Friday, June 30th
voices I miss
This sounds as fresh, and timely, as it did in 1971.
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (M. Gaye, J. Nyx; What’s Going On, 1971)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: June, 2017
2017
Thursday, June 29th
passings
Geri Allen, pianist, June 12, 1957-June 27, 2017
With Kenny Davis (bass), Kassa Overall (drums), Maurice Chestnut (tap dance), live, South Korea, 2011
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With Charlie Haden (1937-2014, bass), Paul Motian (1931-2011, drums), “Lonely Woman” (O. Coleman), 1988
2017
Wednesday, June 28th
sounds of Tunisia (and all over)
Dhafer Youssef (composer, singer, oud player), documentary about making Diwan of Beauty and Odd (2016)
(Thanks for the tip to John Balmes.)
2017
Tuesday, June 27th
Do you listen to contemporary rap and R&B?
I do. I like Anderson .Paak, that’s for sure! That “Come Down” piece.
—Roscoe Mitchell (featured yesterday), New York Times, 6/23/17
Anderson .Paak, “Come Down,” 2016
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Another take.
2017
Monday, June 26th
what’s new
Here’s something from Roscoe Mitchell’s new album, Bells for the South Side (ECM), a 2-CD set recorded in 2015 at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
“Spatial Aspects of the Sound,” Roscoe Mitchell (composition, piccolo), Craig Taborn (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (piano), William Winant (percussion), Kikanju Baku (wrist bells, ankle bells)
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
2017
Sunday, June 25th
two takes
“Jesus Will Fix It”
Lee Williams, live
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Al Green, live, Tokyo, 1987
2017
Saturday, June 24th
sounds of Mali
Salif Keita, live, Germany (Stuttgart), 1995
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lagniappe
reading table
[C]ommunication is an undependable but sometimes marvelous thing.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), letter to Randall Jarrell, December 26, 1955
2017
Friday, June 23rd
found sounds
Yesterday, waiting for a train.
“Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” (N. Whitfield, B. Strong; Temptations, 1971), Red Line (Jackson), Chicago, 6/22/17
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Danny Lyon (1942-), Racer, Schererville, Indiana, 1965
2017
Thursday, June 22nd
sounds of Ethiopia
Hailu Mergia, live, New York, 2016
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lagniappe
reading table
summer heat—
today, all day
the playful clouds—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue with assistance from Sakuo Nakamura)
2017
Wednesday, June 21st
serendipity
Just now, walking to the Art Institute of Chicago after lunch, I heard a man singing on the sidewalk. The voice seemed familiar. And the more I listened, the more confident I became that I’d heard this voice before.
Willie Barbee, today
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clips posted the other day (May 29th)
Anna Clyne (1980-), A Wonderful Day (2013)
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Willie Barbee (pre-recorded voice)
Live, New York, 2015
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Recording (Field Recordings), 2015
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