Tonight's program features blues and jazz at the crossroads of African American memories and resilience.
| Joe Turner No2 Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble In Mind (1956-57) - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
| When Will I Get To Be Called A Man Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble In Mind - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
| Black Brown And White Blues Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble In Mind - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
| Black Duke Ellington - Carnegie Hall Concerts (1943) - Prestige |
| Tell The Truth, Shame The Devil J.D. Allen - Americana (2016) - Savant |
| Another Man Done Gone J.D. Allen - Americana - Savant |
| Sugar Free J.D. Allen - Americana - Savant |
| II B.S. Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus (1963) - Impulse |
| Hora Decubitus Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus - Impulse |
| Consequences Archie Shepp - Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five (1963) - Storyville |
| Monk's Mood Archie Shepp - Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five - Storyville |
| Emotions Archie Shepp - Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five - Storyville |
| Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair Nina Simone - Jazz Masters (1993) - Verve |
| Work Song Nina Simone - Jazz Masters - Verve |
| Strange Fruit Nina Simone - Jazz Masters - Verve |
| Four Women Nina Simone - Jazz Masters - Verve |
| Mississippi Goddamn Nina Simone - Jazz Masters - Verve |
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Really enjoyed the show, Jean-Michel. First time I have heard J.D. Allen, what a player. Many thanks.
8:17 AM, February 21st, 2020