Soul Jazz from the fifties, sixties and seventies.
Today, Black is the Color: an episode about Black Jazz Records. Pianist Gene Russell started this label in 1970, intending to promote black jazz artists. Black Jazz brought a mixture of spiritual, committed jazz and funk and soul jazz. Tonight features a selection of its extensive discography of 20 released, with Dough Carn, Gene Russell, Rudolph Johnson and Cleveland Eaton, among others.
Gene Russell, Listen Here (New Direction, 1971)
Walter Bishop Jr., Soul Turn Around (Coral Keys, 1971)
Rudolph Johnson, Devon Jean (Spring Rain, 1971)
Chester Thompson, Mr. T. (Powerhouse, 1971)
Henry Franklin, The Skipper (The Skipper, 1972)
Calvin Keys, Aunt Lovie (Proceed With Caution, 1974)
Roland Haynes, Second Wave (Second Wave, 1975)
Cleveland Eaton, Chitown Theme (Plenty Good Eaton, 1975)
Doug Carn, Little B’s Poem (Infant Eyes, 1971)
Doug Carn, Passion Dance (Infant Eyes, 1971)
