passings
William “Poogie” Hart, January 7, 1945–July 14, 2022, singer, songwriter
Delfonics (WPH, lead vocals), “La-La (Means I Love You),” (W. Hart, T. Bell), 1968
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this morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
sounds of New York
Lukas Ligeti Quintet (LL, drums, percussion, compositions; Shoko Nagai, piano; Darren Johnston, trumpet; Travis Sullivan, alto saxophone; Michael Bates, bass), live, New York, 7/15/22
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The pure products of America
go crazy——William Carlos Williams (1883-1963), from “To Elsie” (1923)
sounds of London
BBC Radio 1: Essential Mix, Kieran Hebden (AKA Four Tet, KH, 1977-; musician, producer, DJ), 7/9/22
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other day, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
alone
This I return to, again and again.
Morton Feldman (1926-1987, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Palais de Mari (1986); Aki Takahashi (1944-, piano), 1996
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yesterday morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
sounds of Slovenia
Jure Pukl (tenor saxophone, composition), Peter Evans (trumpet), Joe Sanders (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), live Slovenia (Ljubljana Jazz Festival), 6/15/22
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this morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
what’s new
Usher, live, Washington, D.C., 6/30/22
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this morning, Copper Harbor, Michigan (Lake Superior)
sounds of New York
Jaimie Branch Trio (JB, trumpet; Luke Stewart, bass; Mike Pride, drums), live, New York, 2019
sounds of Ukraine
Jerry Heil, Alyona Alyona, Ela, “Kupala,” 7/7/22
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yesterday, Chicago
Aretha testifies!
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), “Climbing Higher Mountains” (with Rev. James Cleveland [1931-1991, piano, vocals]; Southern California Community Choir), live, Los Angeles (New Temple Missionary Baptist Church), 1972
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other day, Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park Conservatory)
what’s new
Moor Mother, “Jazz Codes” Film (with excerpts from the newly released album), published 7/1/22
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My religion makes no sense
and does not help me
Therefore I pursue it—Anne Carson (1950-), from “My Religion”
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