Favoriting Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson: Playlist from August 8, 2020 Favoriting

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Charles Mingus said jazz was a word invented to separate musicians from their money. Music for a Free World brings us together, drawing listeners to the healing power of smooth free jazz. Each week, surprise guests bring their own sides to spin and their instruments of choice to spontaneously jam.

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Favoriting August 8, 2020: Amina Claudine Myers, Pianist, Organist, Vocalist, Composer, Master Improvisationalist, Actress and Educator.

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
Amina Claudine Myers  Cameloupe   Favoriting Jumping in the Sugar Bowl  Minor Music   
Amina Claudine Myers  Intro (Croosings, Pt. I II & III   Favoriting Sama Rou  Amina C. Records  0:16:12 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Down on Me   Favoriting Sam Rou  Amina C. Records  0:35:03 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Thank You   Favoriting Sam Rou  Amina C. Records  0:38:52 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Plowed Fields   Favoriting Poems for Piano  Sweet Earth Records  1:11:11 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Plowed Fields   Favoriting Circle of Time  Black Saint  1:17:12 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Jumping in the Sugar Bowl   Favoriting Women in (E)motion  Modern and Traditon  1:24:27 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Country Girl   Favoriting Women in (E)motion  Modern and Traditon  2:02:41 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers and Muhal Richard Abrams  Dance From the East   Favoriting Duet  Black Saint  2:16:56 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  Jailhouse Blues   Favoriting Salutes Bessie Smith  Leo Records  2:32:35 (Pop-up)
Amina Claudine Myers  African Blues   Favoriting Salutes Bessie Smith  Leo Records  2:42:06 (Pop-up)
Jim Pepper  Ee I Ee I O   Favoriting     2:57:13 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 2:01pm
Linda Lee:

hello! so glad to hear! ready to be informed.
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Dave Sewelson:

yeah Linda Lee!
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chresti:

Hello free woild!
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Dave Sewelson:

chresti!
  2:04pm
Tower:

Very nice opening selection here, really diggin' the groove.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:08pm
Dave Sewelson:

yeah Tower
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:09pm
Doug Schulkind:

Was grateful to attend your Pittsburgh performances in November. Am grateful for your lifetime of sonic wisdom!
  2:10pm
DavidJ:

Hi Dave and all...and Amina!!!
  2:10pm
Tower:

Wow, Amina has a record on Black Saint, The Circle of Time (Black Saint, 1983). I just checked and I don't have that one. Will definitely have to look for that one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:11pm
Dave Sewelson:

Yeah Doug!
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doctorjazz:

Hi, great opening track!
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Dervish:

Bump up your mic a bit, Dave!
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chresti:

Agree, nice camel groove.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:13pm
Dave Sewelson:

doc and Dervish..coming up
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WR:

Loved the groove of the opening selection. All ears for what we next receive.
Avatar 2:24pm
Sem:

Dave! Ms. Myers! Free Worlders. Music!

Good day to one and all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:25pm
Dave Sewelson:

Sem....
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Linda Lee:

wow. beautiful work.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
WR:

" Intro (Croosings..." is so beautiful, so thoughtful and full of feeling.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Dave Sewelson:

yeah WR
  2:42pm
Peter Kuhn:

Hello Amina and Dave, beautiful show. Thank YOU!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:43pm
Dave Sewelson:

yeah PETE!
Avatar 2:46pm
Linda Lee:

such an honor to hear the artist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:46pm
Dave Sewelson:

www.aminaclaudinemyers.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:50pm
Franco Twinkie:

Uh oh, crazy spells!
Avatar 2:51pm
Linda Lee:

we've all got 'em now, so we'd best hear.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:51pm
Franco Twinkie:

Word up.
Avatar 2:52pm
Linda Lee:

this is how to learn music. with love, as a tiny child.
Avatar 2:55pm
Linda Lee:

wow ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
coelacanth∅:

greetings Dave and Amina & Free worldlings
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm
Dave Sewelson:

franco and sealy!
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Linda Lee:

thank you for letting Ms Myers talk, Dave. so glad.
  2:59pm
Ruth Luwisch:

Great, great show, Charlie Lewis! So entertaining. And enriching! Many thanks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:00pm
Dave Sewelson:

Ruth!
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Linda Lee:

ho! do we remember we shouldn't 'feel sorry' for ourselves? are we making a career of it now? let's drop that one.
Avatar 3:02pm
Linda Lee:

AACM?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:02pm
Dave Sewelson:

en.wikipedia.org...
Avatar 3:03pm
Linda Lee:

thanks Dave. i just found them too!
Avatar 3:05pm
Linda Lee:

beautiful ~
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Linda Lee:

honest, there is no story like an artist's story.
  3:09pm
DavidJ:

