Monday, January 19th
timeless
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Norway (University of Oslo), 12/10/64
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
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Sunday, January 18th
sounds of Chicago (in Louisiana)
Soul Stirrers (Jesse J. Farley, Johnny Jones, Martin Jacox, Arthur Crume, Rufus Crume), live (“That’s Heaven To Me,” “When the Gates Swing Open,” “Wade in The Water,” “Sermonette,” “Free at Last,” “Resting Easy”), Louisiana, 1972
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Friday, January 16th
what’s new
John Cage (1912-1992), In a Landscape (1948); Thomas Kotcheff (piano), Bryan Curt Costors (electronics), published 1/15/26
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Thursday, January 15th
alone
Chris Corsano (drums, etc.), live, Netherlands (The Hague), 2022
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Wednesday, January 14th
alone
Reiko Füting, “passage: time (copy)”; Miranda Cuckson (violin), 2025
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Monday, January 12th
sounds of Croatia
Roj Osa featuring Rob Mazurek (cornet, voice, etc.), live, Croatia (Zagreb [Vintage Industrial Bar]), 2024
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
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Sunday, January 11th
timeless
Five Soul Stirrers of Houston, live (“Lordy, Lordy”; “John, The Revelator”; “How Did You Feel When You Came Out of the Wilderness”; “Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbor”), Austin, Texas, 1936
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois (U.S. Post Office)
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Saturday, January 10th
basement jukebox
Sonny Boy Williamson II (aka Alex [or Aleck] Miller, 1912-1965, vocals, harmonica), “Help Me” (S. Williamson, et al.), 1963
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Friday, January 9th
What a thrill it is to bump into a performance, as I did last night, that you didn’t even know existed, and to find yourself immersed so deeply, so wholeheartedly, from the first moment to the last, that when it ends you have no choice but to begin—again.
Sandy Denny (1947-1978 [voice, guitar]), “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” (S. Denny), live, BBC Radio Broadcast (John Peel Sessions), 1973
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Thursday, January 8th
timeless
Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar, voice), medley (“Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars [Corcovado],” A. Jobim, et al.; “Change Partners,” I. Berlin; “I Concentrate on You,” C. Porter; “The Girl From Ipanema,” A. Jobim, et al.), 1967 (published 1/2/26)
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