TRS Episode 002: Ode to an Ancestor

In this special update of the Record Spinner Podcast, Noel discusses the passing of black jazz giant, pianist, and part-founder of the Strata East record label, Stanley Cowell. Noel speaks on the importance of the artist's work, both spiritually and politically. Noel also dives into jazz's black consciousness movement of the 60s and the 70s and draws some interesting parallels between the post reconstruction industry of sharecropping and that of the contemporary music industry.

The book by Isabel Wilkerson that he mentions is called "The Warmth of Other Suns." As always, shoot your questions, comments, and opinions to therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com and check out the Record Spinner Podcast webpage and sign up for the forum page to receive updates on the progress of that project.

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