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Note 1: "Jazz music. Jam session?"; Note 2: CD! 1. Midsong, drums, horns, piano and sax playing solo, in loft 2. Activity near mic and music 3. Riffs, footseps on stairs. Good playing and good tune 4. Monk tune, talk and riffs, more footsteps,, Smiht's voice. Koncking and voices to ID. Some static, possible names voices to be identified, again. CDII 1. cont'd from previous CD: bad static and tune with loft sound cont'd, ends cold. 2. voices and riffs, half a tune and more riffs 3. riffs and pattern, many footsteps and voices on stairs. Tune, ends midsong. CDIII 1. midsong, piano, drums, sax (good solo in progress) then round of solos by all instruments 2. riffs into song, great playing, ends cold 3. Riffs and talk, new song followed by Monk riffs on piano and sax, footsteps in hallway 4. Monk riffs, someone leaving, one more song, ends midsong. CDIV 1. Midsong, tune ends, footsteps and talk 2. Horns riff. Talking under riffs, departures 3. Talk and riffs while piano and drums riff. CDV 1. Stars and voices with rifffs. Smith talking to male and female. mention of Gary Hawkins, (in Bermuda) and Frank Amoss, Lin Lloyd?, Harold, "Eugene Smith is a man" 2. Smith and others talking under static, off mic. piano/trumpet riffs. into song. 3. song cont'd with less static, ends, some loft sound, riffs. CDVI 1. Riffs, sax/piano, trumpet, drums bass. into song, some tampering with mics (Smith?) 2. cont'd with conversation in stairwell under music content 3. loft noise, footsteps, song end, and coversation 4. cont'd 5. "good morning, Lou". Smith and stairwell noise. 6. Joe and Jay addressed, new song 7. con'td and talk 8. cont'd 9. cont'd with footsteps, riffs, quiet talk CDVII 1. riffs and talk, mention of Jimmy Stevenson from Detroit (dropout of sound) 2. hallway voice, "Ted" and others talking in hallway with piano bass drums playing music in the loft. 3. Talk and riffs, cont'd. Mention o f Zoot Sims, and Manuel (Duran), Smith adjusting volume levels CDVIII 1. departure, phone rigining. riffs and tune: drums piano, bass, trumpets (2), trombone, saxes (2 or more), knock on door 2. Talk and knocking, Hal/Al, and tune then talk. ;

Note 1: "Piano, bass, drums, baritone sax, alto sax. 1. Middle - softly as 1 mourning Trumpet"; Note 2: (Booker Ervin on CD V) CDI 1. Riffs and tune talk, "Fitz" (dropout of sound) 2. Riffs from same session as previous track. And trumpet leading example of tune, drumsticks discussion 3. Tune and talk. Drumset discussed. 4. New tune and talk, Drummer criticism of trumpet 5. Tune and very quiet talk "Warren/Warne" 6. Tune, ends midsong CDII 1. session talk, mention of Billy Haden (not there) repetition of content then 2. Tune, very good with great sax solo (Booker Ervin?) . Tune Talk 3. Riffs, piano plays a melody 4. Tune with talk and another great sax solo. (ends midsong) CDIII (speed too slow) 1. repeat of song with slower tape speed 2. riffs and talk with tune 3. riffs and restart of tune then much talk iwth drum and piano riffing (conversation buried) CDIV 1. too slow again. Riffs and talk 2. sax and piano riff and some talk (too slow tape to make out words) CDV 1. midsong piano bass drum alot tenor and baritone saxes good playing 2. another great tune 3. "Softly as in a morning sunrise" ends and then talk, some Pageboy "hey Booker" (Booker Ervin? likely);

Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI 1. Radio "Louis from way back, even, then silence then to loft conent 2. Smith whispering, Piano solo with drum and sax riffing after, talk. 3. Sax and piano riffs 4. Piano drums, sax into tune, ends midsong. CDII 1. Piano and drum playing "Thelonious" Monk tune, midsong to end. 2. piano and talk with riffs and then tune then talk 3. sax and piano riffs, tune with drum. Quiet talking. ;

Note 1: "Trying to wake up then some John Mason Brown. Then some dialogue including"; Note 2: CDI 1. Loft sounds and alkriffs on piano and drum cymbal someone waking up. 2. Smith checking mics and talking to pending (street noise evident, car horn) 3. Radio being played in loft, Clifford Odet mentioned and book talk "Many a Watchful Night" 4. John Mason Brown conten cont'd 9dropout) 5. Book talk on radio 6. John Mason Brown, Norman Mailer, birland, UN Congo, WNYC and footstepss in loft, Smith talking 6. Riffs on piano and drums with Smith having conversation 7. cont'd Thleonious Monk in loft describption regarding Town Hall rehearsal (brief but clear) ends during conversation CDII 1. Radio, classical pops music "Mr. Fiedler' (Arthur Fiedler being interviewed on the 25th anniversary of his tenure with the Boston Pops. Memorial day). 2. cont'd with silence and "Stars and Stripes Forever" 3. News, sports scores, readings: dr. John McCrae, Canadian physician. Eisenhower and Washington DC content. ;

