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Note 1: (No container information) Piano, drum, trombone, bass, sax, tenor, two pianists. CDI 1. Room noise, musicians' quiet talk, radio (big band), Frank Patty (lived in Miami for/four years), gigs in Queens, Patrician Hotel, Roberta Sherwood. "Don" "We're gonna rehearse..." 2. Talk continues..."I'd like to rehearse, I haven't played in a month." W. Eugene Smith's typewriter audible during tune by full group. 3. More talk and tunes suggested. "Manny" and "Jimmy" Cigarette and bottle mentioned. 4. Talking into "Like someone in love" with restart of another tune. CDII 1. Loose playing and talking. 2. More talk including musicians and W. Eugene Smith. Walls and railing mentioned. Joe, Jimmy, Steve, Manny all mentioned in conversation. Woman still present. 3. tune ends during bass solo (fly me to the moon, mebbe) CDIII 1. More playing and talking picked up from previous side. Smith's voice. Detroit mentioned. Also, "I've been living here for 2 months and I haven't hardly had a chance to live here." (Some microphone fluctuatiom from Smith's adjustments) 2. More loose music and talking, quiet. CDIV 1. More talk Smith/photographer mentioned. 2. Talk and riffing . 3. Tune ends midsong, quiet mic.

Note 1: January 1964. Paul Bley, piano; Jimmy Stevenson, bass. (probably same crew as Reel 129 January 4th, featuring Eddie Listengart on piano and trumpet with: Roland Alexander - Tenor, Edgar Batman-drums, Lex Humphries-drums, Ira Jackson-Alto, Jay Cameron-Baritone, James Stevenson-Bass. 1. Piano bass riff with whistling and talking musicians. 2. More talk: Eddie, Roland Jimmy Lenny, (indicates a break in action, not beginning of session) 3. Trumpet and piano riff 4. More talk "Can you imagine living here, Lex?" ..."Why don't you let Paul play it." "Hey Edgar, why don't you play something, man?" 5. Music talk, urging Edgar to play 6. fragmented song, stopped once by musicians and once by tape. 7. same song after tape correction, played well. 8. New tune, played well.

Note 1: January 3, 1964. Roland Alexander - Tenor, Edgar Batman-drums, Lex Humphries-drums, Ira Jackson-Alto, Jay Cameron-Baritone, James Stevenson-Bass. (Paul Bley on piano?) 1. Midsong "Softly as in a morning sunrise" 2. musicians talk "Bateman" Roland tune begins with piano joining (tape drops out) 3. Same song as previous 4. More talk: bath tub and sink referenced before a long slow version of "Night in Tunisia"

Note 1: January 3, 1964. Roland Alexander - Tenor, Edgar Batman-drums, Lex Humphries-drums, Ira Jackson-Alto, Jay Cameron-Baritone, James Stevenson-Bass. (Paul Bley on piano?) . 1. Bass, piano, drums. Midsong. Ends with sax also. 2. Saxes riff. "Wanna play 'Days of Wine and Roses?" "Yeah" into song with saxophones. 3. Break in tape or overlapping recording (begins midsong) 4. Tune and talk: (Smith raises volume) Talking about Monk big band with Woods, Lacy, Allen, Rouse. Eddie Listengart talk also, 5. "Edgar" "Jay" vitamin pills Zeda/Zeta, bass.

Note 1: 3/1-2/64. Zoot Simms - Sax, Stevenson, Dick Scott-drums, Warren-bass. Perhaps "C" sharp is also playing; 1 side stereo only and only 2 numbers played on it; 2nd side blank. 1. Talk acoustics of auditorium. Discussing musicians, some to call. Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy Raney, "it's close to 3 o'clock" "little stirngs ...see, they got dampers on 'em" 2. riffs Jay Ellito, Joey Lawson's brother. Gig vs. jamming " When you're not working it sure helps you...play different things. " W. Washington St." "10th and South Christopher" Heating discussed. Dave McKenna. Sonny. Charlie Parker, Roy Eldridge 3. has the "let's blow one" comment at 11:50. 4. Roy Eldridge and Ronnie Law at a club with belly dancers and strippers. Jimmy Stevenson arrives at door and meets Zoot Sims, bpbby Pilke, Edgar and others Eddie was here is his name Edgar, he left about 2 hours ago. "C#" Ray Starling, Al Baldini, Ralph Ross. Apartment (venue) with velvet curtains. Barbara Russell. Dance Birdland. Half Note w Coltrane. Roger Calloway. Dave Pike. 4. tune ng in clubs. Basie at the Vanguard. "working tomorrow down there at 5. "ya get that, Gene?" "Maridigan up there?" Detroit. Marion DeVito. Kenny Crimson, also. dexadrine. Bennies. John Schmidt, Al Haig. C# and wife /Shofreka?/ (Vinnie Burke and Dick Scott referenced) Jimmy Stevenson tuned the loft piano. McPhartlands 6. Minor blues (tune played)