Friday, December 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live, Paris, 1965
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Category: bass
2021
Tuesday, December 7th
sounds of New York
Francisco Mela (drums), William Parker (bass), Cooper Moore (piano), live, New York, 2/22/20
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The world today
is slowcore,
a rhythm section
dragging.—Peter Gizzi, from “Field Recordings” (Archeophonics, 2016)
2021
Wednesday, November 24th
more
Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007, violin) with Cecil Taylor Unit (CT, 1929-2018, piano, compositions; LJ, violin; John Carter, clarinet; Roberto Miranda, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, Austria (Nickelsdorf), 1987
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2021
Monday, November 15th
like nobody else
Roland Kirk Quartet (RK [aka, later, Rahsaan Roland Kirk], 1935-1977, saxophones, flute, clarinet, etc.; Ron Burton, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums), live (“Ode To Billy Joe,” “My Ship,” “Creole Love Call,” “The Inflated Tear,” “Lovellevelliloqui,” “Making Love After Hours”), Prague, 1967
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Saturday, November 13th
sounds of Chicago
JD Allen Trio (JDA, tenor saxophone; Eric Revis, bass, electronics; Nasheet Waits, drums), live (performance begins at 21:15), Chicago, last night
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Friday, November 12th
what’s new
Mipso, “Never Knew You Were Gone,” live (studio), Chattanooga, Tenn., published yesterday
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Monday, November 8th
timeless
John Coltrane Quartet (JQ [1926-1967], tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner [1938-2020], piano; Jimmy Garrison [1934-1976], bass; Elvin Jones [1927-2004], drums), live, New York (Half Note [radio broadcast]), 1965
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Saturday, November 6th
sounds of New York
Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine (AB, tenor saxophone; Peter Evans, trumpet; Nik Jozwiak, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), live (performance begins at 4:00), New York (Central Park), 5/1/21
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2021
Thursday, November 4th
sounds of New York
Zoh Amba Trio (ZA, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Francisco Mela, drums), live, New York, 9/13/21
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This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
2021
Friday, October 29th
sounds of New York
“Love in Outer Space” (Sun Ra [1934-1993]), Francisco Mora Catlett’s AfroHorn (FMC, drums; Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet, vocals; Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone; Alex Harding, baritone sax; Bob Stewart, tuba; Rashaan Carter, bass; Aruán Ortiz, piano; Román Díaz, percussion), live, New York, 2018
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