Tuesday, July 1st
what’s new
Anohni and the Johnsons, “It Must Change,” live, England (Glastonbury Music Festival), 6/27/25
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other day, Oak Park, Illinois
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Sunday, June 29th
sounds of Chicago
Rev. Charles Hayes (1937-2014), “By the Grace of the Lord,” live, Chicago, 1999
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other day, outside Chicago
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Saturday, June 28th
two takes
Ben LaMar Gay, “I am (bells)”
Live, Berlin (Zig Zag Club), 3/27/23
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Recording, 2025
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Sunday, May 25th
back to church
Deacon Davis, “Stand By Me” (C.A. Tindley, 1905), live, 2011
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Saturday, May 24th
what’s new
Four Tet (AKA Kieran Hebden, 1977-; musician, producer, DJ), live, Belgium (Vilvoorde), 5/2/25
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Friday, May 23rd
sounds of New York
Jason Kao Hwang (1957-, violin, compositions), Soliloquies and Resonance, live, New York, 3/26/25
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yesterday, outside Chicago
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Sunday, May 18th
passings
Joseph “Jo Jo” Wallace, singer, guitarist, member of the Sensational Nightingales, October 4, 1926-May 7, 2025
The 63rd Anniversary of the Sensational Nightingales, live, Durham, North Carolina, 2010
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“Somewhere to Lay My Head,” live (TV show), 1960s
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Saturday, May 17th
Bob Dylan, “Garden Party” (R. Nelson), live, California (Chula Vista), 5/15/25
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
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Monday, May 12th
timeless
Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) with Sonny Rollins (1930-, tenor saxophone), “Who by Fire” (L. Cohen), live (TV show), 1989
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this morning, Oak Park, Illinois
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Tuesday, April 22nd
Happy (103rd) Birthday, Charles!
Charles Mingus Sextet (CM, 4/22/1922–1/5/1979, bass, compositions; Eric Dolphy, 1928-1964, alto saxophone; Clifford Jordan, 1931-1993, tenor saxophone; Johnny Coles, 1925-1987, trumpet; Jaki Byard, 1922-1999, piano; Dannie Richmond, 1931-1988, drums), live, Belgium,* Norway,** Sweden,*** 1964
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radio
WKCR-FM (Columbia University): all Mingus, all day.
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* “So Long Eric,” “Peggy’s Blue Skylight,” “Meditations on Integration”
** “So Long Eric,” “Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk,” “Parkeriana,” “Take The ‘A’ Train”
*** “So Long Eric” (performance and rehearsal), “Meditations on Integration” (performance and rehearsal)
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