the other tracks on this disc before doing so (which I want to do as soon as possible).

4 is "Prince Albert" by Kenny Dorham I believe. A favorite tune for a long time. Two tenors, but who?

5 "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter and 6 is "Moanin' by Bobby Timmons (someone said his main claim to fame was writing it).

13 sounds like All and Zoot - I think I know this track but can't name the tune.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I loved this disc. My wife was using the computer this morning, so I took the disc out into the garden and listened on my walkman. After she had vacated the record room, I wanted to compare "Please send me someone to love" with my version on LP and, when I put the disc in the CD player, found that nearly every track title and artist was coming up on the display.

So I know that some of my guesses were way off. Nonetheless, I'm just going to type out what I wrote out while I was listening to the disc anyway.

1 Basie style big band featuring 2 tenor players. Very Ammons/Stitt oriented. Guitarist sounds West Coast. I think this is the same band as #13 [so, although this track title didn't come up, I'm pretty sure who it is].

2 Another big band. Piano lead off. Trumpet solo - YAY! Tenor sax. Feel I know the drummer - there's a characteristic use of the cymbals coming in quite often. Trombone solo, piano solo. Very hip tune. Like this a lot.

3 Don Wilkerson tune but not Don Wilkerson playing it. Wild trumpet player! Very good imitation of Don Wilkerson. Really like the trumpet player.

4 Know this tune. "Prince Albert". Tenor & alto solos good but not special.

5 Know the riff played by bass. Alto player is a bit familiar. Is this Anthony Ortega? I think so. Quote from Clifford Brown tune that Charles Kynard recorded [song of Delilah]. Is this the tune? Sounds like Jack Wilson on piano. Overall sound reminds me of Curtis Amy's "Native land". What about Vic Gaskin on bass and Doug Sides on drum?

6 Live recording of "Moanin'". Only alto sax and piano. Very funky indeed. Touches of Les McCann in intro, not him though. VG left hand. Wonder if this is Jack Wilson again.

7 This one fooled me to start off with, even though I actually have it. But when the and came in, it was clearly B B King. Recorded at Newport in New York in '72 with JOS on organ.

8 Alto sax, piano rhythm. Ballad. Don't know the tune. Don't know the players. Short.

9 Watch that gravy fly man! Tenor sax, tpt, tbn solos. Love the trombonist. Alto sax reminds me of Clifford Scott. Another trumpet solo. Reminds me of Johnny Otis' CD "Spirit of the black territory bands". Not that band but similar approach.

10 Trumpet & rhythm. Wah wah. Nice blues. Piano solo reminds me of Jr Mance a bit, but not that good.Tpt solo off wahwah. Guitar solo made me think of Phil Upchurch. Tpt back to wahwah at end. Dunno who this is.

11 Piano & rhythm, big band. Swing time again. Trombone solo.All a bit amateurish and disorganised, like a rehearsal band. Tenor solo. Don't know the tune. Back to trombone and probably different player; this solo's a bit more interesting. Track too long at 7:48.

12 Piano & rhythm. "Since I fell for you". Who's the singer. Trumpet & tenor sax backing. Very much a late '40s feeling to this. Lula Reed?

13 Very familiar tune from Ammons/Stitt book. Same band as #1. Wonderful revival!

MG

[Dan Gould]

... when I put the disc in the CD player, found that nearly every track title and artist was coming up on the display.

I trust most will be as honest as you are, MG, but I have to say at this point:

WTF????

Yes, I put this thing together on the PC, and after I had made final choices and sequencing decisions, it was time to rename everything "track001" etc.

So I burned a new CD after doing that, and it was at that point that I discovered that when I put it in the PC, names were showing up. So, I right-clicked on each wav file, chose "properties" and discovered that the info was on the second screen - I think "general". So I deleted all of that and that was when I started burning CDs, and when I played them, nothing popped up to identify tracks.

I did discover that in Nero, my burning program, those old file names would still appear - but I assumed it was some sort of minor artifact and it certainly wasn't showing up on the burned discs I put into the PC.

So, how ironic is it that on a BFT I designed with "WTF" tracks in mind, I'm the one going "WTF?"

As I say, I hope everyone is as honest as MG and keeps the secrets that are apparently contained within these discs.

[Big Al]

Track 1: GRRRRRRREAT way to fire off a BFT! No clue as to the sax players, but my first thought it was from the Very Saxy sessions with Cobb, Jaws, Hawk, Tate, & Ms. Scott. But it ain’t. Love that rhythm guitar, though. Is this from one of those Freddie Green-led Prestige sessions?

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

Track 3: This has Texas shuffle written all over it; somebody keep me from stompin’ all over the office!!! Maybe some Budd Johnson. Actually, this has the feel of another Argo date, just by the sound of the trumpet, which I can’t identify.

