Thursday, July 7th
alone
György Ligeti (1923-2006), Étude No. 13 (L’escalier du diable / The Devil’s Staircase); Pierre-Laurent Aimard (1957-, piano), 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2022
Wednesday, July 6th
sounds of Detroit
Floorplan (aka Robert Hood), “Never Grow Old” (Re-Plant), 2014
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lagniappe
reading table
He walked in awe
In awe of light
At nightfall, not at dawn
Whatever he saw
Receding from sight
In the sky’s afterglow
Was what he wanted
To see, to know—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Enlightenment”
2022
Tuesday, July 5th
like nothing else
Henry Threadgill’s Society Situation Dance Band (HT, 1944-, MCOTD Hall of Fame, compositions, direction; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Frank Lacy, trombone; Bob Stewart, tuba; Abdul Wadud, cello; Brandon Ross, guitar; Pheeroan akLaff, drums, et al.), live, Germany (Hamburg), 1988
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Monday, July 4th
only rock ‘n’ roll
The Blasters, “American Music” (D. Alvin), live, Champaign, Ill., 1985
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
2022
Tuesday, June 14th
more
Miles Davis (1926-1991, trumpet), Gary Bartz (1940-, saxophones), Chick Corea (1941-2021, keyboards), Keith Jarrett (1945-, keyboards), Dave Holland (1946-, bass), Jack DeJohnette (1942-, drums), Airto Moreira (1941-, percussion), live, England (Isle of Wight Festival), 1970
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lagniappe
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2022
Monday, June 13th
never enough
Yesterday afternoon, feeling in a bit of a funk before visiting a client in jail, I stumbled upon this and within moments, it seemed, the air began to lighten.
Miles Davis Quintet (MD [1926-1991], trumpet; Wayne Shorter [1933-], tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock [1940-], piano; Ron Carter [1937-], bass; Tony Williams [1945-1997], drums), live, Stockholm (Sweden), 1967
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2022
Sunday, June 12th
timeless
The Harmonizing Four, “We’re Crossing Over,” live, Germany, 1966
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2022
Saturday, June 11th
what’s new
Tyshawn Sorey Trio (TS, drums; Aaron Diehl, piano; Russell Hall, bass), live New York, 5/24/22
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Friday, June 10th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Florence + The Machine, “Free,” 2022
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
2022
Thursday, 6/9/22
alone
Sun Ra (1914-1993, piano), live (performance begins at 5:00), Venice (Italy), 1978
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 