only rock ‘n’ roll
Garbage & Screaming Females, “Because the Night” (B. Springsteen, P. Smith), 2013
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reading table
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)
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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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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testify!
Sisters with Voices Gospel Singers (Birmingham, Ala.), “Sweeping Through the City,” live, 2014
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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
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basement jukebox
Golden Crowns, “You’ll Need a Friend,” 1965
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voices I miss
Von Freeman (1923-2012, tenor saxophone) with Mike Allemana (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), Michael Raynor (drums), “Blame It on My Youth” (O. Levant, E. Heyman), live, Chicago (Apartment Lounge), 2010
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alone
Elliott Carter (1908-2012), Figment 1 for Cello Alone (1994); David Hetherington (cello), live, Toronto, 2020
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like nothing else
Julius Eastman (1940-1990), Stay On It (1973); Sō Percussion and Friends, live, New Jersey (Princeton), 2023
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basement jukebox
Lula Collins, “Determined to Make It In” (L. Collins), 1980 (rec. Memphis)
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