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2022

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

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2022

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

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2022

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.

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2022

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

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2022

Wednesday, August 31st

this week in Chicago

He will be playing, Saturday night, at the Chicago Jazz Festival.

Miguel Zenón (1976-, alto saxophone, composition), “Navegando (Las Estrellas Nos Guían)” (feat. Los Pleneros De La Cresta), live (studio), published 8/26/22

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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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2022

Tuesday, August 30th

more

Jaimie Branch (1983-2022, trumpet) with Ben LaMar Gay (cornet) and Josh Berman (cornet), live, Chicago (Experimental Sound Studio), 2016

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Chicago

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2022

Monday, August 29th

this week in Chicago

They will be playing, Thursday night, at the Chicago Jazz Festival.

Henry Threadgill’s Zooid (HT, 1944-, MCOTD Hall of Fame [flute, alto saxophone, compositions]), Liberty Ellman [guitar], Jose Davila [tuba, trombone], Christopher Hoffman [cello], Elliot Humberto Kavee [drums]), live, Washington, D.C., 2013

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Henry Threadgill, interview, 2021

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2022

Saturday, August 27th

passings

Jaimie Branch, trumpeter, composer, singer, bandleader, June 17, 1983–August 22, 2022

Live (with Lester St. Louis [cello], Jason Ajemian [bass], Chad Taylor [drums]), Zurich, Switzerland, 2020

#1

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#2

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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2022

Thursday, August 25th

timeless

Fats Waller (1904-1943, piano, vocals), “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” (F. E. Ahlert, J. Young), 1935

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Chicago

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2022

Wednesday, August 17th

sounds of New York

Kris Davis Trio (KD, 1980-, piano, compositions; William Parker, 1952-, bass; Jeff “Tain” Watts, 1960-, drums), live, New York, 2019

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lagniappe

reading table

the stars I can see and those I will never see / will not ever again be in the same places / as they are at this moment

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we are all here together without knowing it / flying at a speed beyond thinking

—W.S. Merwin (1927-2019), from “One October Night” (Garden Time, 2016)

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