Thursday, August 13th
like nothing else
Alvin Fielder (1935-2019, drums), Roscoe Mitchell (1940-, soprano, alto and sopranino saxophones), live, Houston, 2013
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
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Month: August, 2026
2026
Sunday, August 9th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Choir featuring Glenn Burleigh (guest director), Founder/Pastor Emeritus Rev. Clay Evans, then Current Pastor Rev. Reginald Sharpe, Minister of Music Lou Della Evans Reid, and Assistant Minister of Music Rev. Reginald McCracken, “Just for Who You Are” (G. Burleigh), live, Chicago, c. 1990s
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other day, Chicago
2026
Saturday, August 8th
what’s new
Brandon Seabrook Utility Modern (BS, guitar, composition; Bill Frisell, guitar; Rashaan Carter, electric bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), “The Guitar Is a Weather Event, Even,” published 8/6/26
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last night, Chicago
2026
Friday, August 7th
what’s new(ish)
Swamp Dogg (1942-), “Knock Knock (Memories),” published 6/18/26
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2026
Sunday, August 2nd
two takes
Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” 1916
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), 1928
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James Cleveland (1931-1991) with the Angelic Choir, 1962
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yesterday, Chicago
2026
Saturday, August 1st
what’s new
Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone) & Luis Perdomo (piano), “El Día Que Me Quieras” (Alfredo Le Pera, Carlos Gardel), published yesterday
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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