Friday, July 26th
what’s new
Who would’ve guessed this would be so good?
David Crosby (1941-) with the Roots, “Long Time Gone” (D. Crosby), live (TV show), 7/16/19
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
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2019
Wednesday, July 17th
mesmerizing
György Ligeti (1923-2006), Sonata for Solo Cello (1948-53); Mathias Johansen (cello), live
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2019
Friday, July 5th
basement jukebox
Billy Stewart (1937-1970), “Sitting in the Park” (B. Stewart), 1965
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lagniappe
reading table
Understanding makes the mind lazy.
—Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), The Bookshop
2019
Monday, July 1st
summer in the city
Rolling Stones, “Street Fighting Man” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/21/19
2019
Sunday, June 30th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Reunion Choir (feat. Loretta Oliver), “Walking up the King’s Highway,” live, Chicago, 2008
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Saturday, June 29th
summer in the city
As long as Charlie keeps playing drums, I’ll keep listening. He’s the oldest of the bunch and the only one who doesn’t dye his hair. And he’s the only one who sounds as good today as he did decades ago.
Rolling Stones, “Miss You” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/25/19
2019
Wednesday, June 26th
basement jukebox
Junior Wells (1934-1998), “Little by Little” (M. London), 1960
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Sunday, June 23rd
testify!
Pilgrim Jubilee Singers (aka Pilgrim Jubilees), “Testify” (feat. Cleve Graham), “Old Ship of Zion” (feat. Clay Graham), live, TV Show (Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1964
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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a walk, a voice, a poem
“The Door” by Miroslav Holub (1923-1998), translated from Czech by Ian Milner
2019
Friday, June 21st
basement jukebox
Junior Wells (1934-1998), “I Could Cry” (J. Wells), 1957
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Chicago (Millennium Park)
2019
Thursday, June 20th
more
Tonight he’ll be playing this piece, along with Bach’s five other cello suites, in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 1 in G major; Yo-Yo Ma, live, London, 2015
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