Quincy Troupe and the Blues Traditon of Black Renaissance Noire

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Justin Desmangles talks with poet, essayist and editor of Black Renaissance Noire, Quincy Troupe. Co-author with Miles Davis of his autobiography, Miles, Mr. Troupe is among the foremost contributors to the history of the music we know today as jazz. One of the leading intellectuals and artists in the world today, Mr. Troupe offers his insights into a number of subjects in this exclusive interview, including blues tradition, the struggle between students and the University of California, the reception in the media of Barack Obama and his old friends Ishmael Reed, Oliver Lake and the late James Baldwin.

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Playlist includes and number of scarce jazz recordings, such as Blue X-Mas (To Whom It May Concern), as well as Langston Hughes reading from his masterwork, Ask Your Mama.

	Annie Ross	I Feel Pretty	Sings a Song with Mulligan	World Pacific
	Langston Hughes	Ride, Red, Ride	Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz	Buddha
	Chet Baker	But Not For Me	Chet Baker Sings	World Pacific
	Bill Evans	Milestones	Waltz for Debby	Riverside
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	Ray Charles	When Your Lover Has Gone	The Genius of Ray Charles	Atlantic
	Ray Charles / Betty Carter	Baby, It's Cold Outside	Ray Charles & Betty Carter	ABC - Paramount
	Michel Legrand featuring Miles Davis	Jitterbug Waltz	Legrand Jazz	Columbia
	Bill Evans	Tenderly	Everbody Digs . . .	Riverside
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	Miles Davis featuring Bob Dorough	Blue X-Mas (To Whom It May Concern)	Jingle Bell Jazz	Columbia
	Langston Hughes	Ode to Dinah	Ask Your Mama	Buddah
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	Tommy Dorsey featuring Frank Sinatra	Violets for Your Furs	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra	RCA - France
	Shirley Horn	Violets for Your Furs	Violets for Your Furs	Steeple Chase
	Miles Davis / Gil Evans	New Rhumba	Miles Ahead	Columbia
	Interview with Quincy Troupe By Justin Desmangles
	Miles Davis	Generique	Ascenseur pour l'echafaud	Fontana
	Miles Davis	L'assassinant de Carala	Ascenseur pour l'echafaud	Fontana