Sunday, March 26th
sounds of Chicago
Shirley Caesar (1938-), “God Is Not Dead” (S. Caesar), live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, outside Chicago (Chicago Botanic Garden)
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Tag: music clip of the day
2023
Thursday, March 23rd
like nobody else
Freddie Roulettte (1939-2022, lap steel guitar), “End of the Blues,” live, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Chicago (Pablo Picasso [1881-1973], untitled [1967], detail)
2023
Tuesday, March 21st
Complex? Yes. But its complexity is matched by its clarity. It breathes.
Milton Babbitt (1916-2011), Composition for Twelve Instruments (1948, rev. 1954): Ensemble conducted by Ralph Shapey (1921-2002), 1962
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Friday, March 17th
tonight in Chicago
They’re playing at Constellation.
Dave Douglas (trumpet) and Elan Mehler (piano) with Dominique Eade (vocals), John Gunther (reeds), et al: “If There Are Mountains” (D. Douglas with words by Santoka Taneda [1882-1950], translated from the Japanese by John Stevens: “If there are mountains, I look at the mountains; / On rainy days I listen to the rain. / Spring, summer, autumn, winter. / Tomorrow too will be good. / Tonight too will be good.”), studio, 2020
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Wednesday, March 15th
serendipity
What a joy, last night, to bump into this.
Perfect? No.
Exhilarating? Yes.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Suite No. 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello: Isabelle Nichols (cello), live, Houston (Rice University), 2022
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Monday, March 13th
passings
David Lindley, musician (guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, etc.), March 21, 1944–March 3, 2023
Henry Kaiser (1952-, guitarist), “Requiem for David Lindley,” 3/7/23
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lagniappe
art beat: other day, Art Institute of Chicago
Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948, After Khorkum (1940-42), detail
2023
Sunday, March 12th
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Loleatta Holloway [1946-2011]), “Praising Him,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1967
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random sights
other day, Chicago
2023
Saturday, March 11th
sounds of South Korea
파란노을 (Parannoul), 우리는 밤이 되면 빛난다 (We Shine at Night), 1/10/23
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random sights
other day, Chicago
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reading table
[T]here’s a lot of fun to be had in the gaps between ideas.
—John Ashbery (1927-2017), from “My Philosophy of Life”
2023
Wednesday, March 8th
passings
Wayne Shorter, saxophonist, composer, August 25, 1933–March 2, 2023
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (AB, drums; WS, tenor saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass), “The Summit” (W. Shorter), live, Tokyo, 1961
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With the Miles Davis Quintet (MD, trumpet; WS, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums), “Footprints” (W. Shorter), live, Sweden, 1967
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With his quartet (WS, tenor saxophone; Danilo Perez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; Brian Blade, drums), “Masqualero” (W. Shorter), live, Montreal, 2003
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2023
Sunday, February 26th
sounds of Chicago
Vernon Oliver Price (1929-), “How I Got Over,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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other day, Chicago
(Taking a break.)
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