Sunday, July 13th
testify!
Ethel Profit, “Death Is Not the End,” 1970s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2025
Saturday, July 12th
basement jukebox
Little Esther (Esther Phillips, 1935-1984), “If It’s News to You,” 1957
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2025
Wednesday, July 9th
what’s new (timeless, too)
In a hurry? Don’t miss the excerpt from Ravel’s lone string quartet (9:15-).
Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; András Fejér, cello), live (Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 42: IV. Finale; Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Flow: III. Quark Scherzo; Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – très rythmé), Washington, D.C., published 7/7/25
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2025
Sunday, July 6th
timeless
Anglin Brothers, “Where the Soul of Man Never Dies” (1939)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2025
Saturday, July 5th
passings
Alfred Brendel, pianist, writer, January 5, 1931-June 17, 2025
Live, Austria (Vienna), 1979: Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), Toccata K.287 (1921)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2025
Thursday, July 3rd
One-word review: Wow!
Peter Evans/Being and Becoming (PE, trumpet; Joel Ross, vibraphone, electronics; Nick Jozwiak, bass, electronics; Michael Shwekwoaga Ode, drums), live, Germany (Berlin), 2024
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2025
Tuesday, July 1st
what’s new
Anohni and the Johnsons, “It Must Change,” live, England (Glastonbury Music Festival), 6/27/25
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
2025
Sunday, June 29th
sounds of Chicago
Rev. Charles Hayes (1937-2014), “By the Grace of the Lord,” live, Chicago, 1999
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago
2025
Saturday, June 28th
two takes
Ben LaMar Gay, “I am (bells)”
Live, Berlin (Zig Zag Club), 3/27/23
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Recording, 2025
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2025
Sunday, May 25th
back to church
Deacon Davis, “Stand By Me” (C.A. Tindley, 1905), live, 2011
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
music clip of the day 