serendipity
What a joy, last night, to bump into this.
Perfect? No.
Exhilarating? Yes.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello: Isabelle Nichols (cello), live, Houston (Rice University), 2022
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passings
David Lindley, musician (guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, etc.), March 21, 1944–March 3, 2023
Henry Kaiser (1952-, guitarist), “Requiem for David Lindley,” 3/7/23
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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948, After Khorkum (1940-42), detail
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Loleatta Holloway [1946-2011]), “Praising Him,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1967
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sounds of South Korea
파란노을 (Parannoul), 우리는 밤이 되면 빛난다 (We Shine at Night), 1/10/23
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reading table
[T]here’s a lot of fun to be had in the gaps between ideas.
—John Ashbery (1927-2017), from “My Philosophy of Life”
passings
Wayne Shorter, saxophonist, composer, August 25, 1933–March 2, 2023
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (AB, drums; WS, tenor saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass), “The Summit” (W. Shorter), live, Tokyo, 1961
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With the Miles Davis Quintet (MD, trumpet; WS, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums), “Footprints” (W. Shorter), live, Sweden, 1967
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With his quartet (WS, tenor saxophone; Danilo Perez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; Brian Blade, drums), “Masqualero” (W. Shorter), live, Montreal, 2003
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Today, after more than a decade of near-daily blogging (and tens of thousands of views from people in over 175 countries), I’m adopting a new format. No longer will I be here every day. Instead, I’ll be stopping by now and then, as the spirit moves me. Enjoy!
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Simeon Ten Holt (1923-2012), Canto Ostinato (1976): pianists Elizabeth Bergmann, Marcel Bergmann, Sandra van Veen and Jeroen van Veen, live, Netherlands (Eindhoven), 4/2/2011
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sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price (1929-), “How I Got Over,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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(Taking a break.)
sounds of New York
D’Angelo (vocals, keyboards) with Questlove (drums), covering “Tell Me if You Still Care” (S.O.S. Band, 1983), live, New York (Brooklyn Bowl), 2013
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what’s new
Ab-Soul, live (“MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE,” “Bohemian Grove,” “IT BE LIKE THAT,” “FOMF,” “Terrorist Threats,” “FALLACY,” “DO BETTER,” “The Book of Soul,” “GOTTA RAP”), Washington, D.C., published yesterday
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sounds of Chicago
Otis Spann (1924 or 1930–1970, piano, vocals), “Spann’s Blues,” live, Germany, 1963
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