Tuesday, July 20th
timeless
Django Reinhardt (1920-1953, guitar), “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (I. Jones, G. Kahn), 1939
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: jazz
2021
Monday, July 19th
sounds of Chicago
Live, Chicago (Constellation), 7/9/21
First set: Josh Berman (cornet), Joshua Abrams (bass), 19:00-
Second set: Dustin Laurenzi (tenor saxophone, electronics), Jeremy Cunningham (drums), Katie Ernst (bass, vocals), 1:05:00-
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, July 7th
timeless
Baby Laurence (aka Laurence Jackson, 1921-1974), tap dancer
Live (TV show with Sammy Davis Jr.), 1967
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The Jazz Hoofer (1981)
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2021
Monday, July 5th
sounds of Chicago
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live (performance begins at 47:50), Chicago, Saturday night
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
2021
Saturday, July 3rd
voices I miss
Steve Lacy (1934-2004, soprano saxophone) with Misha Mengelberg (piano), Rafael Garrett (bass), Han Bennink (drums, percussion), Monk Tribute (“Hornin’ In,” “Criss-Cross,” “Misterioso,” “Little Rootie Tootie,” “In Walked Bud – ‘Round Midnight ,” “Bright Mississippi” [Thelonious Monk]), live, Chicago, 1986
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2021
Wednesday, June 30th
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Sean Jones (trumpet), live, New York, 6/28/21
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2021
Wednesday, June 23rd
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Dafnis Prieto Big Band (DP [drums, composition], et al.), “Back to the Sunset” (feat. Henry Threadgill [alto saxophone; MCOTD Hall of Fame]; dedicated to Henry Threadgill and Andrew Hill), published 6/17/21
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2021
Tuesday, June 22nd
like nothing else
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, composition; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums), “prayer for amerikkka pt. 1 & 2” (live, Zürich, 1/23/20), with animation by Theodore Darst and Gregory Nachmanovitch, published 5/11/21
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2021
Monday, June 21st
sounds of Chicago
Joe McPhee (tenor saxophone, voice), Tomeka Reid (cello), live, Chicago (Corbett vs. Dempsey [art gallery]), 6/19/21
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2021
Wednesday, June 16th
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton Accelerator Ghost Trance Septet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, trumpet, bugle, trombone; Jessica Pavone, violin, viola; Chris Dahlgren, bass, viola da gamba; Aaron Siegel, drums, percussion, vibraphone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jay Rozen, tuba), “Composition #358,” live, Spain (San Sebastian), 2008
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