Talk:Eugene Wright

The Wright Groove
A legacy left by Brubeck’s Quartet visiting New Zealand on their second tour in 1962, was an album recorded in Wellington by Eugene Wright of his original compositions. Called The Wright Groove his backing musicians were locals he had met during the earlier tour of 1960: Drummer Don Branch, Lew Campbell on piano and Lawrie Lewis on saxophone. It was recorded in NZBC’s new Broadcasting House studio on Bowen Street. MBG101.112.229.246 (talk) 15:24, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's here, here? So an album as leader, should be added, I suggest. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:52, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Dave Brubeck’s Southern Strategy
In January 1960, white jazz pianist Dave Brubeck made headlines for cancelling a twenty-five-date tour of colleges and universities across the American South after twenty-two schools had refused to allow his black bassist, Eugene Wright, to perform. This cancellation became a defining moment in Brubeck’s career, forever marking him as an advocate for racial justice. This essay follows Brubeck’s engagement with early civil rights–era protests, examining the moments leading up to Brubeck’s cancellation of his 1960 tour of the South. In doing so, I uncover new details in Brubeck’s steps toward race activism that highlight the ways in which Brubeck leveraged his whiteness to support integration efforts, even as he simultaneously benefited from a system that privileged his voice over the voices of people of color. While Brubeck has been hailed as a civil rights advocate simply for cancelling his 1960 tour, I argue that Brubeck’s activism worked on a deeper level, one that inspired him to adopt a new musical and promotional strategy that married commercial interests with political ideology. Brubeck’s advocacy relied on his power and privilege within the mainstream music industry to craft albums and marketing approaches that promoted integration in the segregationist South. Ultimately, this period in Brubeck’s career is significant because it allows deep consideration of who Brubeck spoke for and above, who listened, and for whom his actions as a civil rights advocate were meaningful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sverma (talk • contribs) 23:37, 1 January 2021 (UTC)