Funk and soul dominated Blaxploitation, but jazz gave its militant movies their edge
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In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform.
While funk music is well-represented in this column, it’s rarely discussed how many jazz artists also provided film scores during the Blaxploitation era. Then again, most of these scores are from some of the genre’s most forgotten, most forgettable films. The album that Philly pianist
While funk music is well-represented in this column, it’s rarely discussed how many jazz artists also provided film scores during the Blaxploitation era. Then again, most of these scores are from some of the genre’s most forgotten, most forgettable films. The album that Philly pianist
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