Monday, May 18th
sounds of Jamaica
The Jewels (JA): DJ Mix by Mista Savona (Heaviest Dubs), 2026
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other day, outside Chicago
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
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Sunday, May 17th
This I could listen to all day.
John Davis with Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers, “Moses, Don’t Get Lost,” live, St. Simons Island, Georgia, 1959
Oh Moses, Moses, don’t get lost — in that Red Sea
Smite your rod and come across — in that Red Sea
Talkin’ about the host got lost, got lost, got lost
Ol’ Pharoah and the host got lost – in that Red Sea
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
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Saturday, May 16th
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes (Op. 28): Maria João Pires (piano), live, Portugal (Évora), 1987
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Thursday, May 14th
what’s new
Daniel Lanois, “Steel Mill,” published 5/8/26
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Wednesday, May 13th
Yesterday, after stumbling upon this sound-world, I didn’t want to leave.
Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972), String Quartet (1969): Curtis Macomber (violin), Theodore Arm (violin), Toby Appel (viola), Fred Sherry (cello), rec. 2006 (published yesterday)
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Sunday, May 10th
sounds of Chicago
Loretta Oliver with Milton Brunson (1929-1997) and the Thompson Community Singers (with Jessy Dixon [1938-2011], organ), “Joy Will Come in the Morning,” live, 1964
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
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Saturday, May 8th
Want to be swept away?
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915), Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 (1894); Daniil Trifonov (1991-, piano), live, Berlin, 2019
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Thursday, May 7th
timeless
Washboard Bill (1905-2003) with King Curtis (1934-1971, tenor saxophone) and Mickey Baker (1925-2012, guitar), “In the Morning,” 1956
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Wednesday, May 6th
sounds of Chicago
This track, as I recall, was something of an afterthought, recorded late that night, as the session was winding down, the lights lowered.
Carey Bell (1936-2007, vocals, harmonica), “Woman in Trouble” (C. Bell), Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1, 1978
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Tuesday, May 5th
sounds of New York
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), “Hopscotch” (Joe Chambers), live, 2016
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