Wednesday, June 12th
basement jukebox
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979), “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (D. Hathaway), 1972
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: R&B
2019
Monday, June 3rd
what’s new
Mavis Staples with Ben Harper, “We Get By” (B. Harper), published 5/15/19
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Another take.
Live (TV show), published 5/21/19
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
—album title, saxophonist Albert Ayler, 1969
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2019
Saturday, June 1st
basement jukebox
Gus Jinkins (aka Jenkins), “You Told Me” (G. Jinkins [aka Jenkins]), 1956
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lagniappe
reading table
new red flowershave bloomed . . .pure water over moss—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Wednesday, May 8th
basement jukebox
James Carr (1942-2001) with Betty Harris (1939-), “I’m a Fool for You,” 1967 (Billboard R&B #42, Pop #97)
2019
Friday, April 19th
what’s new
Georgia Anne Muldrow, “Overdrive,” “Flowers” (with Dudley Perkins), “Ciao,” live (studio), Washington, D.C., 4/8/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Thursday, April 4th
basement jukebox
Professor Longhair (AKA Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd [1918-1980], piano and vocals), “Tipitina” (R. Byrd), 1953
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Chicago
2019
Wednesday, April 3rd
basement jukebox
Solomon Burke (1940-2010), “Cry to Me” (Bert Russell AKA Bert Berns), 1962
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lagniappe
reading table
Looking back now, in the late autumn of life—or is it early winter?—I am convinced that art and the erotic are as closely entwined as a pair of lovers lying in each other’s arms.
—John Banville (1945-), Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir
2019
Tuesday, April 2nd
basement jukebox
Earl King (1934-2003), “Come On, Parts I & II” (E. King), 1960
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Forest Park, Ill.
2019
Friday, March 29th
sounds of Chicago
Otis Clay (1942-2016), “Trying to Live My Life Without You” (L. Williams)
Live, Toronto, 2014
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Recording, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Forest Park, Ill.
2019
Saturday, March 23rd
two takes
James Carr (1942-2001), “Pouring Water on a Drowning Man” (D. Baker, D. McCormick)
Live, Italy (Porretta Terme), 1992
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Recording, 1966
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lagniappe
reading table
lingering a while
above the blossoms,
the moon in the night sky—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Makoto Ueda)
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