Terence Blanchard: A Tale of God's Will (a requiem for katrina)

Status of copy at Case Memorial Library
Personnel: Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Brice Winston, tenor & soprano saxophones; Aaron Parks, piano; Derrick Hodge, acoustic & electric basses; Kendrick Scott, drums, percussion; Zach Harmon, tabla and the happy apple.
Contents: Ghost of Congo Square — Levees — Wading through — Ashé — In time of need — Ghost of Betsy — The water — Mantra intro — Mantra — Over there — Ghost of 1927 — Funeral dirge — Dear mom.
V. R. Peterson wrote in People: "Trumpeter and New Orleans native Terence Blanchard has scored other Spike Lee projects … but none as personal as When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. On this disc of songs from and inspired by Lee's Katrina documentary, Blanchard's superb quintet draws musical impressions as affecting as the tragedy they recall. A trumpet screeches grief in 'The Water'; tablas evoke an emptiness that gives way to soulful sax on 'Mantra.' For each somber moment, there's an upsurge of melodic joy" ("Critic's Choice," 9/3/07, p. 50).