Sunday, February 2nd
back to church
J. (“Pop”) Isom and Union Baptist Church Hymn Choir (Newport, South Carolina), “When I’m Gone,” live, Center Baptist Church, South Carolina
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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2020
Saturday, February 1st
If you learned you had a month to live, what would you want to listen to? This would be on my list. (Whatever you do, don’t miss the third movement.)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat (Op. 110); Solomon (AKA Solomon Cutner, 1902-1988), piano, 1950s
1st mvt.
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2nd mvt.
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3rd mvt.
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Another take.
Artur Schnabel (1882-1951), piano, 1930s
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2020
Friday, January 31st
Why not end the week (and month) with a trip to a Mediterranean island?
Black Coffee (DJ), live, Ibiza, 2017
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Thursday, January 30th
sounds of Nairobi
Coco Em (DJ), live, Nairobi, 2018
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Wednesday, January 29th
what’s new
Max Richter (1966-, compositions, piano, keyboard) with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (Clarice Jensen, cello & artistic director; Ben Russell, violin; Laura Lutzke, violin; Isabel Hagen, viola; Claire Bryant, cello), “On the Nature of Daylight,” “Vladimir’s Blues,” “Infra 5,” live, Washington, D.C., 1/22/20
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musical thoughts
I’m very interested in the idea of a piece of music being a place to think.
—Max Richter
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2020
Tuesday, January 28th
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Elastic Arts.
Dave Rempis (alto saxophone), Brandon Lopez (bass), Ryan Packard (drums, electronics), live, New York, 2019
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yesterday, Chicago
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reading table
How many traits
must a thing have
in order to be singular?—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Two, Three”
2020
Monday, January 27th
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Julia Hülsmann Quartet (Julia Hülsmann, piano; Uli Kempendorff, tenor saxophone; Marc Muellbauer, bass; Heinrich Köbberling, drums), “This Is Not America” (D. Bowie), live (studio), 2019
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2020
Sunday, January 25th
sounds of Philadelphia
Davis Sisters (featuring Ruth Davis), “I Believe I’ll Go Back Home,” live (TV show: TV Gospel Time), 1960s
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2020
Saturday, January 25th
what’s new
Brian Blade & Life Cycles (BB, drums; Myron Walden, woodwinds; John Hart, guitar; Jon Cowherd, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Monte Croft, vibraphone, voice; Rogerio Boccato, percussion), “My Joy,” “Slow Change,” “Hello to the Wind,” “The Final Four,” live (studio), Seattle, published 1/10/20 (recorded 9/27/19)
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other morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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The moon disappears
into darkening treetops
collecting the rain—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
2020
Friday, January 24th
sounds of Ukraine
Alina Pash, “Radila,” live, Tel Aviv, published 12/9/19
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