Monday, July 17th
sounds of Ireland
Sean Leahy (guitar) & Jeremy Spencer (violin), live, Ireland
“Darley’s” / “Bógan Nua,” 2014
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O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Pub, Dingle, 2013
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Ireland (outside Dingle)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2017
Sunday, July 16th
I want you all to know I’m not going to stop singing when I die.
—Robert Blair (1930-2001)
Robert Blair & The Fantastic Violinaires, “Sing with the Angels”
Live, Rocky Mount, N.C.
2017
Saturday, July 1st
Taking a break—back in a while.
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random sights
today, Ireland (outside Dingle)
2017
Friday, June 30th
voices I miss
This sounds as fresh, and timely, as it did in 1971.
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (M. Gaye, J. Nyx; What’s Going On, 1971)
2017
Thursday, June 29th
passings
Geri Allen, pianist, June 12, 1957-June 27, 2017
With Kenny Davis (bass), Kassa Overall (drums), Maurice Chestnut (tap dance), live, South Korea, 2011
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With Charlie Haden (1937-2014, bass), Paul Motian (1931-2011, drums), “Lonely Woman” (O. Coleman), 1988
2017
Wednesday, June 28th
sounds of Tunisia (and all over)
Dhafer Youssef (composer, singer, oud player), documentary about making Diwan of Beauty and Odd (2016)
(Thanks for the tip to John Balmes.)
2017
Tuesday, June 27th
Do you listen to contemporary rap and R&B?
I do. I like Anderson .Paak, that’s for sure! That “Come Down” piece.
—Roscoe Mitchell (featured yesterday), New York Times, 6/23/17
Anderson .Paak, “Come Down,” 2016
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Another take.
2017
Monday, June 26th
what’s new
Here’s something from Roscoe Mitchell’s new album, Bells for the South Side (ECM), a 2-CD set recorded in 2015 at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
“Spatial Aspects of the Sound,” Roscoe Mitchell (composition, piccolo), Craig Taborn (piano), Tyshawn Sorey (piano), William Winant (percussion), Kikanju Baku (wrist bells, ankle bells)
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
2017
Sunday, June 25th
two takes
“Jesus Will Fix It”
Lee Williams, live
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Al Green, live, Tokyo, 1987
2017
Saturday, June 24th
sounds of Mali
Salif Keita, live, Germany (Stuttgart), 1995
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lagniappe
reading table
[C]ommunication is an undependable but sometimes marvelous thing.
—Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), letter to Randall Jarrell, December 26, 1955
