Written in response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1964.
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Ms. Holiday sings one of the most gut wrenching songs of the civil rights struggle. Her label, Columbia, refused to record Strange Fruit due to fears of a negative reaction from the South. However, they did agree to a one session opt out of her contract in order to record this track.
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Some great jazz crossover albums were released in 2013, but none hit me harder than Gregory Porter's Liquid Spirit. I just got tickets to see Porter in Chicago next month, where he's opening for Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Esperanza Spaulding, & Leo Genovese. I think the last time I was this excited to see someone live, it was Keith Jarrett.
(6 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)Loading... many, many thanks to the hitman for his reticent though awesome and compelling DJ week as he unknowingly transitioned us through during the remodeling (by the way, this wood panel is awesome, sean).
hitman, if you were still DJing, i'd tell you that we've already done jazz week, and it's time to transition to the new, no matter how weird and unsettling it is. then, i'd tell you to top this.
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1986
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I met Mr. Toussaint the other day at a jazz show in Armstrong Park. Quality dude, that.
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Y'all missed Mid-Summer Mardi Gras last night. Here's house performing the quintessential Mardi Gras tune live from Warsaw.
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Seriously, this is way better than Biebs. And what an entrance.
(5 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10)Loading... powerful performance here from mr. porter on an old new york subway car.
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