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Monday, December 23rd

Bumped into this the other night, listening to the radio (WFMU).

U.S. Girls, “Window Shades,” 2015

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other day, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)

Sunday, December 22nd

sounds of Chicago

The Fantastic Violinaires, live (TV show: Jubilee Showcase), Chicago, 1968

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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)

Saturday, December 21st

what’s new

This combination of voices—alto saxophone, cello, accordion—I could listen to all day.

Tim Berne (alto saxophone), Hank Roberts (cello), Aurora Nealand (accordion, etc.), live, Austria (Wels), 11/26/24

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Thursday, December 19th

like nobody else

Cecil Taylor (1929-2018, piano), live, Washington, D.C., 1978

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art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Day of the Dead exhibit

Tuesday, December 17th

alone

George Dumitriu (viola), “Four in One” (Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982), Amsterdam (Bimhuis), 2023

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Sunday, December 15th

timeless

Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham, Alabama, “I’m Bound for Canaan Land,” rec. 1947 (Chicago)

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art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Day of the Dead exhibit

Saturday, December 14th

like nobody else

Albert Ayler Quintet (AA [1938-1970], tenor saxophone; Donald Ayler, trumpet; Michel Samson, violin; Bill Folwell, bass; Beaver Harris, drums), “Our Prayer” (A. Ayler), live (TV), Germany (Munich), 1966

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art beat: other day, National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), Day of the Dead exhibit

Sunday, December 8th

timeless

Dionne Warwick (1940-) and The Drinkard Singers (Cissy Houston [1933-2024], et al.), “Who Do You Think It Was?,” live (studio), 1967

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Thursday, December 5th

sounds of the Bahamas

Jay Mitchell, “Who’s That in My Bed,” 1974

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yesterday, Chicago

Sunday, December 1st

basement jukebox

Marie Bolton (with West Memphis Church of God in Christ Choir), “Thankful” (Parts 1 and 2), 1968

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