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Note 1: "Blank."; Note 2: CDI Very short reel, 12 seconds 1. female voice "for heavenly beyond… to such a nothingness." ;

Note 1: "A Flight of Dust."; Note 2: CDI 1. Smith reading "A Flight of Dust" 2. cont'd war details, "come no closer to me, stand away" 3. cont'd 4. cont'd ends at "are you displeased with me?" CDII 1. con'td reading 2. cont'd reading 3. cont'd begins again, 4. cont'd ends at "dream" ;

Note 1: "Feb, 1964. Clean-up week at Loft. Putting in sliding doors. Jimmy talking briefly, "What are you doing here.""; Note 2: CDI 1. loft putter, street and loft ambient, some evidence of work, doors, quiet talk away from mic 2. "Who's there?" "Gene, Gene Smith." (Jimmy Stevenson's voice) 3. "cost me a dollar" putter and off mic talk 4. con'td, Smith and Stevenson audible, talking. "my coffee" 5. door sounds 6. talk, more audible, loft logistics (working on loft or moving) 7. con'td with work logistics 8. Gene Smith hotel story 9. footsteps and work sounds 10. talk, Al also there. Piano starts and Smith says about something "don't throw it out" 11. logistics, space and heater 12. talk of panel behind the drums CDII 1. cont'd form previous, panel talk and work 2. "map of Manhattan" talk and work 3. cont'd with Smith on "Al" 4. discussion and work sounds 5. cont'd with no talk, typing in background 7-12. cont'd CDIII 1-12. cont'd work and ambient sounds: (4. Jimmy Stevenson groans 6. singular piano chord) CDIV 1. cont'd with phone ring and Stevenson answering, Smith putters near mic 2. (overlap with CDI) "Who's that?" "Gene, Gene Smith" con'td -13 with (7. stiar noise 10. piano riffs) CDV 1-12. cont'd (Smith Stevenson talk off mic on 3.) CDVI 1. cont'd loft/street/putter/work 2. yelled phrase, off mic 3. hammering, off mic and talk 4. cont'd Radio "I wanna hold your hand" The Beatles (1964 most likely, possible '63) 5. cont'd with dj audible on radio 6. piano single cohord and talk closer to mic (could be overlapping content but a different mic) 7. cont'd. On radio "Four Seasons" 8. DJ and ad, cont'd loft 9. "California Sun" by Rivieras, DJ and The Tams with Del Shannon 10 tune, DJ , phone rings in loft, then radio "What Kind of Fool do you think I am" 11. loft sounds, door, movement 12. radio ad and loft putter CDVII 1. loft/radio cont'd with more work sounds 2. jingle and dj 3. cont'd CDVIII 1. loft work, closer to mic. Smith in background 2. cont'd Stevenson's cough 3. Stevenson evident 4. "Jimmy, he'll be back here y one o'clock" (piano chords) and "Your ships listing over there." 5. machine noise 6. hammering 7. "Gene's downstairs, can I help you?" "Yeah, I gotta move this piano back, if you could, just pull" (Stevenson, Carole Thomas) 8. Piano moved with talk, chords and brief singing by Stevenson 9. Talk and phone ring/talk 10. Carole talking and loft talk. "The Beatles, heard of them, not too friendly." 11. more talk about loft and hammering 12. cont'd 13. cont'd CDIX 1. loft work and Carole T. and JImmy S. voices 2. con'td , some talk and work 3. work, hammering 4. cont'd with phone ring off mic, J.S. talks 5. knocking and street voices 6. cont'd 7. cont'd with JS Carole T. "really has changed a lot, eh?" 8-13. cont'd 14. Smith and Stevenson talking constructon and mics*** discussed, comparison to Thelonious Monk curved note 15. cont'd, less talk CDX 1. cont'd with loft radio, ambient 2. cont'd with The Beatles "She Loves You" cont'd 4-15 (4 steps 8. piano riff 10. stair steps and phone ring) CDXI 1. loft putter and radio off mic 2. cont'd 3. louder work in loft and dj on radio 4. phone audible, rings 5. loud work and discussion**** of junk pickup, Smith, Stevenson, Thomas 6. cont'd work 7. cont'd , talk of mic 8 cont'd 9. Rain in Spain on radio, cont'd loft 10. cont'd 11. Smith on stairs 12. several voices talk off mic 13. water noise 14. male voice "Hello" and clatter 15. clatter cont'd;

Note 1: "A copy (Through 50 cycle on sony) of a copy (slowed in the copying) "A Flight of Dust" narration for ballet, from the play, "A Flight of Dust," by W. Eugene Smith."; Note 2: CDI 1. A Flight of Dust 2. A Flight of Dust, take two (by Smith again), disjointed clips CDII 1. Smith reading from his play, cont'd 2. cont'd ;

