James Baldwin's collection

In ‘Another Country’ Baldwin often refers to the playing of Bessie Smith records. The Frog Bessie Smith remasters are amazing. 

Judging from that list, I would say that "jazz aficionados" already have Baldwin's list and a whole lot more,but they call it their own list, or collection.

One of the greatest American Writers . Should be required to graduate
from College.

I was assigned ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ in high school. I then read ‘Another Country’ and realized it to be his greatest undertaking. I’d like to see the same type of list attributed to the American poet Elizabeth Bishop.

AMEN !