sounds of Paris
Yusef Lateef Quartet (YL, 1920-2013, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums), “Yesterdays” (J. Kern), live, Paris, 1972
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This is a world of books gone flat.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Visits to St. Elizabeths”
like nobody else
John Cage (1912-1992), Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1946-1948), excerpts; James Tenney (piano), live, West Hollywood, Calif., 2002
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sounds of all over
Nicola Cruz (1987-, musician/producer/DJ), live, New York (The Lot Radio), 6/9/21
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timeless
Swan Silvertones (feat. Claude Jeter, Percell Perkins), “All Aboard” (P. Perkins), 1951
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Blue sky, cold geese honk.
On a bare mountain, tree leaves flutter.
At dusk in the village, smoke billows from every house.
Alone with my empty bowl, I head home.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
basement jukebox
The Wailers, “Soul Shakedown Party,” 1970
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sounds of all over
Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebden, 1977-, musician/producer/DJ), live, New York (The Lot Radio), 7/31/21
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sounds of Ghana
Yaw Tog (2003-), “Sore” (feat. O’kenneth, City Boy, Reggie, Jay Bahd), 2020
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sounds of Chicago
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951, piano), “How Long Blues” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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sounds of New York
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio (TF, drums, compositions; Patricia Brennan, vibraphone; Tomeka Reid, cello), live, New York, 2019
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Jason Stein Trio (JS, bass clarinet; Jason Roebke, bass; Marcus Evans, drums), live (Constellation; performance begins at 3:00), Chicago, 7/31/21
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