James Baldwin's collection

AMEN !

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.

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

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.

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