Note 1: "Lov, Gene, and Carole"; Note 2: CDI Lou Draper, Gene Smith, Carole Thomas 1. Convesation mentions: Hiroshima 2. Hiroshima, and honor. "Jeremy" at door in loft. Mention of "gary" in loft, and piano tuner , "Best one handed drummer in the business" 3. war talk and Gary identified as drummer (Gary Hawkins) 4. mention of "Bobby" (not in loft) 5. cont'd coversation 6. cont'd photo, Hotel Honalulu story (Smith accosted by soldiers in Hawaii) 7. end of Hawaii story 8. marriage discussion and war photography 9. Smith discussing prints and Jim karales 10. important printing talk 11. prints discussed and Smith singing "Melancholic Baby" (brief) 12. numbers, photos, Jack Daniels discussed CDII 1. conversation cont'd Caroles family and Smith on theft 2. cont'd 3. Orson Welles mentioned 4. Bridges and suicide and "My god! It's 10:30, shit!" 5. Smith photo talk and enlarger repair. Water sound from darkroom. con'td 7. cont'd with food discussion and presence of Pending 8. PHoto talk and "8th Avenue Penn Station at 23rd) mailing photographic prints for Smith 11. family talk and photo talk 12. cont'd 13. post office logistics and addressing Lou (in loft) 14. directdions to Caroloe and Lou and mention of Bob Stern CDIII Radio in loft, loft noise, some talk 1. Smith, Carole, Lou cont'd. Radio with Stock quotes and photo talk with Lou Draper 2. cont'd with photo instructions 3. cont'd 4. cont'd , darkroom work5. photos 5. photo talk 6. "jack and bob" mentioned, and Baxter 9. Smith quote "there's music in all things if men had ears" (Lord Byron, from Don Juan) 9. food talk and wedding story from Spain 10. loft work and window pic stack menioned 11. loft sound 12. loft sound 13. loft sound with some talk starting at end of CD CDIV 1. cont'd, footsteps and quiet talk, street noise 2. con'td with ambulance in street 3. cont'd 4.5.6. with footsteps 7. 8. with footsteps 11. with footsteps and quiet comment 12. cont'd to end;

Note 1: "Side one. with Ted then Phone calls between Ted and John and other calls or pertinent dialogue. Back side has music, probably Joe Lopes."; Note 2: CDI 1. classical piano riffs, knocking on door, Smith talking to someone/microphone "kitten on the keys" 2. cont'd and phone call: Ted and John Whiting on George and Gune, Dupont paper mentioned 4. (Dupont was possible client for photo ad) and compelling phone talk cont'd 5. phone cont'd 6. con'td Gene and George and emily, Jim Karales and Harold Feinstein mentioned 7. cont'd Haiti, money, Emily, George, Barbara 8. con'td until end then Smith and Ted talk. phone call and kids voices in loft? 9. ids and discussion, Haiti, George Schiffer's number Ted Calls George Schiffer to talk to George Orick,10. range finder and double image 11. Smith on phone, cats, snow and photo sorting, editing CDII Long John Nebel show and phone calls to show,live. 1. LJN, WOR "party line" call in segment in progess with Jams Donnally, Paris LeMond, record plaed "Voices of the 20th Centrury bud Greenspan and hanry Fonda narrating. (Aimee Semple McPherson on record) ends on track 1, back to call in segment 2. call in segement and commercial for Carnegie Delicatessan andHudson vitamins, mention of Channel 9, Feb 17, tv show with LJN 3. caller, mysticism4. caller Ufo and esp 5. caller about Dali and painting CDIII 1. LJN caller cont'd and telegram 2. calls and 20th Century voices played 3. con'td 4. cont'd 5. cont'd 6. cont'd 7. end of lp and back to telegrams and phone calls, telegram 8. phone call ads 9. cont'd 10 call 11. tv sho and 4:55 AM given. Producer: David Rield and coordinator Ann Marie Gelder, engineer Jack King and ask the name of your subway operator op-ed. Frank Edwards, with the news. CDIV 1. end of LJN and WADO, instr. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" 2. "Let me call you mother" WADO 3. "Remember to pray" 4. "Professor Charles Taylor" "Look and live" 5. Commercial, weather, gospel song 6. "Yes, Jesus Loves me" 7. con'td and announcer and commercial 8. (jumps) "Swing low, sweet chariot" 9. WT Grant commerical for "Dollar Day" and 5:19 AM 10. Brooklyn gospel "jesus will protect me" 11. weather and car insurance commerical for XYZ. Jessee Belvin's death 12. Davis Sisters "I've got a new home" 13. commerical for appliance and tv, WADO and News begins then Sam Cook CDV drum Art Mardigan sax, sax, Joe Lopes, Piano, Joey Massters, trumpet? plus: Gene Smith, Norm Diamond?, Willie Thomas, Pat/Bob? 1. Sax riffs and talk "Paul" (there) into tune, then talk "blues" "Joey" "Joey Massters, Joe, Lopes, Art Mardigan" Microphones mentioned "need something to sit on" "magazines" 2. "cannonball Adderly thing" riffs and tune, riffs and talk: "Joey Massters, Willie Thomas, Gene Smith" (Norm Diamond?) (Pat/Bob?) 3. piano comment, riffs, mic sounds, tune talk and riffs 4. piano into tune, riffs and talk 5. into tune riffs and messy tune with good solos, ends midsong) CDVI 1. piano riffs and Smith "kitten on the keys" Turner mic (drops out) 2. mic noise, Smith talks, messes with mics, Ted on phone. Brooklyn, Kline? Dr. Ronkin 3-10 same as 345 1/7 cd. 11. George Schiffer conversations, squeaks, piano Smith with phone "methematical formulas, cats photos, film. Tape ends as phonecall ends. CDVII CDVII overlap s with CDII (345 2/7). Begins with LJN, "artists born of their time" ;

