like nothing else
Yesterday I drove 250 miles to a small town in southern Illinois for a hearing in an old murder case that did not take place. The good news? While driving, I listened to this, for the first time.
Julius Hemphill (1938-95, alto saxophone, composition) and Abdul Wadud (1947-2022), “Syntax” (unknown recording location and date)
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
timeless
Curtis Mayfield, “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (M. Gaye), live (Beat-Club), Germany, 1972
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Chicago
Rev. James Cleveland (1931-1991, vocals, piano), featuring Inez Andrews (1929-2012, vocals), “Soldiers in the Army,” live, Chicago (Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church), 1981
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
what’s new
Ancient Infinity Orchestra, It’s Always About Liberation, published 7/23/26
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sounds of Jamaica
King Tubby (aka Osbourne Ruddock, 1941-1989), The Heaviest Dubs – Part 2 !!! (DJ Mix by Mista Savona), published 7/14/26
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
like nothing else
Alvin Fielder (1935-2019, drums), Roscoe Mitchell (1940-, soprano, alto and sopranino saxophones), live, Houston, 2013
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
what’s new
Brandon Seabrook Utility Modern (BS, guitar, composition; Bill Frisell, guitar; Rashaan Carter, electric bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), “The Guitar Is a Weather Event, Even,” published 8/6/26
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last night, Chicago
what’s new(ish)
Swamp Dogg (1942-), “Knock Knock (Memories),” published 6/18/26
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
two takes
Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” 1916
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), 1928
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James Cleveland (1931-1991) with the Angelic Choir, 1962
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yesterday, Chicago
what’s new
Miguel Zenón (alto saxophone) & Luis Perdomo (piano), “El Día Que Me Quieras” (Alfredo Le Pera, Carlos Gardel), published yesterday
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