Who will eulogize the greatest eulogist we’ve ever known? Week this hit me most was the week I saw him deliver the eulogy for Sekou Sundiata bout 3 days before he offered one up for Max Roach. “For me, writing a eulogy is very much part of a writer’s central purpose, which is not supposed to be serving as a spontaneous reflector of one’s self, but as an investigator of a useful shared vision” -that’s from the intro to his collection of Eulogies. I have no further words at this time–just gratitude for Baraka’s generosity, his generous ears and eyes receiving and revealing our blues…all blues.
(here’s a lovely interview with Baraka on WBGO discussing the 50 year anniversary of Blues People.)
Come Sunday: Jazz, Trouble, Hallelujah 