Wednesday, March 10th
sounds of Palestine
Sama’ Abdulhadi (DJ), live, Spain Aragón, 8/1/20
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other day, Chicago
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2021
Tuesday, March 9th
sounds of Morocco and New York
Innov Gnawa, “Foulani Hiriza & Soye,” live, New York, 2015
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Sunday, March 7th
alone
This performance, which I first posted over a decade ago (when she was alive), still takes my breath away. Listen how, after hitting a peak, she pulls back (2:00-, 3:50-).
Whitney Houston (1963-2012), “A Quiet Place” (J. Cleveland), live (TV show), 1987
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Saturday, March 6th
sounds of Chicago
Avreeayl Ra (drums), Dave Rempis (saxophones), live, Chicago (Constellation), last night
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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
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Friday, March 5th
alone
One-word review: Wow!
Marcus Gilmore (1986-, drums, electronics), “Excerpts of Nube,” live (studio), 2019
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Thursday, March 4th
basement jukebox
Irma Thomas (1941-), “Time Is on My Side” (J. Ragovoy, J. Norman), 1964
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reading table
Wild night – Wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 269 (Johnson)
2021
Wednesday, March 3rd
sounds of Mali
Ballaké Sissoko (kora) with Sona Jobarteh (kora, voice),”Djourou,” 2/17/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Tuesday, March 2nd
sounds of New York
Ben Monder (guitar), Tony Malaby (saxophones), Tom Rainey (drums), live, New York, 1/17/21
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other day, outside Chicago (Illinois Prairie Path)
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Sunday, February 28th
another take
Rev. Paul Jones, “I Won’t Complain” (P. Jones), live, Texas (Texas City), 1989
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti (March 24, 1919–February 22, 2021), poet, publisher, bookstore owner
“The World Is a Beautiful Place,” City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco
2021
Saturday, February 27th
These tiny pieces I tire of never.
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes (1835-1839); Vladimir Ashkenazy (1937-, piano), live, England (Essex), 1980
(Note: After posting this clip, I found that it cannot be viewed here; however, it can be at YouTube.)
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Not much more than being,
Thoughts of isolate, beautiful—Louis Zukofsky (1904-1978), from “2”
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