Saturday, December 4th
mesmerizing
Lea Bertucci (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, organ, electronics), “On Opposite Sides of Sleep” (film by Fern Silva), published 2/21/21
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2021
Saturday, April 3rd
never enough
Guitarist Pete Cosey? Miles gave him a lot of space, as he had pianist Bill Evans. And just as the Miles of Kind of Blue is unimaginable without Evans, so too with Cosey here.
Miles Davis Septet (MD [trumpet, organ, compositions], Dave Liebman [soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute], Pete Cosey [guitar, percussion], Reggie Lucas [guitar], Michael Henderson [bass], Al Foster [drums], Mtume [aka James Foreman, James Mtume; conga, percussion]), live, Stockholm, 1973
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2020
Thursday, August 27th
timeless
Who would’ve guessed in 1966, when he made this record—a hit single in England and the United States—at the age of 17, that he would sound this good in 2020?
Steve Winwood (1948-), “Gimme Some Lovin'” (S. Winwood), published 8/11/20
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2020
Friday, April 17th
what’s new
Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, “In the Water,” live, Los Angeles, published 4/15/20
MVPs? No contest—bassist, drummer.
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reading table
Pity us
By the sea
On the sands
So briefly—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)
2020
Sunday, February 16th
alone
Cory Henry (1987-, organ), “He Has Made Me Glad,” live
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2020
Thursday, February 13th
never enough
Looking for something to lift your spirits?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 550; Matthias Havinga (1983-), live, Netherlands (St. Bravo’s Church, Haarlem), 2016
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2019
Saturday, February 2nd
what’s new
Quinsin Nachoff’s Flux (QN, tenor saxophone, composition; David Binney, alto saxophone; Matt Mitchell, piano, keyboards, modular synthesizer; Nat Wood, drums; with guest Jason Barnsely, 1924 Kimball theatre organ), “Bounce,” video by Lee Hutzulak, 1/14/19
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2018
Friday, February 23rd
timeless
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), “What’s Going On” (M. Gaye, A. Cleveland, R. Benson), “What’s Happening Brother” (M. Gaye, J. Nyx Jr.), live, Chicago, 1972
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2018
Monday, February 5th
sounds of Iceland
I’m not quite sure what these guys are doing but whatever it is they sure know what they’re doing.
ADHD, live, Iceland (Hafnarfjörður), 2014
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2017
Tuesday, October 17th
sounds of Seattle
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, live, Seattle, 2017
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Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), Pine and Henry Streets, New York, 1936
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