On a breezy monsoon driven afternoon in the Old Pueblo I spend some time talking to "Black." I have been courting him in recent months because of his candor and ability to tell the stories of African Americans who kept rhythm alive stateside. Brew a few pots for this one.

Cheif Bey, Danny Ray, Georgia, Dizzy Gillespie, Coons, Jass, David Axelrod, Message To Our Ancestors, Paul Butterfield

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Charlie Parker, Joe Sample, Tom Scott, Court and Spark, The Baked Potato, Frank Rosolino, Small Town in Iowa, South Side of Chicago, Stan Kenton,

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he was a great person and a great drummer

James Gadson

Very often the sweetest moments in music history occur through a confluence of self expression. You have to have something to say. And it has to be a message that is sustained and built through other human beings. The late sixties and early seventies was one of those sweet moments in music history. You had a generation of African Americans coning of age on the left coast who were raised in households that taught them to be proud of their heritage. Some of these individuals came from the gulf coast and brought with them a soul rooted in gospel and blues. They were given opportunities to play with John Lee Hooker, BB King and Fred McDowell. Southern California was a melting pot of music at this time and my guest was right in the middle of it. He saw the progress made by his own people in civil rights. He saw his own heroes murdered by haters and fear mongers. Yet my guest and his brethren chose to respond with messages and music. The Sanctified Sound on full display with my guest today legendary keyboardist, singer, producer and collaborated Stu Gardner - welcome to the JFS.

wow!!! what a treat that was! i have known Toshiko since she was at Schillinger House in Boston in the mid-’50s but i still learned a lot from this interview! it was fabulous! thank you so much, Jake!

Valerie Bishop 

Legendary drummer talks about working with Jimmy Smith and Carmell Jones. 

Listening to your interview and your statement regarding them as THE world music group. Yes, they were the first (and I was there in the 70s in Marin County).

Jeffrey Buchanan 

Joe Pass, Hermosa Beach, John Guerin, Strawberry Wine, Mannekind, Gary Barone

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