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Denver Butson (words, voice) with Mat Maneri’s ASH Quartet (MM, viola; Lucian Ban, piano; Brandon Lopez, bass; Randy Peterson, drums), live, New York (Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn), 3/27/24
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Canton Spirituals, “Mississippi Poor Boy,” live, Memphis, 2014
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Rev. Dennis “Clay” Jackson (vocals), Rev. Charlie Jackson (guitar), “Lord, You’ve Been Good to Me,” live, Mississippi (Gloster), 1987
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Andy Moor (1962-, guitar), Marta Warelis (1986-, piano), live, France (Montreuil), 2023
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Dr. C. J. Johnson (1913-1990) and Family, “You Better Run,” 1989
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Andrew Hill (1931-2007, piano, compositions), live, Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), 1975
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Rev. Charlie Jackson (1932-2006), “Wrapped Up, Tangled Up in Jesus (C. Jackson), live, possibly Baton Rouge, 1991
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another take (1969)
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Paul Bley (1932-2016, piano), live, San Francisco, 1976*
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*First Set: (1) ? ; (2) “Ictus, Vashkar” [12:05-]; (3) “I Loves You, Porgy” (ends w/ “I Remember Harlem”) [21:47-]; (4) Seven [31:12-]; (5) Mr. Joy [40:17-]; (6) “Don’t Explain” (ends w/ “Music Matador”) [50:02-]; (7) “Olhos de Gato ” [57:17-]; (8) ? [1:05:40-]; (9) “I Can’t Get Started” [1:17:02-].
Second Set: coming.
sounds of Arkabutla, Mississippi
Mighty Gospel Clouds (Morven, Georgia), “Thank You, Jesus,” recorded by Alan Lomax at an unidentified A.M.E. church in Arkabutla, Mississippi, 1978
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Tylertown Spirituals (with Jimmy Wilson, guitar), live (Veal Brothers’ 12th Anniversary), Gloster, Mississippi, 1987
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