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Joe McPhee's Bluette: Let Paul Robeson Sing

Read "Let Paul Robeson Sing" reviewed by Derek Taylor


The themes of cultural and spiritual emancipation as reflected through the African American experience have served as the bread and butter for the music of Joe McPhee’s Bluette since the ensemble’s origins. It seems only natural then that the group would chose to honor a figure who stands as exemplary of these too often curtailed ideals. ...

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Joe McPhee's Bluette: In the Spirit

Read "In the Spirit" reviewed by Derek Taylor


Jazz and Blues are recognized widely as uniquely American art forms. At the root of both genres resides the African American spiritual song-form. Spirituals predate both Blues and Jazz and continue to be a life-sustaining force for both musical traditions. McPhee and his partners in Bluette fathom the primacy of this bloodline and use this date ...


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