Saturday, July 6th
blues for the USA
Gary Nicholson with Ruthie Foster, “God Help America” (G. Nicholson), 2018
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jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2019
Friday, July 5th
basement jukebox
Billy Stewart (1937-1970), “Sitting in the Park” (B. Stewart), 1965
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lagniappe
reading table
Understanding makes the mind lazy.
—Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), The Bookshop
2019
Thursday, July 4th
Happy Fourth of July!
Professor Longhair (1918-1980), “Big Chief,” live, Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), 1973
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Charles Ives (1874-1954), A Symphony: New England Holidays, Third Movt. (“The Fourth of July”); GSW Orchestra (Orlando Cela, cond.; Alex Blake, guest cond.), live
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Tommy Jarrell (1901-1985), “Let Me Fall,” live, North Carolina (Mount Airy), 1983
2019
Wednesday, July 3rd
what’s new
Louie Vega (DJ), live (The Lot Radio), New York, 6/20/19
2019
Tuesday, July 2nd
like nobody else
Blossom Dearie (1924-2009), “Sophisticated Lady” (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Parrish), live, 1983
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Monday, July 1st
summer in the city
Rolling Stones, “Street Fighting Man” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/21/19
2019
Sunday, June 30th
sounds of Chicago
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Reunion Choir (feat. Loretta Oliver), “Walking up the King’s Highway,” live, Chicago, 2008
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Saturday, June 29th
summer in the city
As long as Charlie keeps playing drums, I’ll keep listening. He’s the oldest of the bunch and the only one who doesn’t dye his hair. And he’s the only one who sounds as good today as he did decades ago.
Rolling Stones, “Miss You” (M. Jagger, K. Richards), live, Chicago, 6/25/19
2019
Friday, June 28th
She’s on to something—what, I’m not quite sure.
Alyona, Alyona, “Залишаю свій дім,” 2018
the song is about the fact that she leaves her home and parents in the province and moved to the capital (Kiev)
—YouTube comment
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