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Four inmates, "22, Little Red, Tangle Eye, and Hard Hair, double cut a tree at Parchman's Farm as they sing "Early In The Morning". An Alan Lomax field recording.
Reverend Gary Davis sings his "Twelve Gates To The City".
Ornette Coleman's Quartet with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins perform "Lonely Woman".
Abbey Lincoln sing Left Alone with a band that includes Coleman Hawkins and Eric Dolphy. This was written for Billie Holiday by the pianist on this recording, Mal Waldron, who frequently accompanied Billie in the late 1950's.
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Last update: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 11:29 AM.