December 2011
I couldn’t approach black people with the truth because they like lies. They...
– Sun Ra (via jumpstart-therevolution)
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Barry Harris Singing and Playing "The Christmas... →
Every December, a select group of the most celebrated pianists in jazz converge on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The holiday classics which come out of their fingers are captured by NPR Music for our annual holiday celebration, A Jazz Piano Christmas.
the leading tone: Playing Liszt’s transcription of... →
leadingtone:
Playing Liszt’s transcription of the Mozart Ave verum corpus for church this morning.
Some pertinent questions:
Why is practically everything written in the upper ionosphere of the keyboard? Is this the Chipmunks version?
Was it truly necessary to transpose the piece to the key of B major?…
I believe in living. I believe in the spectrum of Beta days and Gamma people. I...
– excerpt from Assata: An Autobiography (via desirouslengths)
Good Morning Love...
this was a “good morning” text written October 17, 2011
As you sleep tonight, I pray that angels stand guard and keep you, my treasure, safe. I pray they ward off all misfortune and danger and dispell all fear and doubt. And as the moon shines and its light streams through your window, floods the room and begs permission to envelope you, I pray you see and feel my desire to hold you...
She Paints/ He Paints
written: 8/1/10
She Paints. She paints through percieved perfection. She paints of him. He paints through fear and deception. He paints of her. He paints for him. She paints the beauty he holds, the beauty he is. She paints everything he is to her. She paints the love she feels. She paints the love they make. He paints the lust of his heart, regret of the lies he’s told the lies he’s...
The Half White kid: Our problem as Adventist, and... →
callmeburman:
I have been a Seventh-Day Adventist Christian for 22 of my 22 years of life. Since birth I was raised in the SDA church and I will say that I love God with all of my heart. There have been many times here on tumblr in which I have read different post, or seen different pictures slandering my…