Sunday, August 30th
testify!
United House of Prayer band, “Made a Way,” live, 2020
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2020
Saturday, August 29th
alone
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Les sauvages; Grigory Sokolov (1950-, piano), live, Berlin, 2013
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Fly, butterfly!
I feel the dust of this world
weighting my body!—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Friday, August 28th
sounds of Chicago
Twin Talk (Dustin Laurenzi, tenor saxophone; Katie Ernst, bass, voice; Andrew Green, drums), live, Chicago (Constellation), 8/14/20
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2020
Thursday, August 27th
timeless
Who would’ve guessed in 1966, when he made this record—a hit single in England and the United States—at the age of 17, that he would sound this good in 2020?
Steve Winwood (1948-), “Gimme Some Lovin'” (S. Winwood), published 8/11/20
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2020
Wednesday, August 26th
alone
Abdul Wadud (1947-, cello), “In a Breeze,” 1977
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2020
Tuesday, August 25th
sounds of Chicago
Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly (MR, drums; Greg Ward, alto saxophone; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone; Joshua Abrams, bass), live (performance begins at 13:10), Chicago (Constellation), 8/15/20
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Moon in midsky, high
over the village hovels
and wandering on—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Monday, August 24th
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble and Alarm Will Sound, “Anthem” (M. Monk), published 8/22/20
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2020
Sunday, August 23rd
more
Brother Theotis Taylor (piano, vocals), “Sending up My Timber,” 1979
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The maiden flower,
amazingly, stands idly
in the empty field—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Saturday, August 22nd
never enough
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466), excerpt (Third Mvt.); Hélène Grimaud (1969-, piano) with Camerata Salzburg, University of Salzburg (Austria), published 8/21/20
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A world of trials,
and if the cherry blossoms,
it simply blossoms—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Friday, August 21st
what’s new
Buscabulla, live (“Mio,” “Nydia,” “Club Tú y Yo”), Puerto Rico (Aguadilla), published 8/18/20
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