Steve The Fly dedicates this episode of Fly By Night to the legendary poet Amiri Baraka who died earlier this month. The set features “Bloomdido” (dedicated to Amiri Baraka) and “An Oscar For Treadwell” by John Sinclair & Steve the Fly, plus cuts from the Matt Wilson Sextet, the Billy Harper Sextet with Amiri Baraka, the Gil Evans Orchestra, Mike Clark, Bird & Diz and Monk Himself on piano.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

BARAKA’S DREAM

FLY BY NIGHT 410

Steve Pratt, Fly Agaric 23 Studios, Amsterdam, January 28, 2014 [21218]

Gil Evans: Straight No Chaser
Matt Wilson Quartet & John Medeski: You Dirty Dog
Billy Harper Sextet w Amiri Baraka: Knowledge Of Self
John Sinclair & Steve Fly: Bloomdido
Billy Harper Sextet with Amiri Baraka: Oh…If Only
John Sinclair & Steve Fly: An Oscar For Treadwell
Gil Evans: Bird Feathers
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: An Oscar For Treadwell
Mike Clark: Monk’s Dream
Thelonious Monk: Little Rootie Tootie