Sunday, February 21st
testify!
Stevie Wonder, “I Won’t Complain” (P. Jones), live, Memphis, 1998
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2021
Saturday, February 20th
passings
Milford Graves, drummer (among other things),* August 20, 1941–February 12, 2021
Milford Graves HeArt Quintet (MG, drums, voice; Charles Gayle, tenor saxophone; Hugh Glover, alto saxophone; Ted Daniels, trumpet; William Parker, bass), live, New York, 2015
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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According to the New York Times obituary, Graves “was also a botanist, acupuncturist, martial artist, impresario, college professor, visual artist and student of the human heartbeat.”
2021
Friday, February 19th
what’s new
Rick Ross, live (“Super High,” “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast),” “Aston Martin Music,” “I’m Not A Star,” “F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit,” “Tears of Joy”), Miami, published 2/16/21
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2021
Thursday, February 18th
alone
Helene Vogelsinger (electronics), “Cognitive Dissonance,” published 12/4/19
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, February 17th
two takes
“Evidence” (T. Monk)
Joel Ross Quartet (JR, vibraphone; Immanuel Wilkins, alto saxophone; Rashaan Carter, bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), live, New York, 1/17/21
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Thelonious Monk Quartet (TM, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums), live, Japan, 1963
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Boy and Dog in Johnnypump, 1982 (detail)
2021
Tuesday, February 16th
sounds of Paris
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), And then I knew ’twas Wind (1992); Ensemble Intercontemporain, live, Paris, 2017
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Like Rain it sounded till it curved
And then we knew “twas Wind –
It walked as wet as any Wave
But swept as dry as Sand –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 276 (Franklin)
2021
Monday, February 15th
Why not begin the week with one of the most beautiful—and moving—pieces I know?
Morton Feldman (1927-1986, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Rothko Chapel (1971); Markus Creed (cond.), SWR Vokalensemble (Vocal Ensemble), et al., live, Germany (Cathedral of Speyer, Schwetzinger), 2017
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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), No. 2 (Blue, Red and Green) (Yellow, Red, Blue on Blue), 1953 (detail)
2021
Sunday, February 14th
more
Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), “Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed” (trad.), 1928
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
Mingling with the wind
the snow comes falling;
mingling with the snow
the wind comes blowing;
by banked coals
I stretch my legs,
idle, idle,
in this grass hut
a shut-in,
and counting, find
that the second month too
like a dream
has come and gone—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from Japanese by Burton Watson
2021
Saturday, February 13th
timeless
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951), Five Pieces for Orchestra (1909, revised 1949); Vienna Philharmonic (Bernard Haitink, cond.), live, Tokyo, 1997
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), City Landscape, 1955 (detail)
2021
Friday, February 12th
what’s new
Melanie Charles, live (“Damballa Wedo,” “Deep River,” “The Dilemma”), New York, published 2/4/21
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 