Saturday, December 4th
mesmerizing
Lea Bertucci (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, organ, electronics), “On Opposite Sides of Sleep” (film by Fern Silva), published 2/21/21
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Friday, December 3rd
timeless
Howlin’ Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1910-1976 [voice, harmonica], with Willie Johnson [guitar], Willie Steele [drums]), “Moanin’ at Midnight” (C. Burnett), recorded at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (then licensed to Chess Records), 1951
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Friday, November 26th
sounds of Chicago
Magic Sam (aka Samuel Maghett, 2/14/1937–12/1/1969), live (TV broadcast), Germany, 1969
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Sunday, November 14th
sounds of Chicago
Soul Stirrers (feat. Jimmy Outler), “Looking Back,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1964
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Saturday, November 13th
sounds of Chicago
JD Allen Trio (JDA, tenor saxophone; Eric Revis, bass, electronics; Nasheet Waits, drums), live (performance begins at 21:15), Chicago, last night
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Tuesday, November 2nd
More sounds of strings, fingers, heart.
John Dowland (1563-1626), “Forlorn Hope Fancy,” Evangelina Mascardi (lute), published 11/1/21
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Monday, November 1st
never enough
What better way to begin the week?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 2 in D minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Mischa Maisky (cello), 2020
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Thursday, October 28th
sounds of Chicago
Fay Victor’s SoundNoiseFUNK (FV, vocals; Sam Newsome, soprano saxophone; Joe Morris, guitar; Reggie Nicholson, drums), live, Chicago, last night
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Tuesday, October 26th
sounds of Chicago
Spektral Quartet (Maeve Feinberg [violin], Clara Lyon [violin], Doyle Armbrust [viola], Russell Rolen [cello]), “Arnika” (Sufjan Stevens, arr. Gene Knific), Chicago, 1/28/21
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Saturday, October 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Tim Daisy (drums), live (performance begins at 5:40), Chicago, last night, with (1) Matt Piet (piano), first set, and (2) Ben Lamar Gay (cornet) and Mabel Kwan (piano), second set
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