Some of the major struggles and victories of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s coincided with a most active period for jazz music. WNYC's Sara Fishko looks at a few cases where the movement and the music came together, in this edition of Fishko Files. Featuring music by Max Roach, Duke Ellington, and Dave Brubeck, among others.
Max Roach's We Insist! Freedom Now
Duke Ellington's My People
Dave Brubeck's The Gates of Justice
Louis Armstrong, Dave Lambert, Jon Henricks, and others' The Real Ambassadors
Fishko Files with Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister and Paul Schneider
Editor: Karen Frillmann
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