Sunday, August 31st
sounds of Chicago
The Caravans (feat. Albertina Walker, 1929-2010), “To Whom Shall I Turn,” live (Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1969
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Month: August, 2025
2025
Friday, August 29th
Happy Birthday!
Charlie Parker (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955, alto saxophone) with Fats Navarro (trumpet), Bud Powell (piano), Art Blakey (drums), et al., recorded live at Birdland (NYC) on May 15-16, 1950*
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radio
Today it’s all Bird all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
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*Complete information regarding personnel and compositions can be found here.
2025
Saturday, August 23rd
One-word review: Wow!
The Leaders (Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet, MCOTD Hall of Fame; Chico Freeman, 1949-, tenor saxophone [son of MCOTD Hall of Famer Von Freeman]; Arthur Blythe, 1940-2017, alto saxophone; Kirk Lightsey, 1937-, piano; Cecil McBee, 1935-, bass; Famadou Don Moye, 1946-, drums), live (“Luna,” C. Freeman; “Blues on the Bottom,” C. McBee; “Heaven Dance,” K. Lightsey), Vienna, c. 1989 (published 8/20/25)
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago
2025
Wednesday, August 20th
alone
Jimmy Rowles (1918-1996, piano), “Poor Butterfly” (J. Golden, R. Hubbell), live, New Orleans, 1982
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reading table
Only: sing.
—John Berryman (1914-1972, MCOTD Hall of Fame), from “An Untitled Dream Song” (New York Review of Books, 8/21/25)
2025
Sunday, August 17th
basement jukebox
Bill Moss and the Celestials, “God Has Been So Good,” 1964
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2025
Sunday, August 10th
basement jukebox
Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002 [MCOTD Hall of Fame], with Gospel Harmonettes), “You’ve Been Good to Me” (D. Coates), 1960s
2025
Tuesday, August 5th
3n
Marcus Gilmore (drums) with David Virelles (piano), Petros Klampanis (bass), “Cape Stride” (M. Gilmore), live, Greece (Athens), 2023
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2025
Saturday, August 2nd
basement jukebox
Arlene Bell & The Kenyattas, “There’s Something Wrong With You,” 1977
2025
Friday, August 1st
sounds of Chicago
DJ Pierre (aka Nathaniel Pierre Jones, 1965-), live, Chicago, published 7/18/25
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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