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Monday, September 26th

passings

Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophonist, October 13, 1940–September 23, 2022

“Kazuko” (P. Sanders) with Paul Arslanian (harmonium), live, California (Marin Headland), 1982

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“You’ve Got To Have Freedom” (P. Sanders)

Take 1: Live (with William Henderson, piano; James Leary, bass; Kharon Harrison, drums), Los Angeles, 2011

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Take 2: Live (with John Hicks, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums), Los Angeles, 1981

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“The Creator Has a Master Plan” (P. Sanders, L. Thomas) with Leon Thomas (vocals), et al., 1969

Saturday, September 24th

sounds of Buenos Aires

Juana Molina, live (performance begins at 5:15), Buenos Aires (Argentina), 9/23/22

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)

Thursday, September 22nd

like nothing else

Moor Mother (aka Camae Ayewa), “Woody Shaw” (feat. Melanie Charles), published 6/8/22

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inspiration

Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, composition), “Stepping Stone,” live, Italy, 1979

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lagniappe

art beat: a while ago, Art Institute of Chicago

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Grand Bouquet of Flowers (c. 1892-95), detail

Wednesday, September 21st

sounds of New York

Heart Trio (William Parker [1952-], kora; Cooper-Moore [1946-], homemade instruments; Hamid Drake [1955-, MCOTD Hall of Fame], percussion), live, New York, 6/22/22

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Monday, September 19th

sounds of New York

Brandon Lopez (bass), Mat Maneri (viola), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 9/16/22

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lagniappe

art beat: more

William Klein (1926-2022), Dance in Brooklyn, 1955

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Saturday, September 17th

more

Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB [1983-2022, trumpet, voice, percussion, composition] with Lester St. Louis [cello, voice, percussion], Jason Ajemian [bass], Chad Taylor [drums, mbira, voice]), “Prayer for Amerikka,” live, New York, 2021

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lagniappe

art beat: more

William Klein (1926-2022), 3 Kids + Harmonica, New York, 1955

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Friday, September 16th

sounds of Benin (and all over)

Angélique Kidjo (1960-), live (studio), Washington, D.C., published 9/12/22

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, September 13th

alone

Lukas Ligeti (1965-), “Thinking Songs” (2015), Mvt. III (Four-Part Invention); Caitlin Jones (marimba), 2021

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lagniappe

passings

William Klein, photographer, filmmaker, April 19, 1926–September 10, 2022

Dance in Brooklyn, New York, 1955

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Monday, September 12th

sounds of San Francisco

Charles Lloyd Quartet (CL [1938-], tenor saxophone, flute, compositions; Keith Jarrett [1945-], piano, soprano saxophone; Ron McClure [1941-], bass; Jack DeJohnette [1942-], drums), live (TV show), San Francisco, 1968

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Saturday, September 10th

3n

Paul Lytton (1947-, drums), Ken Vandermark (1964-, reeds), Nate Wooley (1974-, trumpet), live, Rochester, New York, 4/20/22

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Chicago