like nobody else
John Zorn’s Acoustic Masada (JZ, 1953-, alto saxophone, compositions; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums), live, Vienne (France), 2006
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
beyond category
John Zorn, Book of Angels (excerpts); Uri Caine, piano; Masada String Trio (Mark Feldman, violin; Erik Friedlander, cello;* Greg Cohen, bass); live, France (Marciac), 2008
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reading table
There’s a line in Tarkovsky’s Solaris: we never know when we’re going to die and because of that we are, at any given moment, immortal.
—Geoff Dyer, “Diary,” London Review of Books, 4/3/14
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*It’s all related: Erik’s the son of photographer Lee Friedlander, whose work is often featured here.
The last band I heard with this lineup—trumpet, violin, accordion, bass—was, uh, let’s see . . .
Dave Douglas (trumpet), Charms of the Night Sky*
Live, Germany (Frankfurt), 1999
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
I am moved by more music now than I have ever been. Trying to see it from a wider and deeper perspective only makes it clear that the lake itself is wider and deeper than we thought.
—David Byrne, How Music Works (2012)
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*With Mark Feldman (violin), Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Greg Cohen (bass).
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