BFT 247 The Reveal

[webbcity]

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!

[felser]

Thanks Tim, excellent BFT.  Man, I do love me some Nicole Glover music, need to pick up that new album.  You introduced me to her last year on your BFT, and I bought that album right away.  I actually own more of these than I expected, including several I didn't recognize.  I need to go revisit that Sonny Red album, as I don't think of myself as liking his playing all that much on the ca. 1960 albums I have by him, but I raved about it on my response to this cut.  He may have transformed over the course of the 60's, as so many sax players did (Harold Land, Frank Foster, etc.)

[T.D.]

Thanks, Tim. Enjoyed this BFT. Posted early, meant to follow up on roughly the 2nd half, but I had a rough month...illness and a lot of work. Appreciate your effort.

[JSngry]

I had no idea that Big Black was that prolific...is the whole album as good as that one cut?

[webbcity]

On 11/1/2024 at 9:28 PM, JSngry said:

I had no idea that Big Black was that prolific...is the whole album as good as that one cut?

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. 

Edited November 5 by webbcity