Sunday, February 26th
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price (1929-), “How I Got Over,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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other day, Chicago
(Taking a break.)
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Month: February, 2023
2023
Saturday, February 25th
sounds of New York
D’Angelo (vocals, keyboards) with Questlove (drums), covering “Tell Me if You Still Care” (S.O.S. Band, 1983), live, New York (Brooklyn Bowl), 2013
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, February 24th
what’s new
Ab-Soul, live (“MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE,” “Bohemian Grove,” “IT BE LIKE THAT,” “FOMF,” “Terrorist Threats,” “FALLACY,” “DO BETTER,” “The Book of Soul,” “GOTTA RAP”), Washington, D.C., published yesterday
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2023
Thursday, February 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Otis Spann (1924 or 1930–1970, piano, vocals), “Spann’s Blues,” live, Germany, 1963
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Wednesday, February 22nd
sounds of New York
Marc Ribot’s Spiritual Unity (1954-, guitar), Roy Campbell (1952-2014, trumpet, flugelhorn), Henry Grimes (1935-2020, bass, violin), Chad Taylor (1973-, drums), live, New York, 2007
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Tuesday, February 21st
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Bill Orcutt (guitar), Chris Corsano (drums), live, San Francisco, 8/26/22
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Greyed Rainbow (1953), detail
2023
Monday, February 20th
Rarely does a musician take your breath away so quietly.
Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950, piano), 1947: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major (Op. 27, No. 2)
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Claude Monet (1840-1926), Irises (1914-17), detail
2023
Sunday, February 19th
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Dixie Hummingbirds (feat. James Walker), “Take Care of Me” (J. Walker), 1990s
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Saturday, February 18th
sounds of Chicago
Charles Stepney [1931-1976, producer, arranger, songwriter, musician]: Out of the Shadows (2022)
Episode 1
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2023
Friday, February 17th
what’s new
Theo Croker (TC, trumpet, vocals; Eric Wheeler, bass; Michael King, keyboards; Michael Shekwoaga Ode, drums; MALAYA, vocals), live (“JAZZ IS DEAD,” “The Messenger,” “Happy Feet (for dancers) (feat. MALAYA),” “No Escape from Bliss”), Washington, D.C., published today
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art beat: other day, Des Moines Art Center
John Chamberlin (1927-2011), VANDAM BILLY (1981), detail
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