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Month: December, 2022

Wednesday, December 21st

timeless

Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) And His Amnesia Express, “The Bottle” (G. Scott-Heron, B. Jackson), live, Jamaica (Reggae Sunsplash), 1983

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The hollow of morning
Holds my soul still
As water in a jar

—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)

Tuesday, December 20th

voices I miss

(Jaimie Branch [6/17/83–8/22/22], trumpet, keyboards; Luke Stewart, bass; Tcheser Holmes, drums), live, New York, 6/23/22

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Talk is a way of not looking.

—Ann Lauterbach (1942-), from “Then Suddenly”

Monday, December 19th

never enough

Why not begin the week with something beautiful?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat major (K. 498): William Hudgins (clarinet), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Victor Rosenbaum (piano), live, Boston, 2019

Sunday, December 18th

sounds of Chicago

Salem Travelers, “Save Me,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1964

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, December 17th

like nothing else

Meredith Monk (1942-) and Vocal Ensemble, “Songs of Ascension” (M. Monk), excerpts, Geyserville, California, 2008

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yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)

Friday, 12/16/22

sounds of Chicago

Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago

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other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)

Thursday, December 15th

what’s new

Julian Lage Trio (JL, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), “Tributary” (J. Lage), live, Lexington, Kentucky, 12/8/22

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Wednesday, December 14th

sounds of Mali and all over

Fatoumata Diawara (with Yacouba Kone [guitar], Arecio Smith [keyboards], Juan Finger [bass], Willy Ombe [drums], and the Water and Sound Ensemble), “An Ka Bin,” live, Augsburg, Germany (Water & Sound Festival), 8/7/22

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, December 13th

How about a trip to Cologne?

Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (François-Xavier Roth [1971-], cond.) with Antoine Tamestit (1979-, viola), live, Cologne (Germany), 5/10/22: Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), The Viola in My Life IV (1970)

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Monday, December 12th

what’s new: sounds of Detroit

Theo Parrish (1972-, DJ/producer), Detroit Forward (short film), 11/29/22

Want more? This three-disc set is available at Spotify and a (rave) review at Pitchfork.

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