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Han Bennink (drums, 4/17/1942-), live, Amsterdam, 4/15/17
With Ab Barrs (tenor saxophone), Terrie Ex (guitar)
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With ICP (Instant Composers Pool) Orchestra and friends
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William Klein (1928-), New York, 1950s
Is any alto player more eloquent?
Joe McPhee (alto saxophone), William Parker (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums), live, New York, 2014
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Paul Strand (1890-1976), Abandoned Window, 1944
sounds of Amsterdam
Turning seventy-five, some folks get gloomy; others celebrate.
Han Bennink (drums, 4/17/1942-) & All-Star Band
Live (TV show), Amsterdam, 4/13/17
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Russia
Alfred Schnittke (1934-98), Piano Quintet (1972-76), live (Katya Apekisheva, piano; Boris Brovtsyn, Julia-Maria Kretz, violins; Amihai Grosz, viola; Torleif Thedéen, cello), Netherlands, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Chicago Botanic Garden)
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
sounds of Ukraine
The only thing better than one cello is two.
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-), Hiéroglyphes de la nuit; Anja Lechner (cello), Agnès Vesterman (cello), Valentin Silvestrov (piano), live, Paris, 2015
back to church
“He Set Me Free,” Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 1991
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Monadnock Building)
sounds of Russia
One-word review: mesmerizing.
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-), Fachwerk for bayan, percussion, and string orchestra (2009); Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, live, 2013
old school
Tommy Jarrell (fiddle, vocals), “Cripple Creek,” live, Mt. Airy, N.C., 1983
timeless
Old recordings, where everyone involved is long dead, don’t just appeal to the ears—they’re springboards for the imagination. Here’s one made in Memphis nearly 90 years ago.
Close your eyes.
Open your imagination.
They’re just about ready to record.
What’s the room look like?
What’s the last thing said before they start?
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956), “Cool Drink of Water Blues” (1928)
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art beat
Robert Frank (1924-), Funeral—St. Helena, South Carolina, 1955/56
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