Guy Berger

Too bad -- I purchased two Selects a few days ago and would have ordered a 3rd had I known. Guy

Well, the first quintet had Buddy Collette on reeds and Jim Hall on guitar. There was a later quintet with Gabor Szabo and Charles Lloyd.

Not first, but what about Chico Hamilton's groups? Guy

It was offered at the website which much not be named a while back. Not sure if it is releasable or not -- some sonic issues, but definitely listenable. Setlist is Gingerbread Boy, Dolores, Stella by Starlight, Round Midnight, Walkin', and So What. Guy

Why? Top two teams with the best record, Guy. Why ask such a question? I don't think this game mattered as much as a game between San Antonio and Dallas, or Pistons and (division rival). Guy

Why?

Because the entire Cellar Door engagement lasted for two (?) weeks. I'm not sure whether Columbia recorded more than they've released in this box. Guy

Just listened to this for the first time. Interesting! Will post comments later. Guy

Thanks for the info, Dan. Didn't know about the record store -- where in Westport is it? Guy

Yup. I haven't heard everything from the box, but have heard "other" recordings of this group. It's not my favorite of Miles's electric groups, but this was definitely a great ensemble. Guy

Which part? It's a long sonata. Are you thinking of the 2nd half of the second movement? Guy

Are you talking about the variation which "anticipates jazz"? I never figured out which one that was. Guy

Not sure how many I saw but some favorites: Motian/Frisell/Lovano @ VV Medicine Wheel @ Jazz Standard Brad Mehldau @ Newport Jazz Festival Fathead Newman @ Smoke

On the free jazz section of Weather Report's "Unknown Soldier" (from I Sing the Body Electric), there's a second nasal-sounding reed improvising underneath Wayne's (smoking) tenor saxophone improvisation. Is this Andrew White's English horn, or Wayne overdubbing (underdubbing) his soprano? Guy

What exactly is wrong with either player? I happen to think they are both very talented improvisers Overhype. Guy

I think both of these are inevitable in any community. Guy

I own, and am very pleased with, the Quartetto Italiano. Guy

You can also hear Stinson playing with the Miles Davis quintet on the April 7, 1967 Berkeley concert. Guy

I saw a bunch of copies at the Campbell, CA Tower Records today. Guy

Yeah, I spoke with him briefly after a trio gig w/Dennis Irwin and Andrew Cyrille and he was a very nice guy. Guy

Got this from yourmusic recently. A solid disc, like most of Lloyd's ECMs, but I haven't made up my mind about it yet. Geri Allen's playing is superb and I like Lloyd's alto playing. Listening to his post-Voice in the Night ensemble albums, I got the feeling that he was sort of coasting with his playing; there isn't any of that here. Instead I get the feeling that he showed up to play on this date. More thoughts: 1) Some of the shorter pieces in the middle of the album are kinda "eh" and drag the whole thing down a bit. 2) "Sweet Georgia Bright" + intro is the highlight of the album for me. Allen's restatement of the theme (reharmonized? sorry, not a musician) at the end of her solo is awesome. 3) Lloyd's alto playing reminds me a little of Jackie McLean. 4) Allen quotes Duke Ellington's "Chinoiserie" on "Jumping the Creek", I think. Guy

I just picked up Rush Hour. Haven't quite listened to it with the depth it deserves, but it sounds like I'm in for hours of great listening. Guy

I like this album a lot. "Valley of Life" injects a completely necessary dose of breathing room that is maybe a little lacking in some of the later McCoy Milestones I've heard. There could be an interesting music degree thesis in comparing the sidelong "suites" recorded by various keyboardist/pianist-led jazz ensembles in the early 70s -- McCoy, Chick, Herbie, Keith, and anyone else I'm missing. Guy

I didn't like Always Let Me Go that much. (Haven't heard Inside Out.) Out of the albums I've heard, my favorites are the Blue Note box and The Cure. The parts of Up for It that I've heard are excellent. Guy

I actually thought the Crouch piece included in this thread was a good one in discussing the ambiguities presented by Pryor's humor. Guy