As part of an enhanced listener experience, we have, with the support of Maytree, created a supplementary research component to expand on The Journey to Jazz and Human Rights documentary podcast series. To find out more information about the artists and songs you heard in the first episode, please see the links below.

Episode playlist
  1. John Coltrane – Equinox, 0:00; Alabama, 6:34
  2. Sonny Rollins – Freedom Suite, 2:26
  3. Charles Mingus – Fables of Faubus, 2:33
  4. Skip James – Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues, 11:40
  5. Big Bill Broonzy – Key to the Highway, 14:38
  6. Duke Ellington – Reminiscing in Tempo, 16:33; Black, Brown, and Beige, 21:03; Come Sunday, 22:08
  7. Louis ArmstrongI Cover the Waterfront, 26:29
  8. Lester YoungThe Man I Love, 27:25
  9. Dizzy GillespieBebop, 30:29; A Night in Tunisia, 35:31

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