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Category: Chicago

Monday, January 2nd

sounds of Chicago

This track, as I recall, was something of an afterthought, recorded late that night, as the session was winding down, the lights lowered.

Carey Bell (1936-2007, vocals, harmonica), “Woman in Trouble” (C. Bell), Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1, 1978

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Sunday, January 1st

back to church

Center Baptist Church, Gastonia, N. C., 1988: “When I Make It to the City”

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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Painting with a Green Center (1913), detail

Friday, December 30th

only rock ‘n’ roll

Bartees Strange, live (“Boomer,” “Heavy Heart,” “Mulholland Dr.,” “Wretched”), Washington, D.C., 2022

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Wednesday, December 28th

sounds of Chicago

Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Alex or Aleck Miller, 1912-1965) with Hubert Sumlin (guitar), Sunnyland Slim (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), Clifton James (drums): “My Younger Days” (S.B. Williamson), live, 1964 European tour

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Friday, December 23rd

what’s new: sounds of Chicago

Hamid Drake (drums and percussion [MCOTD Hall of Fame]) & Michael Zerang (drums and percussion) with Mark Feldman (violin), Josh Berman (cornet), Mabel Kwan (piano), Kent Kessler (bass), Zahra Glenda Baker (voice), et al., live (performance begins at 32:30), last night, Chicago (Constellation)

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random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

Thursday, December 22nd

sounds of Chicago

Bo Diddley (aka Ellas McDaniel, 1928-2008), “Bo Diddley” (E. McDaniel), live (TV show [The Ed Sullivan Show]), 1955

Sunday, December 18th

sounds of Chicago

Salem Travelers, “Save Me,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1964

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, December 17th

like nothing else

Meredith Monk (1942-) and Vocal Ensemble, “Songs of Ascension” (M. Monk), excerpts, Geyserville, California, 2008

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)

Friday, 12/16/22

sounds of Chicago

Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago

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random sights

other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)

Tuesday, December 6th

sounds of Chicago

Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, 1940-, reeds; Joseph Jarman, 1937-2019, reeds; Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet [MCOTD Hall of Fame]; Malachi Favors, 1927-2004, bass, percussion; Don Moye, 1946-, drums, percussion), live, Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), 1983

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random sights

yesterday, Chicago