'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Appearance Tonight In Support Of Release
first Single 'My Life' Continues to Dominate YouTube With 102,000 Video Hits
Last Week
The Game To Battle Bow Wow For Charity With Madden NFL '09 Video Game
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 -- The Game's newest Geffen Records
CD release, "LAX," hits national retail today, August 26. With a full-on
media assault preceding its sack, The Game is convinced that "LAX" will
be the in vogue in a series of successful debuts on the national charts, much
like its latest single "My Life," featuring Lil Wayne, has done to date.
Last week, the video for "My Life" was unitary of the most-viewed on YouTube,
with over 102,000 tallies. Just as importantly, "My Life" was the most
downloaded song on ITunes's rap digital graph.
"LAX" features an impressive line-up of hip-hop royal house, including
Raekwon ("Bulletproof Diary"), Bilal ("Cali Sunshine"), Ice Cube ("State of
Emergency"), Ne-Yo ("Gentlemen's Affair"), Common ("Angel"), Ludacris ("Ya
Heard"), Chrisette Michelle ("Let Us Live"), Keyshia Cole ("Game Pain"),
Nas ("Letter to the King"), LaToya Williams ("Never Can Say Goodbye") among
the notable contributors.
In expectancy of what promises to be an exceptional first-week debut,
The Game spent time in New York City stoking the flames of his vast fan
base with an appearance on BET's "106 & Park." And on LAX's freeing day,
The Game will appear on MTV's "TRL," host and perform during a CD release
party at New York City's Fillmore at Irving Plaza, in conjunction with
Power 105FM, and make a special appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
And that's not all: Plans are also afoot for The Game and Bow Wow,
both admitted "Madden NFL 2009 Video Game" addicts, to face cancelled in an epic
outdoor $100,000 battle, with the winner donating the proceeds to his
favourite charity.
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Thursday, 4 September 2008
Monday, 25 August 2008
Mp3 music: Lina
 Artist: Lina: mp3 download Genre(s): R&B: Soul Lina's discography:  The Inner Beauty Movement Year: 2005 Tracks: 18 Not to be unkept with the youth French singer of the same appoint, Lina is an operatic-sounding neo-soul singer from Texas, world Health Organization fuses modern-day R&B with the style (and samples) of graeco-Roman swing and vocal jazz. Titled later on her underwrite of the Dinah Washington act, Lina's ambitious debut album Stranger on Earth was released in 2001, producing the classifiable polish off single "Playa No More." |
Friday, 15 August 2008
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries
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While mainstream news insurance coverage is still a elemental source of information for the up-to-the-minute in policy debates and the health care market place, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics. To provide complete insurance coverage of health policy issues, the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report offers readers a window into the world of blogs in a roundup of health policy-related web log posts. "Blog Watch," published on Tuesdays and Fridays, tracks a wide range of blogs, providing a brief description and relevant links for highlighted posts.
Igor Volsky of the Center for American Progress Action Fund's Wonk Room looks at presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) stance on a cigaret tax, as well as the response of McCain's economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin (here) to questions most the candidate's "individual-market centric health care proposal."
Merrill Goozner of Gooz News discusses a Wall Street Journal editorial that denounces cigarette taxes. Goozner says a national cigarette levy "directly taxes one of the major causes of rising health care costs; it reduces smoking, which will let down health fear costs in the long run; and, because it is national, it leaves the stag party with no place to run for cheaper cigarettes."
The Health Care Blog's Sarah Arnquist inside information the soon-to-be launched "Healthy Howard Plan" in Howard County, Md. Arnquist says, "As long as national health care politics remain paralyzed, local and state governments will experiment with reform and coverage expansion plans."
John Joseph Leppard writes in Healthcare Manumission, "Many individuals have the misguided belief that the cause prescription drugs cost so much is simply because we do not set prices as is through in other countries. The truth is far different."
Bob Laszewski from Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review looks at a decision by the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to deny coverage for certain treatments for advanced kidney cancer. Laszewski says the agency does not "make arbitrary and bureaucratic decisions -- they follow the science."
