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Common, “When We Move” (feat. Black Thought, Seun Kuti), 9/28/21
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Clear and clearer
with the moon the heart
swells widening
out toward
what distant end I know not—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
never enough
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major (“Emperor”), 2nd Mvt.; London Symphony Orchestra (Simon Rattle, cond.) with Krystian Zimerman (piano), 2020 (published 7/9/21)
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sounds of Chicago
Marvin Tate (vocals, compositions) with Ben Lamar Gay (electronics, cornet, piano), Mike Reed (drums, percussion), et al., live, Chicago, 9/4/21
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tonight in Chicago
They’re performing at the Harris Theater.
Nathalie Joachim (vocals, flute, electronics), Spektral Quartet, Haitian children’s choir (recorded): “Suite pou Dantan: Prelid,” 2019 (Fanm d’Ayiti [Women of Haiti])
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like nobody else
Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (ICP), live (performance begins at 19:30), Amsterdam, yesterday
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another take
Elder Demetrius Tolfre, “I don’t Know What You’ve Come To Do,” live, 2007
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My heart
I send with the moon
into the mountains—
what of this body
left in darkness?—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
timeless
One-word review: Wow!
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), String Quartet in G minor (1893), 3rd Mvt.; Quatuor Ebène, live (90th birthday celebration for pianist Menahem Pressler [1923-]), Paris, 2013
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A string of wild geese
wind-strewn
through the sky
their cries echoing
confused and scattered—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Meredith McKinney
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live (“Victoria,” “Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues,” “Dedicated Follower of Fashion,” “Lola,” “Holiday,” “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night,” “Waterloo Sunset,” “Village Green Preservation Society”), London, early 1970s
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sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch (trumpet), Darius Jones (alto saxophone), Joe McPhee (soprano saxophone), William Parker (bass), Ronnie Burrage (drums), Juma Sultan (percussion), live, New York, 2018
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sounds of Rwanda
The Good Ones (feat. Nels Cline, electric guitar), “Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love” (A. Kazigira), 2019 (Rwanda, You Should Be Loved)
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