Sunday, June 20th
sounds of Mississippi
Fred McDowell (1906-1972; vocals, guitar), “Woke up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus,” recorded by Alan Lomax in Como, Miss., 1959
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: June, 2021
2021
Saturday, June 19th
alone
Helene Vogelsinger (electronics), “Reappearance,” live, France (Hendaye), published 6/9/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Friday, June 18th
sounds of Mississippi
You See Me Laughin’: The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen (feat. R. L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Cedell Davis, T-Model Ford, et al.), 2002
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
2021
Thursday, June 17th
alone
Steve Lacy (1934-2004; soprano saxophone, compositions), live (“Staples,” “Zeal,” “The Oil,” “The Owl,” “Torments”), Kyoto, Japan, 1975
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
Even in Kyoto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyoto.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Robert Hass
2021
Wednesday, June 16th
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton Accelerator Ghost Trance Septet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, trumpet, bugle, trombone; Jessica Pavone, violin, viola; Chris Dahlgren, bass, viola da gamba; Aaron Siegel, drums, percussion, vibraphone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jay Rozen, tuba), “Composition #358,” live, Spain (San Sebastian), 2008
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other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
2021
Tuesday, June 15th
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (cello), live, New York, 2018
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other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
2021
Monday, June 14th
like nobody else
Cecil Taylor Unit (CT, 1929-2018, piano; Sam Rivers, soprano saxophone; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, Paris, 1969
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Sunday, June 13th
sounds of Memphis
Memphis Gospel Singers (Spirit of Memphis Quartet), “I’m Happy in the Service of the Lord,” 1949
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Saturday, June 12th
basement jukebox
Dusty Springfield (1939-1999), “I Don’t Want to Hear it Anymore” (Randy Newman), 1969
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Friday, June 11th
sounds of Palestine
Sama’ Abdulhadi (DJ), live, streamed 5/3/21
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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