A Tribute - Live! Jazz At Lincoln Center
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| Aug 2013
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MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2013-08-20
Reviewed 2013-08-20
Sweet Honey In The Rock has been performing for 40 years. An a cappella group throughout their career, here they team up with a band for a 2011 live performance. A few strictly a cappella numbers but most w/ band. They pay tribute to Odetta, Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, plus some of their own tunes, playing civil rights, Africa-centric, spiritual, and political songs. Incredible performances!!! No FCC’s.
*My Favorites*: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16-21, 23.
Disc One
1. (0:25) Jazz At Lincoln Center House Welcome.
2. *(3:14) Mid. Beautiful life re-affirmation w/ breathes, water sounds.
3. (0:50) Soaring voices, very powerful.
4. *(3:44) MId. Verses sung w/ repeated back vcls, w/ percussion.
5. (2:06) Band welcomes everyone.
6. *(3:35) Mid. Lively jazzy train song w/ band.
7. *(4:46) Mid. Song intro. Powerful w/ heavy beat. Wow!
8. *(3:08) Mid. Odetta classic. Full band, jammin’ w/ great vcls.
9. (4:28) Slow. Nina Simone song, mellow w/ piano.
10. (4:00) Slow / Mid. Loungey w/ brushes, gets lively.
11. *(4:02) Mid. Easy-going w/ fine bass solo, scatting.
12. (3:14) Slow / MId. A cappella, then band.
13. *(4:00) Mid. Classic Lead Belly. Upbeat w/ band.
14. *(6:28) Mid. Makeba’s ‘Pata Pata’. Island dance vibe. Fun, lively.
Disc Two
15. (1:09) Intro.
16. *(6:51) MId. Civil Rights Medley. Odetta tunes, a cappella w/ tambourine.
17. *(5:28) Slow / Mid. Water sounds, then violin, vcl, band. Channeling Odetta.
18. *(8:33) Slow / Mid. Honors Abbey Lincoln. Dirge, then alternates tempo.
19. *(4:23) Mid. Loungey, easy-going, sultry & playful vcl.
20. *(7:27) Slow / Mid. Intro then loungey jazz w/ full band, Nina Simone style.
21. *(6:06) Mid. Upbeat w/ full band, gospel vibe. Wow!
22. (6:26) Mid. Samba vibe w/ band. Introductions.
23. *(5:25) Mid. Makeba songs, Africa homage w/ band.
*My Favorites*: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16-21, 23.
Disc One
1. (0:25) Jazz At Lincoln Center House Welcome.
2. *(3:14) Mid. Beautiful life re-affirmation w/ breathes, water sounds.
3. (0:50) Soaring voices, very powerful.
4. *(3:44) MId. Verses sung w/ repeated back vcls, w/ percussion.
5. (2:06) Band welcomes everyone.
6. *(3:35) Mid. Lively jazzy train song w/ band.
7. *(4:46) Mid. Song intro. Powerful w/ heavy beat. Wow!
8. *(3:08) Mid. Odetta classic. Full band, jammin’ w/ great vcls.
9. (4:28) Slow. Nina Simone song, mellow w/ piano.
10. (4:00) Slow / Mid. Loungey w/ brushes, gets lively.
11. *(4:02) Mid. Easy-going w/ fine bass solo, scatting.
12. (3:14) Slow / MId. A cappella, then band.
13. *(4:00) Mid. Classic Lead Belly. Upbeat w/ band.
14. *(6:28) Mid. Makeba’s ‘Pata Pata’. Island dance vibe. Fun, lively.
Disc Two
15. (1:09) Intro.
16. *(6:51) MId. Civil Rights Medley. Odetta tunes, a cappella w/ tambourine.
17. *(5:28) Slow / Mid. Water sounds, then violin, vcl, band. Channeling Odetta.
18. *(8:33) Slow / Mid. Honors Abbey Lincoln. Dirge, then alternates tempo.
19. *(4:23) Mid. Loungey, easy-going, sultry & playful vcl.
20. *(7:27) Slow / Mid. Intro then loungey jazz w/ full band, Nina Simone style.
21. *(6:06) Mid. Upbeat w/ full band, gospel vibe. Wow!
22. (6:26) Mid. Samba vibe w/ band. Introductions.
23. *(5:25) Mid. Makeba songs, Africa homage w/ band.
Recent airplay
Wild Is The Wind, See Line Woman
Music Casserole — Jan 01, 2022
Pata Pata
Women of the World — Mar 08, 2017
The Midnight Special
Music Casserole — Oct 26, 2013
Shuku Shuku (Choo Choo Song)
The Songsmith Show — Oct 24, 2013
Another Man Done Gone, Freedom Suite, Intro To Freedom Suite
Eclectic Erudition — Oct 07, 2013
Run On
The Songsmith Show — Oct 03, 2013
Charting
2013-08-25 — 2013-10-27
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 27 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 1 |
| Sep 1 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Jalc Welcome | ||
| 2. | Breaths | ||
| 3. | Sabumoya | ||
| 4. | Come Ye | ||
| 5. | Welcome | ||
| 6. | Shuku Shuku (Choo Choo Song) | ||
| 7. | See Line Woman | ||
| 8. | Can't Afford To Lose My Man | ||
| 9. | If I Should Lose You | ||
| 10. | Love Me Or Leave Me | ||
| 11. | Trouble In Mind | ||
| 12. | Feeling Good | ||
| 13. | The Midnight Special | ||
| 14. | Pata Pata | ||
| 15. | Intro To Freedom Suite | ||
| 16. | Freedom Suite | ||
| 17. | Another Man Done Gone | ||
| 18. | Abbey Lincoln Medley | ||
| 19. | Tell Me More And More And Then Some | ||
| 20. | Wild Is The Wind | ||
| 21. | Run On | ||
| 22. | Let There Be Peace | ||
| 23. | N'diarabi / Africa Is Where My Heart Lies |