Wednesday, March 11th
alone
Paul Giger (1952-, violin, composition), “Karma Shadub,” 2018
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Month: March, 2020
2020
Tuesday, March 10th
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John Coltrane Quartet (JC, 1926-1967, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, 1938-2020, piano; Jimmy Garrison, 1934-1976, bass; Elvin Jones, 1927-2004, drums), live (“Vigil,” Naima,” “My Favorite Things”), Belgium (Comblain-la-Tour), 1965
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random sights
other day, New York
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radio
Today WKCR (Columbia University) celebrates the birthday of cornetist Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931)—all Bix, all day.
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In the dark we disappear, pure being.
—Stanley Plumly (1939-2019), from”Wight”
2020
Monday, March 9th
passings
McCoy Tyner, pianist, December 11, 1938-March 6, 2020
John Coltrane Quartet (JC, 1926-1967, tenor saxophone; MC, piano; Jimmy Garrison, 1934-1976, bass; Elvin Jones, 1927-2004, drums), “Impressions” (J. Coltrane), live (TV show), San Francisco, 1963
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art beat: other day, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Dance (I), 1909; Jeannette, c. 1910
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radio
Today, Ornette Coleman’s birthday (b. 1930), it’s all Ornette all day on WKCR (Columbia University).
2020
Sunday, March 8th
testify!
Vernard Johnson (alto saxophone, vocals), live, Fort Worth, Tx.
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill
2020
Saturday, March 7th
what’s new
Greentea Peng (aka Aria Wells), “Ghost Town” (A. Wells), 3/4/20
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art beat: yesterday, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), One: Number 31, 1950 (detail)
2020
Friday, March 6th
sounds of Chicago
Junior Wells (1934-1998, vocals, harmonica), Buddy Guy (1936-, guitar), et al., “Cryin’ Shame” (AKA “Country Girl”), live, Chicago, c. 1970
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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All day long, singing,
yet the day’s not long enough
for the skylark’s song—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Thursday, March 5th
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major; Alfred Cortot (1877-1962, piano), 1929
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Error is boundless.
Nor hope nor doubt,
Though both be groundless,
Will average out.—J. V. Cunningham (1911-1985), from “Meditation on Statistical Method”
2020
Wednesday, March 4th
sounds of New York
Robert Dick (bass flute), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Gamin (piri), live, New York, 2/29/20
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Now spring has arrived
on a mountain with no name
in early morning haze—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Tuesday, March 3rd
two takes
“Stars Fell on Alabama” (F. Perkins, M. Parish), 1934
Jack Teagarden (1905-1964, with Frankie Trumbauer [C-melody saxophone], et al.), 1934
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Billie Holiday (1915-1959, with Ben Webster [tenor saxophone], et al.), 1957
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yesterday, Chicago
2020
Monday, March 2nd
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), String Quartet in F major (1903); Hagen Quartet, live, Austria (Salzburg), 2000
1st movt.
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2nd movt.
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3rd movt.
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4th movt.
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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Untitled (watercolor), c. 1915
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