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Note 1: Ronnie Free, drums. Freddie Greenwell, sax. W. Eugene Smith, Ted Runge, George Orick talking. CD 1. Free and Greenwell as well as Al the cat. Playing and restarting. Some good playing "This is anohter fine mess you got us into" (Laurel and Hardy reference). 3. schmaltzy song into good song. Food talk. and then Ronnie Free keeps playing the drums. Volume 2 CD1 Some loft room, street, radio noise with occasional talk audible, more talk on track 3. CD2 More loft sound continued. With kids and loud cats on track 2. Eugene and woman on 3. "Anything show up" after cymbal sounds. (Could mean that playing was for soundcheck of reel to reel recorder). "Bill" "Bill Bailey" (real Bill or mere expression). Eugene Smith, Larry (Shustak?), George Orick, Ted Runge, Harold Feinstein (mentioned) Great tape of people in Smiths's studio with Smith upstairs or in other room. Lots of photography talk, impersonations, arguments with person who comes in for key to other studio. Pittsburgh. Eastman House. Steichen. 30th Street Studio (Smith's) key discussion. Dave, Fred, Johnny, Brunhilda (cat) CDV. "Ronnie, did that check come today?" Cat. "any canned goods back there Ronnie?" CDVI: Ronnie Free, Freddie Greenwell. Good playing . "Dave, where's the Graflex?" "John Cage" (comparison with funny playing. More jamming and repetitions, "Avalon"

Note 1: Same day as reel 52. Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Fred Greenwell. Solid music. Learning Monk tune. Eugene Smith: "Three times I tried to record you and each time it louses it up." "I'll see you later, Fred"

Note 1: Same day as 52, 57. Free, Overton, Greenwell. Moe Monk tunes. Smith: "(Play) As time goes by"