two takes
“I Thought About You” (J. Van Heusen & J. Mercer)
Jeanne Lee (vocals) with Mal Waldron (piano), et al.
Live, France (Marciac), 2000
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Mildred Bailey (vocals) with Benny Goodman (clarinet), et al.
Recording, 1939
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lagniappe
art beat
Garry Winogrand (1928-1984)
sounds of Chicago
Art Ensemble of Chicago (Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones, percussion; Joseph Jarman, saxophones, percussion, electric guitar; Lester Bowie [MCOTD Hall of Famer], trumpet, percussion; Malachi Favors, bass, percussion; Don Moye, drums, percussion [first clip])
Live, Chicago (Jazz Showcase), 1981
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Recording (“Rock Out”), 1969
sounds of Chicago
The Staple Singers, “Sit Down Servant,” live (TV show), 1963
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
sounds of Chicago
Baby Huey, “Hard Times” (C. Mayfield), 1971
Stand Up Guys, 2012
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
sounds of Chicago
The Dells, “A Heart Is a House for Love,” 1991
The Five Heartbeats, 1991
alone
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major, 3rd movement (Largo); Christian Tetzlaff (1966-), violin, Berlin, 6/22/13
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lagniappe
art beat
Robert Adams (1937-), Pikes Peak
mesmerizing
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Lachrymae (1950; arranged for viola and string orchestra, 1976); A Far Cry with Roger Tapping (viola), live, Cambridge, Mass., 2008
#1
#2
alone
Canray Fontenot, “Bonsoir Moreau,” live, near Eunice, La., 1983
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lagniappe
art beat
Lee Friedlander (1934-)
less is more*
Rashied Ali (drums), Leroy Jenkins (violin), “Swift Are the Winds of Life,” 1975
*****
*Sometimes, anyway.
never enough
Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002), MCOTD Hall of Famer, talking and singing (“He’s Calling Me” [D. Love], The Original Gospel Harmonettes, 1955)
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