sounds of New York
Being & Becoming (Peter Evans, trumpets, compositions; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Nick Jozwiak, bass; Savannah Harris, drums, percussion), New York, streamed 6/29/21
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reading table
It is in no sense
essentialthat this crown of leaves,
sifted by windas if turning over
some problem,is a gray-green
brightening into rust-redat the tips
or that its equivocations
fill this instantto the brim.
—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Making”
back to church
“O Lord Help Me to Stand,” Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Gastonia, N.C., 1993
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live, Paris, 1965
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Hunter Diamond (tenor saxophone, percussion, clarinet) and Mike Reed (drums, percussion), live (performance begins at 21:30), Chicago, last night
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Anthony Braxton ZIM Sextet (AB [1945-], reeds, compositions; Taylor Ho Bynum, brass; Ingrid Laubrock, reeds; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jacqueline Kerrod, harp; et al.), live, Moers (Germany), 2017
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Soul Stirrers, “Listen to the Angels Sing” (Jimmy Outler, lead vocal), live (TV show), early 1960s
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random sights
other day, Chicago
mesmerizing
Lea Bertucci (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, organ, electronics), “On Opposite Sides of Sleep” (film by Fern Silva), published 2/21/21
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random sights
a while ago, Chicago
timeless
Howlin’ Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1910-1976 [voice, harmonica], with Willie Johnson [guitar], Willie Steele [drums]), “Moanin’ at Midnight” (C. Burnett), recorded at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (then licensed to Chess Records), 1951
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a while ago, Chicago
never enough
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, excerpt (third movt.); Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000), live, Japan, 1993
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musical thoughts
[M]usic is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
—Ludwig van Beethoven (J. W. N. Sullivan, Beethoven: His Spiritual Development, p. 3 [1927])
alone
Jacqueline Kerrod (harp, electronics), 5/1/20
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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