sounds of New York
Nate Wooley (trumpet, compositions), et al., Mutual Aid Music, live, New York, 12/11/20 ((performance begins at 6:40)
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Skylark
sings all day,
and day not long enough.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto
sounds of Chicago
Staple Singers (with Willie Dixon, bass), “Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)” (R. Staples), live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), Chicago, 1966
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alone
Erik Satie (1866-1925), Le Fils des Étoiles: II; Reinbert de Leeuw (1938-2020, piano), live, Amsterdam
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what’s new
Tune-Yards, live (studio), “Hold Yourself,” “Hypnotized,” “My Neighbor,” “Make It Right” (M. Garbus), Oakland, Calif., 2/2/21
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basement jukebox
Two minutes of heaven?
Solomon Burke (1940-2010), “Cry to Me” (Bert Berns [aka Bert Russell]), 1962
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sounds of Niger
Mdou Moctar, “Afrique Victime” (M. Moctar), published 4/1/21
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sounds of New York
Emmet Cohen Trio (EC, piano; Russell Hall, bass; Joe Saylor, drums) featuring Patrick Bartley (alto saxophone) and Bruce Harris (trumpet), live, New York, last night
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Why not begin the week, in this battered world, with something beautiful?
John Luther Adams (1953-), Sila: The Breath of the World (2014); Oberlin Conservatory of Music (featuring students from the Brass and Percussion Departments; Timothy Weiss, cond.), live, Oberlin, Ohio, 9/11/20
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A world of dew,
and within every dewdrop
a world of struggle—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
timeless
R. H. Harris (1916-2000; :30-) and His Gospel Paraders, “Have You Got Good Religion,” live (TV show [TV Gospel Time]), 1960s
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My spring is just this:
a single bamboo shoot,
a willow branch—Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill
sounds of Chicago
Hamid Drake (drums, percussion, voice; MCOTD Hall of Fame [right]) and Michael Zerang (drums, percussion [left]), live, Chicago (Constellation), last night (performance begins at 7:00)
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