Monday, August 5th
what’s new
Meshell Ndegeocello, “Trouble,” published 8/1/24
music clip of the day
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Sunday, August 4th
testify!
Bishop Perry Tillis (1919-2004, guitar), live, Savior Lord Jesus Pentecostal Church, Samson, Alabama, 1995
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Friday, August 2nd
Fela!
Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra, Seun Kuti, Egypt 80, “Upside Down” (Fela Kuti), live, published April 4, 2024
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Thursday, August 1st
sounds of Chicago
Muhal Richard Abrams Sextet (MRA [1930-2017], keyboards; Henry Threadgill, reeds [1944-, MCOTD Hall of Fame]; Kalaparusha [Maurice McIntyre], reeds [1936-2013]; Wallace McMillan, reeds [1941-]; Reggie Willis, bass; Steve McCall, drums [1933-1989]), live, Berlin, 1973
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
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Tuesday, July 30th
what’s new
Meshell Ndegeocello, “Love,” live, France (Marciac), 7/23/24
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Sunday, July 28th
timeless
Harmonizing Four (feat. Jimmy Jones), “I Shall Not Be Moved,” 1955 (both takes)
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago
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Saturday, July 27th
timeless
Percy Mayfield (1920-1984), “Life Is Suicide” (P. Mayfield), 1951
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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Sunday, July 21st
timeless
Pilgrim Travelers, “I’ve Got a Mother Gone Home,” 1951
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Sunday, July 14th
testify!
Pilgrim Jubilees, “Too Close to Heaven,” live, Georgia (Albany), 1980s
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, July 12th
sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words)/Brandon Lopez (bass), live, Chicago, 6/5/24
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lagniappe
reading table
Cut down, yes
But rooted still
What stumps compress
No axe can kill—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Survival”
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