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2018

Tuesday, December 25th

Merry Christmas

Blind Lemon Jefferson, “Christmas Eve Blues,” 1928


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Victoria Spivey (with Lonnie Johnson, guitar), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1928


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Bessie Smith (with Joe Smith, cornet; Charlie Green, trombone; Fletcher Henderson, piano), “At the Christmas Ball,” 1925


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Leroy Carr, “Christmas in Jail—Ain’t That a Pain,” 1929


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Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers (feat. Charles Brown, vocals, keyboards), “Merry Christmas, Baby,” 1947


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Lowell Fulson, “Lonesome Christmas (I & II),” 1950


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Sonny Boy Williamson II, “Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues,” 1951


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John Lee Hooker, “Blues for Christmas,” 1959

 

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2018

Monday, December 24th

never enough

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor; Hidemi Suzuki (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2017

 

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radio

One of my favorite musical events begins today: the annual Bach Festival on WKCR-FM (Columbia University), where it’ll be all Bach, all the time, until midnight New Year’s Eve.

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musical thoughts

It may well be that some composers do not believe in God. All of them, however, believe in Bach.

—Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

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2018

Sunday, December 23rd

sounds of Chicago

Pastor DeAndre Patterson, “To God Be the Glory,” live (Rev. Clay Evans’ 92nd birthday celebration, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church), Chicago, 2017

 

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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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2018

Saturday, December 22nd

more

Erik Satie (1866-1925), Sonneries de la Rose+Croix (No. 2); Reinbert de Leeuw (piano), live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 2011

 

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last night, Oak Park, Ill.

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2018

Friday, December 21st

what’s new

Bon Iver, “Woods” (J. Vernon), live, Paris, 11/3/18

 

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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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2018

Thursday, December 20th

sounds of Turkey

Özgür Baba (cura, voice), “Dertli Dolap” (words by Turkish poet Yunus Emre), live, Turkey, 2018

 

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yesterday, Chicago

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2018

Wednesday, December 19th

more

Erik Satie (1866-1925), Ogives (4) (00:00-), Pieces froides (6) (12:29-), Gnossiennes (6) (25:02-), Sonneries de la Rose+Croix (3) (44:51-), Gymnopedies (3) (58:59-); Reinbert de Leeuw (piano), live, 1982

 

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reading table

driftwood floating
this way, that way . . .
ends the year

—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)

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2018

Tuesday, December 18th

sounds of Paris

Erik Satie (1866-1925), Gnossiennes 1-6 (1889-97); Reinbert de Leeuw (piano), live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 2018

 

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reading table

Silence
of an oak grove
the moon high in the trees

—Yosa Buson, 1716-1784 (translated from Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento)

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2018

Monday, December 17th

what’s new

Peter Van Hoesen (electronics) & Gabi Sultana (piano) play John Cage (1912-1992), live, Paris, 10/30/18 (published 12/12/18)

 

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2018

Sunday, December 16th

timeless

Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone, 1936-1970) with Donald Tyler (trumpet), et al., “Our Prayer” (A. Ayler), Live in Greenwich Village (Village Vanguard), 1967

 

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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