Wednesday, May 31st
sounds of England
Sleaford Mods, “Out There,” 2021
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Little Simz, “Speed,” 2021
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: May, 2023
2023
Tuesday, May 30th
passings
Tina Turner (aka Anna Mae Bullock), singer, November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
“A Fool in Love,” live (TV show [Hollywood a Go-Go]), 1965
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“River Deep – Mountain High,” 1966 (original promo, edited)
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Rehearsing with Ikettes in dressing room
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2023
Monday, May 29th
sounds of Chicago
Otis Spann (1924, or 1930, to 1970; piano, vocals), “Ain’t Nobody’s Business if I Do,” live, 1966
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Sunday, May 28th
timeless
Skip James (1902-1969, vocals, guitar), “Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader,” 1931 (rec. Grafton, Wis.)
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2023
Saturday, May 27th
timeless
Art Blakey & The New Jazzmen (AB, drums; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Nathan Davis, tenor saxophone; Jaki Byard, piano; Reggie Workman, bass), “Crisis” (F. Hubbard), live, Paris, 1965
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yesterday, outside Chicago
2023
Friday, May 26th
like nothing else
Lionel Marchetti (1967-), Inland Lake (le lac intérieur), 2019; Decibel (new-music ensemble founded in Western Australia in 2009), film by Karl Ockelford, published 5/23/23
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Monday, May 22nd
basement jukebox
Meters, “Cissy Strut” (A. Neville, Z. Modeliste, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter), 1969
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other day, Chicago
2023
Sunday, May 21st
more
James Brandon Lewis (tenor saxophone), “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” live Denver
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yesterday, Chicago (Lurie Garden)
2023
Saturday, May 20th
sounds of Chicago
Mark Feldman (violin), Dave Rempis (saxophones), Tim Daisy (drums), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 5/11/23
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art beat: this morning, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape, through Sept. 4th)
Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Factories at Clichy (1887), detail
2023
Wednesday, May 17th
what’s new
Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar), Anthony Pirog (guitar), Jarrett Gilgore (alto saxophone), Janel Leppin (cello), live, Washington, D.C., 5/1/23
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