sounds of Mississippi
You See Me Laughin’: The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen (feat. R. L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Cedell Davis, T-Model Ford, et al.), 2002
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
alone
Steve Lacy (1934-2004; soprano saxophone, compositions), live (“Staples,” “Zeal,” “The Oil,” “The Owl,” “Torments”), Kyoto, Japan, 1975
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
Even in Kyoto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyoto.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Robert Hass
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton Accelerator Ghost Trance Septet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, trumpet, bugle, trombone; Jessica Pavone, violin, viola; Chris Dahlgren, bass, viola da gamba; Aaron Siegel, drums, percussion, vibraphone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jay Rozen, tuba), “Composition #358,” live, Spain (San Sebastian), 2008
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other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello; Steven Isserlis (cello), live, New York, 2018
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other day, outside Chicago (Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook)
like nobody else
Cecil Taylor Unit (CT, 1929-2018, piano; Sam Rivers, soprano saxophone; Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone; Andrew Cyrille, drums), live, Paris, 1969
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this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Memphis
Memphis Gospel Singers (Spirit of Memphis Quartet), “I’m Happy in the Service of the Lord,” 1949
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
basement jukebox
Dusty Springfield (1939-1999), “I Don’t Want to Hear it Anymore” (Randy Newman), 1969
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sounds of Palestine
Sama’ Abdulhadi (DJ), live, streamed 5/3/21
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sounds of France
Yann Tiersen (synthesizer [Buchla Music Easel]), “Palestine” (Y. Tiersen), live, France (Ushant), published 5/18/21
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello, compositions; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), live (“Billy Bang’s Bounce,” “Niki’s Bop,” “Ballad,” “Aug 6,” “Glass Light,” “Woodlawn”), Los Angeles, 5/27/21
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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