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CELEBRATING BALDWIN AT 100

Charles Reese aka The Charles Reese Experience electrifies listeners with his first live spoken word poetry project honoring expatriate and literary icon James Arthur Baldwin. To commemorate what would have been Baldwins' 100th Birthday, Reese brings the life selected poems from The Purple Poetry Book Collection by Howard B. Simon ( 1962-2000)*.

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James Baldwin & Me: A Centennial Tribute The 14-track album takes the listeners through a melodic journey as Reese brings to life a collection of poems gleamed from Emmy Award nominee, and Morehouse Alumni, the late Howard Simon’s literary canon, where Reese is an Executive Curator. Joining Reese to collaborate on the album include Everett Moon of Lunar Labs Studios – Sound Engineer and Producer, Dwight Trible – Vocal Stylist, with features by Kenneth Brown II who plays Trumpet on Today Feels Like a Poem (Remix), and Cool Brother. 

TRACK LISTING

JAMES BALDWIN & ME: A CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE

Release June 2024, 14 songs, 30 min 23 sec

  1. Calling The Ancestor's Name (Brother James Baldwin). Feat. Dwight Trible

  2. Today Feels Like A Poem (OG Jazz Version). Feat. Dwight Trible

  3. In This Space

  4. A-Train

  5. Art Feat. Dwight Trible

  6. Trible Moment Feat. Dwight Trible

  7. Time Variants 

  8. Cool Brother Feat. Kenneth Brown II

  9. 1963 / What Shall I Wear?

  10. What is a Poem? Feat. Dwight Trible

  11. I Work

  12. The Task (Kickin' Ass)

  13. On The Eve of Eviction

  14. Today Feels Like A Poem (Radio Edit) Feat. Kenneth Brown II

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