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Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet (JL, tenor saxophone; Julian Lage, guitar; Asante Santi Debriano, bass; Will Calhoun, drums), “Fanfare for Unity” (J. Lovano), live, Spain (San Sebastian), July 23, 2026
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
sounds of Chicago
There was a (happy) time, after this single’s release in 1975, when, it seemed, you couldn’t go into a Chicago blues bar/club—like, say, Buddy Guy’s Checkerboard Lounge on 43rd Street (423 East)—without hearing this track, at least once, on the jukebox.
Syl Johnson (1936-2022), “Take Me to the River” (Al Green, Mabon [“Teenie”] Hodges), 1975
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Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters, “Messin’ with the Kid” (M. London), 1965
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what’s new
Vince Staples, live (“Blackberry Marmalade,” “Go! Go! Gorilla,” “White Flag,” “Shame on the Devil,” “Only in America”), Washington, D.C., published today
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sounds of Baltimore
Mighty Clouds of Joy (feat. Joe Ligon), “Steal Away,” “Golden Bells,” “Just Look for Me in Heaven,” live (TV show [TV Gospel Time]), 1964
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like nobody else
James Booker (piano, voice [1939-1983]), “True” (D. Albert, L. Cottrell), live, Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), 1978
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Last night, after entering this sound world, I didn’t want to leave.
Christian Wolff (1934-), Mountain Messengers (for piano and orchestra, 2020), live (Nicolas Hodges, piano; Basel Sinfonietta [Ilan Volkov, conductor]), Switzerland (Basel), 1/24/21 (world premiere)
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always fresh
Macy Gray (1967-), “I Try” (M. Gray, J. Ruzumna, J. Lim, D. Wilder), 1999; J Dilla (1974-2006), remix, 2006
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Violinaires (feat. Robert Blair), “Lift Him Up,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1973
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John Zorn, New Masada Quartet (JZ, alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Poland (Poznan), 6/1/26
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