sounds of Chicago
Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Alex or Aleck Miller, 1912-1965) with Hubert Sumlin (guitar), Sunnyland Slim (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), Clifton James (drums): “My Younger Days” (S.B. Williamson), live, 1964 European tour
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago
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other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
basement jukebox
Howlin’ Wolf (vocals, harmonica; 1910-1976), “How Many More Years,” 1951
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live, Paris, 1965
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timeless
Howlin’ Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1910-1976 [voice, harmonica], with Willie Johnson [guitar], Willie Steele [drums]), “Moanin’ at Midnight” (C. Burnett), recorded at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (then licensed to Chess Records), 1951
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a while ago, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, 1940-, saxophones; Joseph Jarman, 1937-2019, saxophones, flute; Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet, MCOTD Hall of Fame; Malachi Favors, 1927-2004, bass, percussion; Don Moye, 1946-, drums, percussion) with guests,* live (performance begins at 8:20), Switzerland (Lugano), 1993
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*Amina Claudine Myers (organ, vocals), Frank Lacy (trombone), James Carter (tenor saxophone), Chicago Beau (harmonica, vocals), Herb Walker (guitar, vocals).
timeless
Sleepy John Estes (1899 or 1900–1977; vocals, guitar), with Hammie Nixon (harmonica) and Charlie Pickett or Son Bond (guitar), “Floating Bridge” (J. Estes), 1937
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path)
basement jukebox
Sonny Boy Williamson II (aka Alex [or Aleck] Miller, 1912-1965, vocals, harmonica), “Help Me” (S. Williamson, et al.), 1963
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sounds of Chicago
Junior Wells (1934-1998, vocals, harmonica), Buddy Guy (1936-, guitar), et al., “Cryin’ Shame” (AKA “Country Girl”), live, Chicago, c. 1970
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reading table
All day long, singing,
yet the day’s not long enough
for the skylark’s song—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
basement jukebox
Doctor Ross (AKA Charles Isaiah Ross, 1925-1993), “Chicago Breakdown” (DR, vocals, harmonica, guitar, composition; Reuben Martin, washboard; Sam Phillips, producer), 1953
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