Thursday, August 5th
sounds of Ghana
Yaw Tog (2003-), “Sore” (feat. O’kenneth, City Boy, Reggie, Jay Bahd), 2020
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other day, Chicago
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2021
Wednesday, August 4th
sounds of Chicago
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951, piano), “How Long Blues” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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Tuesday, August 3rd
sounds of New York
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio (TF, drums, compositions; Patricia Brennan, vibraphone; Tomeka Reid, cello), live, New York, 2019
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Monday, August 2nd
sounds of Chicago
Jason Stein Trio (JS, bass clarinet; Jason Roebke, bass; Marcus Evans, drums), live (Constellation; performance begins at 3:00), Chicago, 7/31/21
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
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Sunday, August 1st
testify!
O’Neal Twins, “Jesus Dropped the Charges” (R. White), live (Say Amen, Somebody [1982])
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Saturday, July 31st
never enough
Two takes.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Rondo in D major, K. 485
Víkingur Ólafsson (1984-, piano), published yesterday
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Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989, piano), live, Vienna, 1987
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Friday, July 30th
sounds of London
Shame, live (“Snow Day,” “Born in Luton,” “Human, for a Minute”), published today
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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Thursday, July 29th
basement jukebox: sounds of New Orleans
Professor Longhair (aka Henry Roeland “Roy” Byrd, 1918-1980; vocals, piano), “Tipitina” (R. Byrd, C. Matassa), 1954
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Wednesday, July 28th
like nobody else
Bjӧrk, “Mutual Core” (directed by Andrew Thomas Huang), 2012
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Tuesday, July 27th
sounds (and sights) of New Orleans
Hot 8 Brass Band, “Give Me the Night”; Second Line Parades, New Orleans, 2018-2019
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