passings
Seiji Ozawa, conductor, September 1, 1935–February 6, 2024
Vienna Philharmonic (Seiji Ozawa, cond.) with Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), live, Tokyo, 2020; Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Nostalghia: In Memory of Andrei Tarkovsky (for violin and orchestra), 1987
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two takes
“Just As Long as We’re in Love” (Terry Callier, Larry Wade)
Terry Callier, 1972
*****
The Dells, 1972
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Your day just got better.
Hank Mobley (1930-1986, tenor saxophone), et al., from The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions (1963-70) (Mosaic) (track and personnel info at YouTube)
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timeless
Rev. Utah Smith (1906-1965, vocals, guitar), “God’s Mighty Hand,” rec. 1944 (New York)
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sounds of all over
Ali Sethi (vocals) & Nicolás Jaar (electronics), “Muddat” (Lyrics by Mirza Ghalib, 1797-1869), 2023
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timeless
Mighty Clouds of Joy (feat. Joe Ligon [1936-2016]), “Steal Away,” “Golden Bells,” “Just Look for Me in Heaven,” live (TV Gospel Time), 1964
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(quietly) stunning
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Igor Levit (1987-, piano), 2020
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Igor Levit, playing and talking
timeless
Dixie Hummingbirds (James Walker, lead; William Bobo, bass), “What a Friend,” 1960
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voices I miss
Albert Collins (1932-1993, vocals, guitar), “Cold, Cold Feeling” (J. M. Robinson), live, 1981
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another take
Ice Pickin’ (Alligator Records), 1978
(This track, which I co-produced nearly 50 years ago, lives on through streaming, with over 17 million plays on Spotify.)
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sounds of Jamaica
Rocksteady classical love songs (7 inch vinyl mix), Soul Skankin’ (DJ), 2015
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my back pages
On a cold, snowy night forty-seven years ago, at a church thirty miles north of Chicago, my wife, Suzanne, and I were married. Tenor saxophonist Von Freeman (1923-2012) and pianist John Young (1922-2008) provided the music, playing before the ceremony (“Over the Rainbow,” “It Never Entered My Mind,” “More”); during (Duke Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood” [unaccompanied saxophone], as Suzanne walked down the aisle), and after (“My Favorite Things,” “Song for My Father”). All of what they played that night can be heard here (0:14-).
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