Screenshot of Abbey Lincoln in the trailer of Nothing But a Man by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums (Released in February)
1. Joyce DiDonato- Eden
Serpent repellent.
2. The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet- A Time for Healing
3. Binker and Moses- Feeding the Machine
England swings.
4. Sofía Reyes- Mal de Amores
A Mexican mélange of Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande.
5. Big K.R.I.T.- Digital Roses Don't Die
The graying of the Dirty South.
6. Del McCoury- Almost Proud
7. Gidon Kremer- Weinberg: Sonatas for Violin Solo
Eastern European angst.
8. The Adam Larson Trio- With Love, From Chicago
9. Rokia Koné- Bamanan
Metropolitan Malian music.
10. Bad Boy Chiller Crew- Disrespectful
Cretin hop.
Top Ten Songs (Released in February)
1. Jana Rush featuring DJ Paypal- “Lonely”
Ornette Coleman gets the Chicago footwork treatment.
2. Claire Rousay and More Eaze- “floor Pt. 2”
Android dreams of electric sheep.
3. Rosalía- “Saoko”
Transformation.
4. Cécile McLorin Salvant- "Until"
Time stands still.
5. Pusha T- “Diet Coke”
“That’s a joke, right?”
6. $not and A$AP Rocky- “Doja”
Wildcatting.
7. Maren Morris- “Background Music”
Nashville existentialism.
8. Robert Glasper featuring Yebba- "Over"
My favorite Black Radio III track.
9. Willie Nelson- “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die”
Backatcha, Willie.
10. Lívia Nestrovski and Henrique Eisenmann- "Sete Estrelas"
Top Ten Movies, Television Broadcasts and Streaming Programming (viewed for the first time in February, in lieu of a full resumption of live music)
1. Jeen-yuhs (2022)
2. Donda Experience Performance (2022)
“Do I look happy to you?”
3. Nothing but a Man (1964)
Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln star in an excruciating study.
4. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Hypnotic.
5. Cathie Wood interview on CNBC
A robust defense of poor performance.
Bruising double-overtime men’s basketball thriller.
Timeless heartbreak at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia.
8. Rosita (1923)
Mary Pickford as a Spanish street singer.
10. Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show (2022)
Forgot about Dre.
Last month’s survey is here.
