sounds of New York
Patricia Brennan (vibraphone with electronics; compositions) with Pala Garcia (violin), Kyle Armbrust (viola), Michael Nicolas (cello) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), Miles Okazaki (guitar), Kim Cass (bass), John Hollenbeck (drums), Arktureye (electronics), Eli Greenhoe (conductor), Of the Near and the Far (record release show), live, New York, 2025
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yesterday, Chicago (Columbus Park)
sounds of Chicago
Soul Stirrers (feat. Paul Foster, Jimmy Outler), “I’m A Pilgrim” (PF), “He’s Been A Shelter For Me” (PF), “I’m A Soldier” (JO), “He’ll Understand and Say ‘Well Done,'” “Listen To The Angels” (JO), live [TV Gospel Hour], Memphis, 1963
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois
what’s new
Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet (JL, tenor saxophone; Julian Lage, guitar; Asante Santi Debriano, bass; Will Calhoun, drums), “Fanfare for Unity” (J. Lovano), live, Spain (San Sebastian), July 23, 2026
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yesterday, Oak Park, Illinois (Conservatory)
what’s new
Vince Staples, live (“Blackberry Marmalade,” “Go! Go! Gorilla,” “White Flag,” “Shame on the Devil,” “Only in America”), Washington, D.C., published today
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other day, Vermont
sounds of Baltimore
Mighty Clouds of Joy (feat. Joe Ligon), “Steal Away,” “Golden Bells,” “Just Look for Me in Heaven,” live (TV show [TV Gospel Time]), 1964
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like nobody else
James Booker (piano, voice [1939-1983]), “True” (D. Albert, L. Cottrell), live, Switzerland (Montreux Jazz Festival), 1978
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Last night, after entering this sound world, I didn’t want to leave.
Christian Wolff (1934-), Mountain Messengers (for piano and orchestra, 2020), live (Nicolas Hodges, piano; Basel Sinfonietta [Ilan Volkov, conductor]), Switzerland (Basel), 1/24/21 (world premiere)
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always fresh
Macy Gray (1967-), “I Try” (M. Gray, J. Ruzumna, J. Lim, D. Wilder), 1999; J Dilla (1974-2006), remix, 2006
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like nobody else
John Zorn, New Masada Quartet (JZ, alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Poland (Poznan), 6/1/26
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Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945 [MCOTD Hall of Fame], vocals, guitar) with Willie B. Harris (vocals), “I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge,” rec. 12/5/1928, Dallas
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