Track 4: Sax sounds like Wayne Shorter. Maybe this is from his recent studio offering? But that also sounds like an electric bass, so maybe this is some Milestone Sonny Rollins track. Has that kind of a mid-60’s Miles-modal feel to it. Good swinger, nonetheless!

Track 5: Heh! Speaking of Wayne and Miles-modal stuff, here’s “Footprints!” Like how I made that connection? Heh! Anyway, this band sounds completely unfamiliar to me, but they’ve apparently done their homework in trying to emulate that era of Miles.

Track 6: Now here’s “Moanin’”, after I thought I’d heard it on disc one. Sounds almost like Rabbit and Duke playing this! How cool would THAT be? Ending dragged out a little longer than I would’ve liked, but I don’t remember the last time an alto solo that long held my attention for the entire solo!

Track 7: Some kinda sweet slow blues here. Bet this would sound good at about 12:30 am out on a lonely road somewhere. No clue as to the players, though. Maybe one of JOS’s final recordings? No, wait; I bet that’s Mel Rhyne on the organ. Wish I knew who the guitar players were. Hey, where did that big band come from? Oh, I bet this is Wild Bill Davis! Hell, like I have a clue here!

Track 8: Another lovely alto. Maybe this one really is Rabbit, only with Strayhorn at the piano. Nope; fidelity suggests something more recent. Maybe Wes Anderson?

Track 9: Sounds like Philly Joe on the drums, but the ensemble suggests some kind of ODJB-type arrangement. Or, Wynton trying to convince us of his New Orleans heritage. No, I take that all back: for one thing, Wynton would never use any kind of guitar, even if it was just for rhythm, which we have here.

Gotta say how much I like that there’s no gap between songs. It’s like listening to commercial-free radio.

Track 10: Willie Cook? Or someone who does a damn good job impersonating him?

Track 11: More Duke-influenced playing. Heck, for that matter, this track sounds like it could be the Maestro with his orchestra at some outdoor gig!

Track 12: Vocals, DKDC HAFC™.

Track 13: Sounds like “Keep That Groove Goin’!” Heck, that even sounds like Plas Johnson. Nice tenor battle to end the disc the way it started: GROOOOOVIN’!!!

Gotta say, Dan, you outdid youself with this collection. I daresay this is your best BFT yet, which is saying something cuz yours are consistently enjoyable!

[Big Al]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

[Dan Gould]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

Congratulations, Al, but I also have to tell you that the "Wayne Shorter" connection was entirely in your head.

There, that ought to deflate you a bit.

[Big Al]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

Congratulations, Al, but I also have to tell you that the "Wayne Shorter" connection was entirely in your head.

There, that ought to deflate you a bit.

Ha! I don't need your deflating! I'm a Rangers fan, remember?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

Congratulations, Al, but I also have to tell you that the "Wayne Shorter" connection was entirely in your head.

There, that ought to deflate you a bit.

Ha! I don't need your deflating! I'm a Rangers fan, remember?

Glasgow?

MG

[Big Al]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

Congratulations, Al, but I also have to tell you that the "Wayne Shorter" connection was entirely in your head.

There, that ought to deflate you a bit.

Ha! I don't need your deflating! I'm a Rangers fan, remember?

Glasgow?

MG

Texas!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I can nail 2 - the title track of this

Track 2: Another great groove!!! Trumpet player sounds a little like Nick Payton, maybe something from some very funky Christian McBride disc. Ah that tenor sound; I should know this! Eddie Harris? This sounds like his kinda groove!

WOW!!! I GUESSED ONE CORRECTLY!!! AFTER 39-1/2 BFT'S, I FINALLY NAILED ONE THAT I ONLY GUESSED AT!!! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE!!! WOO HOO!!! That's it! I'm taking the rest of the day off!!!

Congratulations, Al, but I also have to tell you that the "Wayne Shorter" connection was entirely in your head.

There, that ought to deflate you a bit.

Ha! I don't need your deflating! I'm a Rangers fan, remember?

Glasgow?

MG

Texas!

Is that an American football team or a law enforcement bunch?

MG

[Dan Gould]

Try American baseball, named after the law enforcement group.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Try American baseball, named after the law enforcement group.

There's nowt like being an iggerent furriner.

MG

[Big Al]

Try American baseball, named after the law enforcement group.

There's nowt like being an iggerent furriner.

MG

Hey, we Texans can be as iggerent as anyone!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Try American baseball, named after the law enforcement group.

There's nowt like being an iggerent furriner.

MG

Hey, we Texans can be as iggerent as anyone!

If you insist.

MG

[Big Al]

Try American baseball, named after the law enforcement group.

There's nowt like being an iggerent furriner.

