How about something quiet, something beautiful?
Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008, clarinet) and Jimmy Rowles (1918-1996, celesta), “Deep Purple” (P. DeRose, 1896-1953), 1958
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Chicago
Rob Mazurek — Exploding Star Orchestra (RM [1965-], director, trumpets, bells, voice, compositions; Nicole Mitchell, flute, voice, electronics; Damon Locks, voice, words, samplers, electronics; Tomeka Reid, cello, electronics; Craig Taborn, wurlitzer electric piano, moog, electronics; Angelica Sanchez, wurlitzer electric piano, moog; Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass; Chad Taylor, drums; Gerald Cleaver, drums), live, Chicago (Adler Planetarium), 2023
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of 1940
Raymond Scott And His Orchestra (feat. Walter Gross, piano), “Creepy Weepy” (R. Scott), 1940
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more
Link Wray (1929-2005, guitar, vocals) with John Cippolina (1943-1989, guitar), et al., “Mystery Train” (J. Parker), live, San Francisco, 1974
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other day, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Inez Andrews, 1929-2012), “Mary Don’t You Weep,” live (studio), Alexandria, Indiana, 1994
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other day, Chicago (“L” train)
passings
David Johansen, singer, songwriter, actor, January 9, 1950-February 28, 2025
“We Gotta Get Out of This Place”/”Don’t Bring Me Down”/”It’s My Life” (Animals Medley), 1982
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timeless
Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948), piano, 1936: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne No. 16 (E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2)
passings
Angie Stone, singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, December 18, 1961-March 1, 2025
Live (TV show), Netherlands, 2000
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reading table
Kakehashi Bridge—
even vines cling for their lives—
I cling like ivy—Matsuo Basho (1644-94), from “Sarashina Travelogue” (translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill)
another take
13th Floor Elevators, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (B. Dylan), 1967
testify!
Anointed Brown Sisters, “He Is a Friend of Mine,” live, published 2013
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