Thursday, September 15th
sounds of Ukraine
Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, Gedz, “Viter viie” (“The wind is blowing”), published 9/14/22
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lagniappe
art beat: more
William Klein (1926-2022), See Saw Gang, New York, 1955
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2022
Wednesday, September 14th
alone
No matter how often I hear these tiny pieces, no matter how many pianists I hear play them, they remain perpetually fresh.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Preludes, Op. 28 (1835-1839); Seong-Jin Cho (1994-, piano), live, 2017
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art beat: more
William Klein (1926–2022), Candy Store, Amsterdam Avenue, New York, 1955
2022
Tuesday, September 13th
alone
Lukas Ligeti (1965-), “Thinking Songs” (2015), Mvt. III (Four-Part Invention); Caitlin Jones (marimba), 2021
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lagniappe
passings
William Klein, photographer, filmmaker, April 19, 1926–September 10, 2022
Dance in Brooklyn, New York, 1955
2022
Monday, September 12th
sounds of San Francisco
Charles Lloyd Quartet (CL [1938-], tenor saxophone, flute, compositions; Keith Jarrett [1945-], piano, soprano saxophone; Ron McClure [1941-], bass; Jack DeJohnette [1942-], drums), live (TV show), San Francisco, 1968
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Sunday, September 11th
timeless
“Quartet of unidentified incarcerated men at Cummins State Farm (now Cummins Unit), Gould, Arkansas, recorded by John A. Lomax on May 21, 1939, under the auspices of the Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress. Photo of baptism at Cummins, 1953, from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture.”—Alan Lomax Archive, YouTube
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lagniappe
reading table
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink
and cannot be arrested and pay no tax
and, in general, bats have it made.—John Berryman (1914-1972, MCOTD Hall of Fame), from Dream Song #63
2022
Saturday, September 10th
3n
Paul Lytton (1947-, drums), Ken Vandermark (1964-, reeds), Nate Wooley (1974-, trumpet), live, Rochester, New York, 4/20/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Friday, September 9th
basement jukebox: sounds of Chicago
J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967), “Mama Talk to Your Daughter,” 1955
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Magic Sam (aka Samuel Maghett, 1937-1969), “All Your Love,” 1957
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Otis Rush (1934-2018), “All Your Love (I Miss Loving),” 1958
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Junior Wells (1934-1998), “Little by Little,” 1960
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Buddy Guy (1936-), “First Time I Met the Blues,” 1960
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Sonny Boy Williamson II (aka Alex [or Aleck] Miller, 1912-1965), “Help Me,” 1963
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Fenton Robinson (1935-1997), “Somebody (Loan Me a Dime),” 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2022
Thursday, September 8th
more
Camila Nebbia (tenor saxophone), Michael Formanek (bass), Vinny Sperrazza (drums), live, New York (Downtown Music Gallery), 8/28/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
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reading table
Life is not made for meetings;
like stars at opposite ends of the sky we move.—Tu Fu (aka Du Fu, 712-770), from “Presented to Wei Pa, Gentleman in Retirement,” translated from the Chinese by Burton Watson (The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry, 1984)
2022
Wednesday, September 7th
timeless
Skip James (1902-1969), “I’m So Glad,” 1931
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Tuesday, September 6th
timeless
Anton Webern (1883-1945), Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano (op. 11, 1914); Dmitri Atapine (cello), Hyeyeon Park (piano), 2014, California (Atherton)
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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