{"product_id":"i-hear-freedom-the-great-migration-free-jazz-and-black-power-9780231221573","title":"I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, a musical revolution took place in the industrial landscapes of Cleveland and Detroit. Disenchanted with the strictures of bebop, musicians forged a new style--free jazz--that took inspiration from a vast range of sources, including figures such as Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and John Coltrane; African and Middle Eastern music; avant-garde modernism; and the politics and aesthetics of Black Power. How did this radical movement come about, and what explains its creativity and vitality? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews with dozens of musicians, \u003ci\u003e I Hear Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of free jazz and its connection to the broader Black experience. Cisco Bradley demonstrates that although this part of the free jazz movement arose in the Midwest, it is deeply rooted in the musical traditions and aesthetics that the Great Migration brought from the South. As postwar urban renewal projects fractured Black communities, musicians drew on this heritage to create new forms of expression. Figures such as Albert Ayler, Donald Ayler, Charles Tyler, Frank Wright, Bobby Few, Charles Moore, and Faruq Z. Bey developed distinct artistic visions, often influenced by their involvement in Black liberation movements.\u003ci\u003e I Hear Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the Cleveland and Detroit free jazz scenes, and it follows musicians to New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and beyond. A revelatory oral history, this book shows that free jazz is a uniquely Black style shaped by mobility, community, and the struggle for freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cisco Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231221573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCisco Bradley is professor of history at the Pratt Institute. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Williamsburg Avant-Garde: Experimental Music and Sound on the Brooklyn Waterfront\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eUniversal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). He is also the director of the documentary \u003ci\u003eTake Me to Fendika\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGabriel Jermaine Vanlandingham-Dunn is a music historian, writer, researcher, and DJ who heads cow: Music and is the creative consultant at Astral Spirits Records.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Cisco Bradley \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834188087453,"sku":"9780231221573","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_119e677a-ce21-4440-b2f8-c4fcc2f485dd.jpg?v=1776145769","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/i-hear-freedom-the-great-migration-free-jazz-and-black-power-9780231221573","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}