Sounds of Freedom: Fontella Bass and Freddie Hubbard
In celebration of Black Music Month, we honor the struggle for equality with the sounds of freedom. Sixties soul queen Fontella Bass used her gospel background and voice to make freedom statements of her own, such as her biggest hit “Rescue Me.” Then, late jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard talks about free-form music and freedom of expression. Plus music from John Coltrane, Leyla McCalla, the Staples Singers, and more.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: A Change is Gonna Come King Curtis The Best of King Curtis, Capitol
Freedom Train James Carr The Essential James Carr, Razor & Tie
Change It Kathleen Cleaver Black Power: Music of a Revolution, Shout! Factory
Freedom Train Honeyboy Edwards, Floyd Jones, Kansas City Red, Sunnyland Slim & Big Walter Horton Old Friends, Earwig
Gospel Train Wright Brothers Gospel Singers Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs, Blues Encore
Song of the Underground Railroad The John Coltrane QuarteT The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions, Impulse
Instrumental: Lift Every Voice and Sing Reginald R. Robinson Euphonic Sounds, Delmark
Why? (Am I Treated So Bad) The Staple Singers The Gospel Sound, Columbia/Legacy
Address To Civil Rights Marchers in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Great Speeches of the 20th Century, Rhino
I'm Free At Last Southern Sons Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs Vol.2, Blues Encore
Get Your Rights, Jack CORE Freedom Singers Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966, Folkways
SEGMENT: Fontella Bass
Instrumental: Redemption Song Monty Alexander w/ Special Guest Ernest Ranglin Rocksteady, Telarc
Cole, Cooke & Redding Wilson Pickett A Man and a Half, Rhino
A Change is Gonna Come Otis Redding Otis Blue , ATCO
Blowin' in the Wind Sam Cooke At the Copa, ABKCO
The Colors That You Bring Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble Where the Future Unfolds, International Anthem Records
End Bed: The Preacher Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Blue Note
HOUR TWO
Open bed: Backlash Freddie Hubbard Backlash, Koch
SEGMENT: Freddie Hubbard
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 Best of New Orleans Gospel Vol. 2, Mardi Gras Records
The Capitalist Blues Leyla McCalla The Capitalist Blues, self release
Busted Ray Charles Ingredients in a Recipe For Soul/Have A Smile With Me , Rhino
Soul Power James Brown Revolution of the Mind: Live at the Apollo, Vol. III, 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, Rhino
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 on Dr. MLK, Jr., Columbia
Closing bed: Blues Walk Lou Donaldson Blues Walk, Blue Note