voices I miss
Steve Lacy (1934-2004, soprano saxophone) with Misha Mengelberg (piano), Rafael Garrett (bass), Han Bennink (drums, percussion), Monk Tribute (“Hornin’ In,” “Criss-Cross,” “Misterioso,” “Little Rootie Tootie,” “In Walked Bud – ‘Round Midnight ,” “Bright Mississippi” [Thelonious Monk]), live, Chicago, 1986
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Sean Jones (trumpet), live, New York, 6/28/21
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path)
never enough
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, excerpt (Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor); Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), piano
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random sights
other day, Chicago
like nobody else
Cecil Taylor Unit (CT, 1929-2018, piano; Sam Rivers, soprano saxophone; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, Paris, 1969
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
alone
One-word review: Wow!
Mitsuko Uchida (1948-, piano), live (performance begins at 2:45), London, yesterday: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), 4 Impromptus (D899), 4 Impromptus (D935)
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
never enough
Best job in music? Playing drums for Monk.
Thelonious Monk Quartet (TM [1917-1982], piano, compositions; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums), live (“Monk’s Dream”; Drums solo; “Criss-Cross”; “Rhythm-a-Ning”; “Epistrophy”; “Evidence”; “Ruby, My Dear”; “Bright Mississippi”), Brussels, 1963
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random sights
this morning, Chicago (Monadnock Building)
sounds of Chicago
Erwin Helfer (1936-, piano; with John Brumbach [tenor saxophone], Lou Marini [bass]), live (performance begins at 8:45), Chicago (Constellation), Saturday night
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
never enough
András Schiff (1953-, piano), playing Bach and Beethoven, London, yesterday*
*Program:
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier (“WTC”), Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat (Op. 26)
Bach: WTC, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor (Op. 31)
Bach: WTC, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor
Bach: WTC, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp (Op. 78)
Encore: Bach, Invention No. 8 in F
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Why not begin the week with something new?
Ches Smith (drums, percussion), Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), live, New York, 5/21/21 (performance begins at 10:30)
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random sights
yesterday, outside Chicago (Glen Ellyn)
alone
John Cage (1912-1992), Sonata X for prepared piano (1946-48); Tim Ovens, live, published 2009
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reading table
Forever – is composed of Nows –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)
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