What do you get when you cross Vancouver with Memphis?
Frazey Ford (with Hi Rhythm Section [Charles Hodges, organ; Leroy Hodges, bass; Teenie Hodges, guitar), “Done” (F. Ford), 2015 (from Indian Ocean, 2014)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Leroy Jenkins (1932-2007, violin, viola), live, Atlanta, 1999
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
serendipity
Bumped into this last night. Couldn’t take my ears off it. One of the finest performances of Bach’s keyboard music I’ve heard.
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1-12 Sara Daneshpour (piano), 2024
other day, Chicago
basement jukebox
Spiritual Stars Singers, “Working for the Lord,” 1960s
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Tokyo
Eiko Ishibashi (keyboards, electronics), Jim O’Rourke (guitar, electronics), Riki Hidaka (guitar, electronics), live, Tokyo, 2024
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir, “Jesus Can Work It Out,” live, Chicago
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude No. 15 (“Raindrop”); Daniil Trifonov (1991-), piano
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Laurie Anderson, et al., “Waiting for the Barbarians,” live, New York, 11/20/23
this morning, Chicago
Johnny Griffin (1928-2008, tenor saxophone) with Ronnie Mathews (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Kenny Washington (drums), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 1981
sounds of Louisville
Bishop Cliff Butler and Joe Thomas, “This Old World” (J. Thomas), live (TV Show), Louisville, Kentucky, 1973