Tuesday, November 27th
only rock ‘n’ roll
Sinéad O’Connor, Faith and Courage (2000)
music clip of the day
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2018
Monday, November 26th
what’s new
Lil Wayne (feat. Post Malone), “What About Me,” 11/9/18
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Sunday, November 25th
back to church
Together As One Hymn Choir, “I Feel Good,” live, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rock Hill, S.C., 2002
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lagniappe
reading table
The lonesome for they know not What –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 326 (Franklin)
2018
Saturday, November 24th
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Makaya McCraven, trailer for new album Universal Beings, 9/9/18
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“Young Genius”
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lagniappe
random sights
last night, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Friday, November 23rd
what’s new
Makaya McCraven (drums, compositions), et al., live (studio), 11/19/18
They’re playing tonight in Dublin, tomorrow in London, and Thursday in Chicago (MM’s hometown).
2018
Thursday, November 22nd
Some sounds you listen to; others you inhabit.
Morton Feldman (1926-1981, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Between Categories (1969); Yarn Wire, live, Stony Brook, N.Y., 2017
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Another take.
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
James Webb (1975-), Prayer (through December 31st)
2018
Wednesday, November 21st
timeless
March 3, 1941, New York: Waiting for Benny Goodman to arrive for a recording session, the engineers are checking the equipment, the musicians are warming up, the tape is rolling.
Charlie Christian (1916-1942, guitar) with Cootie Williams (trumpet), Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass), Dave Tough (drums), “Waiting for Benny,” 1941
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lagniappe
art beat
Helen Levitt (1913-2009, MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, 1940s
2018
Tuesday, November 20th
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Right now his music, which, I realize, may be an acquired taste, is giving me as much pleasure as anything.
Enno Poppe (1969-), Stoff (2015); Ensemble Dal Niente (Enno Poppe, guest cond.), live, Chicago, 2016
2018
Monday, November 19th
The fascinating chill that Music leaves . . .
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 1511 (Franklin)
Enno Poppe (1969-), Filz (2014); Ensemble Resonanz (Enno Poppe, guest cond.), live, Germany (Hamburg), 2015
2018
Sunday, November 18th
three takes
“God Has Smiled on Me”
Rev. James Cleveland (1931-1991), live, Oh Happy Day, 2004
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Lester Bowie (1941-1999, trumpet, MCOTD Hall of Fame), with Amina Claudine Myers (piano, vocals), Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone), Malachi Favors (bass), Phillip Wilson (drums), 1978
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Don Pullen (piano), George Adams (tenor saxophone), live, Italy (Perugia), 1984
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lagniappe
reading table
mountain temple—
deep under snow
a bell—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
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