Reel 0229, 1961 June, 1961 July, 1961 August

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Note 1: "June 1961. July? Or August 1961. Jazz and Poetry. Either working on a revision of the book or captions for Photography's annual 11 page spread, one track/track going same way- Good piano, bass, etc. upstairs at Dave Sibley's; with ?" CDI 1. story and several men talking 2. "What do you want to play?" bass, drum, piano. Smith's voice 3. Smith and Carole editing 4. tune with Smiht and Carole dilaogue. 5. Talk from Smiht and musicians 6 (Overlap?) "Billy Strayhorn...'Manhattan Medical Group'" turmpet in room now. "Ronnie" People leaving Gene Smith talking to musician? 7. Tune and Smith keeps talkling , tayping 8. More talk "Goodnight Joe" 9. Piano drums trumpet bass. CDII 1. mid song with Smith Typiing throughout 2. Tune talk "That's...Brubeck, man." "Gary" " "door's open, should I lock it?" "Eddie Heywood" (pianist) 3. Trumpet, tune, typing 4. bass solo with others joining 5. tune 6. cont'd 7. cont'd 8. Smith talking under music "Built this window" 9. quiet talk Smith: "6 o'clcok, this damn thing ready today." CDIII 1. Smith checking mics while musicians riff and talk 2. more Smith mic check and rattling room noise and talk 3. More Smith, snapping = mic checking? 4. Smith talking with Carole and checking microphones. Street noise. Pagebody sound (radio signals) 5. "Have you been reading Freud again?" pun talk and "It's all done by shady light." 6. room sound 7. street/room noise CDIV 1. Room street, work noise 2. con'td with Smith in rooom 3. Smith "Of that within youth still cherished within young belief and trust. 4. room noise 5. noise and "the black pane of the dark room window crashed through ..." 6. More descriptive window talk.

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