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Archie Shepp - A Sea of Faces (1975)  Music

Posted by intothe at Oct. 19, 2008
Archie Shepp - A Sea of Faces (1975)

Archie Shepp - A Sea of Faces (1975)
Jazz | EAC rip (FLAC, cue, log) | 371 MB | full artwork
Black Saint (1993) | 49:09

Archie Shepp - Tray Of Silver (1979) {Denon Japan DC-8548 rel 1989}

Archie Shepp - Tray Of Silver (1979) {Denon Japan DC-8548 rel 1989}
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© 1979, 1989 Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan | DC-8548
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Saxophone

Late seventies were the time when world is turned over for all generation of yesterday adventurous jazz stars who became famous in late 60s and continued to enjoy success in early 70s. Musical fashion has been changed dramatically and one morning many of them woke up jobless,sometime even homeless and as rule - useless.Not so many of them survived these and upcoming years successfully, fortunately Archie Shepp did.
Archie Shepp - Mariamar (1975) {Horo--Atomic Records 76810 rel 2009}

Archie Shepp - Mariamar (1975) {Horo–Atomic Records 76810 rel 2009}
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© 1975, 2009 Horo Records / Atomic Records | 76810
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Deep Jazz / Saxophone

A very nice issue of a 1976 Italian LP of Archie Shepp with local and Brazilian musicians spinning out lush, soulful jazz tunes. Shepp is of course a master of many styles of jazz, and here he focuses on melodic lyrical ballads with a tight, piano-less sextet. Shepp’s playing is soulful and generous, giving plenty of room for solos from his band.
Archie Shepp & Richard Davis - Body and Soul (1989) {Enja Records ‎ENJA CD 7007-2 rel 1991}

Archie Shepp & Richard Davis - Body and Soul (1989) {Enja Records ‎ENJA CD 7007-2 rel 1991}
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© 1989, 1991 Enja Records | ‎ENJA CD 7007-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Contemporary Jazz / Saxophone / Bass

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 and Soul," "Pannonica," and "'Round Midnight" – this set is one of Shepp's most enjoyable ever. The reasons are myriad, but it is in large part due to the fluid, loping bass of Richard Davis. Recorded in a club in front of a live audience, Shepp digs deep into his own history of influential tenor players and comes out not wanting, but on par with them, from Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis to Sonny Rollins to John Coltrane. His playing here is big, meaty, and warm, full of subtle emotions as well as bleating cries.
Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five - Vol. 2 (Remastered) (1964/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five - Vol. 2 (Remastered) (1964/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 40:59 minutes | 894 MB
Jazz | Label: Storyville Records, Official Digital Download

ReMaster of this 1964 LP by tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded at the end of a string of engagements throughout the Scandinavian countries. His New York Contemporary Five group also included Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Don Moore and J.C. Moses. 'Vol. 2' captures this group of young musicians seeking new musical ground, having found a welcoming environment far from home.
Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change (1971) {Impulse! Japan MVCI-23081 rel 1992}

Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change (1971) {Impulse! Japan MVCI-23081 rel 1992}
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© 1971, 1992 Impulse! / MCA Victor Japan | MVCI-23081
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Soul Jazz / Saxophone

Things Have Got To Change is wonderful post-Paris work from Archie Shepp – a record that has him bringing more focus back into his work after sessions overseas – and also making some great use of the legendary Joe Lee Wilson on vocals! There's a feeling here that's a real change for Shepp, but a great one too – a sound that's trying to reach new levels of expression in jazz – with a bit less of the sharp edges of the 60s, and more of the warmer, more righteous modes of the post-Coltrane generation.

Archie Shepp Quintet feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man (1989)  Music

Posted by intothe at Sept. 22, 2009
Archie Shepp Quintet feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man (1989)

Archie Shepp Quintet feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man (1989)
Jazz | EAC rip (FLAC+CUE+LOG) + MP3 (320) | 383 + 136 MB | artwork
Timeless | 59:26 | RAR with 5% recovery

Archie Shepp - Four For Trane (1964) [Reissue 1987]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 10, 2021
Archie Shepp - Four For Trane (1964) [Reissue 1987]

Archie Shepp - Four For Trane (1964) [Reissue 1987]
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 220 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 87 MB | Covers - 18 MB
Genre: Avant-garde Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: MCA/Impulse! (254 644-2)

From 1964, Archie Shepp's first date as a leader featured - as one would expect from the title - four tunes by John Coltrane, his mentor, his major influence, and his bandleader. The fact that this album holds up better than almost any of Shepp's records nearly 40 years after the fact has plenty to do with the band he chose for this session, and everything to do with the arranging skills of trombonist Roswell Rudd. The band here is Shepp on tenor, John Tchicai on alto, Rudd on trombone, Trane's bassist Reggie Workman, and Ornette Coleman's drummer Charles Moffett. Even in 1964, this was a powerhouse, beginning with a bluesed-out wailing version of "Syeeda's Song Flute." This version is ingenious, with Shepp allowing Rudd to arrange for solos for himself and Tchicai up front and Rudd punching in the blues and gospel in the middle, before giving way to double time by Workman and Moffett…
Max Roach & Archie Shepp - The Long March (1979) {2CD Hat Hut, Nippon Crown Japan, CRCJ-2009~10 rel 1992}

Max Roach & Archie Shepp - The Long March (1979) {2CD Hat Hut, Nippon Crown Japan, CRCJ-2009~10 rel 1992}
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© 1979, 1992 Hat Hut Records / Nippon Crown Japan | CRCJ-2009~10
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Post Bop / Drums / Saxophone

The historic meeting of two truly influential and individual composers, arrangers, and instrumentalists on The Long March. The album appeared in 1979 on Swiss label Hat Hut. This date pairs Max Roach and Archie Shepp playing both solo and as a duo for one night in 1979 at the Willisau Jazz Festival. Roach's truly astonishing solo "J.C. Moses" is a tribute to Detroit jazz great J.C. Heard. The kinds of rimshots, trap stops and starts, and continuous rolling thunder take the breath away and make the listener wonder if this is really only one drummer. Next up is Shepp's solo tenor reading of Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady," where he coaxes all the ballad's idiosyncrasies and fluidly combines them with his new jazz flourishes, without once disrespecting the integrity of the original.
Archie Shepp - Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (1967/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Archie Shepp - Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (1967/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 43:05 minutes | 871 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The important tenor Archie Shepp and his 1967 group romp through the continuous 43-and-a-half-minute "One for the Trane" before an enthusiastic audience at a German music festival. Although he improvises very freely and with great intensity, Shepp surprised the crowd by suddenly bursting into a spaced-out version of "The Shadow of Your Smile" near the end of this memorable performance. On the whole, this very spirited set represents avant-garde jazz at its peak and Archie Shepp at his finest. This is an exciting album.