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IN THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WITH CYRIL NEVILLE
For the Martin Luther King holiday we honor his spirit and struggle with African American spirituals, protest anthems, freedom jazz and soul power. New Orleans musician and activist Cyril Neville tells of growing up with Mardi Gras Indian rituals and street music and the importance of both to Black community life in the city. From our archives, the late jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard talks free form music and freedom of expression. Plus, Bob Dylan gives voice to the social unrest of the Sixties. Cellist and singer Leyla McCalla, formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, reprises “The Capitalist Blues” for a new generation. And Big Mama Thornton brings a musical storm tide with her defiantly upbeat take on “Wade in the Water.” Be in that number with American Routes for MLK Day weekend!
HOUR ONE
- Open Bed: Freedom Jazz Dance Eddie Harris
Atlantic Jazz- Saxophones Vol. 1, Rhino - This is My Country The Impressions
God Bless the U.S.A., MCA - Yes We Can Lee Dorsey
Lee Dorsey: The Masters, Eagle - I'm On My Way Barbara Dane
I'm On My Way/Go 'Way from my Window, Trey Records - Abraham, Martin & John Charles Brown
Bad, Bad Whiskey, Specialty Records - A Tribute to Martin Luther King Otis Spann
Live the Life, Shout - Wade in the Water Big Mama Thornton
Ball and Chain Part 1/Wade in the Water, Arhoolie - Instrumental: Freedom Sound The Skatalites
Ball of Fire, Island - Brother John The Wild Tchoupitoulas
The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Mango - Macongo Letta Mbulu
Hugh Masekela Presents the Chisa Years 1965-1975, BBE - SEGMENT: Cyril Neville
Listen - Instrumental: Corrina, Corrina Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia - I Belong to the Band Reverend Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer, Prestige Bluesville - I Shall Be Released Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Columbia - Blowin' in the Wind Stevie Wonder
Greatest Hits, Motown - Closing Bed: We Shall Overcome Charlie Haden and Hank Jones
Steal Away-- Spirituals, Hymns & Folk Songs, Verve
HOUR two
- Open Bed: Backlash Freddie Hubbard
Backlash, Koch - SEGMENT: Freddie Hubbard
Listen - Instrumental: Down By the Riverside George Lewis
Jazz at Preservation Hall: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans, Atlantic - I Shall Not Be Moved Zion Harmonizers & Olympia Brass Band
Best of New Orleans Gospel Vol. 2, Mardi Gras Records - The Capitalist Blues Leyla McCalla
The Capitalist Blues, self-release - No Banker Left Behind Ry Cooder
Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, Nonesuch - Soul Power James Brown
In the Jungle Groove, Polydor - Instrumental: The Prayer Oliver Sain
St. Louis Breakdown- The Best of Oliver Sain, Excello - Black, Brown and White Big Bill Broonzy
Defiance Blues, HOB - Peace In the Valley Red Foley
Classic Country Music Volume II, Smithsonian - Peace in the Valley The Gate City Singers
Testify! The Gospel Box, Rhino - Take My Hand Precious Lord Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, MGM - Just a Closer Walk with Thee Mahalia Jackson
Sings the Best-Loved Hymns of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Columbia/Legacy - Closing Bed: Walk Through the Streets of the City Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel
Preservation Hall Recordings presents Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel, Preservation Hall Recordings
