Wednesday, August 12th
sounds of Brazil
Jorge Ben & Gal Costa, “Que Pena,” live
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Robert Frank (1924-), Cafe – Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955
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2015
2015
Saturday, August 8th
tonight in Chicago
These guys are playing at Constellation.
Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, alto saxophone; Reggie Workman, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, c. 2008
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random thoughts: riding my bicycle
After a while, there’s no bicycle. No me. Only riding.
2015
Saturday, July 25th
Back to Brooklyn.
Trio Caveat (James Ilgenfritz, bass; Chris Welcome, guitar; Jonathan Moritz, saxophone) with Mat Maneri (viola), live, New York (Barbes), 2012
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musical thoughts
Too much music suffers from too little mystery.
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[T]hose who know her [nature], know her less / The nearer her they get.
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1433 (Franklin)
2015
Friday, July 24th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Patti Smith, live, England (Glastonbury Festival), 6/28/15
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Robert Frank (1924-), from The Lines of My Hand (1972)
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I have no Life but this
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1432 (Franklin)
2015
Friday, July 17th
timeless
Otis Redding (with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Sam & Dave), live, 1967
2015
Friday, July 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Wire with St. Vincent, “Drill,” live, Chicago, 6/12/15
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Danny Lyon (1942-), Brooklyn, 1974
2015
Thursday, July 9th
tonight in Chicago
This saxophonist will be playing at Elastic Arts.
Jon Irabagon Trio (JI, tenor saxophone; Mark Helias, bass; Barry Altschul, drums), live, Austria (Ulrichsberg), 2013
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Danny Lyon (1942-), Texas Department of Corrections (Walls Unit), Huntsville, Texas, 1968
2015
Saturday, July 4th
Happy 4th of July!
This country has gotten a lot of things wrong—music it got right.
The Blasters, “American Music,” live, Champaign, Ill., 1985
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), Chicago (south side blues bar), 1962
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radio: WKCR (Columbia University)
What better way to celebrate Louis Armstrong’s adopted birthday than to play his music around the clock?
2015
Friday, July 3rd
only rock ‘n’ roll
Mick Collins (Dirtbombs) with Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue (DW, bass; Randy Jacobs, guitar; Luis Resto, keyboards; Terry Thunder, drums), “Stop,” live, Detroit, 2008
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Brooklyn), 1959
2015
Monday, June 22nd
More of Ornette.
Ornette Coleman Trio (David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, percussion), playing and talking, Paris, 1966
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Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1940
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