Conversations
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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In a dedication to the late bassist Fred Hopkins, Shepp returns to the recording studio armed with his no-compromise, no-nonsense way of playing the tenor saxophone. It's still as cutting-edge dour...
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Poem for Malcolm - GIANTS OF JAZZ
Released: Aug 14, 1969
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Released: Aug 14, 1969
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This LP from the English Affinity LP is a mixed bag. Best is "Rain Forrest" on which tenor-saxophonist Archie Shepp, in a collaboration with trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Vince Benedetti,...
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The New York Contemporary Five
Released: Nov 11, 1963
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Released: Nov 11, 1963
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This historically significant CD has ten of the 11 selections recorded by The New York Contemporary Five (and originally issued on two separate LPs) on November 11, 1963. The short-lived group,...
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Black Gipsy
Released: Nov 9, 1969
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Released: Nov 9, 1969
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Black Gipsy is an interesting album, not just because it's one of the very few dates where Archie Shepp plays soprano exclusively, but because the album also features a harmonica player, Leroy...
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Body and Soul
Released: 1991
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Released: 1991
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This duet date from 1990 demonstrates the deep blues feeling and technical mastery Archie Shepp has on the tenor saxophone. Comprised of four standards -- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," "Body...
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The House I Live In
Released: Nov 21, 1963
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Released: Nov 21, 1963
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This is a fascinating release. Tenor-saxophonist Archie Shepp would not burst upon the U.S. avant-garde scene until 1964-65 but here he is featured at a Danish concert with the great coolbop...
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