voices I miss
Von Freeman (1923-2012, tenor saxophone) with George Freeman (1927-, guitar), et al., “Oh, Lady Be Good!” (George and Ira Gershwin, 1924), live, Chicago, 1980s
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basement jukebox
Buddy Guy (1936-), “First Time I Met the Blues,” 1960
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His sound-world I tire of never.
Tristan Murail (1947-), Le Lac (2001); Chimera Ensemble (John Stringer, cond.), live, England (York), 2013
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sounds (and sights) of Berlin
Two brothers: four hands.
Mind Against (Alessandro and Federico Fognini, DJs), live, Berlin, 2020
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timeless
Wayne Shorter Quartet (WS, tenor saxophone; Danilo Perez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; Brian Blade, drums), “Masqualero” (W. Shorter), live, Montreal, 2003
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Why not begin the week with something beautiful, delicate, quiet?
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Anahit Dilbaryan (1990-, piano), live, Armenia (Yerevan), published 3/11/22
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timeless
Clara Ward Singers (feat. Vermettya Royster), “Travelin’ Shoes,” live, France (Antibes), 1962
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sounds of Chicago
Live, Chicago, last night: Thumbscrew (Michael Formanek [1958-], bass; Tomas Fujiwara [1977-], drums; Mary Halvorson [1980-, 2019 MacArthur “genius” grant recipient], guitar)
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Happy 100th Birthday, Charles!
Charles Mingus Sextet (CM, 4/22/1922–1/5/1979, bass, compositions; Eric Dolphy, 1928-1964, alto saxophone; Clifford Jordan, 1931-1993, tenor saxophone; Johnny Coles, 1925-1987, trumpet; Jaki Byard, 1922-1999, piano; Dannie Richmond, 1931-1988, drums), (live, Belgium,* Norway,** Sweden,*** 1964
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All Mingus, all day (tomorrow, too): WKCR-FM (Columbia University).
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*”So Long Eric,” “Peggy’s Blue Skylight,” “Meditations on Integration”
**”So Long Eric,” “Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk,” “Parkeriana,” “Take The ‘A’ Train”
***”So Long Eric” (performance and rehearsal), “Meditations on Integration” (performance and rehearsal)
sounds of New York
John Zorn (1953-, alto saxophone), Tyshawn Sorey (1980-, drums), live, 2011
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