Thursday, 10/14/10
Great horn players don’t play—they sing. Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone, with Paul Arslanian, harmonium), “Kazuko,” live, California (Marin Headland), 1982 ********** lagniappe Trane was the father....
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Nils Økland, Hardanger fiddle Sigbjørn Apeland, harmonium “Blond blå,” live What’s more surprising—that there’s so much ugliness in the world, or so much beauty? ********** lagniappe reading table Who...
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There are all kinds of gospel. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party, “Akhiyan Udeek Diyan,” live
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basement jukebox Sonny Boy Williamson II, “Help Me” (S. Williamson, W. Dixon, R. Bass), 1963 ********** lagniappe random sights yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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what’s new Jake Xerxes Fussell (vocals, guitar) with Libby Rodenbough (violin, harmonium, vocals) and Casey Toll (bass), live (“The River St. Johns,” “Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing on a Sweet...
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passings Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophonist, October 13, 1940–September 23, 2022 “Kazuko” (P. Sanders) with Paul Arslanian (harmonium), live, California (Marin Headland), 1982 ***** “You’ve Got To...
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