Tuesday, January 11th
alone
William Parker (1952-, bass), “Black Reflection & Meditation,” published yesterday
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: bass
2022
Friday, January 7th
what’s new
Esperanza Spalding (voice, bass, compositions), live, published today
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Thursday, January 6th
voices I miss
Betty Carter (1929-1998, vocals), with Benny Green (piano), Winard Harper (drums), Michael Bowie (bass), live, Leverkusen (Germany), 1986
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Tuesday, January 4th
I can almost feel the beer spilling on my shoulder as the waitress gets bumped.
Mat Maneri Trio (MM, viola; Randy Peterson, drums; Ed Schuller, bass), live, Cambridge, Mass., 1997
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Friday, December 31st
what’s new
Arooj Aftab (vocals) with Darian Donovan Thomas (violin), Shahzad Ismaily (bass, synthesizer), Gyan Riley (guitar), Maeve Gilchrist (harp), live (“Suroor,” “Mohabbat,” “Saans Lo”), New York (Brooklyn), published 12/8/21
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last night, Chicago
2021
Friday, December 24th
what’s new
Norah Jones (vocals, keyboard) with Brian Blade (drums, vocals), Sasha Dobson (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, vocals), live (“Christmas In My Soul” [L. Nyro], “Christmastime,” “Run Rudolph Run,” “Blue Christmas,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)”), New York, 12/9/21
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other day, Chicago
2021
Thursday, December 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Fresh Palette Ensemble (Hamid Drake [MCOTD Hall of Fame], drums, percussion, voice; Michael Zerang, drums, percussion; Joshua Abrams, bass; Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone; Aoki, taiko drums; Tatsu Aoki, shamisen, conduction; Zahra Glenda Baker, voice; Angel Bat Dawid, voice, clarinet, keyboards; Mai Sugimoto, reeds), live (performance begins at 13:30), Chicago, last night
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2021
Saturday, December 18th
more
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), live, Cologne (Germany), 8/28/21
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2021
Monday, December 13th
sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), New York, streamed 6/29/21
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reading table
It is in no sense
essentialthat this crown of leaves,
sifted by windas if turning over
some problem,is a gray-green
brightening into rust-redat the tips
or that its equivocations
fill this instantto the brim.
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Making”
2021
Friday, December 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live, Paris, 1965
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