Sunday, March 19th
old school
Soul Stirrers (feat. R.H. Harris), “Canaan Land,” 1947
Ever tire of the 21st century?
Me, too.
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), The Bathers, 1899/1904
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: gospel
2017
2017
Sunday, March 12th
gospel longa, politics brevis*
These folks were singing long before Mitt, Newt, et al., hit town. And they’ll be singing long after they’re gone.
“If I Die Before I Wake,” Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C.
Led by Brown’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Chester, S.C.
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*First posted January 15, 2012.
2017
Sunday, March 5th
back to church
“Give Me Jesus,” Langrum Branch Baptist Church, York, S.C., 2000
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lagniappe
reading table
The authentic and pure values—truth, beauty, and goodness—in the activity of a human being are the result of one and the same act, a certain application of the full attention to the object.
—Simone Weil (1909-1943), Gravity and Grace (translated from French by Emma Crawford)
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2017
Sunday, February 26th
back to church
Choir Rehearsal, “Walk Through the Streets,” White Hill AME Zion Church, Rock Hill, S.C., 2007
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lagniappe
reading table
Picasso would be incomprehensible to Rembrandt, but Nijinsky would understand Michael Jackson.
—Zadie Smith, Swing Time
2017
Sunday, February 12th
sounds of Lake City*
Doc McKenzie & The Hi-Lites, “Use Me,” live, 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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*South Carolina.
2017
Sunday, February 5th
back to church
“Who Will Be a Witness,” live, St. Paul Baptist Church, Lowrys, S.C., 2002
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2017
Sunday, January 29th
back to church
No wonder the place is packed.
St. James Adult Choir , “O Give Thanks,” live, St. James Baptist Church, Detroit
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2017
Sunday, January 22nd
back to church
Post-inaugural blues?
Try this.
First Church of Deliverance Choir, “Afterwhile It’ll All Be Over,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, New York (High Line)
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my back pages
On a cold, snowy night forty years ago, at a church outside Chicago, my wife, Suzanne, and I were married. Tenor saxophonist Von Freeman (MCOTD Hall of Fame) and pianist John Young, both now gone, performed at the ceremony. All of what they played that night—”Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “It Never Entered My Mind,” “More” (before); “In a Sentimental Mood” (unaccompanied saxophone, as the bride walked down the aisle); “My Favorite Things,” “Song for My Father” (after)—can be heard here (0:15-).
2017
Sunday, January 15th
more
Rev. Charles Nicks (1941-1988; organ) & the St. James Adult Choir (feat. Hermon Frederick), “I Can Depend on God,” live, St. James Baptist Church, Detroit
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
Kerry James Marshall (1955-), Souvenir IV (1998)
2017
Sunday, January 8th
back to church
Career plans for the next life? If none of those other things pan out (tap dancer, rubboard player in a zydeco band, bass player in a reggae band, guitar player in a Malian band, cellist in a string quartet, bird, accordionist), I might give gospel drummer a try.
Rev. Charles Nicks (1941-1988; organ) & the St. James Adult Choir, “How I Got Over,” live, St. James Baptist Church, Detroit
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art (Post Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980-2016, through today)
Thornton Dial (1928-2016), Royal Flag, 1997-1998
