What's Going On In The News Today? A News Rap-up (volume 1)

March 29, 2008. Posted by Simon Rentner.

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Beatboxer, hip-hopper, and jazz musician Baba Israel takes a look at what's going on in the world today with this news rap-up.
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Mortgage Crisis
Mobile devices
Iphones entice us
While gas prices rise and bust
I be mobile through the text and the vocal
While my car stays local
Because we in the economic choke hold
The battle of the haves and the have nots
While Bush boasts of job growth
Is that data that he invents?
Economic expansion is only 4.2 percent
Did he really lie?
It is the worst percent until 1945
Now working folks, you know we need a fair turn
But we losing money just like Bear Sterns
While the US dollar falls
The Rockets soared in Texas
And got shot down by the Celtics
After St. Patties Day
And a rocket still soared a world away
Now 4,000 US soldiers died
5 years into the war is history
And Bush is still promising victory?
It sounds like mad hype
While rappers spit about the fast life
Spitzer falls from grace
And now Ashley's blowing up on MySpace
As the presidential race gets hit with low blows
Ferraro playing the race card solo
Saying Obama is on the map because he's black, not equipped
And if he was a woman we wouldn't have a chance now that's legit
Clinton distancing in an instance to a different tune
It's a woman verse the black man
McCain verse himself now
Who can keep the pace, who can keep the pace?
Obama responds with a historical speech on race
And earns Richardson's respect now
With more Latino votes he collect

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Great Live Moments - Coming Monday, March 31st

March 28, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: broadcast recordings, consecutive weeks, dexter gordon, james moody, jazz appreciation, jim hall, Listening Post, Live Music, michel camilo, roy hargrove, showcase, vault, wbgo, weekday

Make plans to visit the WBGO Blog on Monday. We'll be presenting Great Live Moments - selected material from WBGO's extensive archive of broadcast recordings. Our blog will showcase one song per weekday for five consecutive weeks. Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Jim Hall, Michel Camilo, and Roy Hargrove - and that's just the first week. WBGO celebrates a birthday in April, which coincidentally is Jazz Appreciation Month. We've been recording great jazz for 29 years, and we want to share some found moments from the jazz vault with you. So come back Monday.
-Josh

© 2008 WBGO

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James Moody at 83

March 27, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.

Add new comment | Filed under: bb kings, benefit, Birthdays, college information, cologne, daniel karcher, dropt, fundraiser, happy birthday, james moody, Jazz Alive, jazz legend, march 31st, Masters, monday night, music, newark new jersey, rest of the day, s song, scholarship fund, vignette, walt whitman, wbgo

I'm in the mood for Moody, simply because it's his birthday. Jazz legend James Moody, one of Newark, New Jersey's finest, turned 83 yesterday. Last year, WBGO celebrated Moody's contribution to music at our annual gala. Daniel Karcher and I created a video vignette for the award presentation. Here it is:

So next time you see Moody, wish him a happy birthday. Give him a hug, and you can wear his cologne for the rest of the day. I like to think that wearing Moody's cologne is like that line from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself - "A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt."

On a more serious note, you can see Moody and lots of his music playing friends on Monday night, March 31st at BB Kings. The concert is a benefit for the James Moody Scholarship Fund at Purchase College. Information about the fund and the fundraiser here.
-Josh

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