like nobody else
John Zorn’s Acoustic Masada (JZ, 1953-, alto saxophone, compositions; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums), live, Vienne (France), 2006
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
Nikolai Lugansky (1972-, piano), live, Ivanovka (Russia): Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Etudes, Op. 8 (1894-95), Nos. 2 (F-sharp minor), 4 (B major), 10 (D-flat major), 11 (B-flat minor), 12 (D-sharp minor)
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sounds of Chicago
Bill Moss and the Celestials, “I’ve Already Been to the Water,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1969
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what’s new
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) and Mary Halvorson (guitar), live (performance begins at 14:30), Amsterdam, 2/3/22
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yesterday, Chicago
what’s new
Kiran Ahluwalia, live (“Dil,” “Rabba Ru,” “We Sinful Women”), Toronto, published 1/29/22
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Miranda Cuckson (violin), live, New York, 11/30/21: Elliot Carter (1908-2012), Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi (1984)
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
passings
Jimmy Johnson, singer, guitarist, November 25, 1928–January 31, 2022
“Cold, Cold Feeling” (J. M. Robinson), live, San Francisco, 2015
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Sam Lay, drummer, March 20, 1935–January 29, 2022
Sam Lay in Bluesland (trailer), 2014
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Boston
Francisco Mela Quartet (FM, drums; Hery Paz and George Garzone, tenor saxophones; John Lockwood, bass), “Mr. PC” (J. Coltrane), live, Boston, 2016
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), detail from Greyed Rainbow (1953)
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