Guy Berger

In general I am not a big box set fan. However, this one may be worth picking up (despite the high price tag) due to the fact that two of the live tracks (one from the Antibes concert, and one from the Feb 1964 concert) are only available on the box. The packaging, as usual, is annoying. Jewel cases exist for a reason... Guy

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This shit is scary... This financial crisis is not over by any means.

Wow, thanks guys... it was really nice to log onto the board after a few days and see all the kind wishes. You guys still rock (or swing I suppose)! Anyway, it's good to be in a warm climate and great to be out of grad school/academic. I dig the work though it's not 9 to 5. My jazz collection is getting a little out of hand now that I am no longer a grad student... Guy

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I have Air Time and Live Air. I like both but prefer the live album, which is amazing. First time posting via mobile!

I picked this up back in the fall and am listening to it for the first time. Wow, what a great pair of albums, the first time the AEC has really clicked with me (though I have enjoyed some of their other stuff). Highly recommended for the AEC neophyte. Guy

I didn't know the guy personally, but I miss him. A real loss. My most recent AH listening was Reggie Workman's Summit Conference. The last tune was composed by Andrew and it is absolutely beautiful. Absolutely.

Don't you also get to shoot a guy? I was sure it included getting to shoot a guy. Unfortunately... no shooting. I did my first swim workout yesterday... a real rude awakening. Though to be fair that was after a fairly intense 30 min on the treadmill. Will be working hard the next 3 weeks. Guy

I've ridden since I was 12 -- but not on a regular basis. Guy

I'm looking for some triathlon advice. I'll be doing a "baby" triathlon (400m swim, 11.6ml bike, 5K run) on July 20th. Honestly, until I spoke to some friends who were training I assumed I would just kind of show up and race - I'm in pretty good shape (cardio 5-6 times a week and I've run 5K before withoutany serious difficulties). Upon further evaluation maybe some training will be necessary. I will have to work a lot on swimming... my freestyle form is absolutely terrible and inefficient. Any advice would be welcome. In particular I'm interested in suggestion for a road bike. I haven't owned a bike since I was 12 and don't know what to look for, besides knowing that I should go to a serious bike shop. I don't plan to be a serious triathlon competitor, so I don't need anything particularly fancy or high-end, but I'm also not interested in buying a piece of junk. Any other advice is welcome.

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We definitely discuss 'em -- good music is good music! -- but circulating them or soliciting for them publicly is against forum rules. I have a few unofficial Threadgill recordings from the 80s but have not listened to them in a while. I may have to revisit. Guy

The first two Weather Report albums have moments reminiscent of Bitches Brew. I would also say that out of all Miles albums, In a Silent Way is the most similar stylistically to BB. Guy

I dunno, at times, I can't believe this is really one of Wayne Shorter's projects. Some tracks heavily border on smooth jazz-lite. Heard all the raves, went to Tower back in the day and was surprised by how unappealing Heavy Weather was, at least, to these ears. It's a serious mistake to judge this group by that album. Guy

I like Yes and KC a lot more than the post-Hymn RtF. Perhaps it is just framing. Guy