The Good Stuff

Duke Ellington

MONEY JUNGLE

Blue Note  1962 / 1987

Duke Ellington(piano), Charlie Mingus(bass), Max Roach(drums)

Notes: "The title tune is "Money Jungle."  This sounds like a title that might have been thought of by the protest conscious Mingus or Roach.  But no, as all the tunes here, it is a product of the Ellington imagination."

Money Jungle : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9CfWuUIhvk

Caravan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPnB56fQJNQ

Very Special : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZdhmqZGYDA

REM Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnbZUFQqnEY

African Flower : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HFQy9_rY58

Cheers

I suppose that it could be argued that a protest is not much of a protest if it is not in plain “view”. However, some, including some artists, choose to not mix their art with politics; not in an obvious way, anyway.

“I merely took the energy that it takes to pout and wrote some blues.” - Duke Ellington

Great record, btw.

HoneyHoney 3
2015

Big Man

https://youtu.be/S1kRNRLsdpU

Yours To Bear

https://youtu.be/0hQj6FX0XnY

Burned Me Out

https://youtu.be/Ir9l9PJksAM

God Of Love

https://youtu.be/atZi5LuZ6Jo

Mary Rich

https://youtu.be/f_KW-PA4s9g

Bonus Track:

HoneyHoney Billy Jack
2011

Lets Get Wrecked

https://youtu.be/lp0ZxFdQ6Ak

some artists, choose to not mix their art with politics; not in an obvious way, anyway.

Mingus was very radical and outspoken, as long as he was in NYC.  Below the Mason-Dixon, not so much.

Cheers

She seems to have the right cultural pedigree.  Being a stone fox does not hurt.

Cheers