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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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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Sunday, January 7th
timeless
Soul Stirrers, “All Right Now” (feat. Julius Cheeks, Sam Cooke), 1954
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Friday, January 5th
sounds of Chicago
Jamila Woods, “Tiny Garden,” 2023
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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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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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Tuesday, January 2nd
sounds of Chicago
A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield (“We’re A Winner,” “Little Child Runnin’ Wild,” “Beautiful Brother of Mine,” “We the People,” “Keep On Keeping On,” “Superfly,” “Freddie’s Dead,” “Now You’re Gone,” “The Other Side of Town,” “The Makings Of You,” “So In Love,” “Move On Up” [all C. Mayfield]): WDR Big Band and WDR Funkhausorchester (Vince Mendoza, arranger/conductor) with Ledisi (vocals), Bilal (vocals), et al., live, Germany (Cologne), 9/30/23
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Sunday, December 31st
testify!
Pilgrim Jubilees, “Three Trees,” live, Jackson, Miss., 2017
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Saturday, December 30th
sounds of Chicago
DKV Trio (Hamid Drake [drums, MCOTD Hall of fame], Kent Kessler [bass], Ken Vandermark [reeds]), live, Chicago (Elastic Arts), last night
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Tuesday, December 26th
never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor; Hidemi Suzuki (cello), live, Netherlands (Amsterdam), 2017
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Speaking of “never enough,” the annual Bach Festival on WKCR-FM (Columbia University)—one of my favorite musical events of the year—runs through midnight New Year’s Eve.
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