sounds of Amsterdam
Dave Douglas Quintet (Dave Douglas, trumpet, compositions; Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; Marta Warelis piano; Nick Dunston, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Amsterdam, 1/19/23
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other day, Chicago
basement jukebox
Golden Crowns, “You’ll Need a Friend,” 1965
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voices I miss
Von Freeman (1923-2012, tenor saxophone) with Mike Allemana (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), Michael Raynor (drums), “Blame It on My Youth” (O. Levant, E. Heyman), live, Chicago (Apartment Lounge), 2010
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alone
Elliott Carter (1908-2012), Figment 1 for Cello Alone (1994); David Hetherington (cello), live, Toronto, 2020
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like nothing else
Julius Eastman (1940-1990), Stay On It (1973); Sō Percussion and Friends, live, New Jersey (Princeton), 2023
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basement jukebox
Lula Collins, “Determined to Make It In” (L. Collins), 1980 (rec. Memphis)
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what’s new
PJ Harvey (1969-, voice, guitar, compositions), live (“I Inside the Old I Dying,” “A Noiseless Noise,” “A Child’s Question, August,” “I Inside the Old Year Dying,” “White Chalk”), Washington, D.C., 11/17/23
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what’s new
John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet (JZ [1953-], alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Netherlands (Hertogenbosch), 11/3/23
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Bill Frisell Trio (BF, guitar; Thomas Morgan, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Germany (Leverkusener), 11/9/23
https://www.youtube.com/live/SEfgRFzbgjU?si=h0h20RXMwj5AAvs6
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basement jukebox
Shirley Caesar (1938-) and The Caesar Singers (with The Thompson Community Singers), “Put Your Hand in the Hand” (Grammy Award, Best Soul Gospel Performance), 1971
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another take
Live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1972
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