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creator of the Smithsonian Museum’s “Programs in Black Culture,” and one of the leading authorities on Black American music culture,
Leonard Brown • John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music
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arranger Gil Evans,
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Todd Henry • Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day
All these men were accomplished musicians leading black bands that played across the Midwest and South to predominantly black audiences in mostly segregated communities.
Leonard Brown • John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music
In the black neighborhoods, he learned that developing one’s own sound was essential and that sound and feeling were paramount over technique.
Leonard Brown • John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music
His name was Horatio Brown, but no one—except me, years later—ever called him that.