MG

Hey, we Texans can be as iggerent as anyone!

If you insist.

MG

A lotta times, we don't even have a choice!

[tooter]

Disc 1, part 2 from me. Not much, can only name some of the tunes. 10 "In a Mellow Tone" and 12 "Blood Count". 13 "Angel Eyes" and 14 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Not Rahsaan, is it?). 15 "Blue and Sentimental" and 17 "Almost Like Being in Love". I'm really looking forward to finding out about this one - my favorite track in the whole BFT. Now I can read the answers supplied so far by everyone.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Disc 1, part 2 from me. Not much, can only name some of the tunes. 10 "In a Mellow Tone" and 12 "Blood Count". 13 "Angel Eyes" and 14 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Not Rahsaan, is it?). 15 "Blue and Sentimental" and 17 "Almost Like Being in Love". I'm really looking forward to finding out about this one - my favorite track in the whole BFT. Now I can read the answers supplied so far by everyone.

You won't read 'em on vis fred...

MG

[Dan Gould]

Disc 1, part 2 from me. Not much, can only name some of the tunes. 10 "In a Mellow Tone" and 12 "Blood Count". 13 "Angel Eyes" and 14 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Not Rahsaan, is it?). 15 "Blue and Sentimental" and 17 "Almost Like Being in Love". I'm really looking forward to finding out about this one - my favorite track in the whole BFT. Now I can read the answers supplied so far by everyone.

You won't read 'em on vis fred...

MG

Yeah, you put these on the Disc 2 discussion.

[Big Al]

Disc 1, part 2 from me. Not much, can only name some of the tunes. 10 "In a Mellow Tone" and 12 "Blood Count". 13 "Angel Eyes" and 14 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Not Rahsaan, is it?). 15 "Blue and Sentimental" and 17 "Almost Like Being in Love". I'm really looking forward to finding out about this one - my favorite track in the whole BFT. Now I can read the answers supplied so far by everyone.

You won't read 'em on vis fred...

MG

Yeah, you put these on the Disc 2 discussion.

Another iggerent furriner..... whattya gonna do?

[tooter]

Disc 1, part 2 from me. Not much, can only name some of the tunes. 10 "In a Mellow Tone" and 12 "Blood Count". 13 "Angel Eyes" and 14 "Fly Me to the Moon" (Not Rahsaan, is it?). 15 "Blue and Sentimental" and 17 "Almost Like Being in Love". I'm really looking forward to finding out about this one - my favorite track in the whole BFT. Now I can read the answers supplied so far by everyone.

You won't read 'em on vis fred...

MG

Yeah, you put these on the Disc 2 discussion.

Another iggerent furriner..... whattya gonna do?

I knew it - I've been working too hard. I'll retire from the scene - for today, anyway.

[Stereojack]

BFT #39, disc 2

1. You got me from the start here, Dan – I love these all-tenor deals! The tune is reminiscent of “Blues Up and Down”. In the opening ensemble, I thought it sounded like at least three tenors, but there are only 2 soloists. A nice smooth groove on this, reminds me of something that might have been issued by Concord back in the Carl Jefferson era. I could start throwing around names, but I can’t say that I really recognise anybody here, although I liked it.

2. The trumpet might be Blue Mitchell, can’t name the tenor. Trombone is a little rough – nice drummer! A little of this goes a long way for me, I’m afraid.

3. My first thought is Joe Newman on trumpet. Might this be one of those Prestige albums by either Frank Foster or Frank Wess?

4. Tinny recording – maybe a badly mastered CD? The tune is a variation on “All the Things You Are”. I’m sure I know this tenor player, dammit! Oh, there are two tenors. Oh let’s see, maybe David “Fathead” Newman & James Clay? Despite the bad sound, a nice side.

5. On 2nd listen I got the tune, Wayne Shorter’s “Footprints”. An impassioned alto player, Bunky Green possibly? The alto kinda runs out of ideas before the tape stops rolling. Fewer choruses might’ve resulted in a more cohesive performance, imo. The little quote from “Dear Old Stockholm” at the end is a nice touch.

6. “Moanin” – certainly a familiar tune, and an interesting interpretation by this duo. I wonder if this might be a later recording by the composer Bobby Timmons. Can’t place the alto. I do recall a live recording by Timmons with Sonny Red that came out 10-15 years ago. If this is Sonny Red, it’s better playing than I usually associate with him. Thumbs up! Whoever the pianist is, he’s got some nice left hand stuff. Naw, this can’t be Sonny Red! Now I’m thinking that this recording is of more recent vintage, and that both Bobby and Sonny would have already been dead when this was recorded.

