DUKE ELLINGTON • CHARLES MINGUS • MAX ROACH • Solitude • 1962

I've had this song deeply in my soul for over 25 years... one of THE very finest pieces of music ever recorded by mankind... and indeed -- over time, I've found it good and wise to take some time each day for a little solitude -- to refresh the heart and mind...

The RANCE ALLEN GROUP • Thank You • 1973

🦃Hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday! God bless you all!🕊

ARETHA FRANKLIN • LIVE in Canada • 1978

THE QUEEN! So far, the realest thing I could find this evening. This was uploaded for years on YouTube but taken down a little over a year ago last time I wanted to post it ~ but I just noticed someone re-uploaded it a few months ago ~ one of my absolute favorite artists and performances - LIVE - at her best!

Hope everyone is safe and well if you're traveling on this Thanksgiving Eve ~ and prayers UP for whatever y'all are doing... that no matter what... it's the real thing...

Trailblazing Explorer Barbara Hillary, First Black Woman to Reach North and South Poles, Dies at 88

Tanasia Kenney | ATLANTA BLACK STAR

Barbara Hillary, the trailblazing adventurer who made history as the first African-American woman to reach the North and South Poles, has died. She was 88 years old.

THE CHOSEN FEW • In The Rain • 1976

It just started to rain here in the SF Bay for the first time this fall... very grateful for this much needed precipitation to finally calm down the fire season which most people know has been getting pretty extreme in recent years...

MAX ROACH with the J.C. WHITE SINGERS • Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? • 1971

Were you there?

THOMAS WHITFIELD • Lord, You Are My Everything • 1978

BOB MARLEY and the WAILERS • Jah Live • 1976

JAH live, children ~ YEAAAH!

🔥LEE PERRY and THE UPSETTERS ft. LEO GRAHAM • Doctor Demon (Demand) / Black Bat • 1974🔥

"You could send black bat likkle more, Doctor Demon ~ you cannot hurt I ~ NO..."

BARRY BROWN and PRINCE JAMMY • (No Wicked Shall) Enter the Kingdom of Zion / Fittest Dub • 1977

🔥CLASSIC! Massive old school crucial roots irie chune... sounds best with bass & volume ~ UP!👍 ...

JOE HENDERSON • Canyon Lady • 1979

Longtime favorite old school jam...

The BREATH of LIFE QUARTET • Ghetto Child • 1979

☆☆☆☆☆ Full album... incredibly exquisite compositions... madly underappreciated group... one of my favorite records from my favorite decade of music... yo ~ just let the whole holy thing roll... such a magnificent Comfort to the soul... ☆☆☆☆☆