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Celebrate Black History Month with these recommended titles by, for and about African Americans.
All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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Definitive Soul Collection
Sam & Dave (Rhino Entertainment, c2006)
Shelf Number: R&B/SAM/COMPACT/DISC
Easily the most beloved duo in soul history, Sam & Dave had a remarkable run in the late 1960s, with stone cold R&B classics like "You Got Me Hummin'," "I Thank You," and, most notably, the horn-laden classic "Soul Man," all of which appear on this excellent two-disc 2006 compilation.
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Hero
Franklin, Kirk (Zomba Gospel, c2005)
Shelf Number: GOSPEL/FRA/COMPACT/DISC
Recorded with a full orchestra--complete with lush strings and driving horns-- Hero is one of Franklin 's most musically ambitious outings. Featuring guest appearances by Stevie Wonder, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Yolanda Adams, the album offers plenty of variety, and a few surprises, in addition to its large-scale arrangements. Franklin manages to integrate these new elements perfectly into the celebratory and healing music on which he has built his career.
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I'm Amazed-Live
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir (Epic, c2005)
Shelf Number: GOSPEL/BRO/COMPACT/DISC
Boasting over 300 members, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is renowned for its rousing brand of contemporary gospel marked by thrillingly massed vocals and grand orchestral arrangements. I'm Amazed captures the choir live in concert with songs of praise and worship intercut with personal testimonies of salvation.
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The Very Best of Nat King Cole
Cole, Nat King (Capitol Records, c2006)
Shelf Number: POP/COL/COMPACT/DISC
This generous anthology, with 28 tracks and close to 80 minutes of music, is one of the best single-disc sets on the market of Nat King Cole's pop side. Spanning over 20 years, from 1943 to 1964, The Very Best of Nat King Cole includes most of his biggest hits for Capitol Records.
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Way Up!
Tisdale, Wayman (Rendezvous Entertainment, c2006)
Shelf Number: JAZZ/TIS/COMPACT/DISC
This set of high-quality smooth jazz fusion from the ex-basketball star turned bass instrumentalist Wayman Tisdale includes high-caliber guests like the keyboardists Jeff Lorber, George Duke and Kirk Whalum, and Tisdale's instrumental mastery shines throughout. Tisdale was a standout NBA player, and now he is a standout bass player making a name for himself in a whole new arena.
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