Javon Jackson, Nikki Giovanni – Javon & Nikki Go To The Movies (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Javon Jackson, Nikki Giovanni – Javon & Nikki Go To The Movies (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 58:57 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Solid Jackson Records

When two legends meet, one can expect an exceptional album, especially when a former member of the Jazz Messengers, Javon Jackson, brings all his expertise to this project, which is intellectually a true treasure as well as a collector’s album. Indeed, this collaboration is no coincidence, with the poet Nikki Giovanni contributing her texts, rooted in deep social poetry. She often missed school, likely due to allergies, and instead immersed herself in her mother’s rich library, where she encountered great authors such as Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, John Hershey. But she also read cheap novels, which she kept at the back of her closet.Nikki remembers: “I recall a nun once telling me that Richard Wright’s *Black Boy* was a bad book. I knew better, but I thank her for making me understand that just because you’re an adult and a nun, you don’t necessarily know how to tell a good book from a bad one. I guess that’s a roundabout way of saying I’m a dreamer.” Then there was also music, certainly on 78 RPM records and the radio, which contributed to Nikki’s education and helped shape her into the highly acclaimed intellectual she is today. With poems, and also poems for children, essays—if you don’t yet know Nikki Giovanni, it’s not too late; we’ve included a link to her website at the end of the article.

Javon Jackson has been steeped in music since he was 10 years old when he chose the saxophone. His career took him through Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, where he played alongside pianist Benny Green, trumpeter Philip Harper, trombonist Robin Eubanks, and bassist Peter Washington. Jackson remained a key member of the Jazz Messengers until Blakey’s death in 1990. No need to say more; I’ve also included a link to his website, where you can discover his full biography.

Tracklist:

1-01. Javon Jackson – When the Time is Right (05:21)
1-02. Javon Jackson – Speak Low / That Day (06:04)
1-03. Javon Jackson – How About You (03:38)
1-04. Javon Jackson – Theme for Nikki (07:00)
1-05. Javon Jackson – I Belong to You (06:29)
1-06. Javon Jackson – Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (04:36)
1-07. Javon Jackson – The Nearness of You (06:09)
1-08. Javon Jackson – Valse Hot (06:06)
1-09. Javon Jackson – The Folks That Live on the Hill (08:16)
1-10. Javon Jackson – Have You Heard (05:13)

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