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Note 1: February (23?), 1964. Construction for inspectors. Smith and Carole, others. Work on Jimmy Stevenson's space, "dismantling". Multiple mics. CDI 1. Loft noise Jimmy Stevenson, "where's Gene?" Talk includes: structural changes to loft, mics and recording, storage, cats, wiring, jazz, George Washington radio show (at end). CDII 1. George Washington radio show cont'd on WOR ("February 23, 1964") 2. Smith and Carole in loft working JFK Oswald's wife on radio. Gene and Jimmy CDIII 1. Loft work and phone call "821 Sixth Avenue" "I'll probably be on the sixth floor most of the rest of the day." Construction with talk about construction. CDIV 1. Joe, Gene, Carole. More construction and talk. Smith puts a nail through his foot. Iodine. Described by Smith, nursed by Carole. CDV 1. More foot talk. Consturction. Scotch. "I don't know, I think it's Friday" Delivery: "I just got a present from Japan, with a radio no less. " Microphone, case with cover. It can record, right from it's own radio. Money talk. Battery talk "Panasonic uses 12..." Jimmy Stevenon present. "Don't tell me all the instructions are in Japanese! CDVI 1. Continued work with similar cast in different rooms. New person enters looking for Gene, who's working downstairs temporarily.

Note 1: February 28, 1964. W Eugene Smith talks with Cop, neighborhood beat police. CDI 1. Cyrano de Bergerac on radio/TV, ends 2. Shell commercial. Channel 5. Total cereal commercial. 3. News: Sheila McCrae, Vietnamese War, Saturn One, first women to run for presidency, Medgar Evers, Atlanta demonstrations, Congo, Forecast 41 degrees,... 4. Sped up sounds Jazz and possible LJN. CDII 1. Room noise, cats, footsteps 2. Sax and drums recorded. and radio in loft, brief talk. CDIII 1. Sped up radio LJN?? 2. In loft, playback of tape at high speed on recorder with regular speed loft noise. Radio in background. Visit with neighborhood beat cop and W. Eugene Smith. $290 rent. Mention of robber, marijuana in floorboards (past). Specific guy. More loft and police talk with photographic inquiry. Clearly familiar with each other and a friendly visit.

Note 1: Session from April 7, 1964 CDI 1. Tune 2. Talk, long with music, drugs and many topics covered. 3. riffing and music discussion. 4. music and talk. CDII 1. music with talk 2. talk 3. talk 4. Talk: Cecil Taylor, Martin Williams, etc…5. Joe doing Brazilian music beat demo. CDIII 1. Talk and Ben Riley mention 2. Door, Gene Smith 3. Brazilian music 4. Full song 5. Talk.

Note 1: CDI. 1. Monk's music played on sax and piano with background voices. Hallway mic picks up clamoring of footsteps. Smith and cat talking. Knock on door. Keys heard upstairs and footsteps back down. More hallway noise and talking "Back up to Hall Overton's

Note 1: December 1963. CDI 1. Midsong. Piano bass drum, voices. Smith interjecting over music 2. Bass solo 3. Back to music in both channels, Smith interrupts again for multiple mic checks. CDII 1. Mic check 2. Normal music 3. Mic checks. 4. Music and Smith 5. Music voices (Paul Bley??) 6. Tune talk.

Note 1: November 1963. 1. blown levels of tune, Smith adjusts for music musicians talk. " I don't wanna play the piano but I'm gonna." "I've got one half a joint." 2. Tune talk "Jimmy" 3. Ronnie, and others music and talk. Tape drops out 4. Silence to tune. Same group "The cat's on television: Sandy "Play one on your alto." More talk (cat slang for person)

Note 1: September 18, (only?) 1963. CDI 1. vibes, piano, singing, bass, drum 2. C'mon Dino?, stay another 15 minutes." Into tune with vibes, guitar. " Autumn leaves" 3. Harold/Horace? Long song with full compliment of instruments. New song starts before tape ends. CDII 1. Midsong. 2. tune and talk. 3. Tune 4. Quiet talk. 5. riffs and talk 6. tune ends midsong. CDIII 1. Lots of talk. Guitarists jazz It's 2AM. W. Eugene Smith. Maracas. 2. Long John Nebel. WOR. Supernatural conversation. Weegee. naked city Film . Hanery Schraf owns camera stores... CDIV 1. LJN cont'd. Weegee discussed. 2. Record played (radio or loft?) 3. WOR Leica, discussed. Willoughby's discussed US Camera. CDV 1. LJN continued Telegram portion . W. Eugene Smith telegram "Camera" then follow up telegram. CDVI 1. Weird tape noise. 2. Normal speed with sax and drum and then piano. 3. Talk and riffing. Male and female voices.

