Guy Berger

First off, it's pretty clear from Yoshi's booking policy that they're not racist. Second, the article makes it pretty clear that the CD's contents were determined by expediency. If they'd actually been willing to spend time and money on licensing fees, etc, the CD wouldn't be packed with 2nd tier artists. Guy

I think the biggest surprises from that poll are the low numbers for Cannonball and Desmond. Guy

I'm guessing this is probably not true. But even if it is, people like what they like. edit - A suggestion: before we drag this thread completely off-topic, maybe we should move the Vandermark discussion to the Vandermark thread... Guy

I greatly welcome that insight, Clem. MG It should be noted that Clem's opinion on Vandermark is not a universal one. Guy

You are making this judgment on the basis of 2 games. Varejao is a solid role player, not much more than that. Guy

Apologies if someone has posted these before:

And what could possibly be better? Kenny Burrell, Midnight Blue Grant Green, Idle Moments

Well, if it happened it would be very unusual. When was the last time a team with one superstar and a bunch of nobodies won the championship? The 70s? You could MAYBE make a case for the '94 Rockets, but Hakeem had a much better surrounding cast than LeBron does. Guy

Wasn't the lyricon another electric wind instrument? edit: yup. Guy

Clem, from what I've seen of the classical music threads on this forum, they are +90% comparison of different recordings. Actual discussion of the music is more rare. I don't think they're of any higher quality than the popular music threads. Guy

LeBron isn't winning any titles with the Cavs unless he gets major help through free agency, trades or the draft. Guy

Not the best "late night" BN album, but very nice. Guy

I don't see what's getting you so worked up, Clem -- this isn't any more or less silly than his other rants. Guy

Gibson was fantastic tonight. Cavs are lucky he isn't in a contract year. Looks like the Spurs are going to coast to their 4th title. Spurs in 5. Guy

Classic photo:

There's a bass riff near the end of Black Unity that really reminds me of another bass riff on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Anybody know what I am talking about? I think it's the part right before the hilarious recitation of the musical instruments. Guy

ECM artist Bill Frisell? Guy

How long was the similarly motivated OJC list? Not long enough, considering how many OJCs have already gone out of print. Aside from the Lighthouse box, I have 4 Morgan CDs on my list. Guy

Coltrane owned a varitone and even endorsed it, though he never recorded with it. Guy

A couple of rock guys used electric saxophone -- Chris Wood (Traffic), Ian McDonald (King Crimson). I'm not a big fan of the sound. Also, Lee Konitz played a varitone in the late 60s. Guy

Must not forget the chamberlin! Guy

Has anybody heard these CDs?

If you don't have it on your list (or have it already), add: Booker Ervin: Booker and Brass This was a standard Pacific Jazz/EMI issue, and it's a very good session in great sound. There are a lot of Booker fans here, but this session seems to get overlooked. At any rate, I'm a fan. OOP, I think. Guy

An order arrived:

I didn't. Assuming that you want to watch it, have you tried looking on any of the torrent sites? I just googled "torrent" and "Cavaliers" and got a bunch of hits. Looks like you will need 1.3G of memory. Guy