sounds of Paris
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live, Paris, 7/12/21
first set
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second set
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random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
basement jukebox
The Paragons, “The Tide Is High” (J. Holt, T. Evans, H. Barrett), 1967
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this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
This performance, streamed Saturday during a fundraiser for Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio, is full of wonders, including a singing dog.
Roscoe Mitchell (1940-, saxophones, percussion), performance begins at 1:04:25, streamed 8/14/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
sounds of Chicago
Golden Eagle Gospel Singers, “The Prodigal Son” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
For those who proclaim
they’ve grown weary of children,
there are no flowers—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
timeless
Swan Silvertones (feat. Claude Jeter, Percell Perkins), “All Aboard” (P. Perkins), 1951
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other day, Chicago
*****
reading table
Blue sky, cold geese honk.
On a bare mountain, tree leaves flutter.
At dusk in the village, smoke billows from every house.
Alone with my empty bowl, I head home.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
sounds of Chicago
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951, piano), “How Long Blues” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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other day, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Jason Stein Trio (JS, bass clarinet; Jason Roebke, bass; Marcus Evans, drums), live (Constellation; performance begins at 3:00), Chicago, 7/31/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
sounds (and sights) of New Orleans
Jon Batiste, “Freedom” (J. Batiste, A, Rowe), 2021
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yesterday, Chicago
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor; Menno van Delft (clavichord), live, Amsterdam, 2015
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
basement jukebox: sounds of Chicago
Syl Johnson (vocals, harmonica), “Take Me to the River” (A. Green, M. Hodges), 1975
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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