Friday, August 27th
sounds of Cape Verde
Cesaria Evora (1941-2011), live, Switzerland (Lugano), 2007
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2021
Thursday, August 26th
sounds of Morocco
Maalem Mohamed Kouyou (1957-, voice, gimbri [aka gumbri]), live, Morocco (Marrakech), 2014
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe
—Albert Ayler (saxophonist, 1936-1970), album title (1969)
*****
random sights
other day, Chicago
2021
Wednesday, August 25th
passings
Charlie Watts, drummer, June 2, 1941-August 24, 2021
Greatest rock drummer ever?
Rolling Stones, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2021
Tuesday, August 24th
sounds of Chicago
Patti Cudd (percussion, electronics), live (performance begins at 25:15), Chicago, 8/22/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2021
Monday, August 23rd
passings
Don Everly, singer, guitarist, songwriter, February 1, 1937-August 21, 2021
When I was a little boy, my brother and I played this record, over and over, on our basement jukebox. Music comes and goes; the earliest songs remain.
Everly Brothers, “Wake Up Little Susie” (F. Bryant, B. Bryant), 1957
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Sunday, August 22nd
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers, “There Won’t Be No More Ghetto for Me,” live (TV Show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1968
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Saturday, August 21st
alone
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-, piano, compositions), Bagatelles – VIII (2018)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
*****
reading table
Think how they must look now, the mangrove keys
lying out there unresponsive to the lightning
in dark, coarse-fibred families,where occasionally a heron may undo his head,
shake up his feathers, make an uncertain comment
when the surrounding water shines.—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), from “Little Exercise”
2021
Friday, August 20th
sweet soul music
Isley Brothers (Ronald Isley [vocals], Ernest Isley [guitar], et al.), live (“Between the Sheets,” “Footsteps in the Dark,” “For the Love of You,” “That Lady”), St. Louis (home studio), published 8/18/21
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2021
Thursday, August 19th
sounds of Paris
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live, Paris, 7/12/21
first set
*****
second set
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2021
Wednesday, August 18th
what’s new
Ela Minus (voice, electronics), “Close,” live, Mexico City, published 8/2/21
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 