The Cry of My People is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released in 1972 on the Impulse!

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The album features performances by Shepp with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets, and chamber orchestras.

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states: "Shepp worked with many larger ensembles as a leader, but never did he achieve such a perfect balance as he did on The Cry of My People".

[2] All compositions by Archie Shepp, except as indicated