what’s new
Elisabeth Harnik (piano), Joe Morris (guitar), live, Austria (Wels), 11/9/24
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lagniappe
reading table
High over the dark
shadows of Pine Islands, a
skylark breaks into song—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
What do you get when you cross Vancouver with Memphis?
Frazey Ford (with Hi Rhythm Section [Charles Hodges, organ; Leroy Hodges, bass; Teenie Hodges, guitar), “Done” (F. Ford), 2015 (from Indian Ocean, 2014)
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
serendipity
Bumped into this last night. Couldn’t take my ears off it. One of the finest performances of Bach’s keyboard music I’ve heard.
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, No. 1-12
Sara Daneshpour (piano), 2024
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random sights
other day, Chicago
basement jukebox
Spiritual Stars Singers, “Working for the Lord,” 1960s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Illinois
sounds of Tokyo
Eiko Ishibashi (keyboards, electronics), Jim O’Rourke (guitar, electronics), Riki Hidaka (guitar, electronics), live, Tokyo, 2024
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Chicago
Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir, “Jesus Can Work It Out,” live, Chicago
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
never enough
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Prelude No. 15 (“Raindrop”); Daniil Trifonov (1991-), piano
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Laurie Anderson, et al., “Waiting for the Barbarians,” live, New York, 11/20/23
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random sights
this morning, Chicago
sounds of New York
Johnny Griffin (1928-2008, tenor saxophone) with Ronnie Mathews (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Kenny Washington (drums), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 1981
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random sights
other day, Chicago
sounds of Louisville
Bishop Cliff Butler and Joe Thomas, “This Old World” (J. Thomas), live (TV Show), Louisville, Kentucky, 1973
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