"Jazz, Spiritually Speaking" on Night Lights

[ghost of miles]

This week on Night Lights it’s “Jazz, Spiritually Speaking.” Spirituals were African-American religious folksongs that grew out of the slavery experience and the introduction of Christianity into slaves’ lives. Rooted in African musical tradition as well, they reflected life in a strange and terribly oppressive new world. They were often improvisations upon older hymns that became entirely new songs, and in some ways they foreshadow the birth of American jazz. In this program we’ll hear jazz interpretations of spirituals by John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Grant Green, Louis Armstrong, Archie Shepp with Horace Parlan, and more. “Jazz, Spiritually Speaking” airs Saturday, April 7 at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU, at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN, and at 10 p.m. EST Sunday evening on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. You can learn more about spirituals here and here. The program will be posted Tuesday morning in the Night Lights archives.

Next week: "Later: Bobby Hutcherson in the Mid-1970s."

Edited May 17, 2008 by ghost of miles

[B. Goren.]

Sounds promising.

[ghost of miles]

Hope it fulfills the promise, B. I'm probably going to do a sequel next year around Easter--had to leave a lot of good material sitting on the studio desk.

[ghost of miles]

"Jazz, Spiritually Speaking" is now archived.

Edited May 17, 2008 by ghost of miles

[ghost of miles]

We'll be reairing Jazz, Spiritually Speaking this weekend at the same times and links listed in the first post, but it is already posted for online listening.

[alocispepraluger102]

oh, ghostly one, gotta catch that one with a fine brew online late this evening!!!!!!!

Edited May 17, 2008 by alocispepraluger102