ARCHIE SHEPP | SIEGFRIED KESSLER - First Take (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is the first release from a new label dedicated to the music of Archie Shepp. At this point in his career, the saxophonist's output has shown a serious lack of consistency, but this meeting between two longtime accomplices proves that he can still deliver. Originally, this was German pianist Siegfried Kessler's live date, and Kessler incidentally decided to invite Shepp. As his excellent recordings with Horace Parlan also bear witness, the saxophonist seems to entertain a special relationship with pianists. He met Kessler in the late '60s and this date gives them the opportunity to revisit some themes that they have often played together, such as the opener, an epic rendition of "Les Matins Noirs," which features Shepp on soprano and is alone worth the price of admission. His raw and emotional blowing is instantly gripping. Elsewhere, he remains in full command of his instrument, constantly switching from tenor to soprano, and delivers some beautifully heartfelt and expressive lines -- he has seldom sounded so moving and dramatic. Kessler can be economical, which always leaves many options to the saxophonist, but what strikes most is his percussive style sustained with a very strong left hand. On most tracks, Shepp sings and his smoky voice has enough endearing power to overcome its limitations. While First Take is far from the innovations and urgency of Shepp's early recordings, it is a fine addition to the saxophonist's collection. Alain Drouot
Tracklist :
1    Le Matin Des Noirs 23'24
 Archie Shepp
2    Lush Life 10'44
 Billy Strayhorn
3    Don't Get Around Much Anymore 6'34
 Duke Ellington / B. Russell
4    Steam 12'12
 Archie Shepp
5    Misterioso / California Blues 10'35
 Archie Shepp
6    Ujaama 8'36
 Archie Shepp
Credits
Piano – Siegfried Kessler
Saxophone, Vocals – Archie Shepp

ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET | DAR GNAWA - Kindred Spirits Vol. 1 (2005) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Main Street Medina    12:01
 Archie Shepp
2    Suite Blue    13:09
 Archie Shepp
3    Middle Passage    10:10
 Archie Shepp
4    Groove Mosso    9:03
 Archie Shepp
5    Dawn Of Freedom    7:38
 Archie Shepp
6    Kindred Spirits    13:23
 Archie Shepp
Credits
Artwork [Drawings] – Wozniak
Bass – Wayne Dockery
Design – Marjorie Guigue
Drums – Steve McRaven
Ensemble – Dar Gnawa
Piano – Tom McClung
Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Vocals, Percussion – Abdelkader El Khlyfy, Abdou El Gourd, Khalid Rahhali, Maalem Abdellah El Gourd, Noureddine Touati

ARCHIE SHEPP - Gemini (2007) 2xCD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 The Reverse    
1-1    The Reverse (Alternate Version 1)    4:10
 Chuck D / Archie Shepp
1-2    Revolution (Mama Rose)    10:33
 Archie Shepp
1-3    Burning Bright    6:05
 Tom McClung
1-4    Trippin'    4:38
 Archie Shepp
1-5    Time Stood Still    7:00
 Archie Shepp
1-6    Intertwining Spirits    7:33
 Stephen McCraven
1-7    La Manzana 5:24
Written-By – Tom McClung
1-8    Eva    6:22
 Archie Shepp
1-9    Pannonica 5:08
Written-By – Thelonious S. Monk
1-10    The Reverse    4:22
 Archie Shepp
1-11    The Reverse (Alternate Version 2) 4:10
 Chuck D / Archie Shepp
Live In Souillac    
2-1    Hope Two    11:08
 Archie Shepp
2-2    Call Him    5:30
 Amina Claudine Myers
2-3    Do You Want To Be Saved    7:19
 Amina Claudine Myers
2-4    Ujaama    13:24
 Archie Shepp
2-5    Rest Enough    4:00
 Archie Shepp
Credits
Artwork By – Wozniak
Bass – Cameron Brown (pistas: 2-1 to 2-5), Wayne Dockery (pistas: 1-1 to 1-11)
Drums – Ronnie Burrage (pistas: 2-1 to 2-5), Steve McCraven (pistas: 1-1 to 1-11)
Guitar [Guest] – Stéphane Guery (pistas: 1-1 to 1-11)
Piano – Tom McClung (pistas: 1-1 to 1-11)
Piano, Voice – Amina Claudine Myers (pistas: 2-1 to 2-5)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Voice – Archie Shepp
Voice [Guest] – Chuck D (pistas: 1-1 to 1-11)

ARCHIE SHEPP | JOACHIM KÜHN - Wo!Man (2011-2018) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Transmitting 9:49
Written-By – Joachim Kühn
2    Nina 6:40
Written-By – Archie Shepp
3    Drivin' Miss Daisy 4:32
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4.1    Sketch 10:23
Written-By – Archie Shepp, Joachim Kühn
4.2    Monette (Final Coda Sax)
Written-By – Archie Shepp
5    Harlem Nocturne 8:03
Written-By – Dick Rogers, Earle Hagen
6    Lonely Woman 10:08
Written-By – Ornette Coleman
7    Segue 6:24
Written-By – Archie Shepp, Joachim Kühn
8    Sophisticated Lady 10:32
Written-By – Duke Ellington
Credits
Piano – Joachim Kühn
Saxophone – Archie Shepp

ARCHIE SHEPP | ATTICA BLUES ORCHESTRA - I Hear the Sound (2013) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Attica Blues 8'02
William G. Harris / Archie Shepp
2     Arms 7'31
Amina Claudine Myers
3     Blues For Brother G. Jackson 6'56
Archie Shepp
4     Come Sunday 6'36
Duke Ellington
5     The Cry of My People 6'53
Cal Massey
6     Quiet Dawn 9'12
Cal Massey
7     Déjà Vu 5'48
Archie Shepp
8     Steam 5'41
Archie Shepp
9     Goodbye Sweet Pop's 8'15
Cal Massey
10     Ballad For a Child 5'04
William G. Harris / Archie Shepp
11     Mama Too Tight 7'03
Archie Shepp
Credits
Drums, Percussion – Bashi Rose
Drums, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals, Turntables, Scratches, Production Manager – Earl ''Damu The Fudgemunk'' Davis
Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Luke Stewart
Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Aaron Gause
Guitar – Pat Fritz
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Electric Piano – Archie Shepp
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Jamal Moore
Vocals, Lyrics By, Rap – Raw Poetic (Jason Moore)

ARCHIE SHEPP & JASON MORAN - Let My People Go (2021) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A brilliant addition to the great "Jazz-duo-tradition", this blues-drenched, free-floating outing by two masters from very divergent generations.
Shepp hasn't lost any of his verve and roughness... on the contrary, listen to his hoarse voice growl like a caged animal on "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" !
Moran quietly became one of Jazz's greatest modern piano players but here he digs a lot "deeper" than on any of his other outings.
Mostly classic ballads (Ellington, Strayhorn, Coltrane and Monk get baffling "free treatments") but brought with such an expressionistic intensity, it's seems like you're witnessing some sort of introspective ritual jam/voodoo session. Alain Robert
Tracklist :
1    Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child    8:21
2    Isfahan 6:11
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
3    He Cares 6:42
Written-By – Jason Moran
4    Go Down Moses    7:01
5    Wise One 13:13
Written-By – John Coltrane
6    Lush Life 8:49
7    Round Midnight 8:32
Written-By – Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk
Credits
Piano – Jason Moran
Saxophone, Vocals – Archie Shepp