The Ever Fonky Lowdown - 3xLP

The Ever Fonky Lowdown is Wynton Marsalis's expansive satirical jazz work for Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, first released in 2020. New Orleans funk, big-band writing, sung choruses and Wendell Pierce's spoken portrayal of Mr Game shape a theatrical examination of power, self-interest, apathy and freedom. This quadfold 3xLP edition includes a booklet and presents the complete 53-part sequence across six sides.

SIDE ONE:
1. We Are The Greatest (instrumental)
2. Mr Game Speaks: I Am A Winner
3. We Are The Greatest
4. Mr Game: Success Is My Middle Name
5. They/Let's Call Them This
6. Mr Game: Beware! They're Going To Cause Problems
7. The Ever Fonky Lowdown In 4
8. Mr Game: Talk Is A Waste Of Time
9. I Don't Like Nobody But Myself
10. Mr Game: We Must Strike First! (Trust Me)

SIDE TWO:
1. The Drums Of War
2. Mr Game: The Mandates Of Our Democracy
3. Consideration Blues/I Know I Must Fight/The Drums Of War Return
4. Mr Game: Who Is We?
5. What Would The Savior Think?
6. Mr Game: Winners Don't Reflect, We Celebrate
7. Some for Me, None for You
8. Mr Game: We're Number One!
9. The Ever Fonky Lowdown in 5
10. Mr Game: They Deserved Everything They Got

SIDE THREE:
1. Night Trader
2. Mr Game: They, Too, Want To Be Winners
3. Mr Game: Time Man
4. Mr Game: Shame Is For Losers
5. Because I Want To, Because I Like To, Because I Can
6. Mr Game: A Ridiculous Plea
7. I Wants My Ice Cream
8. Mr Game: Somebody's Got To Rule
9. The Ever Fonky Lowdown In 6
10. What Would The Savior Think? (reprise)

SIDE FOUR:
1. The Ever Fonky Lowdown in 5 & 6
2. Mr Game: Your First Prize
3. Isms, Schisms
4. Mr Game: Your Second Prize
5. Yes/No
6. Where Has The Love Gone?
7. Mr Game: Your Third Prize

SIDE FIVE:
1. Consider This 'Bout The Filth We Love
2. Mr Game: Your Fourth Prize
3. Everybody Wear They Mask
4. Mr Game: You Love These Prizes Because You Live Them
5. The Ever Fonky Lowdown In 7
6. Mr Game: Your Wildcard
7. I Got A Nagging Feeling

SIDE SIX:
1. Mr Game: The Freedom Fighter: Fannie Lou Hamer
2. The Ballad Of Fannie Lou (part 1)
3. The Ballad Of Fannie Lou (part 2)
4. Mr Game: Just Let The Memories Of Them Die
5. Why Do We Pick Slavery Over Freedom?
6. Mr Game: Your Last Prize (The Best One)
7. The Ever Fonky Lowdown In 4 (reprise)
8. I Wants My Ice Cream (reprise)
9. I Know I Must Fight