msh skeeta

msh skeeta

@melodymocha.blacksky.app

A proud Boomer. Liberal arts major + music nerd. Purveyor of Black joy, THE culture, XA, the randomness of life and Miles Davis. #MondayMarvin โœก๏ธโœŠ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿฝ

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The Epic of Gilgamesh ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

All Hayley talked about was going to St Barts. You mean to tell me she's broke and can't afford to leave town? Make it make sense. #btg #BeyondTheGates

There it is.

Mark Chappelle@markchappelle.bsky.social

โ€œThat's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.โ€ โ€• Charles Bukowski

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Recorded this day, 1956: The second of two marathon Prestige sessions that produced four albums. 12th and final piece was a version of ๐— ๐˜† ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ. With Red Garland- p, Paul Chambers- b, Philly Joe Jones- d. From the LP ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ' (PRLP 7094) #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

youtu.be1 My Funny Valentine by Miles Davis from 'Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet'YouTube video by Miles Davis

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Recorded this day, 1956: The second of two marathon Prestige sessions that produced four albums. 7th piece was a Sonny Rollins tune, ๐—ข๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ผ. With John Coltrane- ts, Red Garland- p, Paul Chambers- b, Philly Joe Jones- d. From the LP ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ฃ' (PRLP 7129) #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

youtu.beThe Miles Davis Quintet - Oleo from Relaxin' With The Miles Davis QuintetYouTube video by Miles Davis

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Or, hear me out, do something about the actual bad actors. Itโ€™s an abdication of responsibility to address the actual problem. Meanwhile, they wonโ€™t even challenge their racist relatives or peers with deplorable politics. Just keep being polite at family gatherings to keep the peace.

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Recorded this day, 1956: The second of two marathon Prestige sessions that produced four albums. First piece was a version of ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—” ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น. With John Coltrane- ts, Red Garland- p, Paul Chambers- b, Philly Joe Jones- d. From the LP ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™–๐™ญ๐™ž๐™ฃ' (PRLP 7129) #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

youtu.beThe Miles Davis Quintet - If I Were A Bell from Relaxin' With The Miles Davis QuintetYouTube video by Miles Davis

My mother was a DSBW. She told me how certain Black teachers in elementary and high school would put the light skin students in the front and the dark skin students in the back.

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Recorded this day, 1966: The second of two sessions for the LP ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™š๐™จ. First piece was a version of Jimmy Heath's tune ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†. Recorded in 5 takes, the final being the master. With Wayne Shorter- ts, Herbie Hancock- p, Ron Carter- b, Tony Williams- d. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

youtu.beGingerbread BoyYouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic

Another cover version of Miles Davis' Miles Ahead. #jazz #Jazzsky

msh skeeta@melodymocha.blacksky.app

"Why'd you put that white bitch on there?" Miles Davis did not like the original cover of the Miles Ahead album and made it known to Columbia Records. Subsequent copies of the album featured a photograph of Miles. #jazz #Jazzsky

"Why'd you put that white bitch on there?" Miles Davis did not like the original cover of the Miles Ahead album and made it known to Columbia Records. Subsequent copies of the album featured a photograph of Miles. #jazz #Jazzsky

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Electric Miles: ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ, recorded April 7, 1970. With Steve Grossman- ss; Herbie Hancock- org; John McLaughlin- g; Michael Henderson- el-b; Billy Cobham- d. From the LP (๐˜ผ ๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค) ๐™…๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™…๐™ค๐™๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ (Columbia). #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #miles100

youtu.beRight OffYouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic

I was vegetarian back in the 90s. The protein options were bland and limited to tofu and tempeh. Plain soy milk for cereal and coffee. Now there are all kinds of flavorful options for vegetarians: veggie burgers, impossible meat, nut milks and cheeses.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But whatโ€™s something that youโ€™ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

The Crusaders in 1976. Larry Carlton - guitar Arthur Adams - guitar Joe Sample - keyboard Robert Popwell - bass Wilton Felder - saxophone Wayne Henderson - trombone Stix Hooper - drums, percs #jazz #Jazzsky

Michael Daly@michaeldaly64.bsky.social

1976

The way George Clinton took that Hebrew chant to another level. ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŽถDa da da dee da da da da da da da

Matthew@imatthewi.bsky.social

Happy Friday : #FunkyFriday Parliament : โ€œFlash Lightโ€ (Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome, 1977) One of George Clintonโ€™s masterpieces. โ€œeverybodyโ€™s got a little light under the sunโ€ #Funk #FridayFunk #Parliament #P-Funk #GeorgeClinton #musicsky

Dani doesn't have anyone else to befriend besides Heather. All of that intel she's giving Heather is going to bite her in the ass. #btg #BeyondTheGates