sounds of New York
Francisco Mela (drums), William Parker (bass), Cooper Moore (piano), live, New York, 2/22/20
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lagniappe
reading table
The world today
is slowcore,
a rhythm section
dragging.—Peter Gizzi, from “Field Recordings” (Archeophonics, 2016)
Three minutes of magic.
Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000, piano), live: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Air on the G String (adapted from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, 2nd Mvt.)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Autumn advances
and I become
a bit sad
closing the gate
to my hut.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
like nobody else
Vernard Johnson (alto saxophone), live (COGIC International Women’s Convention), 2013
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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[E]verything returns, but what returns is not
what went away——Louise Glück (1943-), from “The Denial of Death” (Winter Recipes from the Collective, 2021)
never enough
Steven Isserlis (cello), with Simon Callow (voice), playing and talking Bach, live, London, 10/24/21
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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And then we are simply falling—
And the world goes by,
all the worlds, each more beautiful than the last;—Louise Glück (1943-), from “Poem” (Winter Recipes from the Collective, 2021)
alone
Anna Höstman (1972-), Late Winter (for the Left Hand), Cheryl Duvall (piano), Ella Sharp Morton (art direction), published 9/21/21
The music video for Late Winter (for the Left Hand), recorded by Cheryl Duvall, with art direction by Ella Sharp Morton, will be presented at the next UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in October/November 2021 as part of the Musicians 4 Climate Justice fundraiser for UNESCO and local climate change initiatives.
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lagniappe
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
In Ohara
a lonely thread of smoke
from the charcoal burner’s kiln
drifting
disconsolate—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
like nobody else
Anton Webern (1883-1945), String Quartet (Op. 28, 1937-38); Psappha Ensemble (Benedict Holland and Sophie Rosa, violins; Vicci Wardman, viola; Jennifer Langridge, cello), live, England (Manchester), 2019
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Whenever I sleep
with my socks on
I have bad dreams—Yosa Buson (1716-1783), translated from the Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento
basement jukebox
Niney & the Observers, “Blood & Fire” (W. Holness [aka “Niney”]), 1970
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Eyes open to praise
the play of light
Upon the ceiling—
While still abed raise
The roof this morning
Rejoice as you please—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Hallelujah”
another take
Elder Demetrius Tolfre, “I don’t Know What You’ve Come To Do,” live, 2007
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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My heart
I send with the moon
into the mountains—
what of this body
left in darkness?—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
timeless
One-word review: Wow!
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), String Quartet in G minor (1893), 3rd Mvt.; Quatuor Ebène, live (90th birthday celebration for pianist Menahem Pressler [1923-]), Paris, 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
A string of wild geese
wind-strewn
through the sky
their cries echoing
confused and scattered—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
sounds (and sights) of Chicago
Avreeayl Ra (voice, drums, percussion, flute) and Ed Wilkerson (didgeridoo, tenor saxophone), live, Chicago, 8/23/20
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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Whatever it is,
I cannot understand it,
although gratitude
stubbornly overcomes me
until I’m reduced to tears.—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
