basement jukebox
Calvary Travelers, “Lord, I Hate To Think About It”
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art beat: other day, Smart Museum (University of Chicago), Theaster Gates: Unto Thee (closing today)
Theaster Gates (1973-), We Will Save Ourselves (2024)
Jill Scott, live (“A Long Walk,” “Beautiful People,” “Cross My Mind,” “Don’t Play,” “The Way”), published 2/16/26
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what’s new
Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (bass), Jonathan Pinson (drums), “Supersister” (M. Turner), published yesterday
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basement jukebox
The Upsetters (feat. Little Richard), “Every Night About This Time” (A. Domino), 1962
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alone
Zosha Warpeha (Hardanger d’amore, voice), live (“larkspur” [improvisation]), Atlantic Center for the Arts (New Smyrna Beach, Florida), 2024
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Close your eyes: listen.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Le Merle noire (The Blackbird), for flute and piano (1952); Kenneth Smith (flute), Matthew Schellhorn (piano), 2008
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Rev. Leon Pinson (1919-1998) and His Talking Guitar, “If You Are a Witness, Let God Abide”
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what’s new
Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force, live, Berlin (Gaswerk Music Days), 2025 (published 1/30/26)
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sounds of New York
Jim Staley (trombone) with Ned Rothenberg (reeds) and Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), live, New York, 2025
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testify!
Original Every Ready Gospel Singers, “He’s My King,” 1956 (rec. Houston)
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