Henry Franklin * Skipper - Remastered - Blue With Black Swirl (Blk) [New LP] 4/6/10 I hold on to humility

I hold on to humility and gratitude (most of the time) rather than (constant) bitterness

From a Distance pushes 156/Silence further into their own lane while cementing them as one of heavy music’s most fearless rising acts

"We learned how to write music from behind the wheel

there are many defining moments and In A Heavy Bag gathers eleven of those moments in one place

BWV 852-Fuga

Henry Franklin * Skipper - Remastered - Blue With Black Swirl (Blk) [New LP] 4/6/10 I hold on to humilityThough it's hard to pick a winner among the estimable Black Jazz catalog, this 1972 release from bassist Henry "The Skipper" Franklin would have to be near the top of the list. Franklin got his start woodshedding with Latin maverick Willie Bobo in the mid '60s and went on to play with The Three Sounds, but probably his most notable gig prior to this debut album was his stint in Hugh Masekela's band (that's Franklin playing bass with Masekela at the