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Note 1: Ronnie Free, Hall Overton, female student. W. Eugene Smith. Piano, drum, sax on cd II. CDI: 1. Loft sound from street, stairs, room, radio. Smith puttering around. Female voice. Piano and female singing. Piano lesson. Volume up at 27 min. mark. "Freddy Redd" "the Connection" Smith talks to cat, Pending. CDII. (Repeat of piano drum sax session. "hold out 'til Monday " Goodnight Joey (Massters?)", 2. New recording starts with Nehama trumpet piano and bass. "Where's Gerry?" "He's still out of town" beer. "I gotta go look at my record up there" Woman/Nehama: "Listen man, if you're going to get me a beer would you also get me a pack of cigarettes?" 6. Radio and background.

Note 1: Ronnie Free, drums; Don Ferrara, trumpet. Jackie (sp?) and W. Eugene Smith. 1. Drumming and trumpet, in and out. 2. Talk. "Jackie" Smith: "I mean I have to prove these are amateur tapes" 3. Well played drum, bass trumpet. 4. music and Smith: "Why don't you play one more thing so I can change this tape." 5. More of same, "Hey, do you know Benny Gerard (sp?)"

Note 1: Ronnie Free, drums; Fred Greenwell, sax. 1. midsong drum and sax, birdcall noises and talking 2. "Ain't it the truth" tune played 3. Faster song "Great great great" 4. working on song "Joe Lopes and I almost played it the other night, almost" More talk as tape cuts out.

Note 1: Ronnie Free, Dudley Watson, Don Ferrara. Mostly talking. W. Eugene Smith. CDI short music before long conversation. Smith raises recording volume. Included talk about Hall Overton, Dave Young, Wilbur and Sidney DeParis, Ronnie Free, 3. Piano then more music one song after another. More talk on 12. New York City and financial talk. 13. Music business. Dudley Watson talking. Music and living. CD II. 1. More music and talking repeating discussion from CD1, sound clearer. CDIII More talk including discussion of many musicians, race, music, Charlie Parker. 2-4. Music. 5. Smith discussing photos and cataloguing with Tom, assistant. "This is Jim Hall's guitar?" Lots of good loft talk and more continued playing of music. CDIV. 1. Continued talk with same crew of Smith plus musicians Food, butterstrip, milkshakes. coffee. Musicians who might be able to jam.

Note 1: Ronnie Free, drums; Fred Greenwell, sax; Race Newton, piano; Smith wrote "moving session in my place" 2/ 16 and 17/ 1960. 1. Talk and playing. 2. Mic discussion. More talk and playing. 3. talk "Are you Greenwell?" 4.music 5. "Hey Freddie, How's this part go" "Close your eyes" (tune) More playing and working on tunes until end.

Note 1: (overlaps with Reel 46 on tracks 3, 4) Drum and sax. "Gary" (Hawkins, drummer) playing and talking. Dialogue about music. 2. "Boy I sure would like to hear that fuckin' tape man, I'd like to hear myself play" More tape talks. Smith chimes in before take jumps to repeat of 46. 5. is from same session as 46 but new material not on that reel. CDII. Great jam session with poor sound. Evidence of Smith toying with sound. Track 2 is "Stella by Starlight':