sounds of Detroit
Detroit Mass Choir, “The Storm Is Passing Over” (C. Tindley, D. Vails), live, Detroit, 2001
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No matter how hard
I try, I can’t stop thinking
of my old village—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
sounds of Mexico
Belafonte Sensacional, live (“Marris,” “Noche Total,” “Laser Funk,” “Epic Aris,” “Sácate a la Carretera”), live, Mexico City, published 9/19/20
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sounds of Mexico
Son Rompe Pera, live (“Proteus,” “FOS,”” Reina de Cumbias,” “Ay David!,” “El Palo Poste”), Mexico City, published 10/17/20
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other day, Chicago
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All I want
is not to befirst on one side,
then the other,but to conjure
a streamof sounds and images
for which I am notresponsible.
and maneuver within it—mouth and tail
one thought.—Rae Armantrout, from “Conjure” (Conjure, 2020)
like nobody else
Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), String Quartet No. 3 (1963)
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yesterday, Chicago (riding the L)
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 1 in G major; Lucia Swarts (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2014
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
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This road—
no one goes down it,
autumn evening.—Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
alone
Jeff Parker (guitar, electronics), live (Quarantine Concert presented by Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago), 10/4/20
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
Hop on this train; you won’t want to get off.
Steve Coleman and Five Elements (Steve Coleman, alto saxophone; Jen Shyu, vocals; Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Tim Albright, trombone; Reggie Washington, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), live (performance begins at 2:10), France (Amiens), 2005
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gathering dewdrops—
each one
the life of a daughter—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue
timeless
Jimmy Scott (1925-2014), “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” (trad.), 1960
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
what’s new
Tyshawn Sorey (1980-, composer, drummer, percussionist, trombonist, pianist, MacArthur Fellow [“genius grant”], professor [University of Pennsylvania]) & Alarm Will Sound, Video Chat Variations, published 10/30/20
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Post-performance interview with Tyshawn Sorey (Alan Pierson, AWS Artistic Director), published 10/30/20
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sounds of Chicago
Dustin Laurenzi’s Natural Language (DL, tenor saxophone; Jeff Swanson, guitar; Mike Harmon, bass; Charles Rumback, drums), live, Chicago (Constellation), 10/10/20
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