#1968 in music

Love Child by Diana Ross and The Supremes 1968

A more mature socially conscious sound for the Supremes featuring the superb title track composed and produced by R Dean Taylor and the George Clinton co-authored Can’t Shake It Loose which he would later remake with Funkadelic

Brigitte Fontaine est… folle ! 1968

“Within an album or two, Fontaine would be deep in avant-garde jazz and nascent world music hybrids, so in hindsight Est…Folle sounds the most traditional, even though it’s nothing of the sort—in fact, the title translates to “Brigitte Fontaine is crazy” and its cover features Fontaine’s striking dark eyes emanating from a big white question mark. Recorded in the studio with composer/arranger Jean-Claude Vannier—who would soon add orchestral heft to France’s greatest rock export, Serge Gainsbourg’s Histoire de Melody Nelson—Est…Folle is playful and charming, even if it offers few hints at the curveballs ahead.“ Pitchfork

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19022-brigitte-fontaine-estfolle-comme-a-la-radio/

Afro-Harping by Dorothy Ashby 1968

A reviewer of Dusty Groove mentioned “One of the grooviest records ever – a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby’s amazing electric harp! By the time of this landmark album, Dorothy had been knocking around the jazz world for a number of years, but it wasn’t until she hooked up with Richard Evans at Cadet Records that her sound really began to cook – breaking down genres and expectations in the trademark style of the best late 60s sides from the Chicago underground. The record’s got a bit of funk, a bit of jazz, and a heck of a lot of soul – and the setting works perfectly for Dorothy’s harp, giving it a lot more room to work around than some of her smaller jazz combo albums”