Friday, September 24th
sounds of Colombia
ChocQuibTown, live (“Somos Pacífico,” “De Donde Vengo Yo,” “Pa Olvidarte,” “Qué Lástima,” “Lo Que Quieras Tú,” “Cuando Te Veo”), published 4/25/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
2021
Thursday, September 23rd
basement jukebox
O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, September 22nd
like nothing else
Annea Lockwood (1939-) & Yarn/Wire, “Into the Vanishing Point,” published 9/7/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2021
Tuesday, September 21st
alone
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone, electronics), “Magic Square” (P. Brennan), 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2021
Monday, September 20th
sounds of New York
last night, Brooklyn: Daniel Carter (reeds), Claire De Brunner (bassoon), Aron Namewirth (guitar), Adam Caine (bass), Jeff Pearring (alto saxophone)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Sunday, September 19th
two takes
“Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” (trad.)
Sonja Maneri (1937-2021, voice), Mat Maneri (1969-, viola), live, published 2020
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Mat Maneri (viola), live, Paris, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2021
Saturday, September 18th
like nobody else
This I return to again, and again, and again.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), For Philip Guston (1984); S.E.M. Ensemble, 2000
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
2021
Friday, September 17th
sounds of New York and Medellín
J Balvin, live (“Vestido,” “Que Locura,” “OTRO FILI,” “F40,” “In Da Getto”), New York, published 9/16/21
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Thursday, September 16th
basement jukebox
Lee Perry (1936-2021), “People Funny Boy” (L. Perry), 1968
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lagniappe
other day, Chicago
2021
Wednesday, September 15th
sounds (and sights) of Chicago
Avreeayl Ra (voice, drums, percussion, flute) and Ed Wilkerson (didgeridoo, tenor saxophone), live, Chicago, 8/23/20
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
Whatever it is,
I cannot understand it,
although gratitude
stubbornly overcomes me
until I’m reduced to tears.—Saigyō (1118-1190), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
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