Tuesday, May 26th
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ballade No. 1 in G minor; Krystian Zimerman (piano, 1956-), live, Vienna, 1987
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2020
Monday, May 25th
alone
Steve Baczkowski (baritone saxophone), live, Buffalo, N.Y., 4/3/20
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lagniappe
reading table
wastepaper kite—
after a quick dusting off
rising to the sky—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue
2020
Sunday, May 24th
back to church
Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church Hymn Choir, “You’re Gonna Need a Friend,” live, McConnells, S.C., 1991
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
*****
streaming
Today, at 3 p.m. (ET), Yo-Yo Ma will be performing all six of Bach’s suites for unaccompanied cello. I heard him play these pieces last summer at Chicago’s Millennium Park. One-word review: breathtaking.
2020
Saturday, May 23rd
alone
Torbjön Zetterberg (1976-, bass), live (Quarantine Concert presented by Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago), Zengården Monastery, Sweden, 4/18/20
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
*****
reading table
As long as I don’t aim,
I won’t miss.
With the catalpa bow,
I shoot an arrow
toward the open sky.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
2020
Friday, May 22nd
only rock ‘n’ roll
PJ Harvey, live, London, 2004
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
*****
reading table
Falling blossoms.
Blossoms in bloom are also
falling blossoms.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
2020
Thursday, May 21st
sounds of Senegal
Cheikh Lô (1955-, vocals, guitar, drums), live (studio), Seattle, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Wednesday, May 20th
One-word review: spellbinding.
De Yeon Kim (gayageum), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), live, Boston, 2019
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Tuesday, May 19th
sounds of New York
Aruan Ortiz, Anthony Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Solo Piano Impressions for Herbie Nichols (1919-1963, pianist, composer), live, New York, 2019
One-word review of Aruan Ortiz’s opening set: Wow!
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2020
Monday, May 18th
Why not begin the week with something quiet?
Jürg Frey (1953-), Extended Circular Music No. 4 (2014); Absolut Trio, live, Switzerland (Basel), 1/22/20
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2020
Sunday, May 17th
back to church
“All I Do,” St. Paul Baptist Church Choir, McConnells, S.C. (Mt. Do Well Baptist Church), c. 2009
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
*****
reading table
He walked in awe
In awe of light
At nightfall, not at dawn
Whatever he saw
Receding from sight
In the sky’s afterglow
Was what he wanted
To see, to know—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Enlightenment”
