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The Griot Swings the Classics

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: One Mint Julep (feat. Ed Vitale & Marty Morell); Fly Me to the Moon (feat. Mike Dean); Girl from Ipanema; Round Midnight (feat. Ed Vitale); Since Jesus Came into My Heart (feat. Gerry Williams); I Asked the Lord; Pass Me Not; Take My Hand Precious Lord.

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Derek Menchan: The Griot Swings the Classics

Read "The Griot Swings the Classics" reviewed by Jim Olin

by Jim Olin
March 9, 2019

Multi-instrumentalist Derek Menchan refers to them as “snapshots in black," and certainly the covers from the American Negro collection on The Griot Swings the Classics delivering a rich history lesson, especially in the context of the shocking racial division happening in the 21st century. But from just a pure musical standpoint, the album is strong and ...