music clip of the day

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Saturday, December 25th

sounds of Christmas

Bessie Smith (1894-1937) with Joe Smith (cornet), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), “At the Christmas Ball,” 1925

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Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929), “Christmas Eve Blues,” 1928

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Victoria Spivey (1906-1976) with Lonnie Johnson (guitar), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1928

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Leroy Carr (1905-1935), “Christmas in Jail—Ain’t That a Pain,” 1929

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Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1938

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Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Charles Brown (1922-1999, vocals, keyboards), “Merry Christmas, Baby,” 1947

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Lowell Fulson (1921-1999), “Lonesome Christmas (I & II),” 1950

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Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Alex or Aleck Miller, 1912-1965), “Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues,” 1951

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John Lee Hooker (1917-2001), “Blues for Christmas,” 1959

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yesterday, Chicago

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Norah Jones (vocals, keyboard) with Brian Blade (drums, vocals), Sasha Dobson (vocals), Gus Seyffert (bass, vocals), live (“Christmas In My Soul” [L. Nyro], “Christmastime,” “Run Rudolph Run,” “Blue Christmas,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)”), New York, 12/9/21

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other day, Chicago

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Wednesday, December 22nd

sounds of Paris

Edgard Varèse (1883-1965), Intégrales (1923); Ensemble Intercontemporain (Tito Ceccherini, direction), live, Paris, 2015

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other day, Chicago

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Monday, December 20th

sounds of Chicago

An (Albert) Ayler Christmas: Mars Williams (tenor saxophone, suona, toy instruments), Josh Berman (cornet), Jim Baker (piano, viola, ARP synthesizer), Brian Sandstrom (bass, guitar, trumpet), Steve Hunt (drums), Krzysztof Pabian (bass), Peter Maunu (guitar, violin), live (performance begins at 8:30), Chicago, Saturday night

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reading table

All night long
walking around the pond
full moon
—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young

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Sunday, December 19th

sounds of Chicago

Staple Singers, Caravans, Soul Stirrers, Albertina Walker, live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1960s

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other day, Oak Park, Ill.

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Saturday, December 18th

more

Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), live, Cologne (Germany), 8/28/21

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a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)

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Friday, December 17th

what’s new

Robert Plant and Alison Krause, live (studio: “Can’t Let Go,” “Searching for My Love,” “Trouble With My Lover”), Nashville, published 12/13/21

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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)

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Thursday, December 16th

never enough

Janos Starker (1924-2013, cello), recorded 1957-59 (London): Johann Sebastian Bach, Cello Suites (No. 1 in G major, 00:00-; No. 2 in D minor, 16.59-; No. 3 in C major, 34:32-; No. 4 in E-flat major, 52:56-; No. 5 in C minor, 1:10:56-; No. 6 in D major, 1:33:27-)