alone
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-, piano, compositions), Bagatelles – VIII (2018)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Think how they must look now, the mangrove keys
lying out there unresponsive to the lightning
in dark, coarse-fibred families,where occasionally a heron may undo his head,
shake up his feathers, make an uncertain comment
when the surrounding water shines.—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Little Exercise”
sweet soul music
Isley Brothers (Ronald Isley [vocals], Ernest Isley [guitar], et al.), live (“Between the Sheets,” “Footsteps in the Dark,” “For the Love of You,” “That Lady”), St. Louis (home studio), published 8/18/21
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
sounds of Paris
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live, Paris, 7/12/21
first set
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second set
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this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
what’s new
Ela Minus (voice, electronics), “Close,” live, Mexico City, published 8/2/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
basement jukebox
The Paragons, “The Tide Is High” (J. Holt, T. Evans, H. Barrett), 1967
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this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
This performance, streamed Saturday during a fundraiser for Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio, is full of wonders, including a singing dog.
Roscoe Mitchell (1940-, saxophones, percussion), performance begins at 1:04:25, streamed 8/14/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
sounds of Chicago
Golden Eagle Gospel Singers, “The Prodigal Son” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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For those who proclaim
they’ve grown weary of children,
there are no flowers—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
like nobody else
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Structures (1951); Arditti Quartet, 2016
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
never enough
One of the greatest pianists alive—now seventy-nine.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ballade No. 1 in G minor (1831); Maurizio Pollini (1942-, piano), live, Milan, 6/25/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
basement jukebox
Burning Spear, “New Civilization,” 1972
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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