Guy Berger

I will be attending as well. Guy

I still listen to rock occasionally, and like a lot of it (mostly pre-'75), but it doesn't spend much time on my MP3 player and I haven't bought a pop/rock CD in over two years. Guy

I more or less second Felser's recs. The Webster-Blanton recordings on the 3 cd set Never No Lament are absolutely essential. The Far East Suite is my favorite of the later recordings, followed closely by Such Sweet Thunder, And His Mother Called Him Bill and The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse. I wouldn't necessarily recommend the '56 Newport set -- aside from the legendary Paul Gonsalves performance and one or two other tunes, I don't think it's that great. Money Jungle was one of the first Ellington albums I ever picked up. It went over my head the first time I heard it. But my opinion of it has risen with each listening. Was this Duke's only recording of "African Flower"? By the way, Chuck said something pretty cool about this recording a few months ago: Guy

I'm almost certain it is vibes, not celesta. Guy

Happy b-day, Lon. Guy

So I saw this tonight... I liked it. I'm only familiar with Dick through his short stories so I didn't bring any special expectations to the movie theater. Guy

Not a bad guess. More likely than Lon's mama. Guy

Who is playing vibes on this album? Guy

Is it doing any worse/better than usual? Guy

Check out Jon Jang. Guy

Does anyone know why Jimmy Knepper takes two solos on "Things Ain't What They Used to Be"? I really love John Handy's alto playing near the end of "Mood Indigo". It's too bad that the rest was edited out. "Diane" has one of Mingus's most beautiful melodies. Guy

Big Wheel is 100% right. Guy

I'm probably in the minority, but I like Murray's Steps more than Ming. Guy

For my brother's birthday: Coltrane, Live at the Half Note The Great Concert of Charles Mingus

Reflections (a limited edition OJC) is a great album. I haven't heard any of their duo albums, though Communique is in the "listen to" pile. Guy

Wow, I wish New Haven had a lineup this good for its jazz festival. Guy

That was my reasoning as well. Right now the backlog is 42 CDs. Guy

The current issue of MD has the unedited versions. Guy

I don't think I ever noticed how many far-out charts there are on this album.

I bet this is the kind of box that benefits from "ipodization" -- that way you can listen to a session or two without having to drag anything out of the box. Guy

What about "Tiger Rag" -- it's a fun performance. I'm not crazy about "Maori", I don't know why. "Is That Religion" isn't worth ipod space, but it is funny. Guy

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I'm guessing that most of those that acquire it are hardcore jazz fans. It probably doesn't have the "mass appeal" of the Atlantic, Impulse! Studio or even 1961 VV boxes. (It's also substantially larger than any of those.) Guy

As far as the Coltrane Half Note release, which I own on CD -- the tracks "Brazilia" and "Song of Praise" are both the same performance, only one of them has the first 30 seconds or so clipped off. This is a spectacular performance, but available on the recent Verve/Impulse release (presumably with better sound). Guy

Coleman has a bunch of MP3s (out of print albums, etc) on his webpage. link