New Day Jazz
Justin Desmangles
BENEDICTION By Bob Kaufman
Pale brown Moses went down to Egypt land
To let somebody’s people go.
Keep him out of Florida, no UN there:
The poor governor is all alone,
With six hundred thousand illiterates.
America, I forgive you . . . I forgive you
Nailing black Jesus to an imported cross
Every six weeks in Dawson, Georgia.
America, I forgive you . . . I forgive you
Eating black children, I know your hunger.
America, I forgive you . . . I forgive you
Burning Japanese babies defensively --
I realize how necessary it was.
Your ancestor had beautiful thoughts in his brain.
His descendents are experts in real estate.
Your generals have mushrooming visions.
Every day your people get more and more
Cars, televisions, sickness, death dreams.
You must have been great
Alive.
Bob Kaufman, poet (April 18, 1925, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 12, 1986, San Francisco, California) Know your history, know your culture. Your independence depends on your remembrance. Each one, teach one
Genre
Jazz
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Sunday 4/19/2015 @ 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
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John Coltrane | Afro-Blue | Live at Birdland | Impulse! | |
John Coltrane | I Want to Talk About You | Live at Birdland | Impulse! | |
Al Smith | You're a Sweetheart | Midnight Special | Prestige Bluesville | |
Mildred Anderson | Old Devil Called Love | No More in Life | Prestige Bluesville | |
Airbreak | ||||
Bob Kaufman (Justin Desmangles) | Benediction | Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness | New Directions | |
Count Basie featuring Joe Williams | Ev'ry Day I Have the Blues | Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings | Verve | |
Ray Charles | What'd I Say | What'd I Say | Atlantic | |
Ike Quebec | Heavy Soul | Heavy Soul | Blue Note | |
Lee Morgan | Our Man Higgins | Cornbread | Blue Note | |
Airbreak | ||||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | Johnny Come Lately | Johnny Come Lately | RCA | |
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn | Johnny Come Lately | Great Times! | Riverside | |
Cecil Taylor Quartet | Johnny Come Lately | At Newport | Verve | |
Jackie & Roy | From This Moment On | Jackie & Roy | MCA | |
Jackie & Roy | Pent-up House | Jackie & Roy | MCA | |
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce | Nica's Tempo | Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce | Prestige | |
Art Farmer Septet | Evening in Paris | Plays the Compositions and Arrangements of Gigi Gryce and Quincy Jones | Prestige | |
Airbreak | ||||
Bob Kaufman (Justin Desmangles) | Would You Wear My Eyes? | Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness | New Directions | |
Ben Webster | Days of Wine and Roses | Atmosphere for Lovers and Thieves | Black Lion | |
Wayne Shorter | Dance Cadaverous | Speak No Evil | Blue Note | |
The Six Winds | Pachanga No. 7 | Elephants Can Dance | Sackville | |
Airbreak | ||||
John Coltrane | Ascension (part one) | Ascension | Impulse! | |
John Coltrane | Ascension (part two) | Ascension | Impulse! | |
Airbreak | ||||
Bob Kaufman (Justin Desmangles) | War Memoir | Solitudes Crowded with Loneliness | New Directions | |
Max Roach | Tender Warriors | Percussion Bitter Sweet | Impulse! |