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Zum Thema Sklaverei veröffentlichte die Saxophonistin Matana Roberts vor 3 Jahren ein beeindruckendes Konzeptalbum.
Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres
Wobei es sicherlich nicht einfach ist sich das Album in Gänze reinzuziehen. Ist sozusagen das Gegenteil von Easy Listening. Normalerweise kann ich mit solchem Avantgarde-Jazz ja nicht viel anfangen und erschwerend kommt noch hinzu, das ich aus den 80ern 'ne (zum Glück nicht allzu schwere) Saxofon-Allergie davongetragen hab', aber ihre Version von "Bid 'em In" (Oscar Brown Jr.) finde ich trotz, oder gerade wegen den 7 Minuten Acappella-Gesang (bei fast 10 min Gesamlänge) einfach großartig.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
That sun is hot and plenty bright.
Let's get down to business and get home tonight.
Bid 'em in!
Auctioning slaves is a real high art.
Bring that young gal, Roy. She's good for a start.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Now here's a real good buy only about 15.
Her great grandmammy was a Dahomey queen.
Just look at her face, she sure ain't homely.
Like Sheba in the Bible, she's black but comely.
Bid 'em in!
Gonna start her at three. Can I hear three?
Step up gents. Take a good look see.
Cause I know you'll want her once you've seen her.
She's young and ripe. Make a darn good breeder.
Bid 'em in!
She's good in the fields. She can sew and cook.
Strip her down Roy, let the gentlemen look.
She's full up front and ample behind.
Examine her teeth if you've got a mind.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Here's a bid of three from a man who's thrifty.
Three twenty five! Can I hear three fifty?
Your money ain't earning you much in the banks.
Turn her around Roy, let 'em look at her flanks.
Bid 'em in!
Three fifty's bid. I'm looking for four.
At four hundred dollars she's a bargain sure.
Four is the bid. Four fifty. Five!
Five hundred dollars. Now look alive!
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Don't mind them tears, that's one of her tricks.
Five fifty's bid and who'll say six?
She's healthy and strong and well equipped.
Make a fine lady's maid when she's properly whipped.
Bid 'em in!
Six! Six fifty! Don't be slow.
Seven is the bid. Gonna let her go.
At seven she's going!
Going!
Gone!
Pull her down Roy, bring the next one on.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Bid 'em in!
Inzwischen ist schon längst "Coin Coin Chapter Two" veröffentlicht. Das werde ich mir demnächst mal zu Gemüte führen. :music:
Matana Roberts – Coin Coin Chapter One: Gens De Couleur Libres
Wobei es sicherlich nicht einfach ist sich das Album in Gänze reinzuziehen. Ist sozusagen das Gegenteil von Easy Listening. Normalerweise kann ich mit solchem Avantgarde-Jazz ja nicht viel anfangen und erschwerend kommt noch hinzu, das ich aus den 80ern 'ne (zum Glück nicht allzu schwere) Saxofon-Allergie davongetragen hab', aber ihre Version von "Bid 'em In" (Oscar Brown Jr.) finde ich trotz, oder gerade wegen den 7 Minuten Acappella-Gesang (bei fast 10 min Gesamlänge) einfach großartig.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
That sun is hot and plenty bright.
Let's get down to business and get home tonight.
Bid 'em in!
Auctioning slaves is a real high art.
Bring that young gal, Roy. She's good for a start.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Now here's a real good buy only about 15.
Her great grandmammy was a Dahomey queen.
Just look at her face, she sure ain't homely.
Like Sheba in the Bible, she's black but comely.
Bid 'em in!
Gonna start her at three. Can I hear three?
Step up gents. Take a good look see.
Cause I know you'll want her once you've seen her.
She's young and ripe. Make a darn good breeder.
Bid 'em in!
She's good in the fields. She can sew and cook.
Strip her down Roy, let the gentlemen look.
She's full up front and ample behind.
Examine her teeth if you've got a mind.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Here's a bid of three from a man who's thrifty.
Three twenty five! Can I hear three fifty?
Your money ain't earning you much in the banks.
Turn her around Roy, let 'em look at her flanks.
Bid 'em in!
Three fifty's bid. I'm looking for four.
At four hundred dollars she's a bargain sure.
Four is the bid. Four fifty. Five!
Five hundred dollars. Now look alive!
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in!
Don't mind them tears, that's one of her tricks.
Five fifty's bid and who'll say six?
She's healthy and strong and well equipped.
Make a fine lady's maid when she's properly whipped.
Bid 'em in!
Six! Six fifty! Don't be slow.
Seven is the bid. Gonna let her go.
At seven she's going!
Going!
Gone!
Pull her down Roy, bring the next one on.
Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Bid 'em in!
Inzwischen ist schon längst "Coin Coin Chapter Two" veröffentlicht. Das werde ich mir demnächst mal zu Gemüte führen. :music: