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Category: New Orleans

Friday, November 4th

sounds of New Orleans

Snooks Eaglin (1936 [or 37]–2009), with George Porter Jr. (bass, vocals) and Ken Blevins (drums), live, New York, c. 1990: “Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)” (A. Toussaint)

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Chicago

Monday, August 8th

alone

Dai Fujikura (1977-), Sakana (2007); Ryan Muncy (tenor saxophone, International Contemporary Ensemble), live, New York, 2015

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Friday, May 13th

like nobody else

James Booker (1939-1983, piano, vocals), “True” (L. Cottrell, D. Albert), live, Montreux, Switzerland, 1978

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Sunday, April 17th

sounds of New Orleans

Doreen Ketchens (clarinet, voice), et al., “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” (trad.), live, New Orleans, 2010

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lagniappe

random sights

other day, Oak Park, Ill.

Friday, October 22nd

sounds of New Orleans

Cha Wa, live (“My People,” “Bow Down,” “Morning Glory,” “Wildman”), published 10/18/21

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Thursday, July 29th

basement jukebox: sounds of New Orleans

Professor Longhair (aka Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd, 1918-1980; vocals, piano), “Tipitina” (R. Byrd, C. Matassa), 1954

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

Tuesday, July 27th

sounds (and sights) of New Orleans

Hot 8 Brass Band, “Give Me the Night”; Second Line Parades, New Orleans, 2018-2019

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)

Friday, July 23rd

sounds (and sights) of New Orleans

Jon Batiste, “Freedom” (J. Batiste, A, Rowe), 2021

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Chicago

Thursday, March 4th

basement jukebox

Irma Thomas (1941-), “Time Is on My Side” (J. Ragovoy, J. Norman), 1964

 

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lagniappe

reading table

Wild night – Wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 269 (Johnson)

Wednesday, December 23rd

sounds of New Orleans

The Meters (with Lowell George, slide guitar), “Just Kissed My Baby” (Z. Modeliste, A. Neville, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter Jr.), 1974

 

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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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