Hiking. The Volcanoes. Petroglyph National Monument.
Malcolm X / El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz assassination.
Nina Simone birth.
Black History Month.
Revolution – Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How I Would Feel to Be Free – Nina Simone
The Malcolm X Jazz Suite – Terence Blanchard
Roll ‘Em Pete – Big Joe Turner
Flying Home – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
My Prayer – The Ink Spots
Big Stuff – Billie Holiday
Don’t Cry Baby – Erskine Childers
Bean and Cornbread – Louis Jordan
Azure – Ella Fitzgerald
Alabama – John Coltrane
That Lucky Old Sun Just Rolls Around Heaven – Ray Charles
Arabesque Cookie – Duke Ellington
Shotgun – Junior Walker & The All Stars
Tag Archives: Nina Simone
21 February 2025
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, hiking, Human Rights, Music, National Park, New Mexico, playlist
21 February 2022
Walking. Germantown.
Stretching. Gym in the apartment.
Malcolm X / El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz assassination.
Nina Simone birth.
Revolution – Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How I Would Feel to Be Free – Nina Simone
The Malcolm X Jazz Suite – Terence Blanchard
Roll ‘Em Pete – Big Joe Turner
Flying Home – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
My Prayer – The Ink Spots
Big Stuff – Billie Holiday
Don’t Cry Baby – Erskine Childers
Bean and Cornbread – Louis Jordan
Azure – Ella Fitzgerald
Alabama – John Coltrane
That Lucky Old Sun Just Rolls Around Heaven – Ray Charles
Arabesque Cookie – Duke Ellington
Shotgun – Junior Walker & The All Stars
Filed under Antiracism, Exercise, Louisville, Music
13 June 2020
Walking. Morningside Heights.
Pacing. The Shire.
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
Get By – Talin Kweli
You Bring Me Joy – Mary J. Blige
UMI Says – Mos Def
Wish I Didn’t Miss You – Angie Stone
The Rain – Missy Elliott
Cold War – Janelle Monae
Orange Moon – Erykah Badu
Ultralight Beam – Sunday Service Choir
Bitch Better Have My Money – Rihanna
If I Ruled The World – Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill
I Wanna Be Down – Brandy, MC Lyte Queen Latifa, Yo Yo
The Pleasure Principle – Janet Jackson
Flawless – Beyonce, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Desperado – Rhianna
Mad – Solange, Lil Wayne
Scuse Me – Lizzo
Real Love – Mary J. Bilge
Momma Look Sharp – 1776 (Playbill 30-Day Song Challenge, picked myself)
Filed under Current Events, Exercise, Music, New York
21-22 February 2020
This one proved a bit of a challenge. It started with remembering the killing of Malcolm X on February 21; then Nina Simone songs were added to mark her birthday on February 21; and finally, songs that John Lewis liked and songs by the SNCC Freedom Singers were added to honor his birthday also on February 21. No doubt some important events were missed. As the list was being developed, a cold was also brewing, combining that with some laziness, it took two days to work through the playlist.
Walking. Morningside Gardens.
The Malcolm X Jazz Suite – Terence Blanchard
The Opening
Melody for Laura
Theme for Elijah
Blues for Malcolm
The Nation
Malcolm’s Theme
Betty’s Theme
Malcolm Makes Hajj
Malcolm at Peace
Perpetuity
Malcolm’s Theme
To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Nina Simone
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Nina Simone
Revolution – Nina Simone
Backlash Blues – Nina Simone
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round – The SNCC Freedom Singers
Which Side Are You On? – The SNCC Freedom Singers
This Little Light – The SNCC Freedom Singers
Along the Graybeard Trail 