Robert Frank | music clip of the day

Friday, September 13th

I can’t listen to this just once: the moment it ends I want to hear it again.

Womack & Womack, “Teardrops” (C. Womack, L. Womack), 1988

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Robert Frank, photographer, November 9, 1924–September 9, 2019

Today, remembering him, we revisit some of our favorite images.

Cafe—Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955

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Funeral—St. Helena, South Carolina, 1955/56

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View from Hotel Window—Butte, Montana, 1955/56

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Rooming house—Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, 1955/56

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US 285, New Mexico, 1955

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Saturday, July 22nd

old instruments, new sounds

Daniel Levin (cello), Mat Maneri (viola), live, Norway (Oslo), 2017

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art beat: yesterday, Art Institute of Chicago

Robert Frank (1924-), US 285, New Mexico, 1955 (The Photographer’s Curator: Hugh Edwards at the Art Institute of Chicago, through October 29th)

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Wednesday, April 12th

timeless

Old recordings, where everyone involved is long dead, don’t just appeal to the ears—they’re springboards for the imagination. Here’s one made in Memphis nearly 90 years ago.

Close your eyes.

Open your imagination.

They’re just about ready to record.

What’s the room look like?

What’s the last thing said before they start?

Tommy Johnson (1896-1956), “Cool Drink of Water Blues” (1928)

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Robert Frank (1924-), Funeral—St. Helena, South Carolina, 1955/56

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Tuesday, April 11th

more

John Coltrane Quartet (JC, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums), “Vigil,” “Naima,” “My Favorite Things,” live, Belgium (Comblain-La-Tour), 1965

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Robert Frank (1924-), Cafe – Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955

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Sunday, April 9th

another take

Rev. Al Green, “The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow” (T.A. Dorsey), live, Memphis (Full Gospel Tabernacle Church), 1983

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Robert Frank (1924-), Santa Fe, 1955

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Tuesday, March 28th

bad news/good news

Bad news: You’ve heard nothing this good in who knows how long.

Good news: You’re about to hear this.

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (AB, drums; John Gilmore, tenor saxophone; Lee Morgan, trumpet; John Hicks, piano; Victor Sproles, bass), “On The Ginza,” “Lament for Stacey,” “The Egyptian,” “I Can’t Get Started,” “Buhaina’s Delight,” live (TV show), London, 1964