I would dig the rest of the show with Amina’s reminiscences!
Avatar 3:09pm
Linda Lee:

yes. loft culture was beautiful & the community was really lovely.
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Linda Lee:

lots of freedom to explore. i wound up downtown in 77. it was really a nice time. :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Franco Twinkie:

Yup, this is top shelf story telling!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
WR:

Tell it Ms. Myers!
Avatar 3:12pm
Linda Lee:

all kids should walk & play in dirt. build up lifetime immunity & strength.
i have crickets round my place daytimes too. the sound is really fantastic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:13pm
Franco Twinkie:

I want more!
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Linda Lee:

that is the sound too! it echoes that same way.
  3:14pm
Jade:

Rolling yellow yarn in the shade and listening; what could be better?
  3:15pm
Jade:

oh my, this is beautiful
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Linda Lee:

stunning.
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Linda Lee:

i hear thunder in those fields!
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Linda Lee:

now rain.
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Linda Lee:

the way rain sweeps across grassy fields in sheets.
really beautiful.
Avatar 3:18pm
Linda Lee:

wow. blown away. :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:19pm
deesat:

beautiful! thank you for this!
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Linda Lee:

please thank Ms Myers for us all. so grateful.
Avatar 3:23pm
Linda Lee:

(not grassy fields if they're plowed ~ that's just the image i saw.)
Avatar 3:24pm
Linda Lee:

once in a while a piece of music makes you stop what you're doing to sit down & listen. those are magical moments. this is one of those.
Avatar 3:26pm
Linda Lee:

whew! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Dave Sewelson:

yeah deesat thanks for stopping buy
  3:30pm
Dean:

Leonard Feather rated this album five stars when he reviewed it in the LA Times. Just saying. I can hear from this track where Myra Melford learned some of her chops. She even enlisted the same drummer, Reggie Nicholson, for her trio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
Dave Sewelson:

Oh Dean
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WR:

Plowed Fields, so very beautiful, tears of joy and wonder at the piano poetry. Took me a bit to compose myself enough to comment.
Avatar 3:36pm
Linda Lee:

glad it wasn't only me, WR.
  3:37pm
Dean:

Though that must be the live version from a later album, still featuring Nicholson.
Avatar 3:39pm
Linda Lee:

i *love* hearing a composer tell stories of compositions!
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WR:

Did not know Jumping in the Sugar Bowl was a kids game!
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Linda Lee:

yes, maple syrup from the catskills! we have sugar lines all throughout our valley.
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Linda Lee:

we tap in the springtime.
  3:42pm
Dean:

Speaking of Steve Turre, she played with Ray Anderson's quartet for a while in California, including at Hollywood Bowl.
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chresti:

Fantastic, thank you!
Avatar 3:46pm
Linda Lee:

hahah!~
Avatar 3:48pm
Linda Lee:

there's a beautiful laugh.
  3:50pm
Dean:

This story reminds me of Robin Harris's joke about the piccolo player in church.
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Linda Lee:

imagine being remembered for a gig like that
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
Gina Bacon:

Hey, Dave and Saturday people, and thank you Amina!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:56pm
Dave Sewelson:

www.aminaclaudinemyers.com
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Gina Bacon:

Thank you, Dave!
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Linda Lee:

thank you for a beautiful interview Ms Myers!
Avatar 3:57pm
Linda Lee:

wow. the lady is so kind & generous with her time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:58pm
Doug Schulkind:

It is a pleasure and an honor to be in your presence, Ms. Myers.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
WR:

Where is best place to buy Sama Rou records? I see them on Amazon but want to buy from where Ms. Myers will get the most change.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
chresti:

Thanks Ms. Meyers!
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Gina Bacon:

Yes, please!
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WR:

Country Girl!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm
Franco Twinkie:

Railroad tracks and snakes - blackberries and plums. Yes, yes, YES!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:08pm
Dave Sewelson:

WR email Amina at amimye@aol.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:12pm
Franco Twinkie:

Sex on a checkered blanket under a tree?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:12pm
chresti:

mmm..brussels sprouts.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:13pm
Gina Bacon:

This is so great!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:16pm
WR:

It can be hard times in the country but good to celebrate the good memories.
  4:18pm
Dean:

Did she just say that "Hardtime Blues" had not been recorded?
https://www.discogs.com/Amina-Claudine-Myers-Augmented-Variations/release/10274700
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Linda Lee:

at least we can breathe here. step out the door & find we're in the presence of Grace.
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WR:

Let's go to Istanbul!
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Linda Lee:

let's go!! :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:19pm
chresti:

Holy smokes!
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Linda Lee:

this is beautiful!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:20pm
Franco Twinkie:

I can't keep up!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:20pm
doctorjazz:

