Political battle, to get ready for a new environment. Well pick up cameras and drop our arms. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the end of one era, the beginning of another. President obama held direct talks today with the leader of cuba, in his capital city. And they took que
Pick up cameras and drop our arms. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the end of one era, the beginning of another. President obama held direct talks today with the leader of cuba, in his capital city. And they took questions something the communist government rarely allows. It
Tonight s Jazz Feature pays tribute to Black History Month with this seminal recording by Herbie Hancock. It was his final album for Blue Note records and the first by his new working band. He had left Miles Davis band and was embarking on his own career as a leader in 1969. This album was written and created as a musical statement reflecting the turbulent times in the USA and the anger and discontent with the lack of movement in civil rights. Plus there were the assassinations, the Vietnam War and a general malaise in the USA at this time too. Hancock worked on these compositions very hard and Blue Note was kind enough to give him a larger budget for this recording as he wanted to add some musicians to the ensembles to create a larger sound. He succeeded by leaps and bounds. His core group was the great Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Johnny Coles on trumpet and flugelhorn Garnett Brown on trombone, Buster Williams on bass and Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums. Three non sol
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