Tuesday, July 2nd
like nobody else
Blossom Dearie (1924-2009), “Sophisticated Lady” (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Parrish), live, 1983
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: hard-to-peg
2019
Friday, June 28th
She’s on to something—what, I’m not quite sure.
Alyona, Alyona, “Залишаю свій дім,” 2018
the song is about the fact that she leaves her home and parents in the province and moved to the capital (Kiev)
—YouTube comment
(More? Here.)
2019
Tuesday, June 25th
floating down the river
Wadada Leo Smith, “Emmett Till: Defiant, Fearless” (W.L. Smith), live, Glendora, Miss., 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Wednesday, June 19th
what’s new
Rosanne Cash and Ry Cooder (with John Leventhal [guitar], Joachim Cooder [drums], et al.), live, last night, Chicago (Chicago Theatre)
“Long Black Veil” (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin)
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“Ring of Fire” (June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore)
2019
Tuesday, June 18th
like-nobody-else x 2
Cecil Taylor Trio (CT, 1929-2018, piano; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Sunny Murray, drums) with Albert Ayler (1936-1970, tenor saxophone), “Four,” excerpt (C. Taylor), live, Copenhagen, 1962
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lagniappe
reading table
A Bomb upon the Ceiling
Is an improving thing –
It keeps the nerves progressive
Conjecture flourishing –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 1150 (Franklin)
2019
Thursday, June 13th
more
Tyshawn Sorey (1980-), Nebulae (2018); PRISM Quartet and Tyshawn Sorey (percussion), live, New York, 2018
2019
Tuesday, June 11th
what’s new
Yasmin Williams (guitar), “Restless Heart,” live, Washington, D.C., published 5/20/19
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Lurie Garden)
2019
Friday, May 31st
what’s new
Julia Holter, live (studio), Seattle, 3/6/19 (published today)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2019
Thursday, May 30th
How about something new?
Close your eyes—listen.
Tyshawn Sorey (1980-), Everything Changes, Nothing Changes (2018); JACK Quartet, live, Banff, Canada, 3/28/19
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Berwyn, Ill.
music clip of the day 