Sunday, July 31st
back to church
“Lord, Don’t Leave Me,” live, Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003
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random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: July, 2022
2022
Saturday, July 30th
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Ricercar a 6 (from The Musical Offering), arranged for chamber orchestra by Anton Webern (1883-1945); Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orcestra (Antonello Manacorda, cond.), live, Frankfurt (Germany), 2015
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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), L’Estaque with Red Roofs (1883-85), detail (Cezanne—The Artist’s Artist, through 9/5/22)
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Friday, July 29th
summer in the city
Low, live (“White Horses,” “I Can Wait,” “All Night,” “Disappearing,” “Hey,” “Days Like These,” “More,” “The Price You Pay (It Must Be Wearing Off),” “Canada”), Chicago (Pitchfork Music Festival), 7/16/22
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Thursday, July 28th
alone
Brandon Seabrook (1984-, guitar), live, New York (456 Gallery), 2016
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Wednesday, July 27th
sounds of New York
Daniel Carter (1945-, soprano saxophone), Hamid Drake (1955-, drums; MCOTD Hall of Fame), live, New York (Three Jewels Yoga and Meditation), 2014
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, July 26th
voices I miss
Ed Blackwell (1929-1992, drums, percussion) with Mal Waldron (1925-2002, piano), Charles Rouse (1924-1988, tenor saxophone), Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, flugelhorn), Reggie Workman (1937-, bass), live (“The Git Go” [M. Waldron], excerpt), New York (Village Vanguard), 1980s
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Monday, July 25th
sounds of Brazil
How about something quiet, and delicate, and beautiful?
João Gilberto (1931-2019, voice, guitar, compositions), live, Tokyo, 2006
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Sunday, July 24th
timeless
This album I’ve been listening to for nearly fifty years, never tiring of it.
Vernard Johnson (1948-, alto saxophone), The Gospel Saxophone of Vernard Johnson,* 1974
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random sights
other morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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1. “I’ve Decided To Make Jesus My Choice”
2. “Jesus Will Bring Things Out Alright ”
3. “Hung up for My Hang Ups”
4. “God Will Take Care of You”
5. “Only What You Do for Christ Will Last”
6. “It’s Real”
7. “I’ll Make It Alright”
8. “Precious Lord”
9. “This Way to Jesus”
10. “Oh Happy Day”
2022
Saturday, July 23rd
sounds of New York
Tamio Shiraishi (1949-, alto saxophone), live, New York, 7/16/22
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random sights
yesterday, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Friday, July 22nd
what’s new
Big Thief, live (“Change,” “Dried Roses,” “Certainty,” “Happiness”), published 7/20/22
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random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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