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| Before the Drum for Milford Graves Tradition says before the drum was the bird was the bird came before the drum was the bird's feet the wings flutter was the heart beat of the bird came before the drum Tradition says before the drum was the whistle was the whistle of the bird came before the drum was the nightsong of the bird came before the drum Tradition says was first the whistle before the drum Tradition says before the drum was the body drum was the body drum before the drum was the deeper part of the body drum was the heart the stomach was the lungs before the drum Tradition says was first the body drum before the drum The drum says Was First the Drum Tradition says before the drum was the drum was the drum came before the drum The drum says Comes the Drum (Bill Siegel) |
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| (originally published in Brilliant Corners; Sascha Feinstein, ed.; and in JumpArts Journal, April 2005) |
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| Links to other articles about or related to Jim Pepper, by Bill Siegel: Jim Pepper Lives! Home Page PDX Jazz Festival 2005: Jim Pepper Tribute (AllAboutJazz.com) Jazz and the Politics of Identity (In Motion magazine) Jim Pepper: The Man Who Never Sleeps (In Motion magazine) Driving with Jim Pepper "It's Good Where We've Been..." (jazz'halo magazine) There Are No Coincidences... Before the Drum (poem) NEW! Comprehensive PEPPER Discography Other great links: Jim Pepper Legacy in Recorded Music (In Motion magazine) "Listen to Your Own Voice": Sandra Osawa (In Motion magazine interview) NEW! 1968 Interview with Jim Pepper (Jazz & Pop magazine) NEW! Barry Bergstrom Web Site NEW! Bert Wilson Web Site John-Carlos Perea Web Site Chassidic Jazz Project Web Site (Reuben Hoch) AllAboutJazz.com CLICK HERE FOR MORE GREAT LINKS! |
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| Tutu / Enja Records www.jazzrecords.com/tutu Tutu and Enja produced and released most of Jim's recordings during his last years, while in Europe. These include Remembrance, The Path, Dakota Song, and others, as well as several of his collaborations with Mal Waldron and the Gunther Schuller arranged/conducted tribute 2CD set, The Music of Jim Pepper. (The prices might be a little high, as US buyers will have to contend with currency exchange insanity between the US$ and the Euro). Amazon Germany www.amazon.de These are mostly the same recordings available directly from Tutu. Soul Seduction -- www.soulseduction.com For Polar Bear Stomp, a live recording made in May 1991 and possibly his last recorded and commercially released performance. |
| "Where Can I Find Jim Pepper CDs and LPs?" Jim Pepper's music may be hard to find on LP or CD, but it's definitely out there for the patient hunter. Here are a few great resources, if you want to get copies of his commercially released recordings (this list is only for recordings actually made by Jim Pepper). If you know of any other good, reliable resources, please let me know by email at jimpepperlives@adelphia.net, or leave a note in the Guest Book. |
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