Michael Miller from the Health Policy and Communications Blog looks at how health care issues ar polling among voters and political insiders.
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn writes on Health Populi that health care cost management is out of the question "without individuals connecting the dots 'tween our individual health behaviors and health economics."
Joe Paduda of Managed Care Matters outlines what he sees as a trend: "[H]ospital revenues are up more or less, profits are up much more than revenues, and this despite (mostly) compressed patient volumes and bring down surgical volumes." Paduda surmises that "[h]ospitals ar gaining power at the expense of commercial payers."
Mark Levin from the National Review Online's The Corner responds to a pillar from Paul Krugman of the New York Times about the possibility of guaranteed access to wellness care. Levin writes, "[Krugman] measures advance by the extent to which governing runs things, not by what in reality benefits society."
Sarah Weaton of the New York Times' The Caucus blog, Louise of Colorado Health Insurance Insider and Stephen of the Physicians for a National Health Program's blog address health care components of the principles set forth by the Democratic Party's platform committee.
Laura Meckler of the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog is moderating an ongoing debate about health care issues with Jay Khosla, a health insurance policy adviser for the McCain, and David Cutler, a health insurance adviser for presumptive Democratic presidential campaigner Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). The questions and answers are uncommitted online.
Reprinted with kind permit from hypertext transfer protocol://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the full Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at hypertext transfer protocol://www.kaisernetwork.
While mainstream news insurance coverage is still a elemental source of information for the up-to-the-minute in policy debates and the health care market place, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics. To provide complete insurance coverage of health policy issues, the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report offers readers a window into the world of blogs in a roundup of health policy-related web log posts. "Blog Watch," published on Tuesdays and Fridays, tracks a wide range of blogs, providing a brief description and relevant links for highlighted posts.
Igor Volsky of the Center for American Progress Action Fund's Wonk Room looks at presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) stance on a cigaret tax, as well as the response of McCain's economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin (here) to questions most the candidate's "individual-market centric health care proposal."
Merrill Goozner of Gooz News discusses a Wall Street Journal editorial that denounces cigarette taxes. Goozner says a national cigarette levy "directly taxes one of the major causes of rising health care costs; it reduces smoking, which will let down health fear costs in the long run; and, because it is national, it leaves the stag party with no place to run for cheaper cigarettes."
The Health Care Blog's Sarah Arnquist inside information the soon-to-be launched "Healthy Howard Plan" in Howard County, Md. Arnquist says, "As long as national health care politics remain paralyzed, local and state governments will experiment with reform and coverage expansion plans."
John Joseph Leppard writes in Healthcare Manumission, "Many individuals have the misguided belief that the cause prescription drugs cost so much is simply because we do not set prices as is through in other countries. The truth is far different."
Bob Laszewski from Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review looks at a decision by the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to deny coverage for certain treatments for advanced kidney cancer. Laszewski says the agency does not "make arbitrary and bureaucratic decisions -- they follow the science."
Michael Miller from the Health Policy and Communications Blog looks at how health care issues ar polling among voters and political insiders.
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn writes on Health Populi that health care cost management is out of the question "without individuals connecting the dots 'tween our individual health behaviors and health economics."
Joe Paduda of Managed Care Matters outlines what he sees as a trend: "[H]ospital revenues are up more or less, profits are up much more than revenues, and this despite (mostly) compressed patient volumes and bring down surgical volumes." Paduda surmises that "[h]ospitals ar gaining power at the expense of commercial payers."
Mark Levin from the National Review Online's The Corner responds to a pillar from Paul Krugman of the New York Times about the possibility of guaranteed access to wellness care. Levin writes, "[Krugman] measures advance by the extent to which governing runs things, not by what in reality benefits society."
Sarah Weaton of the New York Times' The Caucus blog, Louise of Colorado Health Insurance Insider and Stephen of the Physicians for a National Health Program's blog address health care components of the principles set forth by the Democratic Party's platform committee.
