like nothing else
Jürg Frey, “Architecture Circulaire” (2017), for 5 contrabass clarinets and 5 percussionists (clarinets: Armand Angster, Hans Koch, Theo Nabicht, Ernesto Molinari, Olivier Vivarès; percussion: Eklekto [Alexandre Babel, Sébastien Cordier, Louis Delignon, Florian Feyer, Dorian Fretto]), live, Geneva, 2017
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random sights
other day, Chicago
timeless
Dorothy Love Coates (1928-2002, MCOTD Hall of Fame) and The Gospel Harmonettes, “I’m Just Holding On” (D. Love Coates), live, TV show, c. early 1970s
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
4n
Charles Lloyd (1938-, alto flute) with Jason Moran (piano), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Brian Blade (drums), “Booker’s Garden” (C. Lloyd), live, Santa Barbara, Cal., 2023
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other day, Chicago
only rock ‘n’ roll
Moja (Haru [bass, vocals], Masumi [drums]), live (“Geji, Geji,” “No Thank You,” “Hello”), France (Rennes), 12/8/23
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art beat: other day, Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Art Center)
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), Untitled, 1968 (detail)
alone
Víkingur Ólafsson (1984-, piano), live, Washington, D.C., published 3/28/24: J.S. Bach, Goldberg Variations, Aria, Variation No. 1; Jean-Philipe Rameau (arr. Ólafsson), “The Arts and the Hours”; Béla Bartók, Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík; Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (arr. Ólafsson), “Ave Maria”
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art beat: other day, Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Art Center)
Edward Hopper (1912-2004), Automat (1927), detail
like nothing else
Raül Refree (guitar, piano, electronics) and Núria Andorrà (percussion, vibraphone), live (“Lo que esconden,” “Fandangos Negros,” “Ramírez 11012017,” “Montaña Vacías,” “Todo el mundo quiere irse ya”), France (Rennes), 12/7/23
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other day, Chicago
timeless
The Consolers (Sullivan and Iola Pugh), “Waiting for My Child” (S. Pugh), 1964
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of New York
Earle Brown (1926-2002), Times Five (1963), for chamber ensemble; Argento New Music Project (Michel Galante, conductor; Francesca Ferrera, flute; William Lang, trombone; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; Conrad Harris, violin; Michael Katz, cello), live, New York, 2023
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Memphis
Traveling Stars, “Jesus Will Fix It,” 1983
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art beat: yesterday, Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Art Center)
Sol LeWitt (1928-2007), Modular Piece (1969), detail
voices I miss
Paul Motian Trio (PM, 1931-2011, drums; Bill Frisell, 1951-, guitar; Joe Lovano, 1952-, tenor saxophone), live, Amsterdam, 1999
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art beat: other day, Smart Museum (University of Chicago)
Mark Rothko (1903-1970), No. 2 (1962), detail
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