Album: The Way AheadFormat: CD
Label/Info: Impulse IMPD-272 (1998 20-bit remastering). Tracks 1-4 originally issued as 1968 LP The Way Ahead (AS-9170). Bonus tracks 5 and 6 originally issued on the 1969 LP Kwanza (AS-9262).
Archie Shepp. There are so many contrasts in his playing. Bluesy. Intense. Concerned. Exuberant. Who else can play so far out while staying so grounded and earthy? This is Shepp's first Impulse session with piano, which provides the harmonic anchor for me. Fire Music, Four for Trane, and Mama Too Tight are very fine recordings, but they don't have the feeling this one does. Check out Walter Davis, Jr. (piano) and Ron Carter on "Damn If I Know." Personnel: Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone); Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Jimmy Owens (trumpet); Grachan Moncur III (trombone); Walter Davis Jr., Dave Burrell (piano); Ron Carter, Walter Booker (bass); Beaver Harris, Roy Haynes (drums).
Album: Live in San FranciscoFormat: LP
Label/Info: Impulse! AS-9118
A great live recording. My second favorite Shepp on Impulse. Personnel: Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone, piano); Roswell Rudd (trombone); Donald Garrett, Lewis Worrell (bass); Beaver Harris (drums). Recorded at the Both/And Club, San Francisco, California on February 19, 1966.
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This is the first Archie Shepp I heard, and it really turned my head and ears around! I built up a pretty large Shepp collection before i finally found a copy of this. His opening cadenza on "In A Sentimental Mood" is still incredible.
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