Guy Berger

KH, Thanks for posting that. I am guessing that amazon.com's sales rankings are probably not a bad indicator of non-smooth jazz sales these days. Guy

how the fuck so, Guy & respectfully, how well do you really know the history of the American record biz? we can name a handful of exceptions-- Dylan's evolution on Columbia, the Ramones on Sire (which had been indie)... & what else? distribution deals do NOT count!!! Prince? fine, keep going. (& don't tell me Duke on Victor or any such hogwash... the assimilation of the record biz into greater pop cult machine is the worst godamn thing that ever happened, then & now. edc knows it, you should know it too. MG's original statement (which you deleted) said: This is quite clearly false. As you stated yourself, Dylan on Columbia and Duke on Victor (and Columbia) are major exceptions. Sticking to jazz, two of the most important jazz innovators in the past half century (perhaps THE MOST IMPORTANT) did much of their most important work for major labels -- John Coltrane on Impulse!, Miles Davis on Columbia. I'm sure we can come up with other, less significant innovative recordings by other artists for major labels. (Was Decca a major label when they recorded the Basie band?) If we're going to talk about rock, besides Dylan (already mentioned) we have the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Santana, the Band, the Velvet Underground, and Frank Zappa. I'm sure there are other examples. Guy

FWIW, after erstwhile-Chalupa posted this I went to Snopes.com -- while most of these ARE coincidences, some of them are actually not true. Apologies on the party-poopin'! Guy

When it comes out, I'M SO ON IT. Guy

I definitely disagree with this statement. Guy

Unless you rode a tractor, you probably didn't get herpes. Guy

I think "straight-ahead" jazz and African American popular music have been drifting apart since at least the late 60s. It's not the "fault" of hip hop. Guy

Thanks a lot fellas! Guy

Happy birthday, JK! Guy

If this guy merits such a comment, I'd hate to read what you wrote after Miles Davis passed away... Guy

I knew some people in college that had been NFTY members. IIRC it's affiliated with the Reform Movement. Guy

What stakes did you play at? Guy

My understanding is that Hamilton gave as good as he got. Didn't he undermine Adams's Presidency via the Hamilton-loyalist cabinet members? edit: I chuckled at this little bit from wikipedia: Guy

Same here. I feel the same way about Davis Cup. I'm with you here. I've always found Davis Cup to be an amazing listen. I'm very much looking forward to the Baby Face and Thad Jones. On another note, I just stumbled across this site and I look forward to talking jazz with all of you Glad to have you on board, Mo! Guy

I'm not much of a wine drinker, but maybe I should go to some beer tastings... link

Better than The Sidewinder. Guy

Perhaps, but there is a ton of currently OOP stuff that I'd like to see reissued first. Guy

Did Cornbread recently go out of print? edit: Nope, it's still widely available. Guy

The Colosseum is quite impressive, IMHO. Guy

link "Big Bottom" (with about 20 guest bassists) starts around 3:45 or 3:50. Guy ps Judging by the ad, Sarah Silverman is apparently quite popular in Turkey. Can't think of a better ambassador from my people to the Muslim world.

Personally, I'm of the opinion that Jim intentionally sabotaged the board in order to get rid of you, MG.

Barak, yom huledet sameach. :party: Guy

Yes, welcome.