Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box set]

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Amazon.com's Best of 2001
As with 1999's Respect box, which chronicled women recording artists, Rhino again attempts to capture and condense a mighty field with the six-CD Say It Loud! And again, it largely succeeds. A companion to the VH1 series of the same name, Say It Loud! tells one story and many. It covers the development of many related genres, the business of locking many outsize talents and personalities into the grooves of records, and the music as it mirrored a rustling, ever-changing society--that last underscored by the inclusion of spoken sound bites (everyone from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Sammy Davis Jr.). But within these larger themes move many smaller but no less compelling tales. The roughly chronological programming allows for accidental, startling juxtapositions--disc one places Paul Robeson's pained, dignified reading of "Ol' Man River" just a few tracks away from bluesman Son House's insistence in "My Black Mama (Part 1)" that "there ain't no burnin' Hell." From there, pop ballads, big bands, bop, gospel, doo-wop, rock & roll, soul from Motown! Memphis! and Philly!, gorgeous civil-rights-era jazz, funk, and rap cohere and speak to one another in a selection about as good as can be expected given its length and various legal restrictions. (The most glaring omission is Stevie Wonder.) Any taint of "this stuff is good for you" is lost in the parade of great gifts, personalities, statements, dance crazes, poetry, and word games. If the above track listing contains lots of names you don't recognize, Say It Loud! will offer you a topnotch one-stop survey course. --Rickey Wright

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Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • a bit silly
  • A History of Black Music in America
  • an absolute must have!!
  • What.....No Stevie????
  • No James Brown???
 Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NTQB
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
  2. Sound Bite: Booker T. Washington on The Negro Population in the South
  3. The St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith
  4. Black Bottom Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers
  5. Heebie Jeebies - Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
  6. Ol' Man River - Paul Robeson
  7. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
  8. Pony Blues - Charlie Patton
  9. My Black Mama (Part I) - Son House
  10. Tiger Rag - Mills Brothers
  11. Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
  12. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
  13. Sound Bite: Jesse Owens on the 1936 Olympics
  14. Cross Road Blues - Robert Johnson
  15. Rock My Soul - Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  16. If I Didn't Care - Ink Spots
  17. Jumpin' At The Woodside - Count Basie & His Orchestra
  18. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
  19. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
  20. Tiger Rag - Art Tatum

Tracks:

  1. Straighten Up And Fly Right - The King Cole Trio
  2. Ko Ko - Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys
  3. If You Could See Me Now - Sarah Vaughan
  4. Sound Bite: Joe Louis Returns from the Army
  5. The Midnight Special - Leadbelly
  6. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) - T-Bone Walker
  7. 'Round About Midnight - The Thelonious Monk Quartet
  8. Sound Bite: Frank Stanley on Negro Newspaper Week
  9. How High The Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
  10. It's Too Soon To Know - The Orioles
  11. I Feel Like Going Home - Muddy Waters
  12. Boogie Chillen' - John Lee Hooker
  13. Sound Bite: President Harry S. Truman's Civil Rights Legislation
  14. In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down - Charles Brown Trio
  15. Baby, Get Lost - Dinah Washington
  16. Sound Bite: Civil Rights Bill Narrowly Defeated in Senate
  17. Saturday Night Fish Fry (Parts I & II) - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
  18. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
  19. Sound Bite: Jackie Robinson on the Eve of the 1949 World Series
  20. Rocket "88" - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
  21. (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
  22. Money Honey - The Drifters
  23. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner & His Blues Kings

Tracks:

  1. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
  2. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
  3. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
  4. Sound Bite: Sammy Davis, Jr. on Prejudice
  5. That Old Black Magic - Sammy Davis, Jr.
  6. Four - Miles Davis Quintet
  7. The Great Pretender - The Platters
  8. Sound Bite: W.E.B. Du Bois on the Place of the Black Man in Society - W.E.B. Du Bois
  9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
  10. Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Chuck Berry & His Combo
  11. Banana Boat (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte
  12. Touch The Hem Of His Garment - The Soul Stirrers featuring Sam Cooke
  13. Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Marian Anderson
  14. Misty - Johnny Mathis
  15. Sound Bite: President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Address to the Nation on Segregation
  16. The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
  17. I Ain't Superstitious - Howlin' Wolf
  18. I Pity The Fool - Bobby Bland
  19. At Last - Etta James
  20. Sound Bite: Interview with a Dade County Janitor
  21. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting - Charles Mingus
  22. Giant Steps - John Coltrane
  23. Maiden Voyage - Herbie Hancock

Tracks:

  1. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
  2. Take My Hand Precious Lord - Mahalia Jackson
  3. Sound Bite: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech
  4. Cotton Fields - Odetta
  5. How Blue Can You Get? - B.B. King
  6. No Pity (In The Naked City) - Jackie Wilson
  7. Sound Bite: President John F. Kennedy's Address To The Nation
  8. Change Gonna Come - Otis Redding
  9. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick
  10. Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops
  11. Sound Bite: Malcolm X on "Our Common Enemy"
  12. Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
  13. Respect - Aretha Franklin
  14. Hey Joe - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  15. The Klan - Richie Havens
  16. Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
  17. Sound Bite: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Mountain Top" Speech & the Report on His Assassination - Martin Luther King, Jr.
  18. Say It LouI'm Black And I'm Proud - James Brown
  19. Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey - Sly & The Family Stone
  20. Choice Of Colors - The Impressions
  21. To Be Young, Gifted And Black - Nina Simone
  22. Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone - Charley Pride

Tracks:

  1. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
  2. I Want To Take You Higher - Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes
  3. Sound Bite: Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on Segregation
  4. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
  5. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  6. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron
  7. My Tribute - AndraH Crouch
  8. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
  9. Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
  10. Sound Bite: Gordon Parks & Melvin Van Peebles on Shaft
  11. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes
  12. Be Real Black For Me - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
  13. Sanford & Son Theme (The Street Beater) - Quincy Jones
  14. Love Train - The O'Jays
  15. Ghetto Child - The Spinners
  16. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
  17. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
  18. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
  19. Shining Star - Earth, Wind & Fire
  20. Chocolate City - Parliament
  21. Wake Up Everybody (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Tracks:

  1. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
  2. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  3. Fight The Power Part 1 - The Isley Brothers
  4. Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
  5. The Breaks (Part 1) - Kurtis Blow
  6. The Message - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five
  7. A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross
  8. If You Only Knew - Patti Labelle
  9. Sound Bite: Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention
  10. Proud To Be Black - Run-D.M.C.
  11. Colors - Ice-T
  12. Sister Rosa - The Neville Brothers
  13. Express Yourself - N.W.A.
  14. Sound Bite: Louis Farrakhan on the Million Man March
  15. Me Myself And I - De La Soul
  16. Ladies First - Queen Latifah
  17. Elvis Is Dead - Living Colour
  18. Sound Bite: Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley on the Rodney King Verdict
  19. Fantastic Voyage - Coolio

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

As with 1999's Respect box, which chronicled women recording artists, Rhino again attempts to capture and condense a mighty field with the six-CD Say It Loud! And again, it largely succeeds. A companion to the VH1 series of the same name, Say It Loud! tells one story and many. It covers the development of many related genres, the business of locking many outsize talents and personalities into the grooves of records, and the music as it mirrored a rustling, ever-changing society--that last underscored by the inclusion of spoken sound bites (everyone from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Sammy Davis Jr.). But within these larger themes move many smaller but no less compelling tales. The roughly chronological programming allows for accidental, startling juxtapositions--disc one places Paul Robeson's pained, dignified reading of "Ol' Man River" just a few tracks away from bluesman Son House's insistence in "My Black Mama (Part 1)" that "there ain't no burnin' Hell." From there, pop ballads, big bands, bop, gospel, doo-wop, rock & roll, soul from Motown! Memphis! and Philly!, gorgeous civil-rights-era jazz, funk, and rap cohere and speak to one another in a selection about as good as can be expected given its length and various legal restrictions. (The most glaring omission is Stevie Wonder.) Any taint of "this stuff is good for you" is lost in the parade of great gifts, personalities, statements, dance crazes, poetry, and word games. If the above track listing contains lots of names you don't recognize, Say It Loud! will offer you a topnotch one-stop survey course. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars a bit silly.......2005-12-05

Isn't this a bit silly? Black music is the basis for a lot, if not most, of the American music we cherish today. Limiting it to 6 CDs just seems disrespectful. It would take someone's entire collection to do justice to black music, which is American music itself, at its finest and most original.

5 out of 5 stars A History of Black Music in America.......2003-02-01

When I found this collection on Amazon.com, I nearly cried (okay, I did cry). This includes much that anyone who truly loves African American music could ever want. It's not only entertaining, it's educational. How pleased I was when it arrived that there were not only six exceptional CD's, but a beautiful book included also. Additionally, I love the excerpts of famous speeches and quotes, etc. that are included between songs. If you truly love R&B as well as it's roots, buy this compilation and be satisfied that this was money well spent.

5 out of 5 stars an absolute must have!!.......2002-08-04

To any black person who wants educate their child musically, this is a must have, yes there are some omissions, but the depth and breadth of the artists represented is astonishing. I will listen this with my child very often, as a history lesson.

4 out of 5 stars What.....No Stevie????.......2002-02-13

Stevie Wonder has to be the epitome of stylistic uniqueness among song writers, African-American or otherwise. He is also one of the most proliferate, with a body of work that spans nearly 4 decades. The influence of his genius upon the music world is unquestionable. How, then, could this musical phenomenon been omitted from an otherwise outstanding collection?

3 out of 5 stars No James Brown???.......2002-01-18

They really have a History of Black Music Compilation and leave out James Brown? No James Brown? Uh...what's going on here? One of the most important figures in music of this century and he's excluded...for shame
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Real Old School
 Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q3AE
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

  1. St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  2. Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
  3. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) - T-Bone Walker
  4. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
  5. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
  6. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - The Teenagers/Frankie Lymon
  7. Touch The Hem Of His Garment - The Soul Stirrers/Sam Cooke
  8. If I Were a Bell - Miles Davis
  9. What'd I Say, Parts I & II - Ray Charles
  10. The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations
  11. Change Gonna Come - Otis Redding
  12. Respect - Aretha Franklin
  13. Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud, Parts I & II - James Brown
  14. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
  15. Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
  16. Love Train - O'Jays
  17. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
  18. Take Me To The River - Al Green
  19. One Nation Under A Groove, Part I - Funkadelic
  20. The Message (12in Single Version) - Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Real Old School.......2001-10-14

This collection of Black music covers a wide spectrum, Jazz, R&B, Rock & Roll, Blues to Religious. This takes me back to the days when you really had to search the AM dial for a station that played Black music. In all honesty I believe this recording should be a part of every music lovers collection. I feel the selections on this disc were carefully chosen by folks who know and love music. Louis Amstrong adds a little Latin on "St Louis Blues", Sam Cooke is at his best on "Hem Of His Garment". When Funkaselic gets started who can sit still. Put the disc in, sit back and enjoy.

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