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2015

Saturday, August 15th

How about a trip to Paris?

Steve Lacy Trio (SL [1934-2004], soprano saxophone; Jean Jacques Avenel, bass; John Betsch, drums), “Epistrophy” (T. Monk), “Revenue,” live, Paris (Sunset Jazz Club), 1993

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A gentleman of the better type is, in our opinion, only he who entertains a fair number of vain and foolish ideas about himself, and who above all imagines that his nose is better than any other good and sensible human nose whatsoever.

—Robert Walser (1878-1956), “The Walk” (translated from German by Christopher Middleton)

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2015

Saturday, August 8th

tonight in Chicago

These guys are playing at Constellation.

Trio 3 (Oliver Lake, alto saxophone; Reggie Workman, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, c. 2008


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random thoughts: riding my bicycle

After a while, there’s no bicycle. No me. Only riding.

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2015

Saturday, July 25th

Back to Brooklyn.

Trio Caveat (James Ilgenfritz, bass; Chris Welcome, guitar; Jonathan Moritz, saxophone) with Mat Maneri (viola), live, New York (Barbes), 2012

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musical thoughts

Too much music suffers from too little mystery.

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[T]hose who know her [nature], know her less / The nearer her they get.

—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #1433 (Franklin)

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2015

Thursday, July 23rd

This guitar player gets around. Last weekend Wilco—he’s been a member since 2004—headlined Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival. Here he’s playing a small performance space in Brooklyn.

BB&C (Tim Berne, alto saxophone; Jim Black, drums; Nels Cline, guitar), live, New York (Shapeshifter Lab), 2012

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random sights

yesterday morning
Columbus Park, Chicago

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2015

Saturday, July 18th

Here’s more of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and reed player Ken Vandermark—this time together.

Live, Romania (Oradea), 2012


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These Songs are not meant to be understood, you understand. / They are only meant to terrify & comfort.

—John Berryman (1914-1972, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Dream Song 366

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random sights

last night
Columbus Park, Chicago

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2015

Friday, July 17th

timeless

Otis Redding (with Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Sam & Dave), live, 1967

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2015

Wednesday, July 15th

One. One. Then two.

Nate Wooley (trumpet), Ken Vandermark (saxophone), live (studio performance), Pittsburgh, 2015

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2015

Thursday, July 9th

tonight in Chicago

This saxophonist will be playing at Elastic Arts.

Jon Irabagon Trio (JI, tenor saxophone; Mark Helias, bass; Barry Altschul, drums), live, Austria (Ulrichsberg), 2013


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art beat

Danny Lyon (1942-), Texas Department of Corrections (Walls Unit), Huntsville, Texas, 1968

USA. Huntsville, Texas. 1968. The Walls is a walled penitentiary, it is the oldest unit of the system and is located near the center of the town of Huntsville. Cell block table.

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2015

Monday, June 22nd

More of Ornette.

Ornette Coleman Trio (David Izenzon, bass; Charles Moffett, percussion), playing and talking, Paris, 1966

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Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1940

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2015

Tuesday, June 16th

More of Ornette.

Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone) with Don Cherry (cornet), Charlie Haden (bass), and Billy Higgins (drums), The Shape of Jazz to Come, 1959*


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radio

WKCR’s memorial broadcast continues until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

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*Track list (courtesy of YouTube):

00:00 Lonely Woman
05:01 Eventually
09:24 Peace
18:25 Focus on Sanity
25:18 Congeniality
32:07 Chronology

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