“If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it’s that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.”

Personnel: Alice Coltrane — harp, piano; Joe Henderson — alto flute, tenor saxophone; Pharoah Sanders — alto flute, tenor saxophone, bells; Ron Carter — bass; Ben Riley — drums

MINNIE RIPERTON | Lonely Girl