Saturday, April 1st
like nobody else
Lonnie Holley (1950-), “I Am a Part of the Wonder” (L. Holley, et al.), feat. Moor Mother, 2023
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2023
Thursday, March 30th
sounds of New York
Being and Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpet, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Michael Ode, drums), live, New York (Roulette), 3/16/23
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lagniappe
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Sunday, March 26th
sounds of Chicago
Shirley Caesar (1938-), “God Is Not Dead” (S. Caesar), live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Chicago Botanic Garden)
2023
Saturday, March 25th
what’s new
파란노을 (Parannoul), live, Seoul (South Korea), 1/14/23 (published today)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
that sound
the rain?—Santoka Taneda (1882-1950), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
2023
Thursday, March 23rd
like nobody else
Freddie Roulettte (1939-2022, lap steel guitar), “End of the Blues,” live, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Pablo Picasso [1881-1973], untitled [1967], detail)
2023
Tuesday, March 21st
Complex? Yes. But its complexity is matched by its clarity. It breathes.
Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), Composition for Twelve Instruments (1948, rev. 1954): Ensemble conducted by Ralph Shapey (1921-2002), 1962
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Sunday, March 19th
timeless
Sweetest sounds this side of heaven?
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” rec. 1927 (Dallas)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Friday, March 17th
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Elan Mehler (piano) with Dominique Eade (vocals), John Gunther (reeds), et al: “If There Are Mountains” (D. Douglas with words by Santoka Taneda [1882-1950], translated from the Japanese by John Stevens: “If there are mountains, I look at the mountains; / On rainy days I listen to the rain. / Spring, summer, autumn, winter. / Tomorrow too will be good. / Tonight too will be good.”), studio, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Wednesday, March 15th
serendipity
What a joy, last night, to bump into this.
Perfect? No.
Exhilarating? Yes.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello: Isabelle Nichols (cello), live, Houston (Rice University), 2022
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Monday, March 13th
passings
David Lindley, musician (guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, etc.), March 21, 1944–March 3, 2023
Henry Kaiser (1952-, guitarist), “Requiem for David Lindley,” 3/7/23
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948, After Khorkum (1940-42), detail
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