Sunday, October 1st
sounds of Memphis
Lula Collins, “Blessed Jesus,” live, Memphis, 1970s
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: September, 2023
2023
Wednesday, September 27th
alone
Milford Graves (1941-2021), live, North Carolina (Raleigh), 2019
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Sunday, September 24th
sounds of Chicago
Pilgrim Jubilees, “You’ve Got to Wait,” live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), 1966
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Bank of the Seine (1887), detail
2023
Saturday, September 23rd
like nothing else
Anthony Davis (1951-), You Have the Right to Remain Silent (2007); Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Louis Langrée, cond.) with Anthony McGill (clarinet), Earl Howard (Kurzweil synthesizer), live, Cincinnati, 2020
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, September 22nd
sounds of Algeria
Imarhan, live (“Idarchan Net,” “Tindjatan,” “Tarha Nam,” “Achinkad”), Seattle, 8/7/23
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lagniappe
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Thursday, September 21st
basement jukebox
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), “Gypsy Woman”
Milton Henry, 1976
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The Impressions, 1961
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Monday, September 18th
sounds of Chicago
Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Joshua Abrams (bass), Taylor Damon (drums), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 8/31/23
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lagniappe
reading table
this body
still alive
scratching it—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
2023
Sunday, September 17th
timeless
TV Gospel Time (c. 1962): Caravans (feat. Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, et al.), Paul Foster (Soul Stirrers), et al.
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, September 16th
alone
Marta Warelis (piano), live, New York, 5/11/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Friday, September 15th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Hives, live, Los Angeles, 5/10/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day 