like nobody else
Anton Webern (1883-1945), String Quartet (Op. 28, 1937-38); Psappha Ensemble (Benedict Holland and Sophie Rosa, violins; Vicci Wardman, viola; Jennifer Langridge, cello), live, England (Manchester), 2019
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Whenever I sleep
with my socks on
I have bad dreams—Yosa Buson (1716-1783), translated from the Japanese by W.S. Merwin and Takako Lento
sounds of Chicago
Mars Williams presents: An Ayler Xmas Vol. 4 (Night 1) (Mars Williams, tenor saxophone, toy instruments; Josh Berman, cornet; Jim Baker, piano, viola, ARP synthesizer; Krzysztof Pabian, bass; Brian Sandstrom, bass, guitar, trumpet; Steve Hunt, drums; Peter Maunu, violin), live (performance begins at 3:45), Chicago (Constellation), last night
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Such a moon—
the thief
pauses to sing.—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto
sounds of Chicago
Mike Reed’s Loose Assembly (MR, drums; Greg Ward, alto saxophone; Tomeka Reid, cello; Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone; Joshua Abrams, bass), live (performance begins at 13:10), Chicago (Constellation), 8/15/20
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Moon in midsky, high
over the village hovels
and wandering on—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
Feeling inert?
Not anymore.
Tomeka Reid Quartet (TR, cello; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums), “Old New” (T. Reid), 2019
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On these southern roads,
on shrine or thatched roof, all the same,
swallows everywhere—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
alone
Aruan Ortiz (1973-, piano), live, 6/11/20
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Pure white plum blossoms
slowly begin to turn
the color of dawn—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor (K. 457); Micah McLaurin (1994-, piano), live, Philadelphia, 2015
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In seasonal rain
along a nameless river
fear too has no name—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
what’s new
Little Dragon, “Rush,” “Where You Belong,” “Forever,” “Every Rain,” live (home studio), Sweden (Gothenburg), 6/18/20
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These lazy spring days
continue—but how far away
those times called Long Ago!—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
alone
This tiny piece, which calls out to us from the 18th century, I first heard yesterday. Then I listened again. And again.
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Les Tendres Plaintes; Grigory Sokolov (1950-, piano), live, Berlin, 2013
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Sweet springtime showers
and no words can express
how sad it all is—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Sam Hamill
MCOTD Hall of Fame
Morton Feldman (1927-1986, MCOTD Hall of Fame), Rothko Chapel (1971); Markus Creed (cond.), SWR Vokalensemble (Vocal Ensemble), et al., live, Germany (Cathedral of Speyer, Schwetzinger), 2017
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art beat: other day, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), The Red Studio (1911), detail
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Coolness—
the sound of the bell
as it leaves the bell.—Yosa Buson (1716-1784), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass
basement jukebox
Fenton Robinson (1935-1997), “Somebody (Loan Me a Dime)” (F. Robinson), 1967
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I go,
you stay;
two autumns.—Yosa Buson, 1716-1783 (translated from Japanese by Robert Hass)
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