Blindfold Test!

Excellent!

Kazu  5 points

and John should get a couple for the ground work he put in too. I'll leave this one open a little longer in case any one wants to take a stab at the Weather Report album/song.

#2 is Weather Report ????????? ????? ???? ??? etc
#2.1 is Charles Mingus (from The Black Saint...) 'Solo Dancer' - 1963 - Impulse!

I like 2.1, its Ellington influenced AG, which usually means either Sun Ra or Mingus. I'll go with Mingus.

Round 2 is too easy, I won't answer and give someone else a chance, anything from that era is the soundtrack of my youth. I remember this song well, but I will have to think to get the correct album, but I think I remember the song title, the band is a cinch, I probably saw them play this song live.

js wrote: Interesting, I don't think the piano and drums are totally comfortable with that beat.

I wonder if it's because they're playing it faster?



Here we go, a reveal:

#1 is Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond (from Jazz Impressions of Japan) 'Fujiyama' - 1964 - CBS

#1.1 is Don Ellis (from Soaring) 'Invincible' -1973 - MPS Records

#1.2 is Miles Davis (from More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert) 'Teo' - CBS

Interesting, I don't think the piano and drums are totally comfortable with that beat.

Thats an interesting Miles cut, sounds like hippie music or bongo beatnik music actually, the sort of thing Miles would often avoid. Who is the drummer?

^ Tommy Flanagan or Wynton Kelly ?

1.2  - Miles and Herbie ?

js wrote: dreadpirateroberts wrote: js wrote: dreadpirateroberts wrote: Close! I think there's some similarity with Bill and the piano player in video 1. Both 'Cool' players for sure. I don't know Phil Woods very well, but I suspect if he's like Charlie then then both are like the sax player in video 1. Any thoughts on the other categories? And should I offer hints? I feel guilty just knowing the answer Amad Jamal and Lee Konitz ? Nope, but the sax player was definitely influenced by Konitz Dammit!!! I should have got this the first time, its Brubeck and Desmond, that seems so obvious now.

Hahaha!   I was worried it would be too easy if I choose some of the group's 'bigger' pieces, but this one comes from an album I'll leave unnamed for a little longer...

js wrote: ^ I could hear it in the strings (quartal harmonies) but its not one of his flashiest arrangements, which album is it from?

Cool - picked it from the strings! I'd have NO chance if I had to guess these.

'Soaring' from 73 - 'Invincible' is the song. It's not that well known I think, or at least, not that particular song from Soaring anyway.   I'm trying to find songs that aren't too well known, but might still hint at the artist/leader. It's tough actually, I'm not sure I've got the balance between little known song/recognizable style yet.