sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone), William Parker (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums), Juma Sultan (percussion), live, New York, 2018
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sounds of Rwanda
The Good Ones (feat. Nels Cline, electric guitar), “Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love” (A. Kazigira), 2019 (Rwanda, You Should Be Loved)
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like nobody else
This I could listen to all day.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Igor Levit (1987-, piano), 2020
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sounds of Chicago
This is one of the best music festivals I know: thoughtfully programmed, lovingly presented.
Hyde Park Jazz Festival: Makaya McCraven (drums, compositions), Ensemble Dal Niente featuring Ken Vandermark (saxophone), live, Chicago, 9/25/21
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Anointed Brown Sisters, “I Don’t Know What You’ve Come Do Do,” live, Chicago, 2010
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timeless
I didn’t know how much I needed this until I stumbled upon it this morning.
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Fantasia in C major (HXVII 4); Kirill Gerstein (1979-, piano), live, London, 3/4/21
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sounds of Colombia
ChocQuibTown, live (“Somos Pacífico,” “De Donde Vengo Yo,” “Pa Olvidarte,” “Qué Lástima,” “Lo Que Quieras Tú,” “Cuando Te Veo”), published 4/25/21
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basement jukebox
O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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like nothing else
Annea Lockwood (1939-) & Yarn/Wire, “Into the Vanishing Point,” published 9/7/21
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alone
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone, electronics), “Magic Square” (P. Brennan), 2020
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