Lemuel Marc '24 & Zoe Murphy '22 MM, trumpet; Naledi Masilo '22, voice; Eleanor Pruneau '22 MM, piano; William Mabuza '23, bass; Samuel Childs '24, '19 Prep, drums.

"Fables of Faubus" was written by jazz double bassist and composer Charles Mingus. One of Mingus's most explicitly political works, the song was written as a direct protest against Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, who in 1957 sent out the National Guard to prevent the racial integration of Little Rock Central High School by nine African American teenagers, in what became known as the Little Rock Crisis.

The song was first recorded for Mingus' 1959 album, Mingus Ah Um. However, Columbia Records refused to allow Mingus' original lyrics to the song to be included, and so the song was recorded as an instrumental on the album. It was not until October 20, 1960 that the song was recorded with lyrics (not heard in this version), for the album Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, which was released on the independent Candid label.

Trumpeter Lemuel Marc, who put together the arrangement heard here, shares that the arrangement was "a tribute to all the black lives that were lost due to police brutality." The arrangement features a poem by Camonghne Felix, "For Breonna," recited by Naledi Masilo. This recording was part of the NEC Black Student Union's annual Coretta Scott King Tribute Concert "Continuation of a Dream: Requiem" broadcast on this channel in February 2021. You can find the full concert at [ Ссылка ].

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