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Blow Baby Blow

by John Sinclair & Various Artists

Blow Baby Blow is a compilation album as evidence for John’s half century of investigative poetry, set to music. The provenance of the poems reaches back to the early 1960s and up to 2020. The music takes a different route starting in the mid 1980s and including dozens of recording sessions, live shows and musicians, loosely referred to as the Blues Scholars. John’s whole thing, historical verse set to music, is captured here.

This selection of poems set to music were first intended for release together with his last book ‘John Sinclair, The Collected Poems 1964-2024’ in 2020, the book “Uncollected Poems” was re-presented as Mobile Homeland and added to “The Collected Poems”, run off to print in February 2024 (Ridgeway Press). The album artwork is upscaled from a photograph taken by Leni Sinclair, kindly sent by Celia. Yes, that’s John Sinclair honking on the saxophone!

Proceeds from this album will go towards the John Sinclair Headstone Fund. Please spread the word and enjoy the music, lotsa love.

–Steve Fly
25/12/2025
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released December 26, 2025

Poetry and spoken words by John Sinclair + music by various artists.
Foundation Records-36 (2025) JSFR-36

https://johnsinclair.bandcamp.com

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FLY BY NIGHT 500 – BREAK IT

Fly By Night #500

Steve The Fly offers his 500th program for Radio Free Amsterdam with music by the Delfonics, The Bar-Kays, Willie West, Kool & The Gang, Shirley Scott, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, the 24-Carat Black, Bobbi Humphrey, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sun Ra & His Arkestra, Little Milton, and DSR: (www.deepscratch.net/remix)

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BREAK IT
FLY BY NIGHT 500
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, February 25, 2023 [23149]

Delfonics: Ready Or Not, Here I Come
The Bar-Kays: Memphis Sunshine
Willie West: Said To Myself
Kool & The Gang: Funky Stuff
Shirley Scott: Messie Bessie
New Orleans Nightcrawlers: Mardi Gras Mumbles
The 24-Carat Black: 24-Carat Black
Bobbi Humphrey: Sugar
Sonny Boy Williamson: Keep It To Yourself
Sun Ra Arkestra: Medicine For A Nightmare
Little Milton: Blue Monday
Deep Scratch Remix: Break It

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2023 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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FLY BY NIGHT 486 – BOHEMIA AFTER DARK

Steve The Fly is mixing up a heady brew of music from bohemia after dark in Episode 115 featuring Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Albert King, Sonny Boy Williamson III, Eddie Boyd, Howlin’ Wolf, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Lowell Fulson, Willie Dixon, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, and Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins on tenors.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BOHEMIA AFTER DARK
FLY BY NIGHT 486
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, June 28, 2015 [22546]

Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown: The Drifter
Albert King: Murder
Sonny Boy Williamson III: You Killin’ Me
Eddie Boyd: Third Degree
Howlin’ Wolf: Evil
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown: Please, Mr. Nixon
Lowell Fulson: Do Me Right 
Albert King: Searchin’ For A Women
Willie Dixon: Crazy For My Baby
Sun Ra: I’m So Glad You Love Me
Thelonious Monk: Just A Glance At Love
Sonny Stitt: Woody N’ You
Miles Davis: Compulsion
Sonny Stitt: Bohemia After Dark

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded at Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam (#115)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2015, 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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ANCESTOR WORSHIP 18 – BIRD & DIZ AT TOWN HALL

Ancestor Worship With John Sinclair

Episode 18 from 2012 features a “live” concert by the Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker sextet with Don Byas, Al Haig, Curley Russell, Max Roach, and special guest drummer Big Sid Catlett at Town Hall in New York City on June 22, 1945, introduced by Symphony Sid, and “live” sessions featuring Bird with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All Stars of Norman Granz recorded in 1946 (or either 1947) and 1949. 

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

BIRD & DIZ AT TOWN HALL

ANCESTOR WORSHIP 18

John Sinclair, Temple Dragon Temple, Amsterdam, December 21, 2012 [21133]

Charlie Parker: Another Hairdo   

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Intro by Symphony Sid

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Bebop

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Groovin’ High

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Salt Peanuts

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Hot House

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Fifty Second Street Theme

Charlie Parker: Oh, Lady, Be Good!

Charlie Parker: The Closer

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded, edited & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Special thanks to Sunny, Celia & Beyonce Sinclair, and Alec 622

©  2012, 2021 1The John Sinclair Foundation

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FLY BY NIGHT 386 – EASY LIVING

EASY LIVING
FLY BY NIGHT 386

Steve The Fly is on the cool and deadly side of classic jazz cuts from the dusty archives, mixed and selected on the fly for a rainy day. This is music to relax and think to—slices from giants John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Eddie Jefferson, Sun Ra, The Meters, Kenny Burrell, Yusef Lateef, Salah Ragab, and The Modern Jazz Quartet. All cuts from vinyl.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

EASY LIVING

FLY BY NIGHT 386

Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric Studios, Amsterdam, October 27, 2020 [20622]

Negativeland: Announcement
John Coltrane: Nancy
Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches
Thelonious Monk: Easy Street
Charles Mingus: Cryin’ Blues
Eddie Jefferson: Baby Girl
Sonny Rollins: Namely You
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith: Easy Living
The Meters: Stormy
Modern Jazz Quartet: Bags’ Groove
Sun Ra: We Travel The Spaceways
Salah Ragab: Kleopatra
Yusef Lateef: Woodward Avenue 

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Produced by Steve “Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam

Edited & annotated by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2020 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

https://johnsinclair.bandcamp.com/
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RUDY HENRIQUEZ

“Het eerste wat opvalt aan het werk van Rudy Henriquez (Curaçao 1958) is de directheid en sterke emotionele lading. Ook politieke statements zijn op een gevoelsmatige manier vormgegeven. Zijn karakteristieke stijl is herkenbaar aan krachtige vormen en kleuren. Veel van zijn werken omarmen de ruimte. Dit komt vooral tot uiting bij de moeder-en-kind-pinguins en de verlichte moslima-serie: de vrouw binnen de boerka is niet uitgebeeld, al suggereert het kledingstuk van alles. In beide series zijn de gevoelens en gedachten in de ruimte gesitueerd en is het aan de toeschouwer om daar een eigen interpretatie aan te geven.”

https://www.galeriestam.com/02_kunstenaars/html/02_13_rudy_henriquez.html

https://werkgroepcaraibischeletteren.nl/tag/henriquez-rudy/
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