Sunday, February 26th
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price (1929-), “How I Got Over,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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other day, Chicago
(Taking a break.)
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Thursday, February 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Otis Spann (1924 or 1930–1970, piano, vocals), “Spann’s Blues,” live, Germany, 1963
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, February 21st
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Bill Orcutt (guitar), Chris Corsano (drums), live, San Francisco, 8/26/22
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Greyed Rainbow (1953), detail
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Monday, February 20th
Rarely does a musician take your breath away so quietly.
Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950, piano), 1947: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major (Op. 27, No. 2)
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Claude Monet (1840-1926), Irises (1914-17), detail
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Saturday, February 18th
sounds of Chicago
Charles Stepney [1931-1976, producer, arranger, songwriter, musician]: Out of the Shadows (2022)
Episode 1
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Episode 2
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Episode 3
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Episode 4
2023
Wednesday, February 15th
sounds of Detroit
DJ/producer Theo Parrish (1972-)
“Black Music” (feat. Craig Huckaby), Sound Sculptures Vol. 1 (2007)
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Shopping, talking, etc., 2013
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Painting with Green Center (1913), detail
2023
Thursday, February 9th
sounds of New York
Edwin Torres (voice), Fred Moten (voice), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 2019
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Tuesday, February 7th
sounds of Chicago
Sun Ra Arkestra (Sun Ra [1914-1993, keyboards, composition], et al.), “The Lady With the Golden Stockings” (aka “The Golden Lady”), c. 1958 (Chicago)
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art beat: other day, Des Moines Art Center
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Untitled (1984)
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Monday, January 30th
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, reeds, percussion; Joseph Jarman, reeds, percussion; Lester Bowie [MCOTD Hall of Fame], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors, bass, percussion; Don Moye, drums, percussion), live (“We-Bop,” “Promenade,” “On the Cote Bamako,” “Bedouin Village,” “New York Is Full of Lonely People,” “New Orleans,” “Funky AECO,” “Theme [Odwalla]”), Chicago (Jazz Showcase), 1981
(Taking a day off.)
2023
Sunday, January 15th
timeless
Spirit of Memphis Quartet (feat. Silas Steele), “He Never Left Me Alone” (E. Malone), rec. 1949 (Cincinnati)
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