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Note 1: Freddie Redd, Hal Bigler, Gary Hawkins, Fred Greenwell, Al Neese, Joe Gandi??. CDI 1. midsong. Great playing with voices talking in the back ground. Several saxes during song and riffing after. 2. "Just the way you are" "How about this, Reddy?" Duet sax and piano into song, tape ends before song. CDII 1. continued from other side "Just the way you are" 2. Radio interference to "Lady is a tramp" tune talk 3. "Birdland" 4. More talk and "Bye Bye Blackbird"

Note 1: 5/15/60. Joey Massters, piano; Gary Hawkins, drums; Hal Bigler, bass. W. Eugene Smith sings. Smith wrote "First attempt at long reach from lower place to Dave's." Monk tune played . Standard jams. 4. W. Eugene Smith sings with piano and accordion? Crazy improvisation and a flute or similar instrument joins. 5. Laughter and switching instruments as tape ends. 6. silence and sped up tape (in loft)

Note 1: 5/31-6/1/60. Gary Hawkins, drums; Steve Swallow, bass; Race Newton, piano; Joe Lopes, sax. CDI 1. Swallow, Newton, Lopes all introduced after 2 songs played prior to recording. Long songs and short talk. Mention of "weed", trombone player. CDII Playing and talking. "Gary Stuart" mentioned (Mingus tenor sax player) More songs, including scat singing and "Oleo" CDIII playing and talking. "Gary" "It's open late" "out of drummers...get him in here." mention of "Dave Young" who's not there and Joey Lopes, who is. CDIV. More talking and playing "Stablemates" More than on horn player.