Wednesday, April 24th
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William Basinski (1958-), Vivian & Ondine, 2009
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random sights
other day, Chicago
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
music clip of the day
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Month: April, 2019
2019
Tuesday, April 22nd
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton ZIM Sextet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet, flugelhorn, trombone; Ingrid Laubrock, reeds; Tomeka Reid, cello; Shelley Burgon, harp; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Dan Peck, tuba), live, Germany (Moers), 2017
2019
Monday, April 22nd
One of my favorite musicians of all time died over seventy-five years ago at the age of twenty-five.
Charlie Christian (1916-1942, guitar) with Cootie Williams (trumpet), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Dave Tough (drums), et al., “Waitin’ for Benny” (full session), live (studio), New York, 1941
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art beat: yesterday, Intuit (Chicago)
Robert Johnson, City, 2018
2019
Sunday, April 21st
Aretha testifies
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), “Climbing Higher Mountains” (with Rev. James Cleveland), live, Los Angeles, 1972
2019
Saturday, April 20th
timeless
Wailers (Bob Marley, vocals, guitar; Peter Tosh, vocals, guitar; Bunny Wailer, vocals, percussion, et al.), “Stir It Up” (B. Marley), live (studio), London, 1973
2019
Friday, April 19th
what’s new
Georgia Anne Muldrow, “Overdrive,” “Flowers” (with Dudley Perkins), “Ciao,” live (studio), Washington, D.C., 4/8/19
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Thursday, April 18th
what’s new
William Basinski (1958-), On Time out of Time, 3/8/19
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reading table
today too
looking at the same mountain . . .
spring rain—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2019
Wednesday, April 17
what’s new
Joanna Mattrey (viola, stroh violin), live, New York, 4/8/19
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reading table
I made my way to the sofa, where I battled against cancer once more by lying there staring straight ahead. I had such great resistance to thought that I didn’t even worry.
—Colm Toibin, “‘It’s curable,’ he said,” London Review of Books, 4/18/19
2019
Tuesday, April 16th
sounds of Chicago
Listen to this guitarist (2:47-), who just celebrated his 92nd birthday with a gig at Chicago’s Green Mill. Even at twenty-three he was utterly original.
Charlie Parker (1920-1955, alto saxophone) with George Freeman (1927-, guitar), et al., “Keen and Peachy” (C. Parker), live, Chicago, 1950
2019
Monday, April 15th
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Bill Evans (1929-1980, piano), “Like Someone in Love” (J. Burke, J. Van Heusen), recorded 1962
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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