Guy Berger

Happy birthday, Lon! Guy

No doubt -- I just meant that Garbarek's tone on this tune particularly bugs me, and adds a certain "smooth jazz" tint to the tune. Guy

I was wondering if there are any other recorded performances of the beautiful Keith Jarrett ballad "Country", aside from that on My Song and the solo version he did on SNL. I'm especially interested in any versions with a more robust saxophonist than Garbarek, who's a little too KennyG-ish on the original. Guy

As soon as yourmusic gets this, it's going into my queue. Guy

Thanks a lot for posting that interview, Mike. I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything while reading this interview or it might have come out my nose when I read this:

I have volume 2 as well. Nice music though I've only listened to it a few times. Guy

Herbie or McCoy at the piano. Freddie or Woody instead of Lee. Lee and Cedar were right for Joe in '63, not in '67. Guy

Tolliver will definitely have to be picked up in the future. The Tyner contains amazing music -- his best work for BN -- but I already have most of it on individual CDs. The Williams looks interesting but I'll wait for more comments on that one. Agree that the "future projects" page deserves a .

Jumping the gun a bit here, but this article discusses the cast for next year's "24". Minor spoilers -- they don't discuss the plot, but they do mention who may or may not be back in January. I can't wait!!! Guy

Most of the titles I want aren't on sale! Guy

There's a nice free jazz sequence in Rosemary's Baby performed by (I assume) K. Komeda's group w/Tomasz Stanko. Guy

I'd be up for a free, or low buy-in (no more than $5) tournament. Guy

The Jones book is excellent, though it's only aimed at low-limit ring games and is of limited use for those interested in playing tourneys or no-limit. As a plus, it's well-written -- something that I wouldn't say for some other poker books I've read or leafed through. I also have Sklansky and Malmuth's "Advanced Hold'em" book. Lots of interesting stuff in there, but not that applicable for the kinds of low-limit tables the beginning player should be looking for. If I had to pick 5 recommendations for the beginning low-limit ring game player who is too lazy to actually read a book, I'd say (in descending order of importance): 1. Be able to quickly identify the nuts from the board. 2. Play very tightly before the flop. (You shouldn't play overly tight, but I'll go on a limb and say that few beginnings err on the side of caution.) Corollary: unless you're on one of the blinds, NEVER play an unsuited ace-rag -- in this game, these hands are worse than garbage like 7-2 and 9-3. 3. Play very aggressively when you think you have the best hand. 4. Understand odds (and implied odds) for various draws. 5. After the flop, if your hand isn't the best hand and isn't likely to improve, fold it ASAP. Guy

If any CDs that ever I purchase are un-iPodable, then they go straight back to the record store and it's open season on pirating them as far as I'm concerned. Guy

I thought that was pretty ridiculous, though must admit that I wouldn't complain if more movies used "Spanish Key" in the soundtrack. I really dig the Preservation Hall Band on Woody Allen's Sleeper. Kind of incongruous considering the topic of the film, but fits it perfectly.

Chicago, no question. No knock on Boston though. ← I guess that's why you haven't issued the long-lost Art Ensemble of Boston tapes yet... Guy

Is The Willow really deserving of the 5 star rating it gets from AMG (relative to, say, a 4.5 or 4 star rating)? Usually those kinds of ratings are an almost surefire indicator that an album is worth picking up ASAP, and I've been considering it. Guy

On Monday I went to Smoke (NYC) for the first time. (I was in the city to watch Hitchcock's "Suspicion" at Bryant Park. It was 90 degrees at 9 PM, terrible.) Great club, though the "no cover" thing is a little misleading. I caught the end of the set with Richard Wyands, bassist, Jimmy Cobb and a female Japanese alto saxophonist. Then hung around for a bit of the jam session. Great venue! Guy

I went to Foxwoods yesterday. A frustrating day... went up big early, then down big later, then built a medium size gain ($76) and decided to call it a night. Not bad for 6 hrs at 4/8... The crazy thing is that I got quads TWICE within an hour. (Not sure if I'd ever gotten a hand that good in a casino before.) Once I had pocket tens, flopped a set and then rivered the 4th (beat a lady who had a straight). The second time was much crazier, because I was in the small blind with 64 out-of-suit (a very maginal call, but probably o.k. for half a small bet). I flopped trips and then hit quads on the river. Guy

Shouldn't this be changed to "they had people with sensitivities like Dan Gould's in mind"? I've butted heads with Clem on this board, but these kinds of behind-the-back insults are lame. Guy ← Does anyone remember when Dan went ballistic last August when I posted a picture of a woman in a two piece swimsuit in the babe's thread? He called it pornographic! Good times, good times... ← Don't want this to be an "insult Dan" thread any more than I want it to be an "insult Clem" thread... Guy

Shouldn't this be changed to "they had people with sensitivities like Dan Gould's in mind"? I've butted heads with Clem on this board, but these kinds of behind-the-back insults are lame. Guy

Amen... has anyone been in touch with him? Guy

previous discussion here

Mingus, Changes Two (still haven't been able to establish whether this is in print, but amazon has it in stock)

Ear of the behearer for sure..! I just hear his sound as pretty mainstream...However much he played around with harmony, however adventurous from that point of view, it just sounds a bit safe to me... Less so in his earlier stuff, for sure - e.g. Gee Baby... from the Messengers album on Impulse. Hmm, I don't know...maybe I should have another concerted go at Shorter - I guess the thing is, the less keen you are on someone's playing, the less time you spend with it, and the less likely you are to 'get' it...Oh well! I'm with Rosco on this -- I find your comment to be a real head-scratcher. And if anything, I think Wayne became less conventional as the 60s wore on. Sorry about hijacking the thread! Guy