"Voice of My Beautiful Country"

"What you’re listening to is my love song to America;
my latest attempt to express how I feel about living
in this country as a person of color. It had its
germination over three years ago when, during an
interview in Russia, the interviewer referred to me as...(more)"


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First Movement
America the Beautiful
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Second Movement
My Country 'Tis of Thee
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Third Movement
Star-Spangled Banner/
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

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Eric Gunnison/Piano
Mark Simon/Bass
Paul Romaine/Drums

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Three Nooses Hanging

 

Inspired by the events in Jena, Louisiana
100% of the sales of this single will be donated to the Jena Six Defense Committee

Rene Marie - vocals
Bill Kopper - guitar
Bijoux Barbosa - bass

 

 

 

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This is Not a Protest Song

 

100% of the sales of this single will be donated to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless .

Rene Marie - vocals/whistling
Kevin Bales - piano
Rodney Jordan - acoustic bass
Quentin Baxter - drums/percussion

 

 

 

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  1 Weekend
  2 Vertigo
  3 I Aint Gonna Let You Break My Heart
  4 Turn the Page
  5 Stronger Than You Think
  6 Rim Shot
  7 Caravan
  8 Colorado River Song
  9 This Is (Not) A Protest Song
10 Some Other Time
11 O Nina

Rene Marie - vocals/whistling
Kevin Bales - piano
Rodney Jordan - acoustic bass
Quentin Baxter - drums/percussion

 

 

 

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  1 Red Shoes
  2 The South Is Mine
  3 Autobiography
  4 Wishes
  5 Pause
  6 Hard Day's Night
  7 Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be
  8 Many Years Ago
  9 Little Girl
10 Rufast Daliarg
11 Ode To A Flower

Rene Marie - Arranger, Vocals
Takana Miyamoto - Piano, Arranger
Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet
John Toomey - Arranger
Quentin Baxter - Arranger, Drums
Herman Burney - Bass
Bruce Barth - Producer

 


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  1 'Deed I Do
  2 Where Or When
  3 It Might As Well Be Spring
  4 I Loves You Porgy
  5 Nature Boy
  6 Bolero/Suzanne
  7 Shelter In Your Arms
  8 A Foggy Day
  9 Paris On Ponce
10 How Can I Keep From Singing?

Rene Marie - Vocals
John Toomey - Piano
T. Howard Curtis lll - Drums
Elias Bailey - Bass
Bruce Barth - Producer

 

 



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  1 Them There Eyes
  2 Surrey With The Fringe On Top
  3 I'd Rather Talk About You
  4 Don't Look At Me Like That
  5 I Only Have Eyes For You
  6 It's All Right With Me
  7 Vertigo
  8 Detour Ahead
  9 Moonray
10 Dixie/Strange Fruit
11 Blackbird

Rene Marie - Arranger, Vocals
Mulgrew Miller - Piano
Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet
Jeff "Tain" Watts - Drums
Jeff Haynes - Percussion
Robert Hurst - Bass
Bruce Barth - Producer

 

 


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  1 What A Difference A Day Makes
  2 Tennessee Waltz
  3 Motherless Child
  4 Four Women
  5 The Very Thought Of You
  6 I Like You
  7 Afro Blue
  8 A Sleepin' Bee
  9 Hurry Sundown
10 God Bless The Child
11 Take My Breath Away
12 How Can I Keep From Singing?

Rene Marie - Arranger, Vocals
Mulgrew Miller - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Sam Newsome - Sax (Soprano)
Ugonna Okegwo - Bass
Marvin Sewell - Guitar
Gerald Cleaver - Drums
Bruce Barth - Arranger, Producer

 



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  1 It Might as Well Be Spring
  2 Comes Love
  3 I Thought About You
  3 Sandman
  4 Caravan
  5 Peel Me a Grape
  6 Inchworm
  7 Tennessee Waltz
  8 Be My Husband
  9 Dindi
10 Ain't Misbehavin'
11 Soon It's Gonna Rain
12 Them There Eyes
Harris Levy - Saxophone
Tom Ohmsen - Engineer, Producer
Loren R. Craft - Liner Notes
Flip Shoemaker - Guitar
René Croan - Arranger, Producer,   Vocals
Ed Mikenas - Arranger, Bass, Conga,   Keyboards, Percussion, Producer
Larry Scott - Arranger, Percussion,   Drums, Djembe