basement jukebox
Shirley Caesar (1938-) and The Caesar Singers (with The Thompson Community Singers), “Put Your Hand in the Hand” (Grammy Award, Best Soul Gospel Performance), 1971
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another take
Live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Unwound, live, Olympia, Wash., 1994
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Rev. Arthur Davis & The Salem Travelers, “Right Now,” live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1976
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Russ Johnson Quartet (RJ, trumpet, compositions; Mark Feldman, violin; Ethan Philion, bass; Tim Daisy, percussion), live (1st set: 1:42-; 2nd set: 2:28-), Chicago, 9/30/23
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random sights
last night, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Pilgrim Jubilees, “You’ve Got to Wait,” live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), 1966
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), Bank of the Seine (1887), detail
basement jukebox
Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), “Gypsy Woman”
Milton Henry, 1976
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The Impressions, 1961
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Joshua Abrams (bass), Taylor Damon (drums), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 8/31/23
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lagniappe
reading table
this body
still alive
scratching it—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
alone
Marta Warelis (piano), live, New York, 5/11/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Hives, live, Los Angeles, 5/10/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
like nothing else
Love in Exile (Arooj Aftab [vocals], Vijay Iyer [keyboards], Shahzad Ismaily [electronics, bass]), live (“Eyes of the Endless”), Washington, D.C., 2023
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), By the Seine (1887), detail
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