Friday, May 29th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Oblivians, live, Bartlett, Tenn., 1996
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2015
Friday, May 15th
passings
B.B. King, singer, guitarist, September 16, 1925-May 14, 2015
“The Thrill Is Gone” (R. Hawkins, R. Darnell), live
Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), 1974
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Montreux Jazz Festival, 1993
2015
Tuesday, May 12th
sounds of Amsterdam
More of the Instant Composers Pool (ICP) Orchestra.*
Live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 5/3/15
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lagniappe
art beat
Bruce Davidson (1933-), Palisades, New Jersey, 1958
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*Ab Baars, tenor saxophone; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone; Michael Moore, alto saxophone; Thomas Heberer, trumpet; Walter Wierbos, trombone; Tristan Honsiger, cello; Mary Oliver, violin; Ernst Glerum, bass; Han Bennink, drums; with guest Guus Janssen (piano).
2015
Saturday, May 9th
tonight in Chicago
These guys will be at Constellation, as will I.
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil (TB, alto saxophone; Oscar Noriega, clarinet, bass clarinet; Matt Mitchell, piano; Ches Smith, drums, vibes, conga), “Lost in Redding,” live, Buenos Aires, 2015
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), Palisades, New Jersey, 1958
2015
Monday, May 4th
sounds of Amsterdam
It’s a wonderful life—sometimes, anyway. This weekend, in Chicago, I got to hear these folks twice: Saturday night all together (Constellation), Sunday in a series of (mostly) duos and trios (Elastic Arts).
Instant Composers Pool (ICP) Orchestra*
“Lavoro” (S. Bergin, borrowing from “Moten Swing”), live, Oakland, Ca., 2013
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“East of the Sun, West of the Moon” (Brooks Bowman), recording (East of the Sun), 2014
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*Ab Baars, tenor saxophone; Tobias Delius, tenor saxophone; Michael Moore, alto saxophone; Thomas Heberer, trumpet; Walter Wierbos, trombone; Tristan Honsiger, cello; Mary Oliver, violin; Ernst Glerum, bass; Han Bennink, drums.
2015
Friday, May 1st
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Ex, “That’s Not a Virus,” live, France (Annecy), 2015
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William Klein (1928-), 4 Heads, New York, 1955
2015
Thursday, April 30th
tonight in Chicago
These folks—three reed players and a cellist from Chicago, along with a drummer from Norway—will be playing (and recording a live album) at a performing-arts center on the city’s northwest side (Elastic Arts).
Dave Rempis (saxophones), Keefe Jackson (reeds), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Tomeka Reid (cello), Tollef Østvang (drums), live, Lafayette, Ind., 4/25/15
2015
Friday, April 24th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Metz, “Get Off,” live, Seattle, 2014
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Thursday, April 23rd
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Mingus!
Charles Mingus, composer, bandleader, bassist
April 22, 1922-January 5, 1979
Better late than never for someone who, like Miles and Monk, Bach and Beethoven, I couldn’t live without.
Charles Mingus (bass) with Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute), Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Jaki Byard (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums), live, Belgium, Norway, and Sweden, 1964*
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musical thoughts
There’s something about listening to Eric Dolphy that makes you feel glad to be alive.
—Cliff Preiss, DJ, WKCR (Columbia University), yesterday (Mingus birthday broadcast)
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*Set lists (courtesy of YouTube):
Belgium
00:00-00:45 Intro
00:46-05:33 So Long Eric
05:35-11:20 Peggy’s Blue Skylight
11:23-32:03 Meditations On Integration
Norway
32:30-54:46 So Long Eric
56:30-1:11:40 Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
1:13:53-1:16:20 Parkeriana
1:16:22-1:29:05 Take The “A” Train
Sweden
1:30:05-1:33:55 So Long Eric
1:34:02-1:52:35 Meditations On Integration
1:52:40- 1:59:50 So Long Eric
2015
Wednesday, April 22nd
sounds of South Africa
Fantasma, “Basbizile,” live, London, 2015
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Another take (Free Love, 2015)
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