The first concert that I attended was New Edition with  Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Ralph, and Mike (no Johnny yet). Here's my homage to one of the greatest male R&B groups.

Cool It Now

This is Freddie Hubbard's "The Core." This tune was written to honor the Congress Of Racial Equality. Written in 1964 and expresses "Hubbard's admiration of that organization persistence and resourcefulness in its work for total, meaningful equality." "They're getting", he explains, "at the core, at the center of the kinds of change that have to take place before this society is really open to everyone. And more than any other group, CORE is getting to youth, and that's where the center of change is."

The Core

Here's my arrangement of Shanice's R&B classic, "I Love Your Smile." It features Camille Thurman on vocals, Tia Fuller on alto sax.

personnel:
Christian Mcbride - Bass
Zaccai Curtis - Piano
Stacy Dillard - Tenor
Andrae Murchison - Trombone
Josh Evans - Trumpet
Jerome Jennings - drums and percussion
AJ Jennings - percussion

I Love Your Smile

I composed this piece in dedication to Marsh P. Johnson, a transgender activist who played a vital role in the Stonewall Riots and the gay rights movement. She, along with Sylvia Rivera, opened a house to shelter homeless LGBT youth — the first shelter of its kind in the country. The “P.” in Marsha P. Johnson stood for “Pay it no mind” — her response to the unjust things that would often happen to her.

“People hate what they don’t know. And to me, how can you hate somebody for something that you don’t you don’t know about… You can learn if you want to.” 
                             -Dolores Nettles (Mother of Islan Nettles)

'Pay It No Mind' is available on the recording 'SOLIDARITY' Tidal, CDBaby (cd), iTunes, and Spotify, Vinyl will be available mid December 2019!

Jerome Jennings

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