like nobody else
Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet, 1941-2010) & His Magic Band, “I’m Gonna Booglarize You, Baby” (D. Van Vliet), live, TV show (Beat-Club), Germany (Bremen), 1972
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random sights
other day, Chicago
voices I miss
Steve Lacy (1934-2004, soprano saxophone), “‘Round Midnight'” (T. Monk), live, Paris (?), c. 1988
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill
sounds of Japan
Ko Ishikawa (sho), Kohsetsu Imanishi (koto), Peter Evans (trumpet), live, Yugawara, Japan, 2018
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other day, Chicago
sounds of Niger (and all over)
Mdou Moctar, “Chismiten,” live, Port Townsend, Washington, 8/26/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
passings
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophonist, October 13, 1940–September 23, 2022
“Kazuko” (P. Sanders) with Paul Arslanian (harmonium), live, California (Marin Headland), 1982
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“You’ve Got To Have Freedom” (P. Sanders)
Take 1: Live (with William Henderson, piano; James Leary, bass; Kharon Harrison, drums), Los Angeles, 2011
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Take 2: Live (with John Hicks, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums), Los Angeles, 1981
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“The Creator Has a Master Plan” (P. Sanders, L. Thomas) with Leon Thomas (vocals), et al., 1969
basement jukebox
The Original Gospel Harmonettes (feat. Dorothy Love Coates, 1928-2002 [MCOTD Hall of Fame]), 1956
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a while ago, Upper Peninsula, Michigan (Silver River Falls)
sounds of Buenos Aires
Juana Molina, live (performance begins at 5:15), Buenos Aires (Argentina), 9/23/22
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
timeless
Sam Chatmon (1897-1983), “That’s All Right,” live, Hollandale, Mississippi, 1978
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like nothing else
Moor Mother (aka Camae Ayewa), “Woody Shaw” (feat. Melanie Charles), published 6/8/22
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inspiration
Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, composition), “Stepping Stone,” live, Italy, 1979
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art beat: a while ago, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Grand Bouquet of Flowers (c. 1892-95), detail
sounds of New York
Heart Trio (William Parker [1952-], kora; Cooper-Moore [1946-], homemade instruments; Hamid Drake [1955-, MCOTD Hall of Fame], percussion), live, New York, 6/22/22
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