7.”Please Send Me Someone To Love” - This one puzzles me – the first guitar, under-miked, sounds like BB King. The second guitar sounds like Kenny Burrell. I wonder if this might be from one of those Newport in New York jam sessions, with Jimmy Smith. The whole thing does have an off-the-cuff feeling to it, but a treat for the audience!

8. A nice alto player, and a soulful performance. This could have gone on a little longer.

9. This sounds like one of the Buck Clayton jam session records, although it’s kinda short! The drummer is almost certainly a well-known swing veteran. The tenor might be Buddy Tate, I think Buck follows him, with maybe Dicky Wells on bone. Can’t pin down the alto – Earl Warren? Another trumpet solo – the same guy? Nice – again, I’d have liked them to have stretched out more.

10. Muted trumpet at the git-go, and then open horn, sounding lkike a cornet or fluegelhorn, maybe Ruby Braff. One of those George Wein Newport All Stars dates?

11. “Jive at Five”. Clunky ensemble. I wonder if this might one of those bands with a bunch of old timers, like the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, or Panama Francis. Not too thrilled with any of the soloists; the rhythm section is solid, despite the amplified bass. B for effort, C for execution

12. Lounge singer, another overplayed warhorse. No thanks. Way in the background I think I hear a Hawkins-esque tenor. I’d rather hear him than her!

13. “Blues Up & Down” a nice opening and closing to a fine BFT, Dan. A somewhat pat but still enjoyable track, I would guess that this is of relatively recent vintage, maybe last 20 years. Not a clue who the players are – might Red Holloway be one of them?

[JSngry]

Here we go, thanks & disclaimers carried over from Disc One:

TRACK ONE - Blues! Up! and Down? They were playing a Scott Hamilton/Harry Allen thing for a while on KNTU a while back, and this reminds me of that. Except that this reminds me more of Buddy Tate than Harry Allen. But it doesn't remind me of Buddy Tate. But it does remind me of Scott Hamilton. Not bad.

TRACK TWO - Blue Mitchell? Nah, couldn't be... Not really grabbing me at this juncture, but the bass/drum hookup sounds like they were having a good time.

TRACK THREE - Oh HELL yeah!!!! Anybody who doesn't have this CD is wrong. REPENT!!! And anybody who doesn't dance while this plays is a menace to society. This guy's my age, probably a few years younger, but he's always had an "old soul" and comes by this shit more than naturally. I'll say it again - Oh HELL yeah!!!!

TRACK FOUR - Do you have... him out! Dammit, I think I have this, but, you know... If one of these guys is Marchel, I'm gonna be pissed for not recognizing it immediately... Never anything wrong with a good two tenor bebop party!

TRACK FIVE - Frank Morgan. Yeah. Noooooo problem whatsumever with Frank Morgan.

TRACK SIX - Not bad. Good, soulful alto, really taking his time and telling a story. Veteran piano chops, although I find his story not as direct as that of the altoist. No matter. Good playing, and the alto makes me want to hear more. No small feat for an altoist.

TRACK SEVEN - Oh yeah! Newport/NY. Somebody reissue all 6 albums, please. In a just world, this would have been more than a one-off encounter. So much for this being a just world.

TRACK EIGHT - A bopper w/love for Hodges? Jeff Clayton? Here's a case where some improv would have enhanced the reading of the melody.

TRACK NINE - Sounds like the old Columbia studio full of "mainstream" (in the old, Stanley Dance, sense) cats who came to play. And play they did. Like some BAAAAD motherfuckers no less. All meat, not a speck of bullshit. Bring it!

TRACK TEN - In a holding pattern over Clark Terry Field, but permission to land has not yet been granted. Hope the fuel holds out.

TRACK ELEVEN - "Jive At Five". Trombone 'til ten... Tenor sorta sounds like latter-day Hank trying to decide whether or not to stay alive, and not coming to any ready conclusions...Surely that's not a French Horn?!?!?!?!?!? I can't tell whether these folks are old, drunk, both, or neither. I'd feel a lot better if it were one of the first two...

TRACK TWELVE - Well now, that's better! Sounds like this might have been recorded before the Lenny Welch version. It's got some sass to it. Suitable for stripping, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

TRACK THIRTEEN - Up Down we go again, until we're blue in the wherever we need to be blue. Hey now - this IS the Hamilton/Allen side! I've said some bad things about Harry allen in the past, and I stand by them, but this ain't so bad. Hamilton is Hamilton - he does what he does, he does it well, and he means it. It is what it is, and I'm not at all bothered by it. Two guys playing tenor (and music) the way that makes them happy. I might have differences of opinion at levels beyond that, but taken at the level of "playing what you like", no fault here at all. I'll listen to it, no problem.

Ok, anoterh good set, Dan. My preference was for Disc One, but I'd not eat crackers if this one threw up in bed, or whatever that old saying is.