Sun Ra was so prolific, it is hard to know where to begin. This album is from among the options for an accessible introduction to his wide-ranging style.

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B00WH97IBG?ref=dm_sh_M7ckD8MvDqELKltSsOvKrgzuS

Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-night-of-the-purple-moon-remastered-2014/941182762

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/1LcgzhAO1V5yrtWQRpxrls

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7-goXv9aevCr5BodHJd1zsNL-M1Bt604&feature=share

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Album cover. Mostly white, with lettering and images hued purple. Top lettering is the album name "The Night of the Purple Moon" and directly below is Sun Ra (in large letters) and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra (in smaller letters). Seemingly flying is a composite image of Sun Ra with tentacles emerging from his lower torso, in front of a rendition of the moon. The Great Sphinx and pyramid are below.

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Feb 13, 2023 *

Feb 13, 2023 *

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Mark Lomax, II & The Urban Art Ensemble - 400 Years Suite (2020)

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B083HND1WY?ref=dm_sh_lUCVTzbp4KImbqKaduNRTgd9l

Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-400-years-suite/1493722972

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0RPsoyCJnhlGL2bYl2z381

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWFdLkSyQZ-PO1Z0AkSryimxlCeWNPPkE&feature=share

#Jazz #JazzMusic #MarkLomaxII #MarkLomax2 #Music #Percussion #Drum #Drums #DrumSet #AfricanHistory #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth

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Album cover. "400 Years Suite" in black letter in the upper right corner. The background artwork is a combination of 1) the silhouette of an African person with a staff and a knife strapped to a leg, 2) diagrams of how slaves were kept on ships, and 3) splashes of yellow, red, and teal. Over that is a large white ankh, with the shape of the African continent replacing its hole. In smaller white lettering it says, "Mark Lomax, II & The Urban Art Ensemble."

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Feb 6, 2023 *

Feb 6, 2023 *

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

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Nina Simone - In Concert (1964)

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07KZR9JND

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-concert-live/1469582687

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/6WP4eNaAHl2a1KNp4QN6Nr

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_musLf3C53QPdQEtYjsPZwisONLSyhK-Ss&feature=share

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Soul #Vinyl #VocalMusic #Music #Legend #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth

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This is the vinyl album cover of "Nina Simone in Concert." Left and right margins are a green background that extends to cover the top third, where the lettering for the album and record company (Philips) are place. The image at the bottom, centered, and cropped to a square is a full-body picture of Nina standing on a stage with a spotlight on her.

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Jan 31, 2023

Jan 31, 2023

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

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John Scofield - A Go Go (1998)

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000W198OQ

Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-go-go/1440924083

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/08JMKtDS0StcwDUgdxKIw3

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNN_DUAUmCgFcQfr-RiokLVGk2jq0QP6k&feature=share

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Guitar #Organ #Music #Legend

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Album cover of A Go Go by John Scofield. Two black and white images of John are the background. In the center, slightly off kilter, is an orange box with the letter above it of the artist and album title.

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Jan 25, 2023 *

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Jan 16, 2023

Jan 16, 2023

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

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Samara Joy - Linger Awhile (2022)

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0B846BBWD?ref=dm_sh_gLFaQKxA59NEGyWQtHq7xHC4g

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/linger-awhile/1637144888

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/1TZ16QfCsARON0efp6mGga?si=RE4mVuJYReeVuRI2v2R9Eg&utm_source=copy-link

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_5RYyLVevtUTkIHA6AhNiZhpNKHMRnQQ&feature=share

Album cover of Linger Awhile by Samara Joy. A red background with artist and album title at the top. The upper portion of Samara is in frame, seated on a blue velvet sofa, as she looks to her upper left with a closed-mouth smile. She is wearing a flowing, pink top with a necklace (pearls or something similar) and hoop earrings that look like frosted glass.

