Guy Berger

Have been listening to the second Snakeoil album, The Shadow Man. I liked the 1st album just fine, but those who found it too "tame" or ECM-ish should at the very least give TSM a listen. Much harder-hitting.

I'm left wondering which version of pop/rock journalism was worse.

I'm in! The April 1970 concerts that weren't in Black Beauty are also worth hearing.

It's like Wagner. The guy's world view had some foul aspects that he publicly expressed. It's possible to appreciate his positive contributions while condemning the foul ones. I also perfectly understand/empathize with people for whom these foul aspects make appreciation of the rest of his work impossible, just like people who refuse to listen to Wagner for the same reason.

Love ST. Too lazy to think of my favorites, but I do find that Joyride and The Spoiler are underrated.

Unfortunately, a legacy tainted by anti-Semitism.

This is a great one - I think Discovery is even better.

Agreed 100% with Aric. Loved this.

I enjoyed this too.

I think you mean the U.S. version of Out of Our Heads I'm realizing that now. Hans, the link you posted above is awesome. THANK YOU.

Hans, thanks so much. I'm digging through this. Basically what I'm struggling with is that according to most fans, it seems the UK versions are preferable for Out of Our Heads, Aftermath and Between the Buttons. But it seems like if I go that route, I'll be missing on some essential tracks...

Hey guys, I am about to dive into the Stones album catalogue (I had a compilation previously). I'm a little confused by the whole UK/US version controversy and what's available on CD in remastered form here in the US? Can someone tell me which to pick up? I want to go completist here.

It isn't that astonishing - it paid the rent, and he was a highly in-demand sideman. It's also likely that he became more reliable once he kicked heroin in the spring of 1957, and gigging with Monk required less traveling than gigging with Miles (his recording frequency slowed a little in 1958 once he rejoined Miles).

This is amazing music, except for the Don Cherry collaboration which is merely OK.

I like these a lot, they're worth hearing 100%, but they just don't mean to me as much as my favorite Atlantic and Impulse recordings. I second JSngry's comment about Trane's encyclopedic song selection.

So, if I were to take Teachout at face value**, would jazz fall into the "high art" category or the "popular culture" category? **I think this essay is mostly (though not entirely) BS.

Question about the George Adams box - I have the two excellent Village Vanguard albums already in single-disc form. So far I've been inclined to not pick up the box because I've heard the other three albums (which I haven't heard) are not on the same level. Agree? Disagree?

Haven't heard the whole Abrams box (though I finally picked it up recently) but BLU BLU BLU is a must hear, and THE HEARINGA SUITE is also really really good. Amazing writing + performers.

I was just listening to this specific clip as well... amazing music, amazing man.

Do they play any post-1964 Cannonball stuff?

Hasn't this show been circulating for quite a while? Or is this a genuine new find? I assume the former.

RIP, Chico. Loved his 50s group with Buddy Collette and Jim Hall, and also the 60s group with Charles Lloyd and Gabor Szabo. And he helped vault Eric Dolphy into national prominence!

Small Places is really good too. Obviously the ECM sheen may turn off some, but for anybody who doesn't mind that, it's just no-nonsense post-bop with some avant edges.

Wow. Sorry I missed this earlier, but glad she is doing better.

Like this one a lot! Just picked up Small Places (the sequel, with the same lineup) as a result, excited to hear it.