Happy 100th Birthday, Oscar Brown, Jr!

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October 10, 2026 is the 100th birthday of the great singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist Oscar Brown, Jr. Caminhos do Jazz takes advantage of the opportunity to celebrate, focusing on Brown's pathbreaking 1961 album, Sin & Soul (Columbia Records) and pulling in choice cuts from LA-based jazz vocalist Amber Weekes' beautiful 2026 release, To Oscar with Love. Not to be missed. Até lá, see you there...
 
And don't forget to check donnie I. betts' award-winning documentary, Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr (currently also available here). 
 
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As a bonus, below is a clip of Oscar Brown, Jr performing with his beloved son, Oscar Brown III, who died tragically in 1996. And a heartfelt tribute from Sheila Jordan, for whom Brown's "Dat Dere" (written with the great soul-jazz pianist Bobby Timmons) became a career-long signature piece.
 

 
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 What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz? Damas Grátis (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 / Eduardo Neves / Gafieira de Bolso / Eduardo Neves 

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