Sons of Kemet: Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do Sons of Kemet

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Sons of Kemet
Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do (2015)

Theon Cross - tuba
Shabaka Hutchings - sax, clarinet
Seb Rochford - drums
Tom Skinner - drums

My favorite tracks
"In Memory Of Samir Awad"
youtu.be/2ljswb16n0U?si
“Play Mass”
youtu.be/9GMHUs2A73M?si
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Tito Puente: Night Beat Born on this day in 1923.

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Born on this day in 1923. Happy Posthumous birthday to the legendary Tito Puente!
Night Beat (1957)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.allmusic.com/album/night-...

My favorite tracks
“Night Ritual”
youtu.be/lC2kaTKAhyc?si
“Malibu Beat”
youtu.be/430rzXZd6oo?si

Lionel Hampton: Lionel ... Plays Drums, Vibes, Piano Born on this day in 1908.

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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Lionel Hampton!
Lionel ... Plays Drums, Vibes, Piano (Record in 1957, released in 1959)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/28792...

My favorite tracks
“Tracking Problem”
youtu.be/MuTsXOL06Gg?si
“Blues for Stephen”
youtu.be/GgT2-u_IRZw?si

Butcher Brown: Camden Session Butcher Brown

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Butcher Brown
Camden Session (2018)

Marcus Tenney - trumpet, tenor sax
Andrew Randazzo - bass
Corey Fonville - drums
Morgan Burrs - guitar
DJ Harrison - keyboards
Darrel Sheinman - producer

My favorite tracks
“Street Pharmacy”
youtu.be/otn4QbC3Da0?si
“918”
youtu.be/CJlxEteqha0?si
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Roland Kirk: Domino Roland Kirk

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Roland Kirk
Domino (1962)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/4412...

My favorite tracks
"Domino"
youtu.be/NI_WGANl9s0?...
"Meeting on Termini's Corner"
youtu.be/ELnvM5xJXvc?...
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Happy Wednesday. My March 2026 playlist, along with playlists for Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, and Herbie Hancock, are now available on my Apple Music 🍎, Tidal ⚫️, and Spotify 🟢 profiles. Enjoy the rest of your day 😎
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Idris Muhammad: Power of Soul Idris Muhammad

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Idris Muhammad
Power of Soul (1974)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/58767...

My favorite tracks
"Piece of Mind"
youtu.be/rI7yrHXQ_S8?...
"Loran's Dance"
youtu.be/a9gdvyEF6M4?...
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Herbie Hancock: Inventions & Dimensions Born on this day in 1940.

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Happy 86th birthday to the legendary
Herbie Hancock!
Inventions & Dimensions (1964)

Herbie Hancock – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Willie Bobo – drums, timbales
Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez – percussion

My favorite tracks
“Succotash”
youtu.be/PSFJbFkwTgQ?si
“Triangle”
youtu.be/AkWyhZFujsA?si

Donald Byrd: Ethiopian Knights Donald Byrd

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Donald Byrd
Ethiopian Knights (1972)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/39013...

My favorite tracks
“The Emperor”
youtu.be/Ofa8VEkCnFQ?...
“The Little Rasti”
youtu.be/SAycZvJwtIA?...
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Freddie Hubbard: Goin' Up Born on this day in 1938.

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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Freddie Hubbard!
Goin' Up (1961)

Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Hank Mobley - tenor sax
McCoy Tyner - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Philly Joe Jones - drums

Favorite tracks
"Asiatic Raes"
youtu.be/ngj54YGyqs0?si
"The Changing Scene"
youtu.be/AVmXc_k7d-Y

Mongo Santamaría: Mongo’s Way Born on this day in 1917.

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Born on this day in 1917. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Mongo Santamaría!
Mongo’s Way (1971)
Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/5871...

My favorite tracks
“The Letter”
youtu.be/OMKHeFtSDsY?si
“Listen Here”
youtu.be/dsBNmGARqqE?...

Billie Holiday: Body and Soul Born on this day in 1915.

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Born on this day in 1915. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Billie Holiday!
Body and Soul (1957)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/35018...

My favorite tracks
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
youtu.be/qg67croZxqQ?si
“Gee Baby, Ain’t Good to You”
youtu.be/Ee7pw4rHQVY?si

Stanley Turrentine: Comin’ Your Way Born on this day in 1934.

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Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary
Stanley Turrentine!
Comin’ Your Way
(Recorded 1961, released 1987)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/master/37105...

My favorite tracks
“Thomasville”
youtu.be/Nt-evZiogk8?si
“Someone to Watch Over Me”
youtu.be/Jb9LRckV3XU?...
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Hugh Masekela: Masekela Born on this day in 1939.

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Born on this day in 1939. Happy posthumous birthday to the legendary Hugh Masekela!
Masekela (1969)

Full album credits ⬇️
www.discogs.com/release/1722...

My favorite tracks
“Sobukwe”
youtu.be/u1dmYDtcnNc?...
“Fuzz”
youtu.be/Lcde1UWzDfA?...
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All Things Jazz | Substack A place for jazz lovers 🎼🎵🎶 Click the link 🔗 below for access to my Substack as well as my Apple Music 🍎 Tidal ⚫️ and Spotify 🟢 playlists. Click to read All Things Jazz, a Substack with hundreds of su...

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Over on Substack, I released a four part series tracing the role of women in jazz from its earliest foundations to its modern global resurgence. Companion playlist available on Apple Music 🍎, Tidal ⚫️, and Spotify 🟢 (link below ⬇️) run alongside each part of the series.
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