Thursday, May 20th
alone
John Cage (1912-1992), Sonata X for prepared piano (1946-48); Tim Ovens, live, published 2009
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lagniappe
reading table
Forever – is composed of Nows –
—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), from 690 (Franklin)
music clip of the day
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Wednesday, May 19th
sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Kyle Poole, drums) with guest Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), live, New York, 5/17/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Tuesday, May 18th
sounds of New York
One-word review: Wow!
Mark Shim Trio (MS, tenor saxophone; Matt Brewer, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums), “Jive Ones,” live, New York, 5/12/21
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random sights
other day, outside Chicago
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Monday, May 17th
timeless
This I could listen to all day.
Charlie Parker (1920-1955, alto saxophone) with Efferge Ware (guitar), Little Phil Phillips (drums), “Cherokee” (R. Noble), 1942 (Damon Recording Studios, Kansas City, Mo.)
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random sights
yesterday, Chicago
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Sunday, May 16th
sounds of Chicago
Caravans (feat. Albertina Walker [:05-], Loleatta Holloway [1:45-]), “Jesus Will Fix It,” live (TV Show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1968
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Friday, May 14th
more sounds of Niger
Mdou Moctar, “Chet Boghassa,” live, Niger (Niamey), 2020
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Tuesday, May 11th
timeless
Johnny Griffin/Woody Shaw Quintet (JG, 1928-2008, tenor saxophone; WS, 1944-1989, trumpet; John Hicks, 1941-2006, piano; Reggie Johnson, 1940-2020, bass; Alvin Queen, drums, 1950-), live, Germany (Cologne), 1986
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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Monday, May 10th
sounds of Paris
Why not begin the week with something unlike anything else?
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris and Ensemble Intercontemporain (Matthias Pintscher, direction; Paul Fitzsimon, direction; Bruno Mantovani, direction), live, Paris, 2016: Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007), Gruppen for three orchestras (1955-1957)
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lagniappe
art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago
Claude Monet, 1840-1926, Luncheon under the Tent, Giverny, c. 1883-86, detail (Monet in Chicago, through 6/14/21)
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Sunday, May 9th
basement jukebox
Gospel Melodyaires (Woodruff, S. C.), “The Winding Chain,” 1965
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Chicago
2021
Saturday, May 8th
sounds of Chicago
Kimmel/Ali/Harris (Jeff Kimmel, clarinet, electronics; Ishmael Ali, cello, guitar, electronics; Bill Harris, drums, synthesizer), live, Chicago (Constellation), last night
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Summer night
transforms to daybreak.
I count fleas.—Ryokan (1758-1831), translated from the Japanese by Kazuaki Tanahashi
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