Guy Berger

We should have a contest for which of these sub tropes seems most applicable

Yes, SPECIAL EDITION is an exceptionally good record. (And the other 3 SE albums on ECM are nothing to sneeze at either.) Guy

I agree. He's a fine straight-ahead drummer, but his strength lies in various post-bop styles. One of my favorites.

I suspect a lot of it is typical fandom behavior - a discomfort with an influx of newcomer fans who haven't "paid their dues" by genuflecting to the "fandom canon".

low expectations...

My wife and I caught the Lloyd-Frisell duo yesterday. It was an enjoyable concert, though I've seen better performances from both musicians. They played: Voice in the Night Requiem Of Course, Of Course Monk's Mood Dorotea's Studio In My Room Island Blues Come Sunday

I see him as this generation's Medeski Martin & Wood. This is a good thing.

Can you talk a little further about Cohen's group? More ECMish than the Billy Hart and Mark Turner groups which have also recorded for ECM? They have a new album coming out which I was excited about, but your review makes me think I should cool my enthusiasm.

OK! Would love to hear MomsMobley's opinion as well!

Hey guys, I'm interested in exploring the world of Monteverdi madrigals. Question 1: Is there a strong reason to venture beyond books 4, 5 & 8? Or are those three enough? Question 2: Who do you prefer as performers? The two main options I'm looking at are: Complete madrigals (12 CD box) by La Veneziana <--- overkill? Books 4 & 5 (2 CD set) by Consort of Musicke Thanks!

Agreed, this is a real head-scratcher. (Though not 100% insane - replace "oil" with "home" and...) This may reflect the fact that trading commodity contracts, low-quality corporate bonds issued by energy companies, and sovereign debt issued by commodity-exporting countries has been a large chunk of the income for investment banks during recent years. The world you're familiar with and all that... Also, to some degree people are blaming the wagging tail (falling energy prices) for the dog (China's economy slowing and becoming less ravenous for commodities) and in some cases getting the attached animal totally wrong (the energy price decline is a function of not just demand but also supply).

Yes, there is - but that has been the case for many recent years, not just this one.

1) Alex Jones is awful. 2) Infowars is not a good source of information, to say the least. 3) Paul Craig Roberts is NOT a "well-respected economist". 4) I know _Andrew_ Roberts professionally. He is a smart and wonderful guy, but he's also very bearish/pessimistic by worldview, so I would calibrate your opinions appropriately. Additionally, as someone working for a securities firm, he's probably inclined to let financial market sentiment and the dire state of the investment/banking community color his economic worldview. 5) I think the caution about the wisdom of economic forecasters in general, and those from Wall Street in particular, is warranted.

This is some of the worst stuff I've read on this board for a long, long time.

Agreed. Awful.

RIP Paul, and thanks for the amazing music

Dan, you're right - it's solid trollwork. But if Wild really wanted to go for the gold, he would have used this opportunity to trash Bud Powell or Thelonious Monk while praising Peterson. P.S. Once a Jarrett fan (sincerely, I think) told me that Jarrett's versions of Monk tunes improved on the originals! Trolling opportunity wasted.

Not sure if this recommendation belongs here either, but mjazzg is right - Scott, if you haven't heard PEOPLE IN SORROW, it's a must (independently of genre).

Is the recording of the mass in b minor in this box the same one that's available separately?

Totally true about ST.

I wonder if Keith will ever play jazz in an ensemble again. Obviously it's a matter of taste but I greatly prefer the latter to his solo music.

Seems clueless about jazz, right?

He had some phenomenal sideman appearances in the 60s for Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Duke Pearson and Kenny Burrell.

Get yourself to your preferred purveyor of music and listen to One Step Beyond, young man!

What do people think of WHERE'S YOUR CUP? Personally I think I like this ensemble more than Very Very Circus, but less than Zooid or the Sextett.