voices I miss
Prince & The Band,* “Footprints” (Wayne Shorter), live, East Rutherford, New Jersey (soundcheck), 2004
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*Prince (guitar), John Blackwell (drums), Rhonda Smith (bass), Mike Scott (guitar), Renato Neto (keyboards), Chance Howard (keyboards), Greg Boyer (trombone), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Candy Dulfer (saxophone).
what’s new
Ingrid Laubrock (tenor, soprano saxophones) with Brandon Seabrook (electric guitar), Shawn Lovato (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), DoYeon Kim (25-String Gayageum), “Atomic Breath” (I. Laubrock), published today
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Marc Ribot Quartet (MR, guitar; Chad Taylor, drums; Briggan Krauss, alto saxophone; Sebastian Steinberg, bass), “Ghost of Sleep” (M. Ribot), published today
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MCOTD Hall of Fame
Blind Willie Johnson, “God Moves on the Water,” 1929
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voices I miss
Lester Bowie’s New York Organ Ensemble (LB, 1941-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame, trumpet; Frank Lacy, trombone; James Carter, tenor saxophone; Spencer Barefield, guitar; Kathy Farmer, organ; Famadou Don Moye, drums), live, Madrid, 1992
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what’s new
Brandon Seabrook Utility Modern (BS, guitar, composition; Bill Frisell, guitar; Rashaan Carter, electric bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), “The Guitar Is a Weather Event, Even,” published 8/6/26
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what’s new
Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet (JL, tenor saxophone; Julian Lage, guitar; Asante Santi Debriano, bass; Will Calhoun, drums), “Fanfare for Unity” (J. Lovano), live, Spain (San Sebastian), July 23, 2026
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like nobody else
John Zorn, New Masada Quartet (JZ, alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Poland (Poznan), 6/1/26
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like nothing else
Miles Davis (with Pete Cosey, electric guitar, percussion [early AACM member]; Dave Liebman, soprano saxophone; Michael Henderson, bass; Reggie Lucas, electric guitar; Al Foster, drums; James Mtume, congas, percussion, rhythm box, water drum), live (“Turnaroundphrase,” “Tune in 5,” “Ife,” “Right Off [Jack Johnson Theme],” “Funk,” “Calypso Frelimo”), Vienna, 1973
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Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945 [MCOTD Hall of Fame], vocals, guitar) with Willie B. Harris (vocals), “I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge,” rec. 12/5/1928, Dallas
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