Friday, November 8th
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude No. 15 (“Raindrop”); Daniil Trifonov (1991-), piano
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Thursday, November 7th
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Laurie Anderson, et al., “Waiting for the Barbarians,” live, New York, 11/20/23
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Monday, November 4th
sounds of New York
Johnny Griffin (1928-2008, tenor saxophone) with Ronnie Mathews (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Kenny Washington (drums), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 1981
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Sunday, November 3rd
sounds of Louisville
Bishop Cliff Butler and Joe Thomas, “This Old World” (J. Thomas), live (TV Show), Louisville, Kentucky, 1973
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Saturday, November 2nd
sounds of New Orleans
Johnny Vidacovich (drums), Sonny Landreth (guitar, vocals), Kevin Scott (bass), live, New Orleans (Maple Leaf Bar), 5/2/24
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Sunday, October 27th
sounds of Louisville
Joe Thomas, “I Feel Like Pressing My Way,” live (TV Show), Louisville, Kentucky, 1973
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Saturday, October 26th
sounds of New York
Adam Rudolph Sunrise Quartet (Adam Rudolph [drums, electronic processing, etc.]; Alexis Marcelo [piano, electric keyboards, percussion]; Kaoru Watanabe [taiko, alto, noh kan and fue flutes, electric koto and processing, percussion]; Stephen Haynes [conch shells, cornets, flugelhorns, trumpet, didgeridoos, percussion], live (Moment One), New York, 9/15/24
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Sunday, October 20th
sounds of Louisville
The Gospel Descendents [sic], “I’ve Got a Long Way To Go,” live, Louisville, Kentucky, c. 1970s
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Sunday, October 13th
sounds of Chicago
Fantastic Violinaires, live (“Old Time Religion,” “Children Are You Ready,” “Dark Thursday Evening”), Chicago (Jubilee Showcase), 1968
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Saturday, October 12th
timeless
Hard to predict what others might make of this performance. As for me, I found it, somewhat to my surprise, immensely moving.
Bob Dylan (with Jim Keltner [drums], et al.), “All Along the Watchtower,” live, New York (Darien), 9/17/24
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