Man, is this terrific!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:21pm
Brian in UK:

Hello Dave and cool cats. Everyday is an ear opener in the free world.
Avatar 4:21pm
Linda Lee:

wow!~
  4:21pm
Dean:

Dang, I thought I had this record. Wishful thinking.
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Linda Lee:

amazing & fantastic
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Brian in UK:

Dean, you will have this record.
Avatar 4:22pm
Linda Lee:

amazing energy!!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:22pm
Brian in UK:

Surely, this is best heard live in front of you.
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Linda Lee:

wow absolutely!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:23pm
Franco Twinkie:

I think I've invented a new dance. To bad about that lamp!
  4:23pm
Dean:

Lamp dance?
  4:23pm
Dean:

Or did the light bulb above your head inspire the idea?
Avatar 4:23pm
Linda Lee:

i'm feeling it here though ~ in this little mountain barn far from Istanbul! we sure are traveling & that is nice.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
doctorjazz:

Agree with Brian in the UK, 4:21, it's inevitable, Dean.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
Franco Twinkie:

Break the lamp dance.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
chresti:

I hear a little Danse Macabre!
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Linda Lee:

the magic of music ~~ we fly everywhere instantly.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:24pm
doctorjazz:

Shine On, Franco!
  4:26pm
Dean:

I'll print out your comments, doctorjazz and Brian in UK, to show my wife that I have permission to acquire it.
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Brian in UK:

In triplicate.
Avatar 4:27pm
Linda Lee:

beautiful choir class! coltrane, art ensemble..
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:27pm
Brian in UK:

Scrinch me up.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:27pm
chresti:

Haha, you Must acquire it, Dean.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:28pm
doctorjazz:

Sure, Dean, I'll be calling on you for similar services in my house.
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Linda Lee:

'you can teach anything. it's how you go about teaching.' yes Ma'am.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:28pm
Brian in UK:

Include me out of that game!
  4:31pm
Dean:

Sounds kinda like check kiting, but I'll do it, doc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:32pm
Franco Twinkie:

Oh man, Jimmy Reed!?! Can I go back in time and be in your class?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:33pm
Brian in UK:

It occured to me a few years ago, that I did not KNOW anything.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:36pm
doctorjazz:

I have this old slab of vinyl in the rack!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:37pm
Franco Twinkie:

How do, how do, how do you do?
  4:40pm
Dean:

Okay, might have to spin some of those Bessie Smith records later today. Ma Rainey, too.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:42pm
Brian in UK:

Thank you Ms Myers. Coming to the UK?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:42pm
Doug Schulkind:

I'm pinching myself. This has been a treat.
  4:42pm
Dean:

What a joy to hear Ms. Myers talk about her career, her music.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:43pm
chresti:

We had Bessie Smith playing daily on the family hifi, when I was growing up.
  4:43pm
ifny on the road:

Thank you!! Beautiful show, it was an honour to listen!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:43pm
Franco Twinkie:

Thank you so much Ms. Amina. You have made this Saturday afternoon extra special.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:44pm
chresti:

Thanks Dave and Amina!
  4:44pm
DavidJ:

Thanks Dave & Amina!!! Wonderful!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 4:45pm
Brian in UK:

That shot of Amina is so demanding of my attention.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:45pm
Dave Sewelson:

Amina was in the UK with Archie Shepp
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Linda Lee:

uplifting! thank you Dave & Ms Myers!
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Linda Lee:

let's purchase music! :-)
  4:56pm
Peter Kuhn:

Sweet way to go out. Thanks for a great show. Peace
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Dave Sewelson:

Thanks to all! stay tune for Gina..playlist here.
wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:56pm
Dave Sewelson:

thanks Pete
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:57pm
Gina Bacon:

Thanks, Dave and Amina! What a great and interesting show!
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WR:

Worked nearly all night last night and expected to take a nap this afternoon, Music for a Free World always gives me good dreams; but music and stories from Amina Claudine Myers lifted me and carried through the day. Thank you Dave.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:58pm
Doug Schulkind:

Quite an epic offering, Dave. Wow.
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Brian in UK:

WOW.
  5:00pm
DavidJ:

Details on this track?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 5:01pm
Dave Sewelson:

www.youtube.com...
  5:01pm
ifny on the road:

That was a ceremony song by J Pepper, thank you for playing part of it.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 5:01pm
WR:

Amina Claudine Myers With Jim Pepper. Afro Indian Blues (recorded 1991, released 2006)
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Dave! Thanks Amina!
  8:22pm
Amina Claudine Myers:

Thanks to all of the wonderful people who listened to my interview with music and the warm compliments I received. This has inspired me with a warm glow in my soul. I appreciate all of you! Love, Amina
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