Movement Revisited, The

Reviewed: 2020—01-28
Genre: General
FCCs: none
Review: Just in time for Black History Month (February) comes this ambitious work arranged by bassist McBride, integrating blues, jazz, gospel, & spoken word to tell the story of the black power movement in the ‘60s. A lot of what is spoken about here is still a problem today.
If You Like: Charles Mingus, Gil Scott Heron, Miles Davis’ “On the Corner”
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Overture/The Movement Revisited (10:44) – piano starts> spoken word quotes from a variety of black leaders> uptempo jam with big band & chorus> sax solo> sizzling piano solo> fast tempo jam with chorus> crescendo end
2/ Sister Rosa - Prologue (3:20) – bass/flute starts> spoken word quote of Rosa Parks> slow fade
*3/ Sister Rosa (4:25) – drums start> snaky midtempo jam with chorus> sax solo swings uptempo> vibes solo> midtempo jam with chorus> fade
4/ Rosa Introduces Malcolm (5:08) – bass starts> spoken female vocal
5/ Brother Malcolm - Prologue (7:49) – bass starts> spoken male vocal quoting Malcolm X
*6/ Brother Malcolm (7:25) – sax starts> slow tempo jam> slow song with female vocal slowly swells in volume> chorus joins> crescendo> slow jam builds in volume> crescendo> piano solo> song with female vocal builds to climax with chorus> fade
7/ Malcolm Introduces Ali (1:03) – spoken male vocal
8/ Ali Speaks (2:42) – drums start> spoken male vocal quoting Muhammad Ali interrupted by drum fills
9/ Rumble in the Jungle (6:00) – horns/vocal starts> uptempo jam with chorus> sax & trumpet trade solos> uptempo jam with chorus> quick stop
10/ Rosa Introduces MLK (0:40) – female spoken word
11/ Soldiers (I Have a Dream) (5:38) – drums start> spoken word male vocal of the Martin Luther King speech> trumpet accompanies
*12/ A View from The Mountaintop (4:14) – piano starts> midtempo song with chorus builds to uptempo, then subsides to midtempo again, swells in volume> crescendo end
13/ Apotheosis: November 4th, 2008 (10:26) – drums start> midtempo jam> spoken word by male & female vocal quoting black leaders> uptempo jam with chorus> crescendo end