Johnny Lytle

Artist: Johnny Lytle

LP: Be Proud

Song: "Be Proud (Of What You Are)"
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Song: "You've Got to Love the World"
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Song: "Sit Tight"
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These songs by jazz vibraphone master Johnny Lytle seem to embody the positive message of human rights master Martin Luther King, Jr. The album was released in 1969, a year after King was killed, but if he'd been alive, I bet he would have liked listening to this one. You can read about Johnny Lytle of Springfield, Ohio here. 
Happy MLK Day!

[ Johnny Lytle: October 13, 1932 — December 15, 1995 ]