Guy Berger

Yes. Guy

That's nothing. He will need to average 60-70 ppg to win against the Spurs. Guy

Looks like I was waaaaaaaaay off. A great game, with an epic performance by LeBron. He was unbelievable. Guy

uhhhh, other people would have to record it first. Lots of other people. As it stands right now, it's a classic. And there's a big difference there. I was thinking the same thing. According to AMG, there are 3 other recordings of this tune besides Metheny's. Guy

Ah, I see - do you think those people chose Blue Note or was it EMI who did the deciding? MG No clue. Guy

It's definitely a better brand for Hard Bop than anything anywhere. But it's not a better brand for Soul Jazz than Prestige. It's not a better brand for Soul than Stax. It's not a better brand for Gospel than Specialty. MG Maybe I wasn't clear. High-selling artists like Norah Jones, Van Morrison, and Al Green are obviously interested in releasing new music under the Blue Note brand. I don't think there's any such parallel interest in releasing new music under the Prestige, Stax or Specialty brands. Guy

I don't have much to add to this thread, except that I didn't know hogs got that big. Guy

I think Detroit is going to win tonight. My prediction: another awful, unwatchable game with both teams playing like crap. Guy

Blue Note is also a much better brand than anything on Fantasy/Concord. Guy

Isn't most of the Stax stuff on Altantic? Guy

Dementia a problem among current bulletin board members... Guy

As far as I am concerned, that speech ranks with the very funniest moments in the series' history. Yes... it's a shame they didn't include the earlier part with Kramer talking about colliding worlds. Guy

A George divided against itself cannot stand!

I think this is "Naima" off Shepp's Four for Trane, misspelled on the original release. Guy

This has been on my to-buy list for a loooooooooong time. Guy

Did you get to take your gall bladder home with you in a jar? Seriously, good to hear that the surgery went fine! Guy

I haven't heard it yet but I assume we should add Coltrane Time (under Coltrane's name in the reissues)

Yes!!! This one is occasionally listed as Jazz Portraits. Guy

Kobe makes $19.5M next year. Other guys in that salary range: Tim Duncan ($19M), Stephon Marbury ($20M), Jason Kidd ($19.7M), Kevin Garnett ($22M), Shaq ($20M), Jermaine O'Neal ($19.7M), Tracy McGrady ($19M), Allen Iverson ($20M). Two other players, Chris Webber and Michael Finley, are being paid about this much by their former teams (Philly and Dallas) due to buyouts. I think it's definitely POSSIBLE to field a great team around him. However, the Lakers' front office has not made good decisions. Guy

Not an album I love, but pretty good nonetheless: Cannonball Adderley, Jazz Workshop Revisited

Question for other fans: would you want Kobe on your team, assuming that your team got him in a fair, realistic trade (ie no Larry Hughes-Kobe trade)? I would have a hard time cheering for the Warriors if he was on the team. Maybe if I was an Atlanta Hawks fan I would feel differently. Guy

Love Call might never come back into print (except as a digital download). Disturbing to think that selling BN to Concord would be a GOOD outcome, but it may come to that. Guy

That one crops up in weird places. Found my copy on Guernsey ! I have a funny image in my head of sidewinder on Guernsey, engaging in off-shore banking/cow-milking/prowling for OOP BN releases. Guy

Yes, good call! Guy

Interesting that Shorter ranks so low, and that Shepp ranks so high. When was the poll conducted? Was this at the end or beginning of 1966? Guy The issue came out in May, 1966, and the opening editorial relates how so many ballots came in around the deadline that they extended the deadline. So it must have been a year-end 1965 or early 1966 voting period. I am guessing that had the poll been conducted a year or two later, Charles Lloyd would have been much higher. Guy