No Tears Project Memphis - FULL CONCERT - (Live at Crosstown Arts)

No Tears Project Memphis - FULL CONCERT - (Live at Crosstown Arts)

No Tears Project, led by pianist Christopher Parker and vocalist Kelley Hurt, performed this full concert live at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN on June 11, 2023. The concert was part of the five-day No Tears Project Memphis residency, which engaged the Memphis community with music and civil rights education events. The programs were presented in partnership with Oxford American, National Park Service, and Memphis Public Libraries

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Website: oxfordamerican.org/no-tears-project
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Track Listing
1. A Poem for Martin (Donald Brown, arranged by Marc Franklin)
2. To Be A Kid (Christopher Parker, expanded intro by Rufus Reid) - 00:11:00
3. Oxford Project (Oliver Lake)
Standing Your Ground - 00:28:34
Alleged Choke Hold - 00:31:43
LDT - Long Dirty Toenails - 00:35:05
Pre-Existing Conditions - 00:45:12
We're Too Tall - 00:50:13
4. Who Is Sam Blow? (Treasure Shields Redmond) - 00:54:33
5. My Spirit Is Stronger Than Your Persecution (Robert Bobby LaVell Garner) - 01:02:10
6. Overture / By The Numbers (Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt) - 01:11:23
7. Warrior's Song (Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt) - 01:20:27

Ensemble
Christopher Parker - piano / composition
Kelley Hurt - voice / lyrics
Treasure Shields Redmond - voice / spoken word
Brian Blade - drums
Rodney Jordan - bass
Bobby LaVell - tenor saxophone / composition
Marc Franklin - trumpet and flugelhorn / arrangement
Chad Fowler - alto saxophone
Art Edmaiston - tenor and soprano saxophones
Michael Scott - baritone saxophone and bass clarinet

Dancer
Ashley Tate

ARTIST
No Tears Project - Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt

COMPOSITION & ARRANGEMENT
Donald Brown (Kendory Music) - Track 1 - music
Marc Franklin - Track 1 - arrangement
Christopher Parker & Kelley Hurt - Tracks 2, 6, 7 - music & lyrics
Oliver Lake (Passin' Thru) - Track 3 - music & poetry
Treasure Shields Redmond - Track 4 - poetry
Robert "Bobby LaVell" Garner - Track 5 - music