like nobody else
Anthony Braxton ZIM Sextet (AB [1945-], reeds, compositions; Taylor Ho Bynum, brass; Ingrid Laubrock, reeds; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; et al.), live, Moers (Germany), 2017
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
mesmerizing
Lea Bertucci (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, organ, electronics), “On Opposite Sides of Sleep” (film by Fern Silva), published 2/21/21
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a while ago, Chicago
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Paul Motian Trio (PM [1931-2011], drums; Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone; Bill Frisell, guitar), “Last Call” (P. Motian), live, Tokyo, 1991
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Roland Kirk Quartet (RK [aka, later, Rahsaan Roland Kirk], 1935-1977, saxophones, flute, clarinet, etc.; Ron Burton, piano; Steve Novosel, bass; Jimmy Hopps, drums), live (“Ode To Billy Joe,” “My Ship,” “Creole Love Call,” “The Inflated Tear,” “Lovellevelliloqui,” “Making Love After Hours”), Prague, 1967
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
JD Allen Trio (JDA, tenor saxophone; Eric Revis, bass, electronics; Nasheet Waits, drums), live (performance begins at 21:15), Chicago, last night
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voices I miss
Paul Motian Trio (PM [1931-2011], drums; Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone; Bill Frisell, guitar), “Mumbo Jumbo” (P. Motian), live, Japan, 1991
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timeless
John Coltrane Quartet (JQ [1926-1967], tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner [1938-2020], piano; Jimmy Garrison [1934-1976], bass; Elvin Jones [1927-2004], drums), live, New York (Half Note [radio broadcast]), 1965
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Vernard Johnson (alto saxophone), “Grateful,” live, Los Angeles (COGIC International Women’s Convention), 2010
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a while ago, Maine (Monhegan Island)
sounds of New York
Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine (AB, tenor saxophone; Peter Evans, trumpet; Nik Jozwiak, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), live (performance begins at 4:00), New York (Central Park), 5/1/21
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sounds of New York
Zoh Amba Trio (ZA, tenor saxophone; William Parker, bass; Francisco Mela, drums), live, New York, 9/13/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
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