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Dear Martin: Jazz Tributes to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Part of Series Night Lights Classic Jazz
Length 59:00
Licensor WFIU
Producer(s) WFIU Public Media/David Brent Johnson
Formats Documentary, Special, Weekly Program
Topics African American, Holidays, Music
Produced January, 2006
Added to PRX January 7, 2008
 

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Summary:

Perfect for Black History Month (February), Night Lights presents this one-hour program of jazz tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Website:

http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org/2006/01/14/dear-martin/

Timely on:

February: Black History Month

Tones:

Engaging, Inspiring, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

"Dear Martin" is a program of jazz tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was a jazz fan, and eloquently expressed his admiration for the music in his opening remarks to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival.

The program features music from Oliver Nelson's 1969 album Black, Brown and Beautiful; Nina Simone's performances of "Sunday in Savannah" and "Mississippi Goddam," from a concert taped just three days after King's death in 1968; Blue Mitchell's "March on Selma"; Duke Ellington's "King Fit De Battle of Alabam"; Mary Lou Williams' "Tell Him Not to Talk Too Long"; and two 1970 recordings from Louis Armstrong.

Night Lights is available as a weekly program from WFIU Public Media. Contact: cboyce@indiana.edu for subscription information.

Producer David Brent Johnson also maintains a widely read jazz blog at: http://nightlights.blogs.wfiu.org

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