like nobody else
Happy (79th) birthday, Anthony!
Anthony Braxton (6/4/1945-, reeds, composition) with Dan Peck (tuba), Taylor Ho Bynum (brass), Tomeka Reid (cello), Jacqui Kerrod (harp), Shelly Burgon (harp), Adam Matlock (accordion, aerophones), “Composition No. 409,” live, New Haven, Conn., 2017
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radio
Today, celebrating his birthday, WKCR (Columbia University) is featuring his music from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (ET).
sounds of New York
These two sets, live-streamed last night, are very different. The first is wonderful. The second? One of the best things I’ve heard in a long time.
First Set: Patricia Brennan (vibraphone, electronics) & Adam O’Farrill (trumpet, electronics) Duo, 10:00-
Second Set: Patricia Brennan’s SeVeN (Patricia Brennan, vibraphone, electronics; Adam O’Farrill, trumpet, electronics; Jon Irabagon, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone; Mark Shim, tenor saxophone; Kim Cass, bass; Dan Weiss, drums; Mauricio Herrera, percussion), 1:14:00-
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell [1940-], reeds, percussion); Joseph Jarman [1937-2019], reeds, percussion; Lester Bowie [1941-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors [1927-2004], bass, percussion), live (TV show), France, 1970
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Marty Erlich: Dark Woods/Bright Sparks (Marty Ehrlich [1955-], woodwinds, compositions; Ron Horton, trumpet; Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon; Erik Friedlander, cello; Matt Pavolka, bass; Satoshi Takahashi, percussion; Erica Hunt, words), live, New York, 12/10/23
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Even now there are places where a thought might grow—
—Derek Mahon (1941-2020), from “A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford”
sounds of Amsterdam
Dave Douglas Quintet (Dave Douglas, trumpet, compositions; Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; Marta Warelis piano; Nick Dunston, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Amsterdam, 1/19/23
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sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans [trumpets, compositions], Joel Ross [vibraphone, electronics], Nick Jozwiak [bass, electronics], Michael Ode [drums]), “Malibu,” live, New York, 9/10/23
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radio
Today, in celebration of the birthday of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti (1938-1997), it’s all Fela all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
sounds of Chicago
Russ Johnson Quartet (RJ, trumpet, compositions; Mark Feldman, violin; Ethan Philion, bass; Tim Daisy, percussion), live (1st set: 1:42-; 2nd set: 2:28-), Chicago, 9/30/23
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timeless
Returning to a record after years away, both you and it are new.
Miles Davis (1926-1991, trumpet), In a Silent Way (with Wayne Shorter [1933-2023], soprano saxophone; John McLaughlin [1942- ], electric guitar; Chick Corea [1941-2021], electric piano; Herbie Hancock [1940-], electric piano; Joe Zawinul [1932-2007], electric piano, organ; Dave Holland [1946-], bass; Tony Williams [1945-1997], drums), 1969
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nothing left of the house
I was born in
fireflies—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (documentary with Roscoe Mitchell [1940-, reeds, percussion], Joseph Jarman [1937-2019, reeds, percussion], Lester Bowie [1949-1999, trumpet, percussion; MCOTD Hall of Fame], Malachi Favors [1927-2004, bass, percussion], Don Moye [1946-, drums, percussion]), 1981
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timeless
Horace Silver Quintet (HS [1928-2014], piano; Bill Hardman [1933-1990], trumpet; Bennie Maupin [1940-], tenor saxophone; Johnny Williams [1908-1998], bass; Billy Cobham [1944-], drums), “Song for My Father” (H. Silver), live, Copenhagen, 1968
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