Laura Meckler of the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog is moderating an ongoing debate about health care issues with Jay Khosla, a health insurance policy adviser for the McCain, and David Cutler, a health insurance adviser for presumptive Democratic presidential campaigner Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). The questions and answers are uncommitted online.
Reprinted with kind permit from hypertext transfer protocol://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the full Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at hypertext transfer protocol://www.kaisernetwork.
Thursday, 7 August 2008
The Deal ()
Relentlessly promoted as "The prequel to The Queen" on the DVD cover, this 2003 British TV production is seeing a curious reissue in parliamentary procedure to capitalise on The Queen's Oscar attention last year, which saw Helen Mirren win a Best Actress Oscar and the film earn a Best Picture nomination.
The Deal is a prequel to The Queen only in the sense that it involves historical inside information that occurred before those in The Queen. It also involves the same writer, director, and
Friday, 27 June 2008
Mariah Carey, E=MC2
It doesn't take Einstein to calculate the secret of Mariah Carey's success. A voice with such ability that it could probably kill added to a reputation that many would kill for equals a global appeal that's spawned 11 studio albums and 150 million odd worldwide sales… and counting.
Somewhere at the start of the Millennium, this equation failed to add up. The Glitter and Charmbracelet era of Carey's career represents a sticky period to say the least. Yet, on the back foot, Mariah produced one of her career highlights in the form of The Emancipation Of Mimi, and, wisely, she follows its lead for this fan-pleasing follow up.
After her lucrative hip-hop team-ups with Snoop Dogg, Nelly and Twista on Emancipation, Mariah returns this time with Damien Marley, T-Pain and Young Jeezy in tow and all of the cameos are sublime; T-Pain's showing on Migrate in particular. Whether it's the reggae outing on Cruise Control, the crunk-pop of Side Effects or the Cristal-soaked hip hop of Migrate, Carey handles every style that her producers throw at her with mind-boggling vocal dexterity.
With all three of these tracks in the album's first half, it's inevitable that Carey eventually steps off the gas. Back to back ballads Last Kiss and Thanx for Nothin' help dim the lights on the previously frenetic start, and by the time, the gospel lullaby of album closer I Wish You Well kicks in, you are ready to be tucked up tight.
Mind you, where Carey's concerned, if you've got it, flaunt it, and all six of the album's ballads will hit home with her fans, even if it'll be sickly sweet overkill for many.
It doesn't quite hit the heights of Emancipation, but E=MC2 will keep Carey on her throne until someone actually dares take on her crown. While, you get the sense that her famous eight-octave vocal range never gets totally stretched, the record is still a showcase for a remarkable voice suited for any occasion. A timely reminder for the UK audience that Leona Lewis still has a long, long way to go.
Somewhere at the start of the Millennium, this equation failed to add up. The Glitter and Charmbracelet era of Carey's career represents a sticky period to say the least. Yet, on the back foot, Mariah produced one of her career highlights in the form of The Emancipation Of Mimi, and, wisely, she follows its lead for this fan-pleasing follow up.
After her lucrative hip-hop team-ups with Snoop Dogg, Nelly and Twista on Emancipation, Mariah returns this time with Damien Marley, T-Pain and Young Jeezy in tow and all of the cameos are sublime; T-Pain's showing on Migrate in particular. Whether it's the reggae outing on Cruise Control, the crunk-pop of Side Effects or the Cristal-soaked hip hop of Migrate, Carey handles every style that her producers throw at her with mind-boggling vocal dexterity.
With all three of these tracks in the album's first half, it's inevitable that Carey eventually steps off the gas. Back to back ballads Last Kiss and Thanx for Nothin' help dim the lights on the previously frenetic start, and by the time, the gospel lullaby of album closer I Wish You Well kicks in, you are ready to be tucked up tight.
Mind you, where Carey's concerned, if you've got it, flaunt it, and all six of the album's ballads will hit home with her fans, even if it'll be sickly sweet overkill for many.
It doesn't quite hit the heights of Emancipation, but E=MC2 will keep Carey on her throne until someone actually dares take on her crown. While, you get the sense that her famous eight-octave vocal range never gets totally stretched, the record is still a showcase for a remarkable voice suited for any occasion. A timely reminder for the UK audience that Leona Lewis still has a long, long way to go.
