Thursday, October 19th
alone
John Cage (1912-1992), In a Landscape (1948); Shira Legmann (piano), live, Boston, 2011
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2023
Tuesday, October 17th
voices I miss
Geri Allen (1957-2017, piano), Charlie Haden (1937-2014, bass), Paul Motian (1931-2011, drums), “Lonely Woman” (Ornette Coleman), 1988
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lagniappe
reading table
passing through one day—
they let me listen
to their phonograph—Taneda Santoka (1882-1940), translated from the Japanese by Burton Watson
2023
Monday, October 16th
sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans [trumpets, compositions], Joel Ross [vibraphone, electronics], Nick Jozwiak [bass, electronics], Michael Ode [drums]), “Malibu,” live, New York, 9/10/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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radio
Today, in celebration of the birthday of Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti (1938-1997), it’s all Fela all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
2023
Sunday, October 15th
sounds of Memphis
Lula Collins, “Hold Out (Keep the Faith),” Memphis, 1970s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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Saturday, October 14th
Meshell Ndegeocello (1968-), “What’s In My Bag,” Amoeba Records, Hollywood (Los Angeles), 10/10/23
musical thoughts
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan
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Tuesday, October 10th
Happy Birthday, Thelonious!
Thelonious Monk (10/10/1917–2/17/1982, piano, compositions) with Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Butch Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (drums), live (TV show: “Evidence,” “Blue Monk,” Just a Gigolo” [L. Casucci, J. Brammer, I. Caesar], “Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues,” “Epistrophy”), Tokyo, 1963
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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radio
Today it’s all Monk all day at WKCR (Columbia University).
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Monday, October 9th
alone
Kham Meslien (bass, percussion, electronics), live, France (Chamonix), 7/23/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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Sunday, October 8th
timeless
Lee Williams (1946-2021) & The Spiritual QC’s, live, Memphis, 2002
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, near Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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Saturday, October 7th
what’s new
Meshell Ngdegeocello, “The Atlantiques” (with Jeff Parker [guitar], Josh Johnson [saxophone], et al.), published 10/3/23
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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Friday, October 6th
sounds of Detroit
Detroit: The Blueprint of Techno (with Terrence Parker, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, et al.), 1990s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
music clip of the day 