Note 1: September 1963. CDI 1. Tune in progress bass, sax, drums, "I'll play piano." Jay 2. Tune talk and riffing. "Happy Birthday" 3. "Let's play 'Stablemates" "Are you out of the picture, Eddie?" Good tune. 4. Talking about Eugene Smith "Why don't you call Ronnie Matthews. 5. Female piano player. Mississippi, "He's in the band I'm in with Eddie." More talk. CDII 1. Midsong 2. Quiet talk. Jean Jay Eddie JC 3. tune 4. Riffs. "With Chico Hamilton, plays like Trane." 5. Tune.

Note 1: W. Eugene Smith sound checking mics and testing recording equipment during jam session. Using microphone in right channel to record comments over the session sound, then switching to both channels (from his apartment?) CDI 1. Midsong piano, drums, bass, horns, "Jim" 2. Smith making comments over in between song talk. "Joe" 3. Smith making multiple checks and interruptions of recording for comment. 4. riffs and voices. 5. Tune, ends midsong. CDII [Smith making comments on each track] 1. Smith explains mics over cont'd tune. 2. More sound checks. 3. Tune with soundchecks. 4. Same with "Joe" "Hahn Halt? from England. (Dave Pearson, Terry Foster) Dick and Al. 5. Sound check over talk.

Note 1: 1963. Teddy Charles vibes in background (live or recorded?) People in loft/stairs. CDI 1. Ambience noise from loft includes street, stairs, loft sounds. Music in background. Conversation: "Seven o'clock unless you hear otherwise." Male and female voices. Also, ""Gene" talking to someone on different floor. Smith in loft. CDII 1. Music in background, male and female voices on stairs. Someone arrives, audibly. 2. Everything continued with loud metallic sound on stairs 3. Same 4. Same 5. Footsteps descending.

Note 1: Oct 23-1963. Jam with Jay Cameron; David Susskind - Interacial Marriage.. AKG 200KS - track 1; AKG D19C - Track 2; Tandberg; 3 channels used; David Susskind; "Open End" - Interacial Mrriage; + Dialogue; Bob & Gloria Algmin (2 children - Dialogue; Bob & Gloria Algmin (2 children - young); Richard & Joan Prideaux (3 children); Miss Jane Logan; Jay Cameron & others; Piano; bass; Sa; No Drums - but brushes; 2nd side some stereo dialogue; 2nd side Track 2 - Blank. Jay Cameron, Bley. CDI 1. Long song, "second chorus of b". 2. Talk. Named: Jay, Ritchie, Bruce, Bob, Ger, C#, John, Jane, Jay. Long discussion: drum brushes, "I hope you bought something tonight, something to smoke." Vinnie Ruggiero named, Chicago Joe Daly, marijuana "roach Piano talk big bsnds. others, "that chick plays nice for sure...Jane Getz" "chick drummer that can play." Female band mentioned. CDII . 1. Talk, long and about music, being a musician****. Also, "Nancy" and "Gene" "Carole" Cats talk, lots of stair noises with Carole and Gene. 2. Radio. Interracial couples. CDIII 1. radio show on interracial couples cont'd. CDIV 1.radio show continued with tangeants to civil rights. Ends with announcedment of "American Arts" with Norman Mailer, Nelson Myers, James T. Farrow. Blank to Channel 11 "Great Music" with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, host Jimy Corry? Ravel, Berlioz, Honnegen?.

Note 1: January, 1964. Day or two after Peyote Session Jimmy Stevenson, Warren Bernhardt, Judy, W. Eugene Smith. CDI Jimmy and Judy talking very quietly. CDII 1. cotinued conversation. 2. "Is there a place around here?" (Piano so loud showing Smith has raised mic levels to the max) 3. Jimmy and Judy leave. Loft noise, radio, and Smith making noise. Jimmy knocking on Jimmy's door. CDIII 1. More room noise, tv, Smith noise parcel delivery 2. bass tuning and warming up. Warren and Jimmy coversation about many things including Peyote night, Judy, loft musicians, calling Lex and others, TS Eliot Wasteland quoted by Bernhardt. Playing a Denny Zeitlin tune. 3. repeat 4. Stop and talk. A woman joins coversation 5. Moe talk, music based. 6. tune 7. talk 8. new tune. CDIV 1. Jimmy Stevenson playing with Warren Bernhardt. A tune. 2. Bernhardt talking about Bill Evans. 3. More talki, 4. tune talk and playing. 5. More talk: "I like that direction we were going in the other day..." 6. Tune 7. tune talk 8. Tune cuts off CDIV 1. Stevenson and Bernhardt duet continued. 2. Talk. Piano: "If this piano were a voice it'd be just about perect in ? chord, (Bartok piano concierto)" Pot. Names "Laurel Ann Chastain" or Lara Lynn" 3. song, trails off CDV 1. song cont'd "You know "Elsa" that's anohter one he wrote." Knocking at door. 2. Bill Evans talk by Bernhardt, who studies with him. 3. Woman in room to WB "You're quitting smoking' More Bill Evans talk.