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Fifteen Songs For My Mother, on Her Birthday

By Sean Murphy August 23, 2011

Happy birthday, mama.

Thelonious Monk (with John Coltrane), “Ruby, My Dear”:

Paul Simon, “Mother and Child Reunion”:

Booker Little, “Victory and Sorrow” (plus bonus tracks):

Janis Ian, “Light A Light”:

Abdullah Ibrahim, “Water from an Ancient Well”:

Bob Marley, “Bad Card”:

The Beatles, “Julia”:

Pink Floyd, “Wots…uh The Deal”:

Junior Murvin, “Closer Together”:

Jethro Tull, “Nursie”:

Rush, “Different Strings”:

Living Colour, “Nothingness”:

Eric Dolphy: “Something Sweet, Something Tender”:

Curtis Mayfield, “Think”:

Philip Glass, “String Quartet No. 5, Fifth Movement”:

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