walk tall


a term, from the black community, for carrying oneself with pride.
the t-tle of a tune (written by zawinul, marrow and rein) recorded by cannonball adderly during a period when he was actively encouraging black pride. on a version recorded at a jesse jackson “operation push” meeting, cannonball ends it by telling the audience to “walk tall, y’all”

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