Sunday, October 9th
back to church
“He Set Me Free,” Mt. Do-Well Baptist Church, McConnells, S.C., 1991
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lagniappe
reading table
And all is always now.
—T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), “Burnt Norton”
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2016
2016
Saturday, October 8th
what’s new
Banabila & Machinefabriek, “Kaleidoscope,” 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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reading table
Whenever I sleep
with my socks on
I have bad dreams—Yosa Buson (1716-1783), translated from Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento
2016
Friday, October 7th
sounds of ecstasy
Savina Yannatou & Miquel Gil with Primavera En Salonico & Orquestra Àrab De Barcelona, “Ballo Sardo” (Sardinian Dance), “Cavall D’Aràbia” (M. Gil, Plàcid Rosaleny), live, 2006
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mailbox
A listener, Michael Falconer, emailed a link to this clip, along with a prediction that proved to be spot-on: “I think you will really like this.” Send me something wonderful and—who knows?—you, too, may be immortalized.
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lagniappe
art beat
Bruce Davidson (1933-), Palisades, New Jersey, 1958
2016
Thursday, October 6th
more
Kris Davis & Craig Taborn, live, Washington, D.C., 10/3/16
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Musicians wrestle everywhere –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #229 (Franklin)
2016
Wednesday, October 5th
tonight in Chicago
They’ll be playing, together, at Constellation.
Kris Davis & Craig Taborn, “Fox Fire” (Duopoly), 2016
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Is not all music, even the most niggardly, beautiful to the person who loves the very being and existence of music?
—Robert Walser (1878-1956), “The Walk” (translated from German by Christopher Middleton and Susan Bernofsky)
2016
Tuesday, October 4th
career plans for the next life
If none of those other things work out (tap dancer, rubboard player in a zydeco band, bass player in a reggae band, guitar player in a Malian band, cellist in a string quartet, bird), maybe I’ll be an accordionist.
Dre Hocevar Collective Effervescence,* live, New York, 2016
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*DH, drums; Elias Stemeseder, accordion; Chris Pitsiokos, alto saxophone; Lester St. Louis, cello; Philip White, electronics.
2016
Monday, October 3rd
timeless
Erroll Garner Trio, “Jitterbug Waltz” (T.W. “Fats” Waller), 1949
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2016
Sunday, October 2nd
old school
Blind Boys of Alabama, live (studio performance), Seattle, 9/2/16
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Is any word more wearisome than “I”?
2016
Saturday, October 1st
more
Habib Koite, “Wassiye,” live
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York)
Stuart Davis (1892-1964), “Swing Landscape,” 1938
2016
Friday, September 30
sounds of Mali and South Africa
Twelve strings, two voices—that’s it.
Habib Koite (Mali; lead vocals, guitar), Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa; vocals, guitar), “Africa,” live (studio performance), Seattle, 2016
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lagniappe
reading table
Deep autumn—
my neighbor,
how does he live, I wonder?—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass
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