Great Interview with Melvin Gibbs
Melvin Gibbs was probably most visible to the general music-listening public back in the Nineties when he backed up Henry Rollins in The Rollins Band (that's him in the "Liar" video), but his incredible career includes work with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, Vernon Reid, and a whole host of jazz legends. Heck, I still listen to his pop-oriented Eye & I album (hey, it's got DJ Logic, Vernon Reid, and BERNIE WORRELL on it!). His new album features field recordings of Brazilian music influenced by African religious traditions paired with American players like Blackbyrd McKnight and John Medeski. He does a much better job of explaining it on this WNYC Soundcheck podcast. Download, listen and enjoy.