Note 1: "Dondy, Smith, singing and playing."; Note 2: CDI 1. bass and piano and talk in loft 2. (jumps to) piano bass drum sax. Midsong. Then talk and riffs "that's how Horace Silver did it…" 3. talk sessions and Silvia Gardner (?) playing drums, Donald wine bottles, 24 day session, Brew and Donnie Robinson, Hank, Zoot and then tune talk (names not in loft during talk?) 4. case with bow and pulled over by a cop story and more talk 5. talk, trumpeters, (female voice in loft) "mose Allison, Walter Gold, drums..." mics "Lamont Cranston" (Eugene Smith) "R.E.M." Seattle mentioned stories, Jerry Ball Good banter, Don Joseph (not there) Jules, Dave, Smith (all there, saying 'goodnight') "Ride downtown...9th Street" "Merry Christmas" 6. "hey Gene" and Smith talking with piano "Chitling cooking time in Cheatham County" Tape recorder reels discussed. CDII 1. Smith talks, piano plays 2. other piano player cont'd with Smith cont'd in a bluesy ramble 3. New tune Smith sings and piano plays 4. cont'd with mention of "Scotch" 5. cont'd piano and Smith song 6. cont'd new tune 7. cont'd new tune, blue lyrics 8. More blues, new tune 9. racy blue lyrics and cont'd tune 10. New piano tune with cont'd lbue lyrics 11. con'td and 12. cont'd 13. cont'd;

Note 1: "Carole, Uher, Bob Ornstien, Fred, Phil Dante?, Lumber Delivery"; Note 2: CD I 1. street noise, and loft putter. "Gene?"" and Caroloe sparse dialogue "Phil" Bob, Smith: " my keys" "birthday present for you" CDII 1. Smith and Carole preparing to go to Japan, coffee, ID photo 2. photo talk and "Frank" "Bob" "Burt" "Delaware Gap" Sputnik and lumber yard. "Mort Goldberg's office" 3. lumber talk, photo talk, "821 6th Avenue" **** architecture of loft and taxi trip discussed 4. lumber talk and tranportation of boards for shelves 5. consulate and visa discussion 6. teleg=phone for Gene Smith 7. lumber yard conversation 8. room noise and phone call, "Happy new year" "Mayo" phone calls. Discussion of possible visit from "Johnny" 9. Talk cont'd, logistics 10. con'td and family discussed by Smith and Carole. Patriotism criticized.11. Smith and Carole, photos and passports 12 talk, cont'd "Gary" and "Phil/Bill" (Phil Dante?) ;

Note 1: "One side has couple of good Trumpet etc. sections. Other side blank. Tape may be Stereo. Conversation covered by ? Feb. 16, 17, 18, 19??? 1960."; Note 2: W,. Eugene Smith, Dudley Watson on bass?, drums, piano, trumpet 1. midsong trumpet and drum. Some mic sound, piano riffs 2. tune with trumpet and drum 3. "Do you have any water?" (Eugene Smith responds) riffs and talk. 4. "Gene Krupa" mentioned, Smith talking 5. trumpet and drum duet then talk with Smith and "I was wondering if youknow my brother, Bill Watson?" "Ronnie" (in loft?) 6. riffs and subway alk, piano and bass and trumpet all solo 7. picks same content up after dropout at end of 6. Riffs and Smiths voice (ends midsong);

Note 1: "Joe Lopes-Alto sax Manny Duman-Trumpet Tom Golden-Bass Gary Hawkins-Drums"; Note 2: CDI 1. midsong: piano, bass, drum, trumpet. Good sound quality. 2. riffs and tune then talk "I'm cold" 3. riffs, song, talk 4. riffs, piano, bass, drums tune and then singing melody ?Hod O'Brien? name 5. tune talk and riffs, into tune (ends midsong) CDII 1. "Like someone in love" piano, bass, trumpet, drums (Hod O'Brien, piano?) ;