sounds of all over
Vijay Iyer (piano), Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto saxophone), Aruna Sairam (vocals), Zakir Hussain (tabla), live, Ojai, Calif., 2017 (performance begins at 16:00)
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more
How many drummers say so much so softly?
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, live (studio), Seattle, 2016
what’s new
Nate Wooley (trumpet), Michael Foster (tenor saxophone), Brandon Lopez (bass), Ben Bennett (percussion), live, New York, 6/21/18
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desert island disc
Miles Davis, In a Silent Way (MD, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, soprano saxophone; John McLaughlin, guitar; Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, keyboards; Dave Holland, bass; Tony Williams, drums), 1969*
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*Side A: “Shhh”/”Peaceful”/”Shhh” (M. Davis); Side B: “In a Silent Way” (J. Zawinul)/”It’s About That Time” (M. Davis)/”In a Silent Way” (J. Zawinul).
sounds of New York
This drummer can play.
Dave Sewelson (baritone saxophone), William Parker (bass), Marvin Bugalu Smith (drums), live, New York, 2017
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art beat
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (bird unknown)
3n
day one
Sounding Tears Trio (Mat Maneri, viola; Evan Parker, soprano saxophone; Lucian Ban, piano), live, Bucharest, 2017
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reading table
where there’s people
there’s flies
and Buddhas—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Hamid Drake (drums; MCOTD Hall of Fame), David Murray (tenor saxophone), live, 2017
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
passings
Charles Neville, saxophonist, December 28, 1938-April 26, 2018
Neville Brothers, “Yellow Moon,” live, New Orleans, 1991
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More?
Here’s the whole set.
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How many bands have not one but two MacArthur-certified “geniuses”?
Vijay Iyer Sextet (Vijay Iyer, keyboards, compositions [2013 MacArthur Fellow]; Tyshawn Sorey, drums [2017 MacArthur Fellow]; Stephan Crump, bass; Steve Lehman, alto saxophone; Graham Haynes, cornet and flugelhorn; Mark Shim, tenor saxophone), live, Ojai, Calif., 2017
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two takes
“Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right” (W. Johnson)
Ry Cooder, live (studio), 4/18/18 (published)
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Blind Willie Johnson (with Willie B. Harris), 4/20/1930 (recorded)
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