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Marty Erlich: Dark Woods/Bright Sparks (Marty Ehrlich [1955-], woodwinds, compositions; Ron Horton, trumpet; Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon; Erik Friedlander, cello; Matt Pavolka, bass; Satoshi Takahashi, percussion; Erica Hunt, words), live, New York, 12/10/23

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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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Even now there are places where a thought might grow—

—Derek Mahon (1941-2020), from “A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford”

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Monday, December 11th

timeless

Billie Holiday (1915-1959), live (“I Cover the Waterfront,” “Too Marvelous for Words,” “I Love You, Porgy,” “Them There Eyes,” “Willow Weep for Me,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” “You Go to My Head”), live, Boston, 1953

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Sunday, December 10th

sounds of Memphis

Lula Collins, “Jesus, You’ve Been Good,” Memphis, 1970s

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Saturday, December 9th

sounds of Chicago

Jerry Butler (1939-), “What’s So Good About It (You’re My Baby),” 1972

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Friday, December 8th

only rock ‘n’ roll

Garbage & Screaming Females, “Because the Night” (B. Springsteen, P. Smith), 2013

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To think. This saving thing. This useless thing.

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My mind is
smallish.

—Anne Carson (1950-), from “Funny You Should Ask” (New Yorker, 12/11/23)

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2023

Thursday, December 7th

voices I miss

Lonnie Mack (1941-2016, vocals, guitar), “She Don’t Come Here Anymore” (B. Jones, L. Mack, W. Bullock), 1969

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another take (1966)

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Wednesday, December 6th

passings

Mars Williams, saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor, May 29, 1955-November 20, 2023

With Psychedelic Furs, “Sister Europe,” live, 2013, excerpt

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With Tim Daisy (drums), live, Chicago (Hungry Brain), 2014, excerpt

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Mars Williams’ “The Devil’s Whistle” (with Nels Cline [guitar], James Brandon Lewis [saxophone], Jason Marsalis [drum kitchen], Michael Zerang [trash can drum kit], et al.), live, New Orleans (Music Box Village), 2022, excerpts

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Sunday, December 3rd

testify!

Sisters with Voices Gospel Singers (Birmingham, Ala.), “Sweeping Through the City,” live, 2014

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2023

Friday, December 1st

sounds of Amsterdam

Dave Douglas Quintet (Dave Douglas, trumpet, compositions; Jon Irabagon, tenor saxophone; Marta Warelis piano; Nick Dunston, bass; Rudy Royston, drums), live, Amsterdam, 1/19/23