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The Jazz Worlds of James Baldwin - Part 1

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The centennial of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin offers a great opportunity to look into the call and response which has been going on, for decades, between Baldwin's inner world and the world of jazz. Here is a set featuring music inspired by his writings and tunes by musicians we was connected with.

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  • Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
  • Sebastien Texier, Christophe Marguet "Another Country (Dédié à James Baldwin)" We Celebrate Freedom Fighters! (Cristal) 0:16
  • Host talks 6:44
  • MeShell NdegeOcello "Love" No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin (Blue Note) 8:48
  • Host talks 12:19
  • Anthony Fung "Sonny's Blues" What Does it Mean to be Free? (Tye Loon) 13:52
  • Fabrizio Cassol "Some Days" Strange Fruit (Outhere) 22:19
  • Host talks 33:07
  • Miles Davis "So What" Miles in France 1963 & 1964—Miles Davis Quintet: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8 (Columbia) 35:13
  • William Parker Quartet "James Baldwin to the Rescue" Raining on the Moon (Thirsty Ear) 44:56
  • Host talks 53:21
  • Don Cherry, Okay Temiz "Istanbul" Music for Turkish Theater 1970 (Cazplak) 54:38

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