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Note 1: February 1960. Ronnie Free, drums; Freddy Greenwell, sax. W. Eugene Smith. CDI. Lots of great talking and working through tunes. "Misty" "Oleo" . 6. "Anyone seen an old Leica around" "there's a few on the table here" "Now remember, you're supposed to stay on this side of the stereo." Don Byas referenced. CDII. Drop out of left side sound suggests a stereo recording of sax and drums. 2. Bird calls by Greenwell 3. "Henry" and the "cow that jumped over the moon." "What's that, Tito Puente?" More music and then Eugene Smith interjects and conducts a sound check: "You can stop now, no matter how inspired you are." Ends with humorous version of the William Tell Overture.

Note 1: Ronnie Free, Sonny Dallas, Don Ferrara, Eugene Smith. (Dudley Watson?) CDI. Great talk: Pot, Max Roach, Birdland, drugs, "24 going on 12" (Free's age) drummers. Smith. "Don" "Dudley" Calling Sal (Mosca), upstairs. Smith photogrphery talk and Sonnny Dallas calling musician. "That little red headed kid playing drums." "Joey Massters, joe Lopes" Willie Thomas. Birdland story. Dud Powell and Half onote talk, including about Lena Horne. CDII. Good talk, continued. Tristano, "Morris running errands for me" Piano: "This is Dick Cary's" "Joe, left about ten minutes ago." "I met him downstairs" (Freddy Greenwell) "Do you know where Joey lives next door?" Other lofts. Lennie Tristano. Pet's place. "never a scene, just go play."CDIII talk continued. Car story. Sonny. Souoth Carolina, Sonny's horn. "joey just got home and his wife isn't feeling well. Talking about Smith's loft. . Dudley and Ron there. "Don Ferrara's got a pretty good wig, eh Gene?" , going out for beer. "put anohter pill in the slot. CDIV: more talking Joey playing piano. Ronnie. NO playing.

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"

Note 1: Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Fred Greenwell. Monk tunes and related talk. Some tape and volume changes (by Smith and machine). Reflections, Monk's Mood, Criss-Cross, instruction and talk on four "How are the tapes you made upstairs?" "Some of these are better than the record he's playing better (up) there." 5. "Friday the 13th" good Overton piano solo. "2pm (or 3pm) Thursday, (sidemen rehearsal)"

Note 1: Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Lin Halliday, (Fred Greenwell?) 1. Midsong ("Too close for comfort") with piano over music talk. 2. Piano goes into son with restart, song ("Baubles, bangles, and beads"), more talk 3. New song "In Your Own Sweet Way"

Note 1: Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Fred Greenwell, and Lin Halliday. Same night as Reel 60. 1. "Jeepers Creepers" with tune talk. 2. good song. 3. playing and talking "should've kept my mouthpiece" tune includes reference to "All Blues" and " You stepped out of a dream" 4. "Friday the 13th "When Monk does it I'm sure he did it different every time he did it, you know. In fact, when he was... he couldn't even remember it himself... old record." 5. good tune "Lin" "Groovin' High" 6. (Sonny Rollins composition?)

Note 1: Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Fred Greenwell. W. Eugene Smith. 1. midsong then "let's play a duet" 2. piano and sax 3. piano, bass, drums 4. same as previous song. Stop and repeat after "that's terrible" "What time you got Gene?" "quarter of nine"

Note 1: Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Lin Halliday. CDI 1. midsong with background talk. 2. talk with piano and drum chatter, quiet talk and song cut off by end of reel. CDII midsong and more of the same ends with shaky Monk tune.

Note 1: 3/11/60. Hall Overton, Ronnie Free, Fred Greenwell. 1. midsong 2. some volume adjustment during song 3. cuts out and microphone sounds during well mannered song 4. "Nice work if you can get it" 5. song 6. song 7 "Bye-ya" (Monk tune) best of session?

Note 1: 3/15/1960. Dave Frishberg, piano; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Takas, bass; Fred Greenwell, sax; Ronnie Free, drums; CD1. midsong "Another fine mess" catchphrase (again). 2. "Indian Summer" ends with laughter and talk 3. bass and piano riff over background talk 3. "that's why I love that song" "play that tune" "let's play it, c'mon" "that's it, same sax player" "takes the pressure off" "Tomorrow you'll be a new man, Wilbur Ware better skip town." [Ends cold] 4. [Tape picks up midsong] good playing (McKenna?) "It's a loud bass" " We play 2 tunes, the trio plays 2 tunes, I can't play with these guys at all" ... "What's his phone umber clark" ... more talk. picks up with different dialogu. " Yeah Gene, she'd get out on the fuckin' steps and it , she was particularly nervous." [end] CDII 1. midsong. ends. "taking some pictures" " you guys are...never take a break." 2. good song "that's anohter fine mess you've gotten us into' "get you ass back in there and sit down." "Nick's is above 14th street, no Nick's is in..." "How'd I sound, Dave?" 3. "It had to be you" "Happy New year" (joke) " joking comments " voices to music, ends midsong.

Note 1: 3/15/1960. Overlaps with Reel 65. Same content as previous reel with short section of talking before that's original material.

Note 1: 3/15/1960. Mainly playing with little talk. Evidence of Smith adjusting volume (active listening). Dave Frishberg, Dave McKenna, Bill Takas, Fred Greenwell, Ronnie Free. CDI switches to different recorder/recording at 9:51. standard session. CDII 1. quiet talk, volume up by Smith "Drink a beer" 2. well played 3. same 4 and 5 both good with same good piano and same type of laughter from other 3/15/60 recordings. "Time"

Note 1: 3/15/1960. Dave Frishberg, piano; Dave McKenna, piano; Bill Takas, bass; Fred Greenwell, sax; Ronnie Free, drums. CDI 1. standard. 2. Lot's of talk: "Bill" "Bob" "Billy Strayhorn (mentioned)" -Upper Manhattan building used as the name of one of his songs. 3. More Strayhorn discussion "Baubles bangles and beads" "Freddie" McKenna with Bobby Hackett" 4. Hackett story 5. "Dave Frishberg, on piano" meets "Dave McKenna" 6. more music talk and bass plays into song on 7. CDII 1. midsong tune ends then talk of Dick Cary and the song "Stranger in Paradise" and mention of 34th Street. 2. Great tune. 3. more talking into great tune that gets cut off by end of tape

Note 1: CDI. Piano sax drum of Hall Overton, Fred Greenwell, and Ronnie Free with song talk into song. 2. New song 3. good song into " here's an ashtray here's se this" Smith on track 3. "what time is it?" (police radio bleeds into audio, as picked up by wires) CDII more music and talk with Gene Smith talking and joking on track 4. two more songs on 5 and 6.