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2020

Wednesday, March 25th

MCOTD Hall of Fame

Morton Feldman (1927-1986, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Rothko Chapel (1971); Markus Creed (cond.), SWR Vokalensemble (Vocal Ensemble), et al., live, Germany (Cathedral of Speyer, Schwetzinger), 2017

 

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lagniappe

art beat: other day, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), The Red Studio (1911), detail

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reading table

Coolness—
the sound of the bell
as it leaves the bell.

—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass

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2020

Tuesday, March 24th

three takes

“Spring Is Here” (R. Rogers, L. Hart), 1938

Audra McDonald (1970-), live

 

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Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), 1958

 

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Bill Evans Trio (BE, 1929-1980, piano; Scott LaFaro, 1936-1961, bass; Paul Motian, 1931-2011, drums), 1959

 

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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streaming

NPR Music: “A List of Live Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Shutdown.”

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2020

Monday, March 23rd

like nobody else

His sound-world seems just right for these strange times—beautiful and solemn in equal measure.

Arvo Pärt (1935-), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra (Tõnu Kaljuste, cond.), live (Fratres, 1:30-; Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, 13:49-; Adam’s Lament, 22:10-; Salve Regina, 45:40-; Te Deum, 59:30-), Germany (Hamburg), 2/18/20*

 

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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*ECM Records founder/producer Manfred Eicher (1943-), who has long championed Pärt’s music, joins the others onstage at the end.

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2020

Friday, March 20th

How about something quiet, and delicate, and beautiful?

Ballaké Sissoko (1968-, kora), live, Paris, 2017

 

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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Quick the world rushed out like waters.

—Eimear McBride (1976-), A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing

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2020

Thursday, March 19th

two takes

“Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most” (F. Landesman, T. Wolf)

Betty Carter (1929-1998), 1965

 

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Bob Dorough (1923-2018, piano, vocals), 1997

 

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)

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2020

Wednesday, March 18th

sounds of Ukraine

Alyona Alyona, “Дикі танці,” 1/30/20

 

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random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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2020

Friday, March 13th

sounds of Havana

Omara Portuondo (1930-), “Sábanas Blancas,” 2019

 

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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Books are manuals for being in the world.

—writer Aleksandar Hemon (1964-)

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2020

Thursday, March 12th

tonight in Chicago

They’re playing at Elastic Arts.

Ken Vandermark (reeds), Nate Wooley (trumpet), Paul Lytton (drums), live, Chicago, 2011

 

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Kuzu (Dave Rempis, reeds; Tashi Dorji, guitar; Tyler Damon, drums), live, Columbia, S.C., 2018

 

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random sights

other day, Chicago

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2020

Wednesday, March 11th

alone

Paul Giger (1952-, violin, composition), “Karma Shadub,” 2018

 

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random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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2020

Saturday, March 7th

what’s new

Greentea Peng (aka Aria Wells), “Ghost Town” (A. Wells), 3/4/20

 

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lagniappe

art beat: yesterday, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), One: Number 31, 1950 (detail)

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