never enough
Best job in music? Playing drums for Monk.
Thelonious Monk Quartet (TM [1917-1982], piano, compositions; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums), live (“Monk’s Dream”; Drums solo; “Criss-Cross”; “Rhythm-a-Ning”; “Epistrophy”; “Evidence”; “Ruby, My Dear”; “Bright Mississippi”), Brussels, 1963
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random sights
this morning, Chicago (Monadnock Building)
sounds of Chicago
Erwin Helfer (1936-, piano; with John Brumbach [tenor saxophone], Lou Marini [bass]), live (performance begins at 8:45), Chicago (Constellation), Saturday night
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Keefe Jackson Trio (KJ, saxophone, clarinet; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Roebke, bass), live, Chicago, last night (performance begins at 15:00)
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), live, New York, 5/17/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Mark Shim Trio (MS, tenor saxophone; Matt Brewer, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), “Jive Ones,” live, New York, 5/12/21
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other day, outside Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Black Diamond (Artie Black, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet; Hunter Diamond, tenor saxophone, flute; Matt Ulery, bass; Neil Hemphill, drums), live (performance begins at 16:00), Chicago (Constellation,) last night
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
more sounds of Niger
Mdou Moctar, “Chet Boghassa,” live, Niger (Niamey), 2020
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
timeless
Johnny Griffin/Woody Shaw Quintet (JG, 1928-2008, tenor saxophone; WS, 1944-1989, trumpet; John Hicks, 1941-2006, piano; Reggie Johnson, 1940-2020, bass; Alvin Queen, drums, 1950-), live, Germany (Cologne), 1986
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers (with Willie Dixon, bass), “Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)” (R. Staples), live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1966
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Niger
Mdou Moctar, “Afrique Victime” (M. Moctar), published 4/1/21
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
