Saturday, January 20th
what’s new
Moor Mother, “GUILTY” (feat. Lonnie Holley, Raia Was), 1/19/24
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
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Thursday, January 18th
timeless
His is a singular sound-world.
Anton Webern (1883-1945), String Trio (Op. 20), 1926-27; Psappha Ensemble (Benedict Holland, violin; Heather Wallington, viola; Jennifer Langridge, cello), live, England (University of Manchester), 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, January 16th
timeless
Shirley Scott (1934-2002, organ) with Harold Vick (1936-1987, tenor saxophone), Billy Higgins (1936-2001, drums), Jimmy Hopps (1939-, cowbell), “Keep On Movin’ On” (H. Vick), rec. 1974 (One for Me [Strata-East], 1975)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Drooping
in this upside-down world,
a bamboo in the snow.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Tom Lowenstein
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Sunday, January 14th
testify!
Pilgrim Jubilees, “Rich Man, Poor Man,” live, 2014
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Saturday, January 13th
sounds of New York
James Francies (keyboards) with Immanuel Wilkins (alto saxophone), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), “My Favorite Things” (R. Rodgers), live, New York, 6/23/23
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
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Tuesday, January 9th
like nobody else
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (1923-2023, piano), “The Homeless Wanderer” (T. Guèbrou), from Éthiopiques 21: Piano Solo (anthology), 2006
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Sunday, January 7th
timeless
Soul Stirrers, “All Right Now” (feat. Julius Cheeks, Sam Cooke), 1954
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, January 5th
sounds of Chicago
Jamila Woods, “Tiny Garden,” 2023
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lagniappe
random sights
other night, outside Chicago
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Thursday, January 4th
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell [1940-], reeds, percussion); Joseph Jarman [1937-2019], reeds, percussion; Lester Bowie [1941-1999, MCOTD Hall of Fame], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors [1927-2004], bass, percussion), live (TV show), France, 1970
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Wednesday, January 3rd
sounds of Chicago
Hamid Drake (percussion, MCOTD Hall of Fame) and Michael Zerang (percussion) with guest Nicole Mitchell (flute), 33rd annual winter solstice celebration, live, Chicago (Links Hall/Constellation), 12/21/23 (excerpt)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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