Dope & Glory Reefer Songs Der 30er & 40er Jahre (2002)

"Dope and Glory is a collection of '30s and '40s vocal jazz music with marijuana as the single defining theme. Dope and Glory is an amazing insider look at a subculture of disobedience that was paired with jazz, one of the defining outsider artistic movements of the 20th century. New Orleans, the original reefer city, is represented here through Louis Armstrong among others, and Chicago and the jive culture center of Harlem are conjured and referenced by the likes of the archetypal "reefer man," Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow. Marijuana is mentioned in every song, whether as "reefer," "jive," "weed," "viper," "golden leaf," or "Texas tea." But the jazz music on Dope and Glory stands on its own as sublime, uplifting, and influential regardless of the theme. In the end, Dope and Glory is an ethnomusicological curiosity, a political album, and a simply great set of jazz. The artists score points for the revolutionary potential of music, but at the same time, they're just laying down some smoking tunes." (Allmusic)