voices I miss
Tenor saxophonist Von Freeman (1923-2012, MCOTD Hall of Fame), “Footprints” (W. Shorter), live, Minneapolis, 1996 (Live at the Dakota);* Dead of Summer (Jean Seberg), 1970
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Autumn weighs upon me
but tomorrow will come
and I will miss tonight—Yosa Buson (1716-1783), translated from Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento
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*With Bobby Peterson, piano; Terry Burns, bass; Phil Hey, drums.
Sometimes no word seems more beautiful—quiet.
Jürg Frey (1953-), Paysage pour Gustave Roud; Jürg Frey (clarinet), Dante Boon (piano), Stefan Thut (cello), live, 2011
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In the middle of the road there was a stone
there was a stone in the middle of the road
there was a stone
in the middle of the road there was a stone.Never should I forget this event
in the life of my fatigued retinas.
Never should I forget that in the middle of the road
there was a stone
there was a stone in the middle of the road
in the middle of the road there was a stone.—Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), “In the Middle of the Road,” translated from Portuguese by Elizabeth Bishop
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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Kris Davis & Craig Taborn, live, Washington, D.C., 10/3/16
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musical thoughts
Musicians wrestle everywhere –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #229 (Franklin)
tonight in Chicago
They’ll be playing, together, at Constellation.
Kris Davis & Craig Taborn, “Fox Fire” (Duopoly), 2016
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musical thoughts
Is not all music, even the most niggardly, beautiful to the person who loves the very being and existence of music?
—Robert Walser (1878-1956), “The Walk” (translated from German by Christopher Middleton and Susan Bernofsky)
timeless
Erroll Garner Trio, “Jitterbug Waltz” (T.W. “Fats” Waller), 1949
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Wadada Leo Smith,* “New Orleans: The National Culture Park USA 1718” (W.L. Smith), excerpt (America’s National Parks, out 10/14/16)
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Exultation is the going
Of an inland soul to sea –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), 143 (Franklin), excerpt
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*WLS, trumpet; Anthony Davis, piano; Ashley Walters, cello; John Lindberg, bass; Pheeroan akLaff, drums.
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Klavierstück X
Maurizio Pollini (1942-), live, Paris
It’s a short list—the list, that is, of pianists renowned for their interpretations of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, et al., who also perform works composed in their own lifetime.
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found words
ALL LEGAL MAIL
MUST FIT IN
LEGAL MAILBOX
OPENING—sign at MCC Chicago (federal jail)
alone
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Klavierstück V
Maurizio Pollini (1942-), live, Paris, 2002
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The morning glory!
this too cannot be
my friend.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Robert Aitken
sounds of New York
As funky as it is abstract, as abstract as it is funky—like life itself.
Farmers by Nature (Craig Taborn, piano; William Parker, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums), live, Paris, 2011
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art beat: other day, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
Stuart Davis (1892-1964), Landscape with Garage Lights, 1931-32 (Stuart Davis: In Full Swing, through 9/25/16)
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Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), For Philip Guston (1984); Either/OR (Richard Carrick, piano/celesta; Margaret Lancaster, flutes; David Shively, percussion), live, Philadelphia, 2015
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flitting butterfly–
every corner of my hut
is inspected—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827; translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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