Friday, December 14th
what’s new
Wu-Tang Clan, live, Washington, D.C., 12/5/18
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lagniappe
reading table
in the silver dew
one sleeve cold . . .
morning sun—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: music clip of the day
2018
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Thursday, December 13th
what’s new
Madlib Meets Ethiopian Legend Ayaléw Mesfin, 11/29/18
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Wednesday, December 12th
more
Heaven: hearing, together, a favorite drummer and a favorite bassist.
Ed Blackwell (drums, 1929-1992) with Malachi Favors (bass, 1927-2004) and Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone, 1931-2006), “Paris? Oui” (Tarik), 1969
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Tuesday, December 11th
voices I miss
This drummer never fails to lift my spirits.
Ed Blackwell (drums, 1929-1992) with Mal Waldron (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Woody Shaw (flugelhorn), Reggie Workman (bass), “The Git Go” (M. Waldron), live, New York (Village Vanguard), 1985
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Monday, December 10th
more
Brian Eno (1948-), “An Ending (Ascent)”, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (with Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno), 1983 (remastered 2005)
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Sunday, December 9th
can’t wait
Amazing Grace (Sydney Pollack, director; filmed, 1972; scheduled theatrical release, 2019), trailer
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lagniappe
reading table
It is true that the unknown is the largest need of the intellect, though for it, no one thinks to thank God.
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), Letter to Cousins Louisa (aka Louise) and Frances Norcross, 1876
2018
Saturday, December 8th
tomorrow in Chicago
They’re performing at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Chapel.
The Tallis Scholars, live, France (Mont Saint-Michel), 2017
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Friday, December 7th
This is Jimmy’s brother.
Syl Johnson, “Take Me to the River” (A. Green, M. Hodges), 1974
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Another take.
Live (with Howard Grimes [drums], Leroy Hodges [bass], et al.), Memphis
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Thursday, December 6th
Every now and then I hear something and wonder: Where has this been all my life?
Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893-1979), 24 Preludes in quarter-tone system (excerpts), 1934/1970
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Wednesday, December 5th
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Brian Eno, Ambient Music 1: Music for Airports, 1978
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lagniappe
reading table
All night long
the windswept clouds
plovers calling under the moon—Yosa Buson, 1716-1784 (translated from Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento)
