Guy Berger

While we are bitching about the AAJ site -- I find it really difficult to read. The listings are always extremely cluttered, whereas on Alan's site gave the reader more breathing space.

Happy birthday to the other Guy! Guy

I've been listening to this set a lot on the iPoD. I feel my appreciation for it grows all the time. Guy

Art Pepper + Eleven Play Modern Jazz Classics Charlie Parker, Studio Chronicle 1940-48 (finally decided to get this instead of the Savoy/Dial box because I wanted the stuff not on the latter box as well... one day I may decide to upgrade to better sound)

Amazon.co.uk has it for 13 GBP. Not sure if that is cheap or expensive. Guy

I always thought "Supper's Ready" was a little overrated, but it's awfully good from "Willow Farm" onward! Haven't listened to Foxtrot in a while. I love "Can Utility and the Coastliners"! Guy

I prefer to call you Johann Strauss. (Jr?) Guy

Your love of all things Phil Collins is well known.

I'm watching it on DVD. It's a joint BBC/HBO production. Guy

If this thread was a baguette, I would eat it. Guy

Aftab, If you can't find a hard copy, you should look for a digital copy online. They are plentiful. Guy

It covers the period from 52 BC - 44 BC -- from the end of Julius Caesar's campaigns in Gaul to ... (I won't ruin the ending, but it's pretty common knowledge how the first season ends.) Main characters include Caesar, Pompey the Great, Marc Antony, Octavian, Cato, Cicero, Brutus, etc. Also two "commoner" soldiers who happen to get mixed up in these world-shaking events. Supposedly there will be a second and final season, covering the period 44 BC - 30 BC. Guy

Apparently yourmusic carries the Savoy + Dial Masters box, which makes it marginally cheaper than the JSP. So my question is what's on the latter that's not on the former? How many tracks feature both Diz and Bird that aren't on the Savoy + Dial box? How much early stuff? How essential is the early stuff? Guy

Cannonball Adderley, Money in the Pocket then Sonny Rollins, Newk's Time

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I'm about half-way through the 1st season of Rome. It's excellent. Not completely historically accurate, but good enough. The production values are superb (I wish I Claudius had gotten this treatment) and the acting is excellent. The characters really come to life. Recommended! Guy

Wow, that's a ringing endorsement! Who sells Intakt cds for cheap? Guy

I like the Clippers -- they're a good team -- but there's no way they can get past the west's big 3. Guy

I can't believe the Far East Suite hasn't been mentioned yet!!! Guy

Hmmm... looks intriguing! Guy

Happy birthday Maren. Guy

I had the following exchange on the site-which-must-not-be-named: Guy This is the tune "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland", actually written by Leo Friedman and Beth Slater Witson. Monk also recorded it on the London Collection. I would never have known Monk didn't record it except in his review of the Motian album, Kevin Whitehead mentioned its origins. other poster Any thoughts? The tune doesn't sound like a Monk composition, IMHO. Guy

I thought this record was more sleepy than beautiful, though maybe I should give it another listen (or lesson, as I almost wrote). I think it would have been better with Lovano onboard. I really don't get Ratliff's comparison of Tyner and Crispell. They sound nothing alike to my ears. Guy

Nate, can you elaborate? It got a 3 (out or 5) star review in the UK Guardian. Guy