sounds of Chicago
Fred Moten (voice, words)/Brandon Lopez (bass), live, Chicago, 6/5/24
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Cut down, yes
But rooted still
What stumps compress
No axe can kill—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Survival”
timeless
Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) And His Amnesia Express, “The Bottle” (G. Scott-Heron, B. Jackson), live, Jamaica (Reggae Sunsplash), 1983
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The hollow of morning
Holds my soul still
As water in a jar—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)
sounds of Detroit
Floorplan (aka Robert Hood), “Never Grow Old” (Re-Plant), 2014
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He walked in awe
In awe of light
At nightfall, not at dawn
Whatever he saw
Receding from sight
In the sky’s afterglow
Was what he wanted
To see, to know—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Enlightenment”
basement jukebox
Niney & the Observers, “Blood & Fire” (W. Holness [aka “Niney”]), 1970
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other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Eyes open to praise
the play of light
Upon the ceiling—
While still abed raise
The roof this morning
Rejoice as you please—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), from “Hallelujah”
sounds of New York
Soul of Freedom (Luke Stewart, bass, percussion, vocals; Jaimie Branch, trumpet, percussion, vocals; Devin Brahja Waldman, alto saxophone, percussion, vocals), live, New York, 1/28/21
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yesterday, Chicago
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Ghost I house
In this old flat—
Your outpost—
My aftermath—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Here”
shout!
Sounds of Zion (United House of Prayer), live, published 2013
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other day, Chicago
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Dusk of the year
Nightfalling leaves
More than we knew
Abounded on trees
We now see through—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Leavetaking”
basement jukebox
Otis Rush (1934-2018, vocals, guitar), “All Your Love (I Miss Loving)” (O. Rush), 1959
If you take the words from ‘Black Magic Woman’ and just leave the rhythm, it’s ‘All Your Love’—it’s Otis Rush.
—Carlos Santana
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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Roads run forever
Under feet forever
Falling away
Yet, it may happen that you
Come to the same place again
Stay! You could not do
Anything more certain—
Here you can wait forever
And rejoice at your arrival—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)
back to church
“All I Do,” St. Paul Baptist Church Choir, McConnells, S.C. (Mt. Do Well Baptist Church), c. 2009
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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He walked in awe
In awe of light
At nightfall, not at dawn
Whatever he saw
Receding from sight
In the sky’s afterglow
Was what he wanted
To see, to know—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Enlightenment”
sounds of Charlotte
The United House of Prayer Band, “The Blood!,” live, Charlotte, N.C., 2020
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yesterday, outside Chicago (Salt Creek Trail)
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A pot poured out
Fulfills its spout—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011)
what’s new
Rolling Stones, “Living in a Ghost Town,” 4/23/20
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random sights
other day, Chicago
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Ghost I house
In this flat—
Your outpost—
My aftermath—Samuel Menashe (1925-2011), “Here”
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