Scenes in the city

Charles Mingus – A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry. 1957

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Bill Hardman (trumpet), Clarence Shaw (trumpet), Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Bob Hammer (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums)
(variance) — Melvin Stewart (spoken word), Lonne Elder (lyricist), Langston Hughes (lyricist), Horace Parlan (omit),

Bethlehem Records has remastered and digitally released the album as high res 24-bit audio files.

additional notes

Fair Nick Stars- Arrete Mal Parlé

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Fair Nick Stars were active in the late ‘70s in Guadeloupe and across the French Caribbean, recording several albums for Gilles Sala’s consistently tough Capriccio label. The band evolved from the famous Orchestre Fairness Jazz led by the legendary Roger Fanfant and included various members of the Fanfant family as well as renowned guitarist Max Labor. ‘Arrete Mal Parlé’ is taken from their first album and adds a Latin touch to a heavy cadence beat – a huge track at Sofrito parties.


Fa’Waka by Dany Play of French Guiana

Zachary Fabri and Bob Adelman at moafl


Zachary Fabri: Forget me not, as my tether is clipped.

Also:
The Movement: Bob Adelman and Civil Rights Era Photography
Organized by NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale as part of its Foto Fort Lauderdale initiative and curated by Peter Boswell.

January 19 – May 17, 2014
Opening: January 18th, 6-8:30pm
Nova Southeastern University’s Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
1 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Coté Moune Yo

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“Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini-Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978,” to be released by Strut Records.

via repeating islands.

Another track:
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