never enough
Hearing the right music at the right time can alter the trajectory of your day, as I found, again, yesterday, listening to this.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), piano
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sound . . . by . . . sound . . . by . . .
AMM (Eddie Prévost, percussion; Keith Rowe, electric guitar, electronics; John Tilbury, piano), live, Berlin, 2019
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The old pond—
a frog jumps in,
sound of water.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694; translated from the Japanese by Robert Hass)
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Elan Mehler (piano) with Dominique Eade (vocals), John Gunther (reeds), et al: “If There Are Mountains” (D. Douglas with words by Santoka Taneda [1882-1950], translated from the Japanese by John Stevens: “If there are mountains, I look at the mountains; / On rainy days I listen to the rain. / Spring, summer, autumn, winter. / Tomorrow too will be good. / Tonight too will be good.”), studio, 2020
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
passings
Wayne Shorter, saxophonist, composer, August 25, 1933–March 2, 2023
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (AB, drums; WS, tenor saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass), “The Summit” (W. Shorter), live, Tokyo, 1961
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With the Miles Davis Quintet (MD, trumpet; WS, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums), “Footprints” (W. Shorter), live, Sweden, 1967
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With his quartet (WS, tenor saxophone; Danilo Perez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; Brian Blade, drums), “Masqualero” (W. Shorter), live, Montreal, 2003
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Today, after more than a decade of near-daily blogging (and tens of thousands of views from people in over 175 countries), I’m adopting a new format. No longer will I be here every day. Instead, I’ll be stopping by now and then, as the spirit moves me. Enjoy!
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Simeon Ten Holt (1923-2012), Canto Ostinato (1976): pianists Elizabeth Bergmann, Marcel Bergmann, Sandra van Veen and Jeroen van Veen, live, Netherlands (Eindhoven), 4/2/2011
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
sounds of Chicago
Otis Spann (1924 or 1930–1970, piano, vocals), “Spann’s Blues,” live, Germany, 1963
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Rarely does a musician take your breath away so quietly.
Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950, piano), 1947: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat major (Op. 27, No. 2)
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Claude Monet (1840-1926), Irises (1914-17), detail
more
Glenn Gould (1932-1982, piano), live (TV show [CBC]), 1975: Alban Berg (1885-1935), Piano Sonata (Op. 1), c. 1910
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Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), Checkered Tablecloth (1939), detail
like nobody else
Glenn Gould (1932-1982, piano), live (studio [CBC broadcast]), 1955: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fifteen Three-Part Inventions
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Beautiful, delicate, ever-changing: what better way to begin the week?
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes (Op. 28): Maria João Pires (piano), live, Portugal (Évora), 1987
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