alone
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Les sauvages; Grigory Sokolov (1950-, piano), live, Berlin, 2013
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Fly, butterfly!
I feel the dust of this world
weighting my body!—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
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)
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble and Alarm Will Sound, “Anthem” (M. Monk), published 8/22/20
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yesterday, outside Chicago
never enough
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466), excerpt (Third Mvt.); Hélène Grimaud (1969-, piano) with Camerata Salzburg, University of Salzburg (Austria), published 8/21/20
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A world of trials,
and if the cherry blossoms,
it simply blossoms—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
This I could listen to all day.
Brother Theotis Taylor, “If I Could Just Hold Out ‘Til Tomorrow,” live, Atlanta, c. 1976
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timeless
Herbie Nichols Trio (HN, 1919-1963, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Taylor, drums), “The Third World” (H. Nichols), 1955
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like nobody else
Thelonious Monk (1917-1982, piano), “Just a Gigolo” (I. Caesar & L. Casucci), live, 1963
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Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Sarah Rothenberg, live (performance begins at 3:23), 3/30/20
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never enough
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), from Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major; Igor Levit (1987-, piano), live, Amsterdam, 2013
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
alone
What better soundtrack for the pandemic?
Erik Satie (1866-1925), Vexations (c. 1893); Igor Levit (1987-), live (performance begins at 4:50), Berlin, 5/30-31/20
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