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