Label : Impulse!
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A classic of spiritual, soulful jazz – and one of Archie Shepp's greatest albums! The set was recorded in New York after a few free and festive years in Paris, and it's an amazing about-face that has Archie stepping into a world of righteous, full-on, political, and funky themes – the likes of which are far more outspoken than any of his previous recordings. The group on the set is quite a large one – hip New York underground players, a small string ensemble, and even a few singers – like soul diva Joshie Armstead and vocalist Joe Lee Wilson. Overall, the sound's somewhere in the same place as the Art Ensemble of Chicago's amazing Les Stances A Sophie – in that the record comes from a free jazz tradition, but moves into a more rhythmic focus in order to communicate its message. The added vocals and recitations are wonderful – very moving, and much less hippy-dippy than on other Shepp records of the time – and the whole thing holds together with a unique sound and substance that's made it a treasure that holds up again and again. A true gem, and one we'll never part with!
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By Electric Looser
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Μόλις σήμερα το πρωί το "έψαχνα", το αποκτούσα και το άκουγα!!! Ωραίος.
Χαιρομαι.
καταπληκτικό album του Sheep , κυκλοφόρησε λίγο μετά την εξέργεση-σφαγή στις φυλακές Attica (Σεπτέμβρης 1971)ως διακύρηξη για τα δικαιώματα και την καταπίεση των μαύρων (η εξέγερση έγινε από μαύρους κρατούμενους διαμαρτυρόμενους για τις άθλιες συνθήκες κράτησης στην οποία καταμετρήθηκαν 39 νεκροί).
Line up :
Archie Shepp: tenor and soprano saxophones
Clifford Thornton: cornet
Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley: trumpet
Cal Massey: fluegelhorn
Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi: trombone
Hakim Jami: euphonium
Clarence White: alto saxophone
Marion Brown: alto saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, percussion
Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson: tenor saxophone
James Ware: baritone saxophone
John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar: violin
Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott: cello
Dave Burrell: electric piano
Walter Davis, Jr.: electric piano, piano
Cornell Dupree: guitar
Jimmy Garrison, Gerald Jemmott, Roland Wilson: bass
Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan: percussion
Beaver Harris, Billy Higgins: drums
Joshie Armstead, Henry Hull, Waheeda Massey, Albertine Robertson, Joe Lee Wilson: vocal
Bartholomew Gray, William Kunstler: narrator
RoMas: arranger
Romulus Franceschini: conductor
Το συγκεκριμένο υπάρχει και σε επανέκδοση -μέρος του - με αλλαγές στην ενορχήστρωση ηχογραφημένο στη Γαλλία : Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra: I Hear the Sound (2013)
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