Guy Berger

Happy bday, Barak. Guy

Under whose name was his stuff w/Charles Lloyd issued? Is that in the 7 cd box? Guy

Congratulations!

Hey, there's already an AOTW for this week. (Alon Marcus chose Art of Rhythm.) You should PM JohnS to sign up for a future slot. Guy

Horror of horrors. Those typically uncouth Americans. Personally, I'm not so into watermelon. Nectarines or pineapples and you might get me to compete. Guy

Your name is "chewy", after all. Guy

Crazy... has anybody come that close to Kobayashi before? Guy

SS1, how much did the second-place finisher get? Kobayashi's dominance of the field is pretty incredible. Guy

Boo frickin hoo. Guy

McLaughlin and Williams are so ON during McLaughlin's solo that it's ridiculous. No wonder Larry Coryell thought John was the best guitarist he'd heard in his life. Larry Young's solo sounds pretty wild too but he's buried in the mix. The recording quality is nowhere near "unlistenable" but it's really tragic that you can't hear Larry's (presumably) magnificent playing. Guy

I'm probably not going to get around to listening until later in the week. But one thing I remember is that Dewey Redman is terrific on this album, particularly on #3. I wish he appeared on more tracks. "Petals Danse" is a beautiful tune as well. Guy

Henry Threadgill, Everybody's Mouth a Book (Pi) Max Roach, Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse!)

coming out August 8, 2006 Musicians Trio 2000 + One Paul Motian [drums] Chris Potter [saxophone] Larry Grenadier [bass] + Rebecca Martin [vocals] Masabumi Kikuchi [piano] 1. The last Dance [Van Heusen/Cahn] 2. Tea for Two [Youmans/Caesar] 3. In a Shanty in old Shanty Town [Little, Siras/J. Young] 4. Never let me Go [Livingston/Evans] 5. Never let me Go 6. Folks who live on the Hill [Kern/Hammerstein II] 7. Everything happens to me [Adair/Dennis] 8. Last Night when we were young [Arlen/Harburg] 9. Born to be Blue [Wells/Torme] 10. Brother can you spare a Dime [Gorney/Harburg] 11. I loves you Porgy [G./I. Gershwin] 12. You're getting to be a habit with me [Warren/Dubin] 13. How long has this been going on [G./I. Gershwin] total time: 66:10

It was a disastrous system when my dad and I went to see Oscar Peterson. I'd been to Yoshi's a few times before but never on a packed night. We barely found seats! Guy

I don't see a google checkout icon... where should it be? Guy It should be just below the button that says "Complete Your Order" Alright, I succeeded once I entered my CC info into google checkout. It looks like you need to do that first before you go to cd universe. Guy

I don't see a google checkout icon... where should it be? Guy

I don't see the google checkout option at CDU. Guy

I think he plays, or has played, with Henry Threadgill. Guy

I don't understand why Couw feels the need to defend this guy. He cheated another board member. To me, that calls for virtual banishment in itself, not to mention all the other offensive tactics. I'd be livid if I got cheated by a board member; and would remind others of this fact. Trust is everything on this board, and I buy and sell a lot of stuff here. Well, to be honest, it gets a little annoying. Guy

It was good. It turned out to be 3 guitars/2 basses rather than 4 guitars/1 bass. (Jerome Harris played acoustic bass guitar.) The two saxophonists were excellent. I was less crazy about the guitars -- there was a lot of "passing the baton". The material included a lot of Motian originals ("Mumbo Jumbo", "Desert Dream"), Monk, some bebop, and a standard or two. I like the trio with Motian and Frisell better, though. More interplay. Guy ps I forgot to add that someone was recording the first set. It didn't look sophisticated enough to be ECM or another record label, but it was a real microphone setup. I imagine it will be released eventually?

I started watching this on DVD -- it's really good! I'm 5 episodes into it. The only thing it's missing are some battles, but I guess they were on a tight budget. Guy

I avoided Which Way Is East for the same reasons and haven't picked it up. "Play every instrument" sessions make me wary of new-age noodlefests. Guy

Anybody else going to this gig? I'll be there tomorrow (Thursday). Guy

Happy birthday