PHAROAH SANDERS AND ALICE COLTRANE — Antibes 68 & New York 71 : The Radio Broadcasts (2022) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pharoah Sanders    Medley    (37:54)
1-1    –    Unidentified    
1-2    –    Venus    
1-3    –    The Creator Has A Master Plan    
2    Alice Coltrane–    Africa    28:35
Credits :
Bass – Cecil McBee (tracks: 1-2), Jimmy Garrison (tracks: 1-2), Norris Jones (tracks: 1-1)
Drums – Clifford Jarvis (tracks: 1-2), Ed Blackwell (tracks: 1-2), Majid Shabazz (tracks: 1-1)
Harmonium – Kumar Kramer (tracks: 1-2)
Piano – Lonnie Liston Smith (tracks: 1-1)
Piano, Harp – Alice Coltrane (tracks: 1-2)
Tambora – Tulsi (tracks: 1-2)
Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Pharoah Sanders (tracks: 1-1)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Fife – Pharoah Sanders (tracks: 1-2)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Percussion – Archie Shepp (tracks: 1-2)

ARCHIE SHEPP | DOLLAR BRAND — Duet (1978-1990) Serie PCM Digital | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A somewhat surprising pairing at the time, the former firebrand of the tenor sax and the wonderful South African pianist found a pleasant and relaxed meeting point. By 1978, Shepp had largely abandoned the ferocious attack that gained him renown in the '60s, settling on a rich, Ben Webster-ish tone and playing a repertoire consisting of modern standards and bluesy originals. Two such pieces, the lovely Dave Burrell/Marion Brown composition "Fortunato" and Mal Waldron's "Left Alone," are highlights of this session, Shepp's burnished tone as soft as an old shoe. Ibrahim is a fairly deferential partner here, generally preferring to play the role of accompanist, although certainly one sprinkling his work with plenty of ideas for Shepp to work off. But the prevailing sense of relaxation begins to pall after a while and one wishes for a bit more of the old rough and tumble that these two were surely capable of. Still, for those who enjoyed Shepp's mid-'70s dates for Arista/Freedom and Ibrahim's more subdued group efforts of the late '70s and early '80s, there's much good listening here. Brian Olewnick
Tracklist :
1    Fortunato 7:37
Composed By – Dave Burrell, Marion Brown
2    Barefoot Boy From Queens Town - To Mongezi 7:45
Composed By – Archie Shepp
3    Left Alone 7:51
Composed By – Mal Waldron
4    Theme From "Proof Of The Man" 8:12
Composed By – Yuji Ohno
5    Ubu-Suku 4:30
Composed By – Dollar Brand
6    Moniebah 8:18
Composed By – Dollar Brand
Credits :
Piano – Dollar Brand
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp

THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA — Into the Hot (1962-1988) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Although this album (reissued on CD) proudly states that it is by the Gil Evans Orchestra and has Evans' picture on the cover, the arranger actually had nothing to do with the music. Three songs have the nucleus of his big band performing numbers composed, arranged, and conducted by John Carisi (who also plays one of the trumpets). Those selections by the composer of "Israel" are disappointingly forgettable. The other three performances are even further away from Evans for they are actually selections by avant-garde pianist Cecil Taylor's septet! Taylor's music features trumpeter Ted Curson, trombonist Roswell Rudd, altoist Jimmy Lyons, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, bassist Henry Grimes, and drummer Sunny Murray and is quite adventurous and exciting, the main reason to acquire this somewhat misleading set. Scott Yanow    Tracklist & Credits :

ARCHIE SHEPP - Essential Best (2012) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1. The Shadow Of Your Smile 9:56
J. Mandel
2. Here’s That Rainy Day 10:05
J.V. Heusen
3. Blue Train 10:31
J. Coltrane
4. I Want To Talk About You 9:46
B. Eckstine
5. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life 4:56
M. Legrand
6. Sous Le Ciel De Paris 7:52
H. Giraud
7. Blue In Green 7:59
M. Davis / B. Evans
8. Alone Together 10:51
H. Dietz / A. Schwartz

ARCHIE SHEPP - Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five (1963-2004) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This historically significant LP has six selections recorded by the New York Contemporary Five on November 11, 1963. The short-lived group, which consists of cornetist Don Cherry, altoist John Tchicai, Archie Shepp on tenor, bassist Don Moore, and drummer J.C. Moses, was avant-garde for the period, influenced most by Ornette Coleman's Quartet; the participation of Coleman's cornetist certainly helped. However, Tchicai (although sometimes hinting at Coleman) had a different approach than Coleman, and it was obvious that Shepp had already developed his own original voice and was the group's most passionate soloist. Together this very interesting quintet (which would soon break up) performs pieces by Coleman, Thelonious Monk (there's a short melodic renditions of "Crepescule with Nellie"), Bill Dixon, Tchicai, Shepp, and Cherry. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Consequences 8'39
Written-By – Cherry
2    Monk's Mood 2'29
Written-By – Monk
3    Emotions 8'43
Written-By – Coleman
4    Wo Wo 5'50
Written-By – Tchicai
5    Trio 15'32
Written-By – Dixon
6    Crepescule With Nellie 2'22
Written-By – Monk
7    O.C. 6'40
Written-By – Coleman
8    When Will The Blues Leave 8'57
Written-By – Coleman
9    The Funeral 8'08
Written-By – Shepp
10    Mick 7'42
Written-By – Tchicai
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – John Tchicai
Bass – Don Moore
Cornet – Don Cherry
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Notas.
Recorded November 15, 1963, Jazzhus Montmartre Copenhagen.
This is a compilation of "New York Contemporary 5 - Vol. 2" (track 1 to 5) and "New York Contemporary 5 - Vol. 1" (track 6 to 10), minus one track ("Cisum").

ARCHIE SHEPP / BILL DIXON - Quartet (2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1 - Trio
2 - Quartet
3 - Somewhere
4 - Peace
Archie Shepp - tenor sax
Bill Dixon - trumpet
Don Moore - bass
Reggie Workman - bass on track 4
Paul Cohen - drums
Howard McRae - drums on track 4
Recorded:October, 1962    New York
5 - Where Poppies Bloom (Where Poppies Blow)
6 - Like A Blessed Baby Lamb
7 - Consequences
Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five
Archie Shepp - tenor sax
John Tchicai - alto sax
Don Cherry - pocket cornet on track 7
Ted Curson - trumpet, piccolo trumpet on tracks 5 & 6
Ronnie Boykins - bass
Sunny Murray - drums
Recorded: February