Summer of Soul Lives on at the Internet Archive

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Flying high from the Summer of Soul documentary? (IMDB) Albums by some of those Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 artists featured in the film have been long out-of-print and are now shared by Unlocked Recordings brought to you by the Boston Public Library, Internet Archive, Recycled Records and other great organizations. Feast your ears on these stars of the Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 and keep that flame burning.

POP, FOLK POP, TRADITIONAL POPULAR MUSIC
Hugh Masekela – Africa ’68 (1968)
Hugh Masekela – Hugh Masekela’s Next Album (1966)
Babatunde Olatunji – Zungo! Afro Percussion (1961)
Babatunde Olatunji – More Drums Of Passion (1966)
Clara Ward, Charles Calello Orchestra – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry (1966)
B.B. King – I Love You So (1958) *outside the collection
Ray Barretto Y Su Orquestra – Pachanga With Barretto (1961)

THOSE JAZZ CATS
Max Roach, Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Don Elliott – Newport ’58 (1958)
Max Roach, Booker Little, George Coleman, Arthur Davis, Ray Draper – Award Winning Drummer (1960)
Max Roach Plus Four – Quiet As It’s Kept (1958)
Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Herb Geller, Walter Benton, Joe Maini – Best Coast Jazz (1956)
Max Roach, Boston Percussion Ensemble – Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958)
Various Artists including Max Roach – Taste Of Drums (1964)
Herbie Mann Nonet – Flute, Brass, Vibes And Percussion (1961)
Herbie Mann’s Californians – Great Ideas Of Western Mann (1957)
Cal Tjader, Stan Getz, Vince Guaraldi, Scotty LaFaro, Billy Higgins, Eddie Duran – Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (1958)
Cal Tjader, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond Quartet (1961)

THE GOSPEL SINGERS
Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington Orchestra – Black, Brown, And Beige (1958)
Clara Ward Singers – Clara Ward Gospel Concert (1964)
Various Artists including Clara Ward – The Sound Of Folk Music 1964
Clara Ward Singers, The Dukes Of Dixieland – We Gotta Shout! (1963)

MOMS MABLEY
Moms Mabley – The Best Of Moms Mabley (1967)
Moms Mabley – The Funny Sides Of Moms Mabley (1963)
Moms Mabley – Live At The Greek Theater (1969)
Moms Mabley – I Got Somethin to Tell You (1963)
Moms Mabley – Moms The Word (1964)<

ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMER OF SOUL ARTISTS
(Uncredited Artists) – Soul Strings And A Funky Horn (1968)
covering The 5th Dimension
Trombones Unlimited – Grazing In The Grass (1968)
covering The 5th Dimension
The Temptations – Live At The Copa (1968) (lots of vinyl noise)
David Ruffin had just left the band

Last but not least, these Harlem youth performers

Har-You Percussion Group – Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth (two tracks from the LP, 1967)

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I am Idek Idehen, a musician and avid listener. Like my father before me, music is my life. Every day, I practice music, revisit known music and listen to unknown music. Some days, I share those things with friends. Here are some of the recordings I think they might enjoy. Maybe you will enjoy them, too.

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