Thursday, December 22nd
sounds of Chicago
Bo Diddley (aka Ellas McDaniel, 1928-2008), “Bo Diddley” (E. McDaniel), live (TV show [The Ed Sullivan Show]), 1955
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: drums
2022
Tuesday, December 20th
voices I miss
(Jaimie Branch [6/17/83–8/22/22], trumpet, keyboards; Luke Stewart, bass; Tcheser Holmes, drums), live, New York, 6/23/22
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lagniappe
reading table
Talk is a way of not looking.
—Ann Lauterbach (1942-), from “Then Suddenly”
2022
Friday, 12/16/22
sounds of Chicago
Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
2022
Thursday, December 15th
what’s new
Julian Lage Trio (JL, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), “Tributary” (J. Lage), live, Lexington, Kentucky, 12/8/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, December 9th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Low, live, Primavera Sound Festival, Spain (near Barcelona), 6/4/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, December 7th
timeless
T-Bone Walker (1910-1975, vocals, guitar) with Memphis Slim (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), Jump Jackson (drums), “Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong,” live (TV), Germany, 1962
2022
Tuesday, December 6th
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, 1940-, reeds; Joseph Jarman, 1937-2019, reeds; Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet [MCOTD Hall of Fame]; Malachi Favors, 1927-2004, bass, percussion; Don Moye, 1946-, drums, percussion), live, Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), 1983
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2022
Monday, December 5th
like nobody else
John Zorn (composition, alto saxophone, direction) with Marc Ribot (guitar), Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone), Jamie Saft (keyboards), Trevor Dunn (bass), Cyro Baptista (percussion), Joey Baron (drums): “Karaim,” France (Marciac), 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago
2022
Friday, December 2nd
only rock ‘n’ roll
Sonic Youth, live (studio: “The Sprawl,” “Incinerate,” “Hey Joni,” “Jams Run Free,” “Pink Steam”), 2007
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Thursday, December 1st
sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words), Brandon Lopez (bass), Gerald Cleaver (percussion, voice), live, Chicago, 10/21/22
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
