basement jukebox
Herbie Duncan with Red Wells and his Caravans from St. Louis, “Hot Lips Baby” (H. Duncan), 1958
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lagniappe
reading table
I believe in the soul; so far
It hasn’t made much difference.—Charles Simic (1938-), from “The Old World”
Blues? Little of what I hear these days appeals to me—too fast, too flashy, too formulaic. Not this.
Robert Kimbrough Sr. Blues Connection, live (studio), Jersey City, N.J., 4/1/19
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Zimbabwe
This I could listen to all day.
Oliver Mtukudzi (1952-2019), “Hear Me Lord” (O. Mtukudzi), live, California (Humboldt County), 2004
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
only rock ‘n’ roll
Joy Division, “Disorder,” 1972 (Trainspotting, 1996)
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reading table
The Poets light but Lamps –
Themselves – go out –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 930 (Franklin)
reimagining
Christopher Trapani (1980-), Visions and Revisions (2013); JACK Quartet, 2018
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Bob Dylan, “Visions of Johanna” (B. Dylan), 1966
basement jukebox
James Carr (1942-2001) with Betty Harris (1939-), “I’m a Fool for You,” 1967 (Billboard R&B #42, Pop #97)
alone
Elisabeth Harnik (piano), live, Wels, Austria, 2015
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
soundtrack to a dream
Why not begin the week with something new?
Christopher Trapani (1980-), Writing Against Time (2014); Yarn/Wire, live, New York, 2014
sounds of Mississippi
Mississippi Mass Choir (featuring Frank Williams [1947-1993] and Angela Curry), “Near the Cross,” live, 1989
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reading table
You have to change to stay the same.
—Willem de Kooning, 1904-1997 (Richard Shiff, Between Sense and de Kooning, 2011)
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random sights
this morning, Westchester, Ill.
what’s new
Nilüfer Yanya, “Baby Blu,” 4/11/19
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Columbus Park, Chicago (goslings huddled behind the mother)
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