We Insist! Max Roach's - Freedom Now Suite
I recently had lunch with a man I consider to be my second dad. He’s been a great mentor to me on all things jazz, blues, and life in general. The depth of his jazz knowledge is incredible. It’s great for several reasons, but the most important one is that he was there in the pivotal period of the late 50s and all throughout the 60s. He experienced it. He saw it happening, so there are no revisionist stories.
I first met Musa Osgood about 11 years ago. He saw me at the now defunct Tower Records in Village browsing through the jazz CD section. I used to workout at Dolphin’s Gym on 14th Street, and so did he. We struck up a friendship over jazz. He told me he was taken aback when he saw me shopping for jazz CDs, because he rarely saw young black people in the jazz section. He said it was something he was happy to see. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Audiophile, Blues, Jazz, Vinyl, Charles Mingus, Civil Rights, Freedom Riders, Jackie McLean, Max Roach
