Tuesday, April 5th
sounds of New York
The 12 Houses, live, New York, 3/6/16
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reading table
The process is fearless.
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2016
2016
Monday, February 29th
timeless
One of my favorite ballads.
“I Can’t Get Started” (V. Duke & I. Gershwin), Art Blakey (drums), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), John Hicks (piano), Victor Sproles (bass), live (TV show), London, 1964
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reading table
What I try to do is not miss anything.
—Cubs manager Joe Maddon, on his goal at work each day
2015
Wednesday, October 14th
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DKV Trio (Hamid Drake, drums; Kent Kessler, bass; Ken Vandermark, baritone saxophone), live, Austria (Nickelsdorf), 2013
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road to the World Series
This may be the goose-bump capital of the world right now.
—Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes, Wrigley Field, yesterday
2015
Sunday, October 11th
old school
The Angel Voices, “Tell the Angels,” “Walking and Talking with Jesus,” 1953
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road to the World Series
‘I like numbers like anyone else,’ [Don] Zimmer once told me. ‘I like the gut and the unexpected even better.’
2015
Friday, October 9th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Foxygen, live, Paris, 2014
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road to the World Series
It’s not a complicated issue. The more basic we can become in our approach, the more successful we’ll become.
2015
Thursday, October 8th
Some music you listen to—some you inhabit.
John Luther Adams (1953-), Red Arc/Blue Veil (2001); Kirsten Volness (piano), Nick Gleason (percussion), live (studio performance), New York, 2014
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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road to the World Series
[W]hen we’re playing these games that are very meaningful in September and October, I want them to go out there and play the game as though it were March 15, June 15, August 15 and then hopefully October 15. Don’t ever change the way you play the game.
2015
Wednesday, October 7th
sounds of India
Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri) and Zakir Hussain (tabla), Raga Chandrakauns, live, India (Pune), 1992
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road to the World Series
There’s times I tell myself, ‘Shut up and just watch what’s going on and observe what’s going on and really appreciate a moment.’ Because we have a tendency in our lives to go through a moment quickly.
2015
Tuesday, October 6th
Sometimes it’s enough—more than enough—to be beautiful.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Nocturne in B-flat minor (Op. 9, No. 1); Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982), piano
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road to the World Series
Don’t ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure.
2015
Saturday, October 3rd
old school
Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Aleck [or Alex] “Rice” Miller, 1912[?]-1965), live, Europe, 1963-64
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road to the World Series
I want us to do less preparation. Less everything. Just go play.
2015
Thursday, August 13th
sounds of Argentina
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), live,* Montreal (Montreal Jazz Festival), 1984
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random thoughts
With the way the Cubs are playing, taking twelve of their last thirteen, what could be more beautiful than baseball?
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Here’s something from last night’s game—first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
After conferring, the umpires reversed the call, ruling this an out.
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*AP, bandoneon, compositions; Pablo Ziegler, piano; Fernando Suarez Paz, violin; Oscar Lopez Ruiz, guitar; Hector Console, bass.
Set list:
1.Lunfardo
2.Muerte Del Angel
3.Resurreccion Del Angel
4.Tristeza De Un Doble A
5.Adios Nonino
6.Chin Chin
7.Otono Porteno (from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
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