Wednesday, May 8th
basement jukebox
James Carr (1942-2001) with Betty Harris (1939-), “I’m a Fool for You,” 1967 (Billboard R&B #42, Pop #97)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2019
Tuesday, May 7th
alone
Elisabeth Harnik (piano), live, Wels, Austria, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2019
Monday, May 6th
soundtrack to a dream
Why not begin the week with something new?
Christopher Trapani (1980-), Writing Against Time (2014); Yarn/Wire, live, New York, 2014
2019
Sunday, May 5th
sounds of Mississippi
Mississippi Mass Choir (featuring Frank Williams [1947-1993] and Angela Curry), “Near the Cross,” live, 1989
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lagniappe
reading table
You have to change to stay the same.
—Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997 (Richard Shiff, Between Sense and de Kooning, 2011)
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random sights
this morning, Westchester, Ill.
2019
Saturday, May 4th
what’s new
Nilüfer Yanya, “Baby Blu,” 4/11/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Columbus Park, Chicago (goslings huddled behind the mother)
2019
Friday, May 3rd
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Corbett v. Dempsey.
Ken Vandermark (reeds) and Nate Wooley (trumpet), live, Copenhagen, 2016
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lagniappe
reading table
Forever – is composed of Nows –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)
2019
Wednesday, April 24th
more
William Basinski (1958-), Vivian & Ondine, 2009
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2019
Tuesday, April 22nd
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton ZIM Sextet (AB, 1945-, reeds, composition; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet, flugelhorn, trombone; Ingrid Laubrock, reeds; Tomeka Reid, cello; Shelley Burgon, harp; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Dan Peck, tuba), live, Germany (Moers), 2017
2019
Monday, April 22nd
One of my favorite musicians of all time died over seventy-five years ago at the age of twenty-five.
Charlie Christian (1916-1942, guitar) with Cootie Williams (trumpet), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Dave Tough (drums), et al., “Waitin’ for Benny” (full session), live (studio), New York, 1941
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Intuit (Chicago)
Robert Johnson, City, 2018
2019
Sunday, April 21st
Aretha testifies
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), “Climbing Higher Mountains” (with Rev. James Cleveland), live, Los Angeles, 1972
music clip of the day 