five takes
“Burning Love” (D. Linde)
Arthur Alexander, recording, 1972
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Elvis Presley, live, Greensboro, N.C., 1972
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Elvis Presley, recording, 1972
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Bruce Springstein, live, Italy (Florence), 2012
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The Korean Black Eyes, recording, 1974
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lagniappe
art beat
Weegee (AKA Arthur Fellig, 1899-1968)
sweet soul music
D’Angelo and The Soultronics (Questlove, drums; Pino Palladino, bass; Chalmers “Spanky” Alford, guitar; Frank Lacy, trombone, trumpet; Anthony Hamilton, vocals, et al.), “Send It On,” live, London, 2000
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art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
two takes
“Strange Man” (D. L. Coates)
Patty Griffin, live, London, 2013
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Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002; MCOTD Hall of Famer), recording, 1968
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art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
Heaven isn’t somewhere else. It’s right here, right now. Don’t believe me? Put on a pair of headphones. Close your eyes. Listen.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Anner Bylsma, live, Germany (Dornheim), 2000
#1
#2 (ends at 9:15)
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Kyoto, 1984
sounds of Chicago
The Stars of Heaven, live, Chicago, 2012
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art beat
John H. White, Chicago (south side), 1973
sounds of Chicago
Robbie Fulks, “I’ll Trade You Money For Wine,” live, Norway (Oslo), 2013
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art beat
Danny Lyon (1942-), Uptown, Chicago (1965)
soundtrack to a dream
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994), String Quartet (1964); Tetris Quartet, live, Thailand (Bangkok), 2012
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art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-), Japan (Kyoto), 1981
Food.
Family.
Gratitude.
Once a year’s plenty for most holidays.
Thanksgiving couldn’t come too often.
Dolly Varden, “Thank You” (For A While, 2013)
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art beat
Paul Strand (1890-1976)
Barns and Sheds, Louiseville, Quebec, 1936
serendipity
This I bumped into the other day on the radio.*
Salvatore Sciarrino (1947-), Piano Trio No. 2 (1987); Alter Ego Ensemble, 1999
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Paul Strand (1890-1976)
Abstraction, Porch Shadows, Twin Lakes, Connecticut, 1916
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*WKCR-FM (Columbia University), Afternoon New Music (11/25/13).
sounds of New York
Charles Gayle (tenor saxophone), William Parker (bass), Marvin “BuGaLu” Smith (drums), with Brandon James Lewis (tenor saxophone, 10:10-), live, New York (Whole Foods, Union Square), 2012
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Robert Frank (1924-), New York, 1947
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