Wednesday, March 30th
sweet soul music
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), “Move On Up” (C. Mayfield), live (Master Henry Gibson [1942-2002], hand drums), Netherlands (The Hague), 1987
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Chicago
2016
Saturday, March 26th
otherworldly
Iancu Dumitrescu (1944-), Infinity for bass clarinet and ensemble, Hyperion Ensemble (feat. Tim Hodgkinson, clarinets), live, Bucharest, 2009
#1
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#2
I love watching this guy conduct.
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Vincent van Gogh, Parisian Novels, 1887 (Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, through May 10th)
2016
Friday, March 4th
sounds of Chicago (and Springfield)
Never underestimate the power of idiosyncrasy.
Daniel Knox, live, Paris, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat
William Klein (1928-), Brooklyn, 1955
2016
Monday, February 29th
timeless
One of my favorite ballads.
“I Can’t Get Started” (V. Duke & I. Gershwin), Art Blakey (drums), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), John Hicks (piano), Victor Sproles (bass), live (TV show), London, 1964
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lagniappe
reading table
What I try to do is not miss anything.
—Cubs manager Joe Maddon, on his goal at work each day
2016
Sunday, February 28th
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers, “More Than a Hammer and Nails,” live (Johnny Cash Show), 1971
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lagniappe
reading table
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
—Lao Tzu (c. 5th century B.C.)
2016
Wednesday, February 24th
tonight in (snowy) Chicago
They’ll be playing at Constellation.
Ches Smith (percussion), Mat Maneri (viola), Craig Taborn (piano), “Wacken Open Air,” live, Copenhagen, 1/19/16
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“I Think”
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Looking for pointers on patience? Here’s what MCOTD recommends: a bicycle accident and hip fracture. That will, I guarantee, change your whole outlook—pronto.
2016
Sunday, February 21st
sounds of Chicago
Jessy Dixon (1938-2011) with the Chicago Community Choir, Shirley Bell, Betty Lester, Mary Shurn, live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2016
Thursday, February 18th
sounds of New York
Exquisite Corpse at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, 2015
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
From Vincent van Gogh’s Entrance to the Public Gardens at Arles, 1888 (Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, through May 10th)
2016
Thursday, February 11th
timeless
Terry Riley (1935-), In C (1964); Terry Riley & Friends, live, Amsterdam, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2016
Sunday, February 7th
sounds of Chicago
Jubilee Showcase (TV show), Chicago, 1963-1984
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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