Wednesday, January 27th
sounds of Mali
Tinariwen with Lalla Badi, “Tinde Final Tinariwen,” live, Paris, 2014
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: hard-to-peg
2016
Tuesday, January 26th
sounds of New York
Nate Wooley (trumpet, electronics), For Kenneth Gaburo, live, New York, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2016
Saturday, January 23rd
today in Chicago
He’ll be performing, solo, at Corbett vs. Dempsey.
Ken Vandermark, baritone saxophone
Live, Portugal (Marvão Castle Cistern), 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2016
Friday, January 22nd
only rock ‘n’ roll
More of Tenement.
Live, Madison, Wis., 1/15/16
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lagniappe
my back pages
On a cold, snowy night thirty-nine years ago, at a church outside Chicago, tenor saxophonist Von Freeman (MCOTD Hall of Fame) and pianist John Young performed at a wedding ceremony. Both are now gone. 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) – may be heard here (0:15-).
2016
Thursday, January 21st
Ashley Fure (1982-), Soma (2012)
Curious Chamber Players, live, Germany (Darmstadt), 2012
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Why shouldn’t our music be as mysterious as our life?
2016
Tuesday, January 19th
sounds of Chicago, and Germany, and Norway – in Japan
Peter Brotzmann (Germany, alto saxophone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (Chicago, cello), Paal Nilssen-Love (Norway, drums), live, Japan (Chiba), 2011
2016
Thursday, January 14th
sounds of Chicago
Still fresh after seventy years.
John Cage (1912-1992), Credo in Us (1942)
Third Coast Percussion, live, Chicago, 2011
2016
Wednesday, January 13th
sounds of New York
More from the drummer on the new David Bowie album.
Mark Guiliana Beat Music (MG, drums; Stu Brooks, bass; Yuki Hirano, keyboards; with guests Steve Wall [tape recorder], Jeff Taylor [vocals]), live, New York, 2014
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lagniappe
reading table
Unknown –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #778 (Franklin), last line
2016
Thursday, January 7th
passings
Paul Bley, pianist, November 10, 1932-January 3, 2016
Live, 1970s?
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With Charlie Haden (bass), live, New York, 2000
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With John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Gary Peacock (bass), Paul Motian (drums; or Billy Elgart, side 2, tracks 2-3), Turning Point, rec. 1964/1968
Side 1
Side 2
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Live, Norway (Oslo), 2008
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lagniappe
reading table
I held a Jewel in my fingers –
And went to sleep –
The day was warm, and winds were prosy—
I said ”Twill keep” –I woke – and chid my honest fingers,
The Gem was gone –
And now, an Amethyst remembrance
Is all I own –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #261 (Franklin)
2016
Wednesday, January 6th
sounds of Nigeria
Wizkid, “Ojuelegba,” 2014 (audio) – 2015 (video)
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Remix featuring Drake and Skepta, 2015
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