Monday, 23 June 2008
Dwarfs to perform at Ronnie's daughter's wedding
London (ANI): Veteran rocker Ronnie Wood will hire dwarfs to perform at his daughter's wedding. According to his requirements, the Rolling Stones star would like five actors dressed as elves to play pranks at the reception for his 29-year-old model daughter Leah. The wedding is being planned along a theme, and wedding planners are looking for male and female "mischievous, giggling little imps" as short as 4ft, who will leap out of bushes to surprise guests with stunts such as stealing ladies' hats. "They're working on a theme based on the character of Puck - the cheeky sprite from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream," the Sun quoted a wedding source as saying.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Madonna - Madonna Vacuums In Clean Up Video
MADONNA has posted a video online featuring her vacuuming the set of her new 4 MINUTES video, stating, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness."
The odd YouTube.com video is Madonna's attempt to poke fun at fans who are posting homemade videos of her new single online.
The pop superstar says, "All you people out there who are making videos to my single, you've got to clean up after yourself."
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Turbo
Artist: Turbo
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Heavy
Discography:
One Way
Year: 1992
Tracks: 7
Dead End
Year: 1990
Tracks: 11
Epidemic
Year: 1989
Tracks: 9
Last Warrior
Year: 1988
Tracks: 8
Benassi Bros
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Snipes gets bail pending appeal in tax case
Actor Wesley Snipes has been granted bail pending an appeal of his conviction and sentencing last month to three years in prison for failing to file income tax returns for 1999 through 2001.
Jay-Z hits back at Noel Gallagher over Glastonbury comments
Jay-Z has hit back at Noel Gallagher for being narrow-minded after the Oasis star said he was “wrong” for Glastonbury.
He says, “We don�t play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work like any other form of music.
“This headline show is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving.
“From Afrika Bambaataa DJ-ing in the Bronx and Run-DMC going platinum, to Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince winning the first rap Grammy, I�m just next in the line.
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Accuser
Artist: Accuser
Genre(s):
Rock: Thrash
Rock
Discography:
Reflections
Year: 1993
Tracks: 9
Repent
Year: 1992
Tracks: 9
Double Talk
Year: 1991
Tracks: 11
Taken By The Throat
Year: 1990
Tracks: 10
Who Dominates Who?
Year: 1989
Tracks: 8
Experimental Errors
Year: 1988
Tracks: 6
The Conviction
Year: 1987
Tracks: 7
Germany's Accuser was formed in the townsfolk of Kreuztal and followed in the wake of that country's first wave of successful stop number metal bands (Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, etc.). Quickly progressing from the full-out thrash of their early efforts (1987's The Conviction and 1988's Experimental Errors) to a more technical style made popular in the Bay Area scene (1989's Who Dominates Who?, 1991's Double Talk, and 1992's Repent), the band proven itself technically gifted, only, with very rare exceptions, inspirationally challenged; climax across as something of a poor man's Coroner. By the time of 1994's Reflections album, and especially the following year's Taken by the Throat, Accuser had evolved toward a modern death metallic element level-headed cognate to Pantera and Machine Head, and adoptive a more rhythmic-based, pseudo-tribal approach reminiscent of Sepultura; over again highly competent, only hardly original fare. Having finally exhausted their desire to emulate stream trends, Accuser quietly washed-out from populace view in the ensuing long time.
Groovenics
Cancer
Artist: Cancer
Genre(s):
Metal: Death,Black
Rock
Discography:
Spirit In Flames
Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
To The Gory End (Reissue)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 9
Sins Of The Mankind
Year: 1993
Tracks: 8
To The Gory End
Year: 1990
Tracks: 9
Vocalist John Walker, bassist Ian Buchanan, and drummer Carl Stokes started Cancer in the late '80s as a fell, simplistic death metallic element threesome. Debuting with the unskilled To the Gory End, their lineup got a injection in the arm when ex-Obituary guitarist James Murphy sign-language on in 1992 for their technically impressive Death Shall Rise album. Although Murphy's stay was a short one, his standing in the decease metal mankind gave the band sufficiency notoriety to continue on, releasing 1993's The Sins of Mankind and 1995's Black Faith with guitarist Barry Savage. The isthmus has since disappeared, false to be disbanded subsequently going away East West Records after their last release.
Neil Diamond - Diamond Takes Part In Hollywood Rooftop Skit
NEIL DIAMOND was game for a laugh on Friday (23May08) as he watched U.S. funnyman JIMMY KIMMEL butcher his SWEET CAROLINE hit on a rooftop in Hollywood for fans down below.
Kimmel, a big fan of the crooner, told Diamond, who was appearing on his late night chat show, that he'd always dreamed of becoming a Neil Diamond impersonator.
In a skit filmed before the show aired on Friday (23May08) night, Diamond gave Kimmel tips how to be just like him and then watched aghast as the comedian, performing as Theo Zirconia, belted out one of the singer's most famous tunes on the roof of his El Capitan studio overlooking Hollywood Boulevard.
The performance ended with fans on the street below booing Kimmel and the police arriving to arrest the funnyman. A chuckling Diamond then took over the microphone to complete his anthem, much to the delight of music lovers below.
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Paris Hilton - Hilton Denies Madden Engagement
PARIS HILTON has denied she has secretly become engaged to rocker BENJI MADDEN.
The socialite fuelled rumours of impending nuptials after she was spotted wearing a two-banded diamond ring on her wedding finger.
Hilton's on/off best friend Nicole Richie is reportedly set to wed Madden's twin brother Joel this summer (08), after the birth of their daughter Harlow in January (08).
And since the hotel heiress has been romantically involved with Benji, the couple has been dogged by rumours they are to follow suit and tie the knot.
But Hilton insists that although the pair has talked about marriage - she denies the ring means they are set to wed.
She tells People.com, "No, it's just a present. He's sweet.
"We want to stay together forever. I wouldn't do a Vegas (wedding). I don't know where or when but I do want it to be romantic."
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Live: Christian McBride's 'The Movement Revisited' at Disney Hall
There was a remarkable atmosphere of synchronicity during the performance of Christian McBride's "The Movement Revisited" at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Friday night. And maybe a trace of irony as well.
The four-section suite for big jazz band, small jazz group, gospel choir and narrators focused its segments on the words, the memory and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. Performed at a time when the Democratic Party appears poised to choose Barack Obama as its presidential nominee, both the linkage to the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s as well as the fact that it's taken at least four decades since that era for the nomination of an African American to become a possibility were constant subtexts to the performance.
McBride -- who is both a world-class jazz bassist and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's current creative chair for jazz -- was first commissioned to write "The Movement Revisited" 10 years ago by the Portland Arts Society as a two-part work for a small jazz group and a gospel choir. His first response, he explained in his prologue to the performance, was to say no: "I had no idea how to write for a choir, and I'd never written lyrics for anything." But the society persisted, McBride's composition skills matured, the concept expanded, the instrumentation grew larger, and it all came together in this constantly engaging presentation.
The connection between jazz and spoken word reaches back at least as far as the beatnik poetry and jazz performances of the 1950s. One could also make a case for the long historical presence of music -- most of it drawing upon the same roots that nourished jazz -- in African American churches.
McBride drew upon both those sources, sometimes applying the spontaneity of improvisation, sometimes unleashing the inspirational sounds of gospel voices, supporting it all with massed big band textures and a propulsive rhythm section (often driving the latter with his own big-toned, articulate bass playing). He shaped each of the movements -- "Sister Rosa (Rosa Parks)," "Brother Malcolm (Malcolm X)," "Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)" and "A View From the Mountaintop (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)" -- to musically characterize aspects of their subjects or their accomplishments.
Loretta Devine's touching readings of the words of Rosa Parks were underscored by the spirited phrases of "Freedom!" sung by the St. James Sacred Nation Concert Choir. Adding to the energy, tenor saxophonist Ron Blake tossed in inspiring, between-phrase accents.
The Malcolm X segment, narrated by Carl Lumbly, also featured Blake. This time, however, McBride fashioned a dark, intense melody that immediately called up references to the probing, mid-'60s playing of John Coltrane. While there was no literal connection between the two, the subliminal association -- Coltrane's passionate expansion of jazz horizons and Malcolm X's similar insistence upon shifting the world's view of racism -- was unavoidable.
Muhammad Ali's often sardonically humorous comments were delivered with great élan by James Avery. And the "Rumble in the Jungle" -- a reference to the 1974 bout between Ali and George Foreman -- was paralleled by surging percussion and a spirited tenor saxophone battle between Blake and Rickey Woodard.
For the King segment, narrated in inspiring fashion by Wendell Pierce, the rhythm was driven by a marching band snare drum beat, played with inexorable, growing intensity by drummer Terreon Gully. As Pierce hit the high points of King's classic "I Have a Dream," McBride's rich, big band ensemble textures drove the evening to its inevitable climax, concluding a work that was admirable -- to paraphrase King -- for both the content of its music and the character of its message.
The four-section suite for big jazz band, small jazz group, gospel choir and narrators focused its segments on the words, the memory and the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. Performed at a time when the Democratic Party appears poised to choose Barack Obama as its presidential nominee, both the linkage to the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s as well as the fact that it's taken at least four decades since that era for the nomination of an African American to become a possibility were constant subtexts to the performance.
McBride -- who is both a world-class jazz bassist and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's current creative chair for jazz -- was first commissioned to write "The Movement Revisited" 10 years ago by the Portland Arts Society as a two-part work for a small jazz group and a gospel choir. His first response, he explained in his prologue to the performance, was to say no: "I had no idea how to write for a choir, and I'd never written lyrics for anything." But the society persisted, McBride's composition skills matured, the concept expanded, the instrumentation grew larger, and it all came together in this constantly engaging presentation.
The connection between jazz and spoken word reaches back at least as far as the beatnik poetry and jazz performances of the 1950s. One could also make a case for the long historical presence of music -- most of it drawing upon the same roots that nourished jazz -- in African American churches.
McBride drew upon both those sources, sometimes applying the spontaneity of improvisation, sometimes unleashing the inspirational sounds of gospel voices, supporting it all with massed big band textures and a propulsive rhythm section (often driving the latter with his own big-toned, articulate bass playing). He shaped each of the movements -- "Sister Rosa (Rosa Parks)," "Brother Malcolm (Malcolm X)," "Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)" and "A View From the Mountaintop (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)" -- to musically characterize aspects of their subjects or their accomplishments.
Loretta Devine's touching readings of the words of Rosa Parks were underscored by the spirited phrases of "Freedom!" sung by the St. James Sacred Nation Concert Choir. Adding to the energy, tenor saxophonist Ron Blake tossed in inspiring, between-phrase accents.
The Malcolm X segment, narrated by Carl Lumbly, also featured Blake. This time, however, McBride fashioned a dark, intense melody that immediately called up references to the probing, mid-'60s playing of John Coltrane. While there was no literal connection between the two, the subliminal association -- Coltrane's passionate expansion of jazz horizons and Malcolm X's similar insistence upon shifting the world's view of racism -- was unavoidable.
Muhammad Ali's often sardonically humorous comments were delivered with great élan by James Avery. And the "Rumble in the Jungle" -- a reference to the 1974 bout between Ali and George Foreman -- was paralleled by surging percussion and a spirited tenor saxophone battle between Blake and Rickey Woodard.
For the King segment, narrated in inspiring fashion by Wendell Pierce, the rhythm was driven by a marching band snare drum beat, played with inexorable, growing intensity by drummer Terreon Gully. As Pierce hit the high points of King's classic "I Have a Dream," McBride's rich, big band ensemble textures drove the evening to its inevitable climax, concluding a work that was admirable -- to paraphrase King -- for both the content of its music and the character of its message.
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