sounds of Ukraine
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-), Requiem for Larissa (1997-1998, written in memory of the composer’s wife); Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra (Hobart Earle, cond.) and the National Choir of Ukraine (Yevhen Savchuk, choirmaster ), live, Odessa (Ukraine), 2018
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Shirley Caesar (1938-), live (“It’s Alright, It’s Ok,” “I Remember Mama,” “Armor of God,” “Take Your Knee off My Neck”), published 2/25/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
A sound-world like no other.
Enno Poppe (1969-), Prozession (2015/20); Ensemble Musikfabrik (Enno Poppe, cond.), live, Leipzig (Germany), 11/22/20
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Ukraine
Alyona Alyona (1991-)
“Рими на бітах,” 12/6/21
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“Стержень” (feat. KALUSH, et al.), 2020
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“Голови,” 2018
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reading table
. . . all news feels foreign today . . .
—Mike McCormack, Solar Bones (2016)
sounds of Jamaica
Burning Spear, live, Hamburg (Germany), 1981
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Yoni Kretzmer Trio (YT, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York, last night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
basement jukebox
Nina Simone (1933-2003), “Come On Back, Jack,” 1961
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
timeless
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Rothko Chapel (1971); Nikola Kachanov Singers and Russian Chamber Singers of New York (Nikolai Kachanov, direction) with Jessica Meyer (viola), Zen Wu (soprano), Issei Herr (cello), Jeffrey Irving (percussion), Roberta Michel (flute), Mikhail Zeiger (celesta), live, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, 6/2/19
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), detail from Untitled (Purple, White, and Red), 1953
back to church
“Gonna Die in the Field of Battle,” live, Boyd Hill Baptist Church, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 2003
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
basement jukebox
Roy Montrell (1928-1979), “(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone,” 1956
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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