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America's original art contribution to the world - jazz.
So deep.  So rich.  But where did it come from?

There were at least four different sources; and yet one of these - the blues - is also much more than a contributing art form.  The blues is almost mythology itself.  
Sprung from the earth, like the plantation soil where so many slaves lived and died, the blues at once describes and also gives life to everything in its path.

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Many recordings have been sourced to prepare this week's episode.  Here's a list of what I've included:

Grace and Beauty 
composed by James Scott
source: Jazz Piano History

Elite Syncopations
composed and performed by Scott Joplin 
source: Scott Joplin Piano Rolls

The Entertainer
composed and performed by Scott Joplin
source: Jazz Piano History

Wynton Marsalis interview
taken from Ken Burns "Jazz" documentary

Bleeding Hearted Blues
composed and performed by James P. Johnson
 source:  Library of Congress

Boogie Woogie Stomp
composed and performed by Pine Top Smith
source:  Jazz Piano History

Son House interview
source: YouTube video

Trouble of the World
performed by Mahalia Jackson
source:  Gospels, Spirituals & Hymns

Go Down Old Hannah
performed by Texas Prison Gang
source:  YouTube

Terraplane Blues
composed and performed by:  Robert Johnson
source:  The Ultimate Jazz Archive

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