Articles by C.N. Harold
Christian Scott: Anthem
by C.N. Harold
Two years have passed since the city of New Orleans was irrevocably changed by Hurricane Katrina, but the horrific images of death and devastation wrought by the lethal combination of natural disaster and political ineptitude remain firmly fixed in the minds of many Americans, especially those with roots in the Crescent City. A gifted musician born and raised in New Orleans, Christian Scott has released a hauntingly beautiful collection of songs inspired by the spirit and struggles of his hometown, ...
read moreDonny Hathaway: Celebrating the Spirit and the Soul
by C.N. Harold
Few artists in Soul music incorporated the rhythms, technological interventions, and spiritual ethos of American jazz more fully than the late Donny Hathaway. Over the course of his recording career, the Chicago soul legend produced music which reminded many listeners of the fusion work of Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, and Yusef Lateef. Connecting Hathaway with these and other jazz artists of the late sixties and seventies was his efforts to provide an aural landscape of black ...
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