basement jukebox
Willie Mitchell, record producer, March 1, 1928–January 5, 2010
O. V. Wright (1939-1980), “A Nickel and a Nail,” 1971
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Syl Johnson (1936-), “Take Me to the River,” 1975
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Otis Clay (1942-2016), “Trying to Live My Life Without You,” 1972
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Ann Peebles (1947-), “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” 1973
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Al Green (1946-), “Let’s Stay Together,” 1971
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Kankakee, Ill.
what’s new
Bambara, “Serafina,” 10/2/19
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
serendipity
John Cage (1912-1992), Amores (1943, for prepared piano and percussion trio)
Some sounds, heard in the middle of the night, can make you feel grateful to have ears.
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of the 14th century
Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300-1377), Messe de Notre Dame (begins at 6:15; preceded by Introit [polyphonic chant]); Ensemble Gilles Binchois, live, France (Le Thoronet Abbey, Provence), published 2011
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reading table
Identity is made
of select experiences.***
If you are genuinely sick,
the leaves recedeand the flickering holes between them
come forward—not angels, but
unnamed objects—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Vultures” (Poetry, 10/19)
more sounds of Ukraine
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-), Requiem for Larissa (1997-1998, written for the composer’s wife); National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, National Academic Choir of Ukraine, live, Kiev, 2000
In this world of too much, too fast, too loud, something slow and deliberate can seem subversive.
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of the 12th century
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), excerpts from O quam mirabilis, O tu suavissima virga, Ave Maria; Hirundo Maris (Arianna Savall, vocals, et al.), live, 2014
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Seneca, South Carolina
Fantastic Violinaires, “Where He Leads Me” (featuring Danny Walker, in his hometown), live, Seneca, S.C., 2015
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die (JB, trumpet, compositions; Lester St. Louis, cello; Anton Hatwich, bass; Chad Taylor, drums), live, New York, 2018
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Ukraine
day five
Gurt [0] (AKA rypt [0]), “Мушечки,” 2018
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
sounds of Ukraine
day four
How about something quiet, delicate, beautiful?
Valentin Silvestrov (1937-), Post-scriptum (1990); Movses Pogossian (violin), Alexei Lubimov (piano), live, Los Angeles, 2016
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reading table
Floating on a Marsh
by Wang Wei (701-61), translated from Chinese by David Young
Autumn
the sky huge and clear
the marsh miles from farms and houses
overjoyed by the cranes
standing around the sandbars
the mountains above the clouds in the distance
this water
utterly still
in the dusk
the white moon overhead
I let my boat drift free tonight
I can’t go home.
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