never enough
Is any form of music-making more intimate?
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), String Quartet No. 15, excerpt (1st movt.); Danish String Quartet, live (BBC studio), London, 2013
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday at the Art Institute of Chicago (lunch hour)
René Magritte (1898-1967), The Lovers (1928) (Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938, closes Monday)
alone
These pieces, inspired by Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, were dedicated to her.
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), 24 Preludes and Fugues (1950-51); Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924-1993), live (BBC studio), 1992
Nos. 4 and 5
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Nos. 10 and 11
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No. 24
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art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), Mexico City, 1941
three takes
“What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul”
Marty Stuart (vocals, mandolin) & Del McCoury (vocals, guitar)
Live (TV show), 2009
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Bill Monroe (vocals, mandolin) & Doc Watson (vocals, guitar)
Recording, 1963
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Johnny Cash
Live (TV interview)
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art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, 1940
more Miles
Miles Davis Septet,* “Yesternow,” live, Norway (Oslo), 1971
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Japan (Hiroshima), 1984
*MD (trumpet), Gary Bartz (alto saxophone), Keith Jarrett (keyboards), Michael Henderson (bass), Leon Chandler (drums), Don Alias (percussion), James “Mtume” Forman (percussion).
timeless
Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (H. Williams), 1949
Note for note, syllable for syllable, this may be the most perfect song I know.
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art beat
Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Coney Island), 1959
never enough
Miles Davis Septet,* “What I Say,” live, Norway (Oslo), 1971
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Japan (Kyoto), 1981
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*MD (trumpet), Gary Bartz (soprano saxophone), Keith Jarrett (keyboards), Michael Henderson (bass), Leon Chandler (drums), Don Alias (percussion), James “Mtume” Forman (percussion).
back to church
Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church Hymn Choir, “You’re Gonna Need a Friend,” live, McConnells, S.C., 1991
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Monday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Slovakia, 1963 (from Gypsies)
Nationality Doubtful, closes today
never enough
I could live happily inside a cello.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 3 in C major for Unaccompanied Cello; Nathan Chan (1993-), live, San Francisco, 8/17/14
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Monday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Slovakia, 1966 (from Gypsies)
Nationality Doubtful, through tomorrow
only rock ’n’ roll
Cloud Nothings, “I’m Not Part of Me,” live, Chicago, 2014
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Monday at the Art Institute of Chicago
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Spain, 1975
Nationality Doubtful, through September 21st
tonight in Chicago
These guys will be at the Hideout, as will I.
Survival Unit III (Joe McPhee, tenor saxophone, pocket trumpet; Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello; Michael Zerang, drums), live, Denmark (Copenhagen), 2013
I could live a thousand years and never tire of going out in the dark to hear music.
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lagniappe
art beat: Monday at the Art Institute of Chicago (brief stop after lunch)
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Slovakia, 1963 (from Gypsies)
Nationality Doubtful, through September 21st
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