sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans [trumpets, compositions], Joel Ross [vibraphone, electronics], Nick Jozwiak [bass, electronics], Michael Ode [drums]), “Malibu,” live, New York, 9/10/23
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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radio
Today, in celebration of the birthday of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti (1938-1997), it’s all Fela all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
what’s new
Meshell Ngdegeocello, “The Atlantiques” (with Jeff Parker [guitar], Josh Johnson [saxophone], et al.), published 10/3/23
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random sights
yesterday, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
sounds of Detroit
Detroit: The Blueprint of Techno (with Terrence Parker, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, et al.), 1990s
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random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
sounds of Chicago
Russ Johnson Quartet (RJ, trumpet, compositions; Mark Feldman, violin; Ethan Philion, bass; Tim Daisy, percussion), live (1st set: 1:42-; 2nd set: 2:28-), Chicago, 9/30/23
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random sights
last night, Chicago
alone
Milford Graves (1941-2021), live, North Carolina (Raleigh), 2019
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
like nothing else
Anthony Davis (1951-), You Have the Right to Remain Silent (2007); Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Louis Langrée, cond.) with Anthony McGill (clarinet), Earl Howard (Kurzweil synthesizer), live, Cincinnati, 2020
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Algeria
Imarhan, live (“Idarchan Net,” “Tindjatan,” “Tarha Nam,” “Achinkad”), Seattle, 8/7/23
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
Marta Warelis (piano), live, New York, 5/11/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
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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reading table
nothing left of the house
I was born in
fireflies—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
like nothing else
Love in Exile (Arooj Aftab [vocals], Vijay Iyer [keyboards], Shahzad Ismaily [electronics, bass]), live (“Eyes of the Endless”), Washington, D.C., 2023
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago (Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), By the Seine (1887), detail
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