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That must have been a special show to see in person!

Thursday in SF!

I never listened to any of these albums until recently. I knew about Barbieri from Porcupine Tree, and have had a couple David Sylvian albums for a long time. Karn was certainly a revelation. A shame he's not with us anymore.

Although to some extent this is not totally unexpected, I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of brownie, for many years one of the most knowledgeable, respected and generous members of this board, and who I considered a good friend. I used to interact with Guy quite a lot in the past, both on and off organissimo, exchanging info and minutiae on our favorite musicians (he was also a fan of Tete Montoliu) and hard-to-find recordings. I visited him twice at his home while in Paris. He and his wife were among the nicest persons I have ever met. I had the chance to see and wander through his invaluable LP and CD collection (at some point he sold his vinyls). And, like in Flurin’s case, Guy also guided me through second-hand jazz CD shops in Paris. Last time I was in contact with him was during the pandemic; he had been diagnosed with Parkinson and already had some difficulties for typing. As I could follow by his scarcer posts on the board, the disease evolved unfavourably. The world is a colder place without him and I will truly miss him. However, wherever he might be, I am pretty sure he will be enjoying some Lester Young, John Coltrane or Clifford Brown, while smoking a good cigar and tasting a cup of and old vintage Armagnac. Tete was “el Gran Señor de Catalonia”;  Guy was “le plus grand gentleman de Paris”.