Note 1: "Nat. Hentoff. Program, Old Time Jazz. Arthur Miller. Play Discussed or is it but the record of their witch play."; Note 2: CDI Symphony Sid Show on radio, WEVD NY 1. Stan Kenton, Eddie Davis with Shirely Scott announced at "The Hourglass" club in Newark 2. tune with Rouse, Smith, Clark, Chambers... 3. Charlie Parker with Strings "Just Friends" 4. Sonny Rollins, dj, and Ad for Pan America Arts School 5. Herbie Mann and WEVD, NY 6. Nina Simone, Porgy and Bess, DJ 7. Basie? 8. Cannonball Adderly 9. "I'll sing along with you" female vcls. 10. Sunday 1:50 AM announced. Chico Hamilton 11. Maynard Fergusson , station IK 12 Anita O'Day and MIngus at Village Gate Monday ad. CDII 1. cont'd Symphony Sid at Anita O'Day, with Art school ad, and call for GI Bill students 2. Mingus Quintet and Village Gate Announced *** The Connection play and aritcle annonced, at The Living Theater 3. Max Roach, cover of Parker song 4. Basie CDIII 1. talking radio radio show on religion and philosophy. Alan Anderson of Yale, Eric Lambie of American Heritage among guests on WCBS FM/AM radio 2. Jumps to old records and dj. King Oliver 3. cont'd with dj talk and Oliver 78 records 4. cont'd "Step Back Blues" 5. "Froggy Moore" and WBAI NYC (drops out) 6. talk show, heroic concents 7. The Crucible reading and narrator, ends. Death of a Salesman starting at end. CDIV 1-5. Death of a Salesman (on radio, from LP) 6. narrator analysis, (Spoken Word, program) . Jumps to speaker on peace and Khrushchev issues 7. cont'd , news and politics 8. Jumps to Dave Reich subbing on the Symphony Sid Show on WEVD. Johnny Richards 9. Mobley, Farmer, Blakey, tune and Jazz Club Tommy Brown Brooklyn show 10. Chirs Connor and Ad for Hourglass club in Newark 11. Gerry Mulligan and The Connection ad 12. Clifford Brown 13. Symphony Sid theme song. Upcoming radio talk 14. Machito 15. Philly Jo Jones Sextet "Trick Street" 16. "What's New" male vocalist. Joe Williams with Count Basie, Village Gate Mingus ad;

Note 1: "Music--Gershwin. Than some jazz strings. Mary Lou Williams. "Work shop theater Storm""; Note 2: CDI 1. Interview with Mary Lou Williams on Radio US Radio TV interview , Far East network Tokyo tunes and talk 2. CBS Radio workshop, Theater of the Mind, George Stewart. William Conrad, narrator 3. cont'd, Japan storm, radio drama. Ends with narration and next week: Ray Brandbury announced. CDII 1. Music by Candlelight includes "Foggy Day in Londontown" in medley. 2. Mary Lou Williams interview and music 3. cont'd "Mama, Pin a Rose on Me" and more discussion 4. "Amy" and talk "Cherry Blossom" 5. Tune "I love him" , ends midsong CDIII 1. In loft, ambient, putter and distant radio (static) 2. cat and cont'd 3. cont'd 4. voices, tape at wrong speed. Smith and Carole 5. whisper and work in loft, ambient cont'd 6. cont'd 7. cont'd with Smith talking to audible cat 8. cont'd "quit laying on my things" 9-13. cont'd with (typewriter on 10 and cat on 13) CDIV 1. Smith with cat in loft, door sound and stair steps 2. Carole's voice 3. cont'd 4. cont'd 5. cont'd (wrong speed) typewriter audible;

Note 1: "None blank. 1961. 3 3/4. Smith and Visitor (Musicians in Hallway and Jam on other track. Before Jack Daniel's. Some Carole some pending in heat."; Note 2: CDI 1. Stairsteps in loft. Voices. Smith and 2 or more males. "Carole" "getting ready to go an assignment Monday" "piano" "Jack Daniels manufacturing place" "Pending" and "melodica" (audible on tape) 2. cont'd talk with melodica "Green Dolphin Street" Jam sessions discussed and Ron Free mentioned also 15 people estimated at a particular session 3. cont'd , quiet off mic 4. cont'd 5. Smith closer to mic, talk with Carole 6. cont'd off mic 7. stairs and voices, Pending, Gene, Dick Cary, he moved to California, just left it..." Piano, cats, and doors and Smith in hallway 8. "thank you Gene, you're very tolerant about being nice" "pills" Smith talking to "Lee" 9. Smith, Lee, Carole talk off mic, cat, jazz, sax in loft 10. jazz in loft, other room (off mic) 11. cont'd with cat meow 12. cont'd with trumpet solo audible, bass and drum. 13. stairsteps 14. talk and descending stair steps CDII 1. stairsteps cont'd and "God Bless the Child" tune in background 2. Smith in loft, music cont'd with riffs 3. Pending and good session in bakcground 7. cont'd good** 5. cont'd 6. cont'd with Smith audible 7. cont'd CDIII 1. midsong, jazz in loft, mic in room with music, good. sax, trumpet piano bass drum (more than one of saxes, trumpets?) "Cherokee?" and riffs and talk 2. tuen , talk and riffs 3. riffs and tune, ends during piano solo CDIV 1. cont'd from CDIII 2. new tune, ends during sax solo;

