sounds of New York
Soul of Freedom (Luke Stewart, bass, percussion, vocals; Jaimie Branch, trumpet, percussion, vocals; Devin Brahja Waldman, alto saxophone, percussion, vocals), live, New York, 1/28/21
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Ghost I house
In this old flat—
Your outpost—
My aftermath—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Here”
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, 1940-, saxophones; Joseph Jarman, 1937-2019, saxophones, flute; Lester Bowie, 1941-1999, trumpet, MCOTD Hall of Fame; Malachi Favors, 1927-2004, bass, percussion; Don Moye, 1946-, drums, percussion) with guests,* live (performance begins at 8:20), Switzerland (Lugano), 1993
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*Amina Claudine Myers (organ, vocals), Frank Lacy (trombone), James Carter (tenor saxophone), Chicago Beau (harmonica, vocals), Herb Walker (guitar, vocals).
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“Over the Rainbow” (H. Arlen, Y. Harburg)
Art Pepper (1925-1982, alto saxophone), George Cables (1944-, piano), 1982
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Bud Powell (1924-1966, piano), 1951
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Tony Malaby’s Tubacello quartet (TM, tenor saxophone; Bob Stewart, tuba; Christopher Hoffman, cello; John Hollenbeck, drums), live, New York, 2015
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How about starting the week with a trio that’s tight as a drumhead?
Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Dennis Carroll (bass), Greg Artry (drums), live (performing as Carroll/Artry/Ward), Chicago (Constellation), Saturday night (Note: The video feed on this livestream froze intermittently, but that didn’t affect the sound.)
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James Brandon Lewis (tenor saxophone), Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Gerald Cleaver (drums), playing (then discussing) a set “inspired by the music of Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, and Grover Washington Jr.” (YouTube commentary), last night, New York
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When the world is making no sense, what a relief to hear a new language.
Tony Malaby (saxophones), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 2015
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Why not begin the week with sounds, unheralded in their time, that have proven timeless?
Jazz Composers Collective* plays Herbie Nichols (1919-1963), live, New York, 2019
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*Frank Kimbrough (piano), Ron Horton (trumpet), Michael Blake (tenor saxophone), Ben Allison (bass), Michael Sarin (drums).
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Daniel Carter (flute, trumpet, tenor saxophone) and Hamid Drake (percussion, voice; MCOTD Hall of Fame), live, New York, 2014
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Civilization – spurns – the Leopard!
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 276 (Franklin)
Why not begin the last week of a dark year with sounds of joy?
Paul Motian Trio (PM, drums; Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone; Bill Frisell, guitar), “Misterioso” (T. Monk), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 2005
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