Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - FREEDOM FIRST (2022) [Hi-Res]

Cleveland-born scholar/poet/writer Keith LaMar is hard at work creating and performing new material for his first album, FREEDOM FIRST... from his cell at the Ohio State Penitentiary! He has spent over 28 years in solitary confinement on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, and is scheduled to be executed in less than two short years, on November 16, 2023. Even as he continues the fight for his life, he calls this body of work his "last will and testament." The album is both personal and provocative, shedding painful light on the soul-murdering effects of systemic racism and the carceral system in the US. Keith's message of love and hope even from the darkest of places is one that every human being needs to hear.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Calling All Souls (feat. Salim Washington, Scott Colberg & Zack O’Farrill) (8:21)
1.02 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Alabama (feat. Salim Washington, Scott Colberg & Zack O'Farrill) (7:17)
1.03 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Tell ‘Em The Truth (feat. Adam O'Farrill, Patricia Brennan, Xavier Del Castillo, Walter Stinson & Zack O'Farrill) (3:26)
1.04 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Resolution (feat. Gerald Appleman) (1:36)
1.05 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Unintentional Vignettes (feat. Adam O'Farrill, Xavier Del Castillo, Patricia Brennan, Walter Stinson & Zack O'Farrill) (8:02)
1.06 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Acknowledgement (feat. Caroline Davis, Scott Colberg & Zack O'Farrill) (6:40)
1.07 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - On Living (feat. Erin Corine, Milena Casado, Manel Fortià & Marc Ayza) (8:19)
1.08 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Be Free (feat. Adam O'Farrill, Patricia Brennan, Xavier Del Castillo, Walter Stinson & Zack O'Farrill) (4:39)
1.09 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Some Sad Shit We Humans Do To Each Other (feat. Roy Nathanson) (3:10)
1.10 - Keith LaMar & Albert Marquès & Bam Rodriguez - No Man's Land (feat. Roy Nathanson & Nick Hakim) (4:55)
1.11 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Samora’s Interlude for Keith (feat. Samora Pinderhughes) (0:43)
1.12 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Afro Blue (feat. Erin Corine, Milena Casado, Manel Fortià & Marc Ayza) (8:53)
1.13 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - The Only Freedom (feat. Brian Jackson) (5:43)
1.14 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - Alabama (duet) (feat. Gerald Appleman) (3:28)
1.15 - Keith Lamar, Albert Marquès - The Drowned and the Saved (feat. Arturo O'Farrill) (5:16)