Saturday, October 7th
what’s new
Meshell Ngdegeocello, “The Atlantiques” (with Jeff Parker [guitar], Josh Johnson [saxophone], et al.), published 10/3/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: guitar
2023
Friday, September 22nd
sounds of Algeria
Imarhan, live (“Idarchan Net,” “Tindjatan,” “Tarha Nam,” “Achinkad”), Seattle, 8/7/23
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lagniappe
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, September 15th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Hives, live, Los Angeles, 5/10/23
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Wednesday, September 13th
timeless
Returning to a record after years away, both you and it are new.
Miles Davis (1926-1991, trumpet), In a Silent Way (with Wayne Shorter [1933-2023], soprano saxophone; John McLaughlin [1942- ], electric guitar; Chick Corea [1941-2021], electric piano; Herbie Hancock [1940-], electric piano; Joe Zawinul [1932-2007], electric piano, organ; Dave Holland [1946-], bass; Tony Williams [1945-1997], drums), 1969
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lagniappe
reading table
nothing left of the house
I was born in
fireflies—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
2023
Saturday, August 19th
timeless
John Lee Hooker (1917–2001), “Serves Me Right to Suffer” (J. L. Hooker), live (TV show), Germany (Cologne), 1968
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Thursday, August 10th
passings
Robbie Robertson, guitarist, songwriter, singer, July 5, 1943–August 9, 2023
The Band, live (“Time to Kill,” “The Weight,” “This Wheel’s on Fire,” “Up on Cripple Creek”), live, Pittsburgh, 1970
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2023
Sunday, July 30th
timeless
Mississippi Fred McDowell (1904-1972), “Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down,” live, Mississippi (Como), 1959
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2023
Friday, June 23rd
what’s new
Meshell Ndegeocello, “ASR ,” published 6/20/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2023
Sunday, June 18th
sounds of Vidalia
The Benjamin Phillips Documentary: The Life of a Living Legend (excerpt), Vidalia, Georgia, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Thursday, June 8th
sounds of Chicago
Stephen Haynes with Friends (SH, cornet; Josh Berman, cornet; Ben LaMar Gay, cornet; Sarah Clausen, alto saxophone; Hunter Diamond, tenor saxophone; Peter Maunu, guitar, violin; Katinka Kleijn, cello; Damon Locks, samples, electronics; Matthew Lux, bass), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), 5/30/23
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day 