#Jazz #JazzMusic #VocalMusic

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Jan 10, 2023

Jan 10, 2023

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

#JazzAlbumOfTheWeek
Joe Pass - Virtuoso (1973)

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0159OAPOM?ref=dm_sh_KUjH3JI8eUyUmJG3FzFS0n6Je

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/virtuoso/1440759685

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/15mqbWSQ1XtAtpx5JsRA3Y?si=Iyl3ibkYQ5az50wIz90nvw

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mVrUfaCOXGm2zvXjCJdDQaKr_49XGARrM&feature=share

A dark black and white vinyl album cover. The lettering on top is white and bold, reading Joe Pass: Virtuoso.

The image is of Joe's upper body with the light source shining on his left side and casting shadows across his body. He has a guitar in place strapped to his body. His left hand is on the guitar's fretboard, and he is using his right hand to wipe his brow as he looks down at the guitar with a gentle smile.

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Vinyl

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Jan 2, 2023

Jan 2, 2023

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

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Clark Terry - self titled
Recorded January 3 & 4, 1955
Released that year

The album is mostly great swing/dance tunes, but it opens with the energetic song Swahili - arranged by Quincy Jones - that everyone should listen to, IMO.

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000V674S4?ref=dm_sh_BW1mFAVuBvR6RWaTplys2TLPy

Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/clark-terry/1443901129

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/4eKLvhbYEZ5BsbvUbk4oAi?si=OgSmD0poQ9-5lrtWH-Tmvw

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mYL_r86WgqnSrfqzPMlCuvkdZc2wCDgpk&feature=share

Album cover of Clark Terry's self titled album from 1955. A b&w picture with a purple hue fills the cover. It is a close up of Clark looking over his right shoulder and smiling, with a trumpet next to his torso. In white cursive script it says "Clark Terry" and elsewhere inner smaller white lettering it lists the tracks and album info.

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Vinyl

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Dec 27, 2022

Dec 27, 2022

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

#JazzAlbumOfTheWeek
Katie Thiroux - Off Beat (2017)

Katie's Instagram: https://instagram.com/katiethiroux

-- album links --
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/off-beat/1262615145

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07454ZCQG

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/7mtXRp9pBtUkvqV10uzyyr

YouTube Music
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l-4cgMPMzQOYt5zoUbs3BgKmZ2dJd_qXk&feature=share

Album cover of Off Beat by Katie Thiroux. She is seated in a teal, cushioned armchair in a relaxed position over the arms. Her double bass leans on the chair. Her name is superimposed in white and follows the top curve of the bass. The album title is in yellow above the chair.

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Vocal

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Dec 20, 2022 *

Dec 20, 2022 *

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

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Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (1957)

Apple
https://music.apple.com/us/album/kaleidoscope/1444036299

Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B000UB07I4?ref=dm_sh_7fc6-673a-0e52-f65e-c6adf

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/3bCCbLWPMGgXEQy4rddKOb?si=7xsiEdDkTrymtrSLuyz_LA

YouTube
https://youtu.be/6G0_eVALBoI

A vinyl album cover. Muted green background, the artwork at the center are multiple images of a saxophone placed on top of each other, like a kaleidoscope image. The text at the top says "Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt
Prestige Hi-Fi LP 7077"

#Jazz #JazzMusic #Music

**Kris LK** @krislk@babka.social · Dec 12, 2022

Dec 12, 2022

Kris LK @krislk@babka.social

#JazzAlbumOfTheWeek
Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete: From All Sides

The duo's 2nd of 3 recorded collaborations, this album merges the sound of the Vince Guaraldi Trio (of Charlie Brown fame) with the style of Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete.

Out of the blocks, "Choro" is a variation on the 1st movement of W.A. Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Other songs on the album may sound familiar b/c of Vince's later use of them in Peanuts animations.

A vinyl album cover with the title "Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete: From All Sides" on a green background. A square image of Bola Sete (L) and Vince Guaraldi (R) in a relaxed seated position against a column of some sort. Bola has a nylon string guitar in hand, and both men are smiling.

#Jazz #Music #MusicMonday

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