Friday, August 25th
what’s new
Jon Batiste, “Uneasy” (ft. Lil Wayne), 8/18/23
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Lurie Garden)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: R&B
2023
Tuesday, August 22nd
basement jukebox
Jay Robinson with Penny & The Quarters, “Will I Ever,” c. 1970
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lagniappe
reading table
I’m making sense all the time of all the senseless things.
—Mary Jo Bang (1946-), from “A Film in Which I Play Everyone” (New Yorker, 8/21/23)
2023
Monday, June 19th
what’s new
Lauryn Hill, “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” live, Philadelphia (Roots Picnic After Party), 6/3/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, June 9th
what’s new
Charlie Wilson, live (“Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” “Computer Love,” “There Goes My Baby,” “I’m Blessed,” “Yearning For Your Love,” “Sweet Yamz,” “Outstanding”), Washington, D.C., published 6/5/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Tuesday, May 30th
passings
Tina Turner (aka Anna Mae Bullock), singer, November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
“A Fool in Love,” live (TV show [Hollywood a Go-Go]), 1965
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“River Deep – Mountain High,” 1966 (original promo, edited)
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Rehearsing with Ikettes in dressing room
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2023
Monday, May 22nd
basement jukebox
Meters, “Cissy Strut” (A. Neville, Z. Modeliste, L. Nocentelli, G. Porter), 1969
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Tuesday, April 4th
basement jukebox
Bobby Womack (1944-2014), “Across 110th Street” (B. Womack, J. J. Johnson), 1973
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Saturday, February 25th
sounds of New York
D’Angelo (vocals, keyboards) with Questlove (drums), covering “Tell Me if You Still Care” (S.O.S. Band, 1983), live, New York (Brooklyn Bowl), 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Saturday, February 18th
sounds of Chicago
Charles Stepney [1931-1976, producer, arranger, songwriter, musician]: Out of the Shadows (2022)
Episode 1
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Episode 2
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Episode 3
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Episode 4
2023
Friday, February 17th
what’s new
Theo Croker (TC, trumpet, vocals; Eric Wheeler, bass; Michael King, keyboards; Michael Shekwoaga Ode, drums; MALAYA, vocals), live (“JAZZ IS DEAD,” “The Messenger,” “Happy Feet (for dancers) (feat. MALAYA),” “No Escape from Bliss”), Washington, D.C., published today
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Des Moines Art Center
John Chamberlin (1927-2011), VANDAM BILLY (1981), detail
music clip of the day 