Breaking Down Donny Hathaway's GREATEST Song

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Breaking down Donny Hathaway's masterpiece from 1973's EXTENSION OF A MAN (Atco): "Someday We'll All Be Free" (lyrics by Edward Howard) and why it's his greatest song. I'll analyze the music, dig into the lyrics, examine some individual performances on the track (including Marvin Stamm on trumpet and Willie Weeks on bass), and talk about some of the amazing techniques Donny used to make this a perfect song! Let's celebrate the genius of Donny Hathaway on the 50th anniversary of this timeless anthem.

00:00 Intro
01:16 Analysis
05:32 Trumpet Solo
6:20 That Bass Fill
07:27 Outro

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