sounds of New York
Kidd Jordan (1935-, tenor saxophone) with Joel Futterman (1946-, piano), William Parker (1952-, bass), Hamid Drake (1955-, drums [MCOTD Hall of Fame]), live (tribute to drummer Alvin Fielder [1935-2019]), New York, 2019
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alone
William Parker (1952-, bass), “Black Reflection & Meditation,” published yesterday
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what’s new
Arooj Aftab (vocals) with Darian Donovan Thomas (violin), Shahzad Ismaily (bass, synthesizer), Gyan Riley (guitar), Maeve Gilchrist (harp), live (“Suroor,” “Mohabbat,” “Saans Lo”), New York (Brooklyn), published 12/8/21
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sounds of New York (and all over)
Jazz Libre, live, New York, 11/12/21
1st set: Willy Rodriguez’s Exploraciones Ponceñas’ (Willy Rodriguez, drums; Dezron Douglas, bass; Santiago Leibson, piano;Yoni Kretzmer, tenor saxophone)
2nd set: William Parker’s Southern Satellites (WP, bass; Francisco Mela, drum set; Isaiah Barr, tenor saxophone; Dario Gomez, voice, percussion; Oscar Pena, tambora; Isaiah Parker, piano)
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what’s new
Norah Jones (vocals, keyboard) with Brian Blade (drums, vocals), Sasha Dobson (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, vocals), live (“Christmas In My Soul” [L. Nyro], “Christmastime,” “Run Rudolph Run,” “Blue Christmas,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)”), New York, 12/9/21
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sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), New York, streamed 6/29/21
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It is in no sense
essentialthat this crown of leaves,
sifted by windas if turning over
some problem,is a gray-green
brightening into rust-redat the tips
or that its equivocations
fill this instantto the brim.
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Making”
alone
Miranda Cuckson (violin), live, New York, 11/30/21
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), Mikka S
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First rain of winter
today’s a day
people get older—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
sounds of New York
Francisco Mela (drums), William Parker (bass), Cooper Moore (piano), live, New York, 2/22/20
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The world today
is slowcore,
a rhythm section
dragging.—Peter Gizzi, from “Field Recordings” (Archeophonics, 2016)
timeless
John Coltrane Quartet (JQ [1926-1967], tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner [1938-2020], piano; Jimmy Garrison [1934-1976], bass; Elvin Jones [1927-2004], drums), live, New York (Half Note [radio broadcast]), 1965
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sounds of New York
Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine (AB, tenor saxophone; Peter Evans, trumpet; Nik Jozwiak, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), live (performance begins at 4:00), New York (Central Park), 5/1/21
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