Wednesday, July 27th
sounds of New York
Daniel Carter (1945-, soprano saxophone), Hamid Drake (1955-, drums; MCOTD Hall of Fame), live, New York (Three Jewels Yoga and Meditation), 2014
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2022
Tuesday, July 26th
voices I miss
Ed Blackwell (1929-1992, drums, percussion) with Mal Waldron (1925-2002, piano), Charles Rouse (1924-1988, tenor saxophone), Woody Shaw (1944-1989, trumpet, flugelhorn), Reggie Workman (1937-, bass), live (“The Git Go” [M. Waldron], excerpt), New York (Village Vanguard), 1980s
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2022
Monday, July 25th
sounds of Brazil
How about something quiet, and delicate, and beautiful?
João Gilberto (1931-2019, voice, guitar, compositions), live, Tokyo, 2006
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Sunday, July 24th
timeless
This album I’ve been listening to for nearly fifty years, never tiring of it.
Vernard Johnson (1948-, alto saxophone), The Gospel Saxophone of Vernard Johnson,* 1974
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lagniappe
random sights
other morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
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1. “I’ve Decided To Make Jesus My Choice”
2. “Jesus Will Bring Things Out Alright ”
3. “Hung up for My Hang Ups”
4. “God Will Take Care of You”
5. “Only What You Do for Christ Will Last”
6. “It’s Real”
7. “I’ll Make It Alright”
8. “Precious Lord”
9. “This Way to Jesus”
10. “Oh Happy Day”
2022
Saturday, July 23rd
sounds of New York
Tamio Shiraishi (1949-, alto saxophone), live, New York, 7/16/22
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random sights
yesterday, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2022
Friday, July 22nd
what’s new
Big Thief, live (“Change,” “Dried Roses,” “Certainty,” “Happiness”), published 7/20/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
2022
Thursday, July 21st
passings
William “Poogie” Hart, January 7, 1945–July 14, 2022, singer, songwriter
Delfonics (WPH, lead vocals), “La-La (Means I Love You),” (W. Hart, T. Bell), 1968
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random sights
this morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
2022
Wednesday, July 20th
sounds of New York
Lukas Ligeti Quintet (LL, drums, percussion, compositions; Shoko Nagai, piano; Darren Johnston, trumpet; Travis Sullivan, alto saxophone; Michael Bates, bass), live, New York, 7/15/22
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lagniappe
reading table
The pure products of America
go crazy——William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), from “To Elsie” (1923)
2022
Tuesday, July 19th
sounds of London
BBC Radio 1: Essential Mix, Kieran Hebden (AKA Four Tet, KH, 1977-; musician, producer, DJ), 7/9/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
2022
Monday, July 18th
alone
This I return to, again and again.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Aki Takahashi (1944-, piano), 1996
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random sights
yesterday morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
music clip of the day 