sounds of joy
Tenor saxophonists Arnett Cobb (1918-1989; 00:44-), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (1922-1986; 02:32-), Johnny Griffin (1928-2008; 04:34-), “Lester Leaps In” (L. Young), live, Netherlands (Laren), 1984
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Even in the midst of trials and tribulations we still have joy.
—Pastor Norvel Goff, Sr., Sunday service, Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, S.C., 2015 (New Yorker, 9/28/15)
Politics got you feeling soiled?
Here’s a bar of soap.
“America the Beautiful,” “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” “Amazing Grace,” etc., Charlie Haden & The New Liberation Music Orchestra feat. Carla Bley (piano, arrangements), live, France (Marciac), 2004
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Danny Lyon (1942-), Crossing the Ohio, Louisville, Ky., 1966
old school
Sensational Gospel Eagles (Greenwood, S.C.), live
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William Klein (1928-), 3 Kids + Harmonica, New York, 1955
sounds of Chicago (and Springfield)
Never underestimate the power of idiosyncrasy.
Daniel Knox, live, Paris, 2015
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William Klein (1928-), Brooklyn, 1955
Ever tire of a world so busy?
Alvin Lucier (1931-), Charles Curtis (solo cello with slow sweep pure wave oscillators [2002]), on the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon (solo cello with pure wave oscillator [2000]), Alvin Lucier (electronics), Charles Curtis (cello), live, Detroit, 2014
like nobody else
Derek Bailey (1930-2005), guitar, Ballads,* 2002
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William Klein (1928-), Dance in Brooklyn, 1955
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*Track list (courtesy of YouTube):
1. Laura 0:00
2. What’s New? 2:58
3. When Your Lover Has Gone 4:38
4. Stella by Starlight 7:56
5. My Melancholy Baby 15:17
6. My Buddy 18:31
7. Gone With the Wind 19:42
8. Rockin’ Chair 21:52
9. Body and Soul 23:48
10. Gone With the Wind 29:21
11. Rockin’ Chair 31:50
12: You Go to My Head 33:54
13. Georgia on My Mind 35:42
14. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone 40:40
Another favorite ballad.
“I Thought About You” (J. Van Heusen & J. Mercer), Mal Waldron (piano), Jeanne Lee (vocals), et al., live, France (Marciac), 2000
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Helen Levitt (1913-2009; MCOTD Hall of Fame), New York, c. 1945
timeless
One of my favorite ballads.
“I Can’t Get Started” (V. Duke & I. Gershwin), Art Blakey (drums), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), John Hicks (piano), Victor Sproles (bass), live (TV show), London, 1964
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What I try to do is not miss anything.
—Cubs manager Joe Maddon, on his goal at work each day
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers, “More Than a Hammer and Nails,” live (Johnny Cash Show), 1971
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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
—Lao Tzu (c. 5th century B.C.)
sounds of Morocco
Mahmoud Guinia (1951-2015), gimbri (aka guembri, sintir), live, Morocco (Marrakesh), 2015
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Four negatives make a positive.
—John Ashbery (1927-), “The Pie District” (excerpt), Breezeway (2015)
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