The Cricket: Black Music in Evolution, 1968–69 vinyl record

The Cricket: Black Music in Evolution, 1968–69 vinyl recordA rare document of the 1960s Black Arts Movement featuring Albert Ayler, Amiri Baraka, Milford Graves, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, and many more, The Cricket fostered critical and political dialogue for Black musicians and writers. Edited by poets and writers Amiri Baraka, A. B. Spellman, and Larry Neal between 1968 and 1969 and published by Barakas New Jerseybased Jihad productions shortly after the time of the Newark Riots, this experimental music

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