1. Sekou Sundiata – Shout Out (The Blue Oneness of Dreams – Mouth Almighty / Mercury)
2. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Black Is Back (Black Is Back – Katalyst)
3. George Duke – Images of Us (Dukey Treats – Heads Up)
4. kev choice – lakeshore ave. (oakland riviera – kevchoicemusic.com)
5. The Last Poets – Time Has Come (Time Has Come – Mouth Almighty / Mercury)
6. don cherry – birdboy (multikulti – a&m)
7. don byron – alien (nu blaxpoitation – blue note)
8. Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun (live, New Year’s Night, 1969-1970) (Band of Gypsys – Capitol)
9. Christian Scott – The American’t (yesterday you said tomorrow – concord)
10. Sheila E. and E Train – In Perfect Time (writes of passage – concord)
11. Kendrick Scott Oracle – Be Water (Conviction – Concord)
12. Martin Luther – Somebody’s Superstar (Love Is the Hero – Rebel Soul Music)
13. The Crusaders – shotgun house groove (rural renewal – verve / pra)
14. Nina Simone – Feeling Good (Verve Remixed) (Verve)
15. rob hart trio – kashmir (3000 realms of 10 worlds – robharttrio.com)

“Black is Back” by The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

“Be Water” by Kendrick Scott Oracle