Sunday, October 4th
shout!
Clouds of Heaven (United House of Prayer), live, Charlotte, N.C., 2014
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random sights
other day, Chicago
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: music clip of the day
2020
Saturday, October 3rd
sounds of Chicago
Garden of Souls (Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone; Geof Bradfield, tenor saxophone; Joshua Abrams, bass; Mike Reed, drums), live, Chicago (Constellation), last night
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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passings
How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window
and a high tide reflected on the ceiling?
There will be dying, there will be dying,
but there is no need to go into that.
The poems flow from the hand unbidden
and the hidden source is the watchful heart.
The sun rises in spite of everything
and the far cities are beautiful and bright.
I lie here in a riot of sunlight
watching the day break and the clouds flying.
Everything is going to be all right.—Derek Mahon (November 23, 1941-October 1, 2020), “Everything Is Going to Be All Right”
2020
Friday, October 2nd
what’s new
Alicia Keys, “Wasted Energy” (feat. Diamond Platnumz), 2020 (unofficial music video)
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2020
Thursday, October 1st
sounds of Chicago
Ben LaMar Gay (flute, melodica, electronics), “Bridge Lift,” live, Chicago (DuSable Bridge), 10/9/19
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yesterday, Chicago
2020
Wednesday, September 30th
more
Arthur Russell (1951-1992, vocals, cello), “This Is How We Walk on the Moon” (A. Russell), 1980s
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Tuesday, September 29th
sounds of London
Four Tet (aka Kieran Hebden, 1977-, musician/producer/dj), London, 2016
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Monday, September 28th
timeless
Miles Davis Quintet (MD, 1926-1991, trumpet; Wayne Shorter, 1933-, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, 1940-, piano; Ron Carter, 1937-, bass; Tony Williams, 1945-1997, drums) , live, Italy (Milan), 1964
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
Herbie Hancock: “the best thing that Miles ever said to me.”
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Sunday, September 27th
testify!
B.T.U. Specials, “God’s Got a Blessing for You”
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
2020
Saturday, September 26th
Enter this sound-world; you won’t want to leave.
Jean-Guihen Queyras (1967-, cello), live (Ahmet Adnan Saygun [1907-1991], Partita for solo cello, op. 31; Benjamin Britten [1913-1976] Cello Suite No. 3, op. 87; Zoltán Kodály [1882-1967] Sonata for solo cello, op. 8),performance begins at 4:50, London, 9/24/20
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Friday, September 25th
what’s new
Anderson .Paak (feat. Rick Ross), “Cut Em In,” 9/23/20
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago
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reading table
What makes anyone draw one line and then add another? How does the second affect the first and determine the character of a third or fourth?
—Peter Schjeldahl, “Lineage: French drawings from the nineteenth century,” New Yorker, 9/14/20
