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Thursday, November 24th

Happy Thanksgiving!

What am I thankful for?

That I live in a world of sound.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Piano Sonata in B-flat major, 2nd movt.; Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), live, Princeton, N.J., 1993

 

Wednesday, November 23rd

sounds of Glasgow

Richard Youngs, “Back from a World Changing,” 2016

 

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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

Sally Mann (1951-), Deep South, 1998

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Tuesday, November 22nd

sounds of Chicago

Here’s one of my favorite drummers, leading his own band, playing his own compositions.

Michael Zerang & The Blue Lights, live, Germany (Dortmund), 2015*


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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), Untitled (Hôtel de la Duchesse-Anne), 1957

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*MZ, drums, compositions; Dave Rempis, saxophones; Emil Strandberg, trumpet; John Dikeman, saxophones; Kent Kessler, bass.

Monday, November 21st

passings

Sharon Jones, singer, May 4, 1956-November 18, 2016

With the Dap-Kings, live, Seattle, 2016


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lagniappe

random sights

yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.

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Sunday, November 20th

passings

Leon Russell, singer, songwriter, piano player, April 2, 1942-November 13, 2016

“His Eye Is on the Sparrow” (C. Martin, C. Gabriel), 2013*


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*Recorded in tribute to Sherman Halsey (video director and producer, artist manager).

Saturday, November 19th

passings

Mose Allison, singer, songwriter, piano player, November 11, 1927-November 15, 2016

Talking, singing, playing (Mississippi Blues Commission, 2015)

 

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Pete Townsend, Georgie Fame, Elvis Costello talking about “Parchman Farm”


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“Parchman Farm” (M. Allison), 1957


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NEA Jazz Masters Tribute, 2013

 

Friday, November 18th

only rock ‘n’ roll

La Luz, live, Iceland (Reykjavik), 2014

 

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art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Descending Geese, c. 1830

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Thursday, November 17th

never enough

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), 24 Preludes; Ivan Moravec (1930-2015), piano

 

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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The Monkey Bridge in Winter

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*Tracklist (courtesy of YouTube):

00:00 1 Agitato – C major
00:53 2 Lento – A minor
02:53 3 Vivace – G major
03:59 4 Largo – E minor
06:36 5 Molto allegro – D major
07:15 6 Lento assai – B minor
09:42 7 Andantino – A major
10:44 8 Molto agitato – F-sharp minor
12:51 9 Largo – E major
14:05 10 Molto allegro – C-sharp minor
14:42 11 Vivace – B major
15:32 12 Presto – G-sharp minor
16:47 13 Lento – F-sharp major
20:23 14 Allegro – E-flat minor
20:47 15 Sostenuto – D-flat major (“Raindrop”)
26:48 16 Presto con fuoco – B-flat minor
27:58 17 Allegretto – A-flat major
31:35 18 Molto allegro – F minor
32:28 19 Vivace – E-flat major
33:51 20 Largo – C minor
35:24 21 Cantabile – B-flat major
37:22 22 Molto agitato – G minor
38:12 23 Moderato – F major
39:10 24 Allegro appassionato – D minor

Wednesday, November 16th

After such a staggeringly noisy and ugly election season, how about something quiet and beautiful?

Bill Evans Trio (BE [1929-80], piano; Chuck Israels, bass; Larry Bunker, drums), “My Foolish Heart” (V. Young), live, Sweden, 1964


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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

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Tuesday, November 15th

two takes

“I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know” (A. Kooper)

Donny Hathaway (1945-79), 1973


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Amy Winehouse (1983-2011), live


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lagniappe

random sights

this morning, Oak Park, Ill.

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