Marcus Shelby - SOUL of the MOVEMENT - Meditations on MLK

Order the studio album at http://www.portofrancorecords.com ...This video contains a compilation of songs by Marcus Shelby Orchestra performing live at Yoshi's in San Francisco. Shelby delivers his most ambitious project yet, "Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," a glorious tapestry that weaves together his vivid original compositions with his arrangements of classic spirituals as well as a Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome", Charles Mingus' politically charged "Fables of Faubus", and Curtis Mayfield's black pride hit "We Are a Winner". Based on his extensive research into the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, he's crafted a highly personal work that captures the era's charged energy and fierce sense of mission. Wielding his 15-piece jazz orchestra with confidence and precision, Shelby brilliantly showcases some of the Bay Area's most accomplished and expressive artists, including vocalists: Faye Carol, Kenny Washington and Jeannine Anderson; trumpeters Darren Johnston and Mike Olmos; reed experts Sheldon Brown, Howard Wiley and Gabe Eaton; pianist Adam Shulman and drummer Jeff Marrs,

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