timeless
Harmonizing Four of Richmond, “Amazing Grace,” live (TV show [TV Gospel Time]), early 1960s
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), detail from Excavation (1950)
passings
Syl Johnson, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, July 1, 1936–February 6, 2022
“Different Strokes,” 1967
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“Is It Because I’m Black” (S. Johnson, et al.), 1969
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“Take Me to the River” (A. Green, M. Hodges), 1975
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
another take
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12 (1894)
Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989), live, New York (Carnegie Hall), 1968
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Bill Moss and the Celestials, “I’ve Already Been to the Water,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1969
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) and Mary Halvorson (guitar), live (performance begins at 14:30), Amsterdam, 2/3/22
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
passings
Jimmy Johnson, singer, guitarist, November 25, 1928–January 31, 2022
“Cold, Cold Feeling” (J. M. Robinson), live, San Francisco, 2015
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Sam Lay, drummer, March 20, 1935–January 29, 2022
Sam Lay in Bluesland (trailer), 2014
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Boston
Francisco Mela Quartet (FM, drums; Hery Paz and George Garzone, tenor saxophones; John Lockwood, bass), “Mr. PC” (J. Coltrane), live, Boston, 2016
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), detail from Greyed Rainbow (1953)
sounds of Chicago
Little Criss and the Righteous Singers, “I’ll Go,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Amsterdam
Jeff Kaiser (trumpet, laptop), Michael Moore (clarinets), Michael Vatcher (percussion), live, Amsterdam, 2009
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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Barbara Kruger (1945-), fragment from the exhibit Thinking of You/ I Mean Me/ I Mean You
back to church
“Look away in the middle of the air,” live, Rock Hill, S.C. (Nazareath Baptist Church), 2003
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other day, Chicago
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