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Month: January, 2017

2017

Sunday, January 8th

back to church

Career plans for the next life? If none of those other things pan out (tap dancer, rubboard player in a zydeco band, bass player in a reggae band, guitar player in a Malian band, cellist in a string quartet, bird, accordionist), I might give gospel drummer a try.

Rev. Charles Nicks (1941-1988; organ) & the St. James Adult Choir, “How I Got Over,” live, St. James Baptist Church, Detroit


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lagniappe

art beat: yesterday, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (Post Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980-2016, through today)

Thornton Dial (1928-2016), Royal Flag, 1997-1998

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2017

Saturday, January 7th

two takes

“What a Wonderful World” (B. Thiele & G.D. Weiss)

George Adams (1940-1992; tenor saxophone) & Don Pullen (1941-1995; piano), live, Japan (Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival), 1989


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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), live (TV show), England, 1967


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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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what we’re about to lose

Michelle Obama, speaking to a gathering of school counselors at the White House (excerpt), yesterday

 

Our glorious diversity—our diversities of faiths, and colors, and creeds—that is not a threat to who we are; it makes us who we are.

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2017

Friday, January 6th

sounds of New York

What other drummer does so much with so little?

Paul Motian Trio (PM, drums; Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone; Bill Frisell, guitar), “It Should’ve Happened a Long Time Ago” (P. Motian), live, New York, 2005

 

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2017

Thursday, January 5th

Making good on my resolution.

Stanescu Florin, live, Istanbul, 2014

 

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2017

Wednesday, January 4th

New Year’s resolution

More accordion.

Live, Paris, 2012

 

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2017

Tuesday, January 3rd

sounds of New York

This guy’s one of my favorite alto players and composers.

Tim Berne’s Almost Human (TB, alto saxophone, composition; Matt Mitchell, piano; Dan Weiss, drums), live, New York, 12/14/16

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2017

Monday, January 2nd

 joy of serendipity

Empirical, live, London, 2016


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More.

“Card Clash,” live, Southhampton, England, 2015


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lagniappe

reading table

hole in the wall
pretty
my year’s first sky

—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue

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2017

Sunday, January 1st

old school

Son of Daniel, “You Sure Been Good to Me,” “God Is Able,” live, TV show (Amazing Grace), Miami


(Unfortunately the audio drops out toward the end [3:48].)

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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

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reading table

New Year’s Day—
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.

—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass

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