sounds of Chicago
Edward Wilkerson (1953-, tenor saxophone, clarinet, didgeridoo) and Joe Morris (1955-, guitar), live, Chicago (Experimental Sound Studio garden), 7/23/23
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
timeless
Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904-1972), “Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down,” live, Mississippi (Como), 1959
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sounds of Chicago
Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble (DL, vocals, electronics; Dana Hall, drums; Arif Smith, percussion; Angel Bat Dawid, clarinet, vocals; Ben Lamar Gay, cornet; Monique Golding, vocals; Tremaine Parker, vocals; Erica Rene, vocals), “The Body Is Electric” (D. Locks), live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 2021
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other day, Chicago (Lurie Garden)
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Shirley Caesar, 1938-), “My All to the Lord,” 1960
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reading table
There are things
We live among ‘and to see them
Is to know ourselves’.
—George Oppen (1908-1984), from “Of Being Numerous”
what’s new
Tamikrest, live (studio), Seattle, published yesterday
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape, through 9/4/23)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), A Woman Walking in a Garden (1887), detail
timeless
Arizona Dranes (1889 or 1891-1963, vocals, piano), “Lamb’s Blood Has Washed Me Clean,” rec. 1926 (Chicago)
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other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
sounds of Bristol
Manami (DJ), live, Bristol, 4/29/23
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sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (documentary with Roscoe Mitchell [1940-, reeds, percussion], Joseph Jarman [1937-2019, reeds, percussion], Lester Bowie [1949-1999, trumpet, percussion; MCOTD Hall of Fame], Malachi Favors [1927-2004, bass, percussion], Don Moye [1946-, drums, percussion]), 1981
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
Inez Andrews (1929-2012) and the Andrewettes, “Mary Don’t You Weep,” live, 1960s
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other night, Chicago
timeless
R. L. Burnside (1926-2005), live, 1984*
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*Songs: 01. Poor Black Mattie, 02. Rolling & Tumbling, 03. Peach Tree Blues, 04. Skinny Woman, 05. Going Down South, 06. I Believe My Time Ain’t Long, 07. Bad Luck And Trouble, 08. Jumper On The Line, 09. Ramblin’ On My Mind, 10. Gone So Long, 11. Long Distance Call, 12. 44 Blues, 13. See What My Buddy Done, 14. Poor Boy, 15. Sneakers Jam.
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