Note 1: "2nd side begins with ending of good jam session. Nicely balanced 1st side good Jazz session Leroy, Bass. Good crowd. Excellent Bass & Drums. 1. Kazan, etc talking of J.B. 2. Kramer? reading poetry. 3. Pretty good Jazz Jam Session at Young's (Must have been one with Norelco mike. Speech about Zen. Smith Lithe youth. Man in Search of new gods reading. Another reading of book text based on...Part of ?? sector of paradise Garden"; Note 2: CDI 1. midsong, sax solo piano, bass drum (?fly me to the moon?) 2. applause, tune talk, "Don, could I help you with that?" "my car" and "go take a look and if it's worthwhile, call me, know what I mean?" 3. Jumps to (tape too fast) Zen speech, Dr. Crumb, meaning of Zen 4-12. cont'd 13. end of speech WNYC "For Justice Only", William Wolfe, "Zen Buddhist(s) and Psychoanalysis" author Eric Fromme, University of Mexico. CDII 1. people Steve Allen Jazz Mass at St. Paul's Oscar Wilde, "Aphorisms of Oscar Wilde (radio source); Limericks 2. politics of marriage, Joan Crawford, Pepsi ad, 3. poetry recitation (soliloquoy style); "The Death of the Gods, Smith on Children War Photographs. *** 4. Radio "My camping ground" poem and others Maxwell Bodenheim, "Winkle Bird" and Aaron Kramer "Spring, 1943" and "To a Rose" Narrator, Spoken words HL Menchen, next day at 11 also: Flannery O'Connor on James Joyce. Back to more Aaron Kramer poetry CDIII 1. More of Spoken Word with Aaron Kramer reading poems. 2. Jumps to live theater from TV/Radio. Polaroid CDIV 1. session in loft "All of Me" bass piano trumpet, trombone/tpt "gus" "how about a little Bach?" 2. riffs and tune 3. riffs and tune 4. cont'd after brief dropout, midtune. clarinet solo, talk at end "one more" ;

Note 1: "July 19, 1961. Stereo both ways."; Note 2: CDI 1. Carole Thomas and Gene Smith in loft. Ambient loft and street sound. Carole and Gene comments "love" talk 2. putter and Smith silly singing 3. work conversation 4. cont'd 5. cont'd 6. Lin and Gin Halliday in loft, very quiet and off mic talk 7. cont'd 8. putter 9. cont'd 10. work talk and putter 11. cont'd 12. cont'd CDII 1. cont'd with brief overlap 2. cont'd with stair steps and mic sounds 3. putter and steps 4. cont'd with Smith humming near mic 5-8. cont'd 9. cont'd with bells in street 10, 11. cont'd ambient CDIII 1. 1-4. cont'd ambient 5. talk on sidewalk 6. cont'd 7. loud descending steps in loft 8. cont'd with work sounds, street ambient 9. cont'd with bells (street or loft?) 10. mic tamper, Smith hums, brief typing 11. mic tamper and static CDIV 1. static, footsteps, Smith putter 2. cont'd with buzz and door knock 3. cont'd more knocking and people talking, 4. Carole talking with Smith "I saw a movie" 5. talk mentions Martha Graham and discussion of program, radio program begins to be audible. CDV Smith, Carole, Art Freed, building inspectors 1. loud knock, stairsteps, inspectors and talk about loft, photography in loft, Overton **** 2. cont'd with talk 3. Art Freed arrival 4. cont'd talk with Art, inspectors 5. con'td , 6. talk includes loft descripiton of jam sessions for inspectors *** 6. cont'd , less talk 7.**** talk about Esformes and loft 9. cont'd 10. cont'd, 11. cont'd, with logistics discussed. CDVI 1. Smith enters and talks about "triggering device didn't go all the way over" (mics?) Jumps to Smith, Carole. 2. cont'd with banter "I haven't got fifty cents" 3. weird Carole reference by Smith 4. cont'd ambient 5. cont'd 6. vox off mic and small talk 7. Smith talk, 8. -11. cont'd ambient with tv in loft and piano beginning at end. CDVII 1. Smith, Carole and 2 male voices. Talk 2. "about 5 o'clock" 3. talk, cont'd with "David" and sirenes in street 4. Pageboy, mic tamper 5. cont'd, sirences 6. cont'd 7. cont'd 8. cont'd 9. cont'd 10. cont'd with some whistling and buzz 11. Phone rings, Smith on phone, 12. Smith leaves "Honey, I'll be right back". CDVIII 1. cont'd Snith down stairs. Phone call, "hello, fire inspectors and other loft subjects 2. cont'd conversatoin 3. cont'd talk about Japan 4. cont'd with ambient loft after call 5. cont'd Pageboy and talk off mic 6. cont'd;