Thursday, April 19th
basement jukebox
O.V. Wright, “A Nickel and a Nail” (Willie Mitchell, prod.), 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2018
Wednesday, April 18th
what’s new
Four Tet (aka Kieren Hebden), live, New York, 3/23/18
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Tuesday, April 17th
serendipity
Last night I bumped into these guys via a live webcast from Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio. Their performance had, as here, what a friend calls “gather.”
Aram Shelton (alto saxophone), Håkon Berre (drums), live, Copenhagen, 2017
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lagniappe
reading table
cherry blossoms—
to my lowly sleeve
they cling—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2018
Monday, April 16th
what’s new
Talib Kweli, “All of Us” (feat. Jay Electronica, Yummy Bingham), 4/13/18
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Sunday, April 15th
basement jukebox
Swan Silvertones, “Oh Mary Don’t You Weep,” 1958
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lagniappe
reading table
Some, too fragile for winter winds
The thoughtful grave encloses –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 91 (Franklin; excerpt)
2018
Saturday, April 14th
serendipity
Yesterday, while working on an appeal for a client convicted of attempted murder, I bumped into this on the radio (WFMU, Bryce’s show). One-word review: Wow!
Peter Ruzicka (1948-), Metastrofe (1971), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Michael Gielen, cond.)
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Xu Longsen (1956-), from Light of Heaven (through June 24th)
2018
Friday, April 13th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Avantist, “Prison Song,” live, Hickory Hills, Ill., 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2018
Thursday, April 12th
basement jukebox
Syl Johnson, “Take Me to the River” (Al Green, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, writers; Willie Mitchell, producer), 1975
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
I am waiting, patiently, for the United States Postal Service to issue a Forever stamp honoring Willie Mitchell. Nobody—nobody—has produced better records.
2018
Wednesday, April 11th
what’s new
Dafnis Prieto Big Band (DP [drums, compositions], Peter Apfelbaum [saxophones, melodica], et al.), Back to the Sunset (with guests Henry Threadgill [alto saxophone; MCOTD Hall of Fame], Steve Coleman [alto saxophone], Brian Lynch [trumpet]), released 4/6/18
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Tuesday, April 10th
basement jukebox
Sonny Boy Williamson II, “Help Me” (S. Williamson, W. Dixon, R. Bass), 1963
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
