Saturday, October 26th
adlib-ability
Drummer Big Black (AKA Daniel Ray, 1934-), talking and playing (with Go: Organic Orchestra, Venice, Calif., 2005)
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2013
2013
Friday, October 25th
sounds of Chicago
King Louie, “My Niggaz” (2012-13)
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lagniappe
found words
From this week’s Chicago Reader music section:
. . . spastic, fuzzed-out bubblegum punk.
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Local seapunk originator . . .
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. . . like folk-shouter Odetta going through a goth/drone phase.
2013
Thursday, October 24th
alone
Sometimes the performer makes all the difference. In the wrong hands this can seem a mess. In the right ones it sparkles.
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Klavierstücke XI (1956)
Prodromos Symeonidis, live, 2006
2013
Wednesday, October 23rd
sounds of Chicago
Here’s another track I co-produced long ago, in a world without CDs, or MP3s, or Internet.
Pinetop Perkins (1913-2011), “Blues After Hours” (Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 2, Alligator Records, 1978)
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009), New York, c. 1940
2013
Tuesday, October 22nd
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)
2013
Monday, October 21st
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
2013
Sunday, October 20th
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
2013
Saturday, October 19th
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
2013
Friday, October 18th
sounds of Chicago
The Dells, “A Heart Is a House for Love,” 1991
The Five Heartbeats, 1991
2013
Thursday, October 17th
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
