tonight in Chicago
These guys will be at Constellation, as will I.
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil (TB, alto saxophone; Oscar Noriega, clarinet, bass clarinet; Matt Mitchell, piano; Ches Smith, drums, vibes, conga), “Lost in Redding,” live, Buenos Aires, 2015
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), Palisades, New Jersey, 1958
old school
The Consolers (Iola & Sullivan Pugh), live (TV show), early 1960s
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Subway), 1980s
what’s new
D’Angelo and the Vanguard (Pino Palladino, bass; Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drums, et al.), “Ain’t That Easy” (Black Messiah), 12/15/14
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Here’s another take.
Live, Paris, 2012
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Subway), 1980
old school
Sensational Nightingales (feat. Julius Cheeks, lead vocals), “I Want To Go,” 1961
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Harlem), c. 1966
No background. No foreground. Three lines, intertwining.
Dewey Redman (1931-2006), tenor saxphone; Malachi Favors (1927-2004), bass; Ed Blackwell (1929-1992), drums; “Paris? Oui!,” 1969
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), Duffy Circus, Ireland, 1967
timeless
Hank Williams, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (H. Williams), 1949
Note for note, syllable for syllable, this may be the most perfect song I know.
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (Coney Island), 1959
sounds of Chicago
Jessy Dixon (1938-2011), “I Am Redeemed” (J. Dixon), live, Chicago, 1999
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York (subway), 1980
Soul?
Gospel?
Whatever the idiom, this guy kills me.
The Sunset Travelers, featuring O.V. Wright (1939-1980), lead vocals
“Sit Down and Rest Awhile,” late 1950s
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“Ain’t That Good News,” 1964
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“On Jesus’ Program,” 1964
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York, 1966
voices I miss
Drums, too, can breathe.
Mal Waldron Quintet (MW, piano; Charles Rouse, saxophone, flute; Woody Shaw, trumpet, flugelhorn; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell [1929-1992], drums), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 1985
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York, 1980
sounds of Chile
Ana Tijoux, “Vengo,” live (studio performance), Santa Monica, 2014
Listening to a language I know not at all—pure sound.
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Bruce Davidson (1933-), New York, 1980s
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