K. Curtis Lyle
The Collected Poem For Blind Lemon Jefferson
LabelIKEFGenreExperimental
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"Ikef continues to mine the extraordinary musical territory of St. Louis's fervent '60s musical innovators with the reissue of the impossibly rare Collected Poem For Blind Lemon Jefferson. Originally released on the late, brilliant saxophonist Julius Hemphill's artist run Mbari label in 1971, Blind Lemon is a highly energetic, raw and primitive avant-garde take on the Blues Mythos. Hemphill, named 'one of free jazz's most visionary composers' (Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide) is in full form as he wiggles and buckles sound around the extended, wild and fully unbridled narrative rap by celebrated Watts Writers Workshop poet K. Curtis Lyle. Fans of the Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, The Watts Prophets take note! This is a matchless document of searing black rap: beautiful, schizoid and nasty as it gets. Features additional vocals by Malinke Kenyatta."
Format
In booklet:
© 1971, K. Curtis Lyle
© & ℗ 2002, ikef records, a division of Locust Media
Tracks 8 ("Devil Got My Woman Blues") and 9 ("From Sun To Sun Blues") are mixed up in the booklet.
Release notes
In booklet: © 1971, K. Curtis Lyle © & ℗ 2002, ikef records, a division of Locust Media Tracks 8 ("Devil Got My Woman Blues") and 9 ("From Sun To Sun Blues") are mixed up in the booklet.
| 1 | Lemon's Holy Blues | 2:27 | |
| 2 | Lemon's Warm Life Blues | 1:55 | |
| 3 | Lemon's At The Shore Of The World Blues | 0:32 | |
| 4 | Lemon's Etched In Halved Moons Blues | 1:34 | |
| 5 | Lemon's Comin On Strong Blues | 2:45 | |
| 6 | Lemon's Born At A Bad Time Under A Lemon Sign Blues | 6:00 | |
| 7 | Lemon's Revised Birdman Blues | 5:21 | |
| 8 | Devil Got My Woman Blues | 1:59 | |
| 9 | From Sun To Sun Blues | 1:59 | |
| 10 | Lemon Dance | 1:39 | |
| 11 | Lemon's Easy Riding Skyboat Too Late Earth Moving Blues Or A Dozen Different Blues | 4:19 | |
| 12 | Lemon's Brand New Shiny Skyboat Blues | 2:56 | |
| 13 | Lemon's Whistle Blowin Heart Pealin Blues | 0:52 | |
| 14 | Lemon's New World Blues | 3:02 | |
| 15 | Lemon's Fixin To Die Blues | 1:51 | |
| 16 | Lemon's New Shot Between Planets Blues | 2:39 | |
| 17 | Lemon's Last Ditch Harmonize My Black Mule Blues | 5:11 | |
| 18 | Lemon's New Everclear Blues | 1:51 | |
| 19 | My Own Blues | 1:09 |
- Julius Hemphill
- Flute, Saxophone
- Dawson Prater
- Reissue Producer
- Claire Hayes Brookins
- Remastered By
- K. Curtis Lyle
- Vocals
- Malinke Kenyatta
- Vocals (17)
