Guy Berger

I remember reading this about a decade ago... (Krugman even referenced it in one of his Slate columns, I think.) it's still pretty funny. Guy

It is Republican in some ways and not in others. Certainly Walt Cummings' plot confirms the worst fears of some left-wingers... Anyway, I think last night's episode was better than the last few. The show has a hard time not repeating itself. Guy

My favorite is Back at the Chicken Shack. I think I like Cool Blues a little better than the Sermon. Guy

No mention of the Mwandishi group either. Guy

Hank is one of those guys I enjoy a lot more in practice than I do in theory. Guy

I really love Philly Joe's drumming on the title track. Guy

In February 17, 1976 it hit 67 F in New York. Is anybody else noticing global cooling where they live? Guy

I just got this and as skeith says, it's very good. At first I was inclined to say that it's not as good as its twin (Sound of Love), but I'm not so sure upon further listening. "Yahllah" is the standout performance, IMHO. But I also really like "Folk Song for Rosie" (beautiful, spacy ballad) and the intense "Sunflower". I might have to get Live in Tokio just for "Mumbo Jumbo" which is one of my favorite Motian tunes. Guy

I totally agree -- out of the quartet albums w/Jarrett & DeJohnette, I think Dream Weaver is the best. Just really good 60s jazz that covers all the bases, soul jazz to free. As far as the more recent stuff on ECM, Jumping the Creek is quite good but there are several better ones. The Water Is Wide is a really nice ballads album; Voice in the Night and All My Relations are more up-tempo, straight-ahead in nature; and Canto (my favorite) has this really nice introverted vibe. Guy

Berigan, Good luck with the surgery. Guy

Oddly enough, one of the possible byproducts of global warming could be a shutdown of the "Atlantic conveyor belt" that brings tropical warmth to the seas around northern Europe. If that happens, London will get similar weather to Vladivostok and Scandinavia will become nearly uninhabitable. Guy

woah!

Think of the upside, though -- Canada's going to become a much better place for surfing... Guy

Yup. One warm winter isn't necessarily indicative of global warming. OTOH global temperatures have been on the rise in the recent past. Guy

Listening to Joe for the first time, on In Full Cry. So far, I like! Guy

My favorite of these is Paul Motian On Broadway, Vol. III , which adds Lee Konitz and Charlie Haden to Motian, Lovano, and Frisell. An excellent record that includes a great version of "Skylark." I haven't heard any of these albums, except for odd'n'end MP3s I downloaded. I guess I'll have to put them on the "to-buy" list. I think I prefer the trio without a bassist from what I've heard so far, though. Guy

Alas, alldirect didn't have the Stenson in stock. Guy

I think it's fair to say that some of the choices made by "Miles and his team" from 1970 to 1975 (including on Live Evil) were somewhat dubious. Guy

Let's not get carried away. A global flu pandemic could be really bad, but it won't be the end of the world. Guy

Paul Motian, Live at the Village Vanguard Bobo Stenson, War Orphans David Murray, Now Is Another Time Roscoe Mitchell, Sound Mozart, Piano Concertos (Bilson, Gardiner)

The description is intriguing... Guy

Same here. The spicy chicken sandwich is excellent. But... Until these guys get rid of trans fats, I ain't eating this crap. Guy

Very rarely, but if I do go I get the grilled chicken sandwich. Guy