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Note 1: Warren Fitzgerald, Manny Duran, trumpet; Henry Grimes, bass; Gary Hawkins, drums; Freddy Greenwell, sax.

Note 1: Summer 1959. Joey Massters and Buddy Blacklock on piano. Gary Hawkins on drums. CDI. 1. Lots of dialogue. Names mentioned (there): Joe, Chuck, Gary, Ed.Names mentioned, (not there): Manny?, Sonny?, Dave Young, Buddy Berlin (Albequerque), Gene Galloway (gig), Sal Salvador (gig) . W. Eugene Smith voice and evidence of changing sound levels on recorder. End of session talk about next session, gigs past present and future. 2. song with bass drums piano. 3. Bass, piano, and drums join 4. Monk tune? 5. Talk: "fatigued" "Pell Mell, why, because they're mild" "get the tape going" "What's the next one, Henry?" "There you go, get your picture took" 6. Song 7. Piano: "squeaky pedal" Pianist working through tune and talking. "Old Joe from where?" "One little twister there straightened me out" "just a pictoral one" (Smith) "Can we have a little bit of that, Gene?" CDII 1. Dave McKenna at piano. Classical and spare with barrelhouse blue flourish. Joined by second pianist and other voice "Shit, hey don't lose that." 2. More barrelhouse piano in response to comment 2 Pianos playing and discussing. "tape's rolling" "beer?" W. Eugene Smith talking during "St. James Infirmary" and "China Boy" 3. Piano plays until tape end.

Note 1: August 1961. Lin Halliday, sax; Warren Fitzgerald, trumpet; Manny Duran, trumpet; others. CDI 1. Midsong with several solos. Long song. "Let's play some tunes, like, uh, more conducive to relaxing." "get together and just swing" Working out tune. 2. Snapping out rhythm into tune. Trombone in mix. "If __ wants to come play..." CDII (W. Eugene Smith adjusting recording volume for conversation) 1. "Straight street" "Don't remind Halliday of that one, man." "Anybody got a rag, look what you did man." "Kids, now" (Jimmy spilled something on the piano) "Fred" "Warren" 2. "Manny" "Warren" More music talk and talk about how the piano keys are sticky because Jimmy spilled something on them. Rag, Hall or Paul, Lin. " No, I just wanted to change something on the scores real quick." More talking until 3. Tune.