serendipity
This I bumped into the other day, happily.
The NU Band (Kenny Wessel, guitar; Joe Fonda, bass; Lou Grassi, drums), “The Unnecessary Correction,” live, Rochester, N.Y., 9/26/21
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lagniappe
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Rwanda
The Good Ones (feat. Nels Cline, electric guitar), “Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love” (A. Kazigira), 2019 (Rwanda, You Should Be Loved)
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random sights
other day, Chicago
sounds of New York
last night, Brooklyn: Daniel Carter (reeds), Claire De Brunner (bassoon), Aron Namewirth (guitar), Adam Caine (bass), Jeff Pearring (alto saxophone)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sweet soul music
Isley Brothers (Ronald Isley [vocals], Ernest Isley [guitar], et al.), live (“Between the Sheets,” “Footsteps in the Dark,” “For the Love of You,” “That Lady”), St. Louis (home studio), published 8/18/21
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
timeless
Django Reinhardt (1920-1953, guitar), “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (I. Jones, G. Kahn), 1939
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other day, Chicago
timeless
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), with his wife, Willie B. Harris, “The Rain Don’t Fall on Me,” 1930
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
She’s put the child to sleep
and now she washes clothes
under the summer moon.—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Robert Hass
basement jukebox: sounds of Chicago
Otis Rush (1934-2018), “I Can’t Quit You Baby” (W. Dixon), 1956
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Metropolitan Correctional Center)
timeless
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning,” 1929
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Mississippi
Fred McDowell (1906-1972; vocals, guitar), “Woke up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus,” recorded by Alan Lomax in Como, Miss., 1959
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello, compositions; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), live (“Billy Bang’s Bounce,” “Niki’s Bop,” “Ballad,” “Aug 6,” “Glass Light,” “Woodlawn”), Los Angeles, 5/27/21
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
