sounds of Chicago
Golden Eagle Gospel Singers, “The Prodigal Son” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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For those who proclaim
they’ve grown weary of children,
there are no flowers—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
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Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Structures (1951); Arditti Quartet, 2016
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never enough
One of the greatest pianists alive—now seventy-nine.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Ballade No. 1 in G minor (1831); Maurizio Pollini (1942-, piano), live, Milan, 6/25/21
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Burning Spear, “New Civilization,” 1972
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sounds of Paris
Yusef Lateef Quartet (YL, 1920-2013, flute; Kenny Barron, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Albert Heath, drums), “Yesterdays” (J. Kern), live, Paris, 1972
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This is a world of books gone flat.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Visits to St. Elizabeths”
like nobody else
John Cage (1912-1992), Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (1946-1948), excerpts; James Tenney (piano), live, West Hollywood, Calif., 2002
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sounds of all over
Nicola Cruz (1987-, musician/producer/DJ), live, New York (The Lot Radio), 6/9/21
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timeless
Swan Silvertones (feat. Claude Jeter, Percell Perkins), “All Aboard” (P. Perkins), 1951
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Blue sky, cold geese honk.
On a bare mountain, tree leaves flutter.
At dusk in the village, smoke billows from every house.
Alone with my empty bowl, I head home.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
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The Wailers, “Soul Shakedown Party,” 1970
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Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebden, 1977-, musician/producer/DJ), live, New York (The Lot Radio), 7/31/21
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