Tuesday, July 6th
sounds of Paris
Ensemble Intercontemporain (Léo Margue, cond.), live, Paris, 1/27/21: Matthew Monaco (1997-), Scaling
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2021
Monday, July 5th
sounds of Chicago
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, voice, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello, voice; Anton Hatwich, bass, voice; Chad Taylor, drums, mbira), live (performance begins at 47:50), Chicago, Saturday night
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random sights
yesterday, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
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Sunday, July 4th
timeless
Five Soul Stirrers (feat. R. H. Harris), “Walk Around” (R. H. Harris), 1939
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art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009, MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1940
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Saturday, July 3rd
voices I miss
Steve Lacy (1934-2004, soprano saxophone) with Misha Mengelberg (piano), Rafael Garrett (bass), Han Bennink (drums, percussion), Monk Tribute (“Hornin’ In,” “Criss-Cross,” “Misterioso,” “Little Rootie Tootie,” “In Walked Bud – ‘Round Midnight ,” “Bright Mississippi” [Thelonious Monk]), live, Chicago, 1986
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, July 2nd
sounds of Seattle
True Loves, live, Seattle, 2018
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Thursday, July 1st
more
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion, “Lay All Your Love on Me” (ABBA), live, Philadelphia, published 6/25/21
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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Wednesday, June 30th
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Sean Jones (trumpet), live, New York, 6/28/21
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other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path)
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Tuesday, June 29th
sounds of Chicago
Third Coast Percussion, live (Philip Glass, Jlin, et al.), Chicago, 6/27/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Monday, June 28th
never enough
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, excerpt (Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor); Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), piano
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other day, Chicago
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Sunday, June 27th
timeless
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning,” 1929
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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