Thursday, December 22nd
sounds of Chicago
Bo Diddley (aka Ellas McDaniel, 1928-2008), “Bo Diddley” (E. McDaniel), live (TV show [The Ed Sullivan Show]), 1955
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Wednesday, December 21st
timeless
Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) And His Amnesia Express, “The Bottle” (G. Scott-Heron, B. Jackson), live, Jamaica (Reggae Sunsplash), 1983
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lagniappe
reading table
The hollow of morning
Holds my soul still
As water in a jar—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)
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Tuesday, December 20th
voices I miss
(Jaimie Branch [6/17/83–8/22/22], trumpet, keyboards; Luke Stewart, bass; Tcheser Holmes, drums), live, New York, 6/23/22
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reading table
Talk is a way of not looking.
—Ann Lauterbach (1942-), from “Then Suddenly”
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Monday, December 19th
never enough
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat major (K. 498): William Hudgins (clarinet), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Victor Rosenbaum (piano), live, Boston, 2019
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Sunday, December 18th
sounds of Chicago
Salem Travelers, “Save Me,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1964
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Saturday, December 17th
like nothing else
Meredith Monk (1942-) and Vocal Ensemble, “Songs of Ascension” (M. Monk), excerpts, Geyserville, California, 2008
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
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Friday, 12/16/22
sounds of Chicago
Baby Face Leroy Trio (BFL, drums, vocals; Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals; Little Walter, harmonica, vocals), “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” (Pts. 1 and 2), rec. 1950, Chicago
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
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Thursday, December 15th
what’s new
Julian Lage Trio (JL, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), “Tributary” (J. Lage), live, Lexington, Kentucky, 12/8/22
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Wednesday, December 14th
sounds of Mali and all over
Fatoumata Diawara (with Yacouba Kone [guitar], Arecio Smith [keyboards], Juan Finger [bass], Willy Ombe [drums], and the Water and Sound Ensemble), “An Ka Bin,” live, Augsburg, Germany (Water & Sound Festival), 8/7/22
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, December 13th
How about a trip to Cologne?
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (François-Xavier Roth [1971-], cond.) with Antoine Tamestit (1979-, viola), live, Cologne (Germany), 5/10/22: Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), The Viola in My Life IV (1970)
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