Thursday, January 19th
more
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986): Sabine Liebner (piano), 2007
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: January, 2023
2023
Wednesday, January 18th
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton (1945-, reeds, compositions), et al., live (performance begins at 3:25), Amsterdam, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Piet Mondrian, Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray, 1921
2023
Tuesday, January 17th
like nobody else
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), For Bunita Marcus (1985): Sabine Liebner (piano), 2007
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lagniappe
reading table
Ultimately the air / Is bare sunlight where must be found / The lyric valuables.
—George Oppen (1908-1984), from “From Disaster”
2023
Monday, January 16th
sounds of New York
Subtle, inventive, empathic: she’s one of my favorite saxophonists.
Ingrid Laubrock (1970-, tenor and soprano saxophones), Brandon Lopez (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), live, New York, 2022
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lagniappe
timeless
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), “I Have a Dream,” Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963
2023
Sunday, January 15th
timeless
Spirit of Memphis Quartet (feat. Silas Steele), “He Never Left Me Alone” (E. Malone), rec. 1949 (Cincinnati)
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Chicago
2023
Saturday, January 14th
more
Pinty Ricketts (DJ), playing “Musical Fever” (The Enforcers [1960s]), London (The Night Owl), 12/4/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, January 13th
sounds of London (and Kingston)
Pinty Ricketts (DJ), playing “Big Big Boss” (Johnny Moore [1960s]), London (The Night Owl), 12/4/22
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lagniappe
reading table/passings
The more I read, the less I understand.
—Charles Simic (May 9, 1938–January 9, 2023), from “Serving Time” (New and Selected Poems: 1962-2012)
2023
Thursday, January 12th
more
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Musical Offering: Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall, cond.), published 2018
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lagniappe
reading table
Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful / thing in the world
—George Oppen (1908-1984), from “Route”
2023
Wednesday, January 11th
sounds of Chicago
Hamid Drake (drums and percussion [MCOTD Hall of Fame]) & Michael Zerang (drums and percussion), et al., live, Chicago (Constellation), 12/21/22 (1st set, 23:40-: Michael Zerang, The Velvet Bell [solo] + Velvet Bell Ensemble; 2nd Set, 1:42:40-: Hamid Drake’s Indigenous Mind)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, January 10th
sounds of New York
Joel Ross Quartet (JR, vibraphone; Immanuel Wilkins, alto saxophone; Rashaan Carter, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), live, New York, 12/9/20
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Musicians make art out of air.
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 