The Life we Chose

Archie Shepp - Phat Jam In Milano (2009) {Dawn of Freedom DOF0901 rec 2007}
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© 2009 Dawn of Freedom | DOF0901
Jazz / Hard Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Hip-Hop / Saxophone

After his rap-jazz collaboration with Public Enemy's Chuck D, saxophone icon Archie Shepp evidently felt the need to continue in the contemporary hip-hop mode. Hence the live PHAT JAM IN MILANO from 2009, featuring yet another rapper, Napoleon Maddox, who muses on life in Amerika under George W. Bush on "Ill Biz." (There is even a radio-edit of this cut provided at the end of the album). Luckily–and apart from the obvious fact that this live set was recorded prior to the election of Barack Obama–the jazz side of the equation isn't neglected here.