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WilliamRobert

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Democracy is my drug of choice. Interested in worldviews, framing, integral perspectives, writing, politics, defeating fascism, freedom, spirituality, music, film, tv, beauty & good coffee. Victory is assured.

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BEK97, to vinylrecords
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Grant Green - Alive! (Blue Note, 1970). Recorded live at the Cliché Lounge, Newark, NJ on 8/15/1970. Jazz-funk (or is it funky jazz?) was my gateway from hip-hop to jazz. The closing track Down Here On The Ground is instantly recognizable from the sample on A Tribe Called Quest - Vibes and Stuff. Anything with Idris Muhammad on drums is worth listening to. @vinylrecords

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@BEK97 @vinylrecords Will be checking this one out. Seems like flies under the radar. namechecked him as a massive influence. That was enough for me. Green is a real one.

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@BEK97 @vinylrecords This record is incredible. First time i really tuned in to on drums. Feel like a whole world just opened up.

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@BEK97 @vinylrecords Maiden Voyage is a bonus track? Insane. It's one of the best things I've heard in my life. is a monster on this record--kicks the band into another realm.

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Because of his willingness to play for segregated audiences, throughout much of his life, Louis Armstrong was called a sellout and an Uncle Tom by many Black Americans, But, in 1957, Satchmo blew up-—blasting Eisenhower to bits for not condemning treatment of Black American students in the South. His passionate words made world headlines, alienated many white fans, and divided Black America.

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WilliamRobert,
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@Deglassco @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Excellent, well-researched thread. Thank you. I read somewhere that #Armstrong smoked #cannabis daily, partly as a way of dealing with racism. Not sure how much truth there is in that notion, but I'm pretty sure cannabis contributed to his divine sense of swing.

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