Saturday, February 19th
basement jukebox
Roy Montrell (1928-1979), “(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone,” 1956
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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2022
Saturday, February 12th
passings
Syl Johnson, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, July 1, 1936–February 6, 2022
“Different Strokes,” 1967
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“Is It Because I’m Black” (S. Johnson, et al.), 1969
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“Take Me to the River” (A. Green, M. Hodges), 1975
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2022
Wednesday, January 5th
another take
Chuck Berry (1926-2017), “The Things That I Used to Do” (E. Jones), live, 1965
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2022
Saturday, January 1st
like nobody else
James Brown (1933-2006), live, Paris, 1968
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
You shout from the other room
You ask me how to spell boogie-woogie
And instantly I think what luck
no war has been declared
no fire has consumed
our city’s monuments
our bodies our dwellings
The river didn’t flood
no friends
have been arrested
It’s only boogie-woogie
I sigh relieved
and say it’s spelled just like it sounds
boogie-woogie
—Adam Zagajewski (1945–2021), “Boogie-Woogie” (translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh)
2021
Monday, December 27th
basement jukebox
Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones, 1926-1959, vocals, guitar), “The Things That I Used to Do” (E. Jones; arranged and produced by Ray Charles), 1953
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2021
Tuesday, December 21st
three takes
“Mystery Train” (J. Parker)
Junior Parker, 1953
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Elvis Presley, 1955
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The Band with Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica), live, San Francisco, 1976
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yesterday, Chicago
2021
Friday, December 17th
what’s new
Robert Plant and Alison Krause, live (studio: “Can’t Let Go,” “Searching for My Love,” “Trouble With My Lover”), Nashville, published 12/13/21
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2021
Wednesday, December 15th
basement jukebox
Bobby Bland (1930-2013), “That’s the Way Love Is,” 1963
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reading table
Plates and bowls
dim in the darkness
cool of the evening—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
2021
Friday, October 22nd
sounds of New Orleans
Cha Wa, live (“My People,” “Bow Down,” “Morning Glory,” “Wildman”), published 10/18/21
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Thursday, September 23rd
basement jukebox
O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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