Guy Berger

I actually like the idea of an index for threads, though Ubu's idea of tags (if feasible) would be even better and easier to implement. The search function is, in my opinion, cumbersome to use and not always useful. Anyway, welcome aboard!

Definitely worth checking out again. For me it's one of the great Miles albums particularly for its difference. Instead of standard song forms, he gets to experiment with atmospheric pieces to work with the film, and I think this is where he develops a lot of the minimalist, "gestural" playing that he'd more fully explore years later in his first electric period. Yes, I think it's a great one and I regret overlooking it for a long time.

Maybe among hardcore jazz fans... but if you look here it seems many listeners consider it to be his "best" album.

Steal Away is one of my girlfriend's favorite jazz albums; I like it, but not as much. I love the hymn medley, though.

Will check it out. I am not a big fan of the concert itself - all sugar, no substance to my ears.

Interesting thread!

Pretty soon he'll be wearing gold-plated diapers.

RIP Sam. You never quite got the recognition due to you, but it was appreciated over here.

I really like this one - better than the two trio sets on Blue Note. Guy

For a second I thought that was Mike Ditka. Guy

RIP. A giant of post-WW2 European history.

I think this specific issue pretty much encapsulates Hitchens's weaknesses and strengths. He offered withering (sometimes also witty and/or hilarious) criticisms of those he disagreed with. His writing was also infused with a strong moral (almost religious!) fervor. But when you actually think hard about the logical arguments made in the articles Hitchens wrote around this time, much less how the policy he endorsed play out, it doesn't seem like he added much substance to the debate.

Yes. He was a gifted writer, but often lightweight on content and logic.

I don't read it that way. I think Ethan means that's when Motian's "mature style" finally starts to emerge.

And that's very disturbing.

It's interesting that the sports community gets so worked up about steroid use in baseball, but is mostly indifferent to head injuries in football. Guy

I guess I just take it for granted that the NFL (and the viewing public) are indifferent to the health impact of the sport. The above is just par for the course. Guy

Not sure they were a good match... Larry was a better fit with the post-Coltrane saxophonists.

Ethan Iverson's commentary

Is the Berne a solo disc?

It's a real shame that the Lowell Davidson trio recording mentioned in the interviews is lost... would love to hear that. Guy

A list of favorite recordings featuring Paul - no attempt to be "representative": 1. "War Orphans" from Tribute 2. "Re: Person I Knew" from Bill Evans 3. "It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago" from Trioism 4. "Remembrance of Things Past" from Trioism 5. "Mumbo Jumbo" from Sound of Love 6. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" from Live at the Village Vanguard 7. "Yahllah" from Live at the Village Vanguard 8. "Harmony" from I Have the Room Above Her 9. "Three in One" from I Have the Room Above Her 10. "Cathedral Song" from Lost in a Dream

Thanks for posting that one. I thank you also same here.

Very sad, though I was worried given his recent absence from the Vanguard where in recent years he seemed to play every month. I first got into Paul's playing via Keith Jarrett's American quartet, then began investigating his work as a leader. I saw him with Lovano and Frisell a bunch of times, but also with a few other lineups. He was also an interesting composer. RIP. Guy

He's probably confusing it with the first two tracks from Paris, which I don't think were previously available.