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Marty Erlich: Dark Woods/Bright Sparks (Marty Ehrlich [1955-], woodwinds, compositions; Ron Horton, trumpet; Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon; Erik Friedlander, cello; Matt Pavolka, bass; Satoshi Takahashi, percussion; Erica Hunt, words), live, New York, 12/10/23

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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reading table

Even now there are places where a thought might grow—

—Derek Mahon (1941-2020), from “A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford”

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2023

Thursday, December 7th

voices I miss

Lonnie Mack (1941-2016, vocals, guitar), “She Don’t Come Here Anymore” (B. Jones, L. Mack, W. Bullock), 1969

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another take (1966)

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yesterday, Chicago

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2023

Wednesday, December 6th

passings

Mars Williams, saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, May 29, 1955-November 20, 2023

With Psychedelic Furs, “Sister Europe,” live, 2013, excerpt

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With Tim Daisy (drums), live, Chicago (Hungry Brain), 2014, excerpt

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Mars Williams’ “The Devil’s Whistle” (with Nels Cline [guitar], James Brandon Lewis [saxophone], Jason Marsalis [drum kitchen], Michael Zerang [trash can drum kit], et al.), live, New Orleans (Music Box Village), 2022, excerpts

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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2023

Wednesday, November 22nd

alone

Elliott Carter (1908-2012), Figment 1 for Cello Alone (1994); David Hetherington (cello), live, Toronto, 2020

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2023

Monday, November 20th

like nothing else

Julius Eastman (1940-1990), Stay On It (1973); Sō Percussion and Friends, live, New Jersey (Princeton), 2023

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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2023

Wednesday, November 15th

what’s new

John Zorn’s New Masada Quartet (JZ [1953-], alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Netherlands (Hertogenbosch), 11/3/23