voices I miss
Von Freeman (1923-2012, tenor saxophone) with George Freeman (1927-, guitar), et al., “Oh, Lady Be Good!” (George and Ira Gershwin, 1924), live, Chicago, 1980s
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Buddy Guy (1936-), “First Time I Met the Blues,” 1960
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His sound-world I tire of never.
Tristan Murail (1947-), Le Lac (2001); Chimera Ensemble (John Stringer, cond.), live, England (York), 2013
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sounds (and sights) of Berlin
Two brothers: four hands.
Mind Against (Alessandro and Federico Fognini, DJs), live, Berlin, 2020
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timeless
Wayne Shorter Quartet (WS, tenor saxophone; Danilo Perez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; Brian Blade, drums), “Masqualero” (W. Shorter), live, Montreal, 2003
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timeless
Clara Ward Singers (feat. Vermettya Royster), “Travelin’ Shoes,” live, France (Antibes), 1962
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sounds of Chicago
Live, Chicago, last night: Thumbscrew (Michael Formanek [1958-], bass; Tomas Fujiwara [1977-], drums; Mary Halvorson [1980-, 2019 MacArthur “genius” grant recipient], guitar)
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sounds of New York
John Zorn (1953-, alto saxophone), Tyshawn Sorey (1980-, drums), live, 2011
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Ray Charles (193–2004, vocals, piano), “I Don’t Need No Doctor” (N. Ashford, V. Simpson, J. Armstead), 1966
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never enough
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Partita No. 1 in B minor; Gidon Kremer (1947-, violin), live, Austria (Lockenhaus), 2006
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