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Ace's small but ever-evolving InchBlack America Sings...Inch series has been quiet of late, but it springs back into action this month with InchHighway Of DiamondsInch - a second dip onto the catalog of Bob Dylan, as reimagined by some of the foremost African American artists of the 20th century. From almost the start of his songwriting career, Dylan's words and music have impacted on black American music, with 'Blowin' In The Wind', speaking to an America that was still mostly segregated and becoming an anthem for all colors and creeds. As Dylan's own career progressed, so did the number of covers he received, with a significant amount coming from what might be termed 'non-traditional' sources such as those heard here. The 20 songs on InchHighway Of DiamondsInch continue the story that was told in part on the earlier InchHow Many RoadsInch compilation, with an almost entirely different selection of artists lending their voices to some of the best songwriting of the 20th century, and an almost entirely different selection of songs (with the exception of 'Blowin' In The Wind' itself, which provides a common thread linking the story told across the two sets). Album Tracks 1. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - the Staple Singers 2. Everything Is Broken - Bettye Lavette 3. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Nina Simone 4. Gotta Serve Somebody - Natalie Cole 5. It Ain't Me Babe - Maxine Weldon 6. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Billy Preston 7. The Mighty Quinn - Solomon Burke 8. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Merry Clayton 9. Shelter from the Storm - Cassandra Wilson 10. The Times They Are A-Changin' - the Brothers & Sisters of los Angele 11. Tomorrow Is a Long Time - Harry Belafonte 12. Baby I'm in the Mood for You - Odetta 13. Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight - Aaron Neville 14. If Not for You - Sarah Vaughan 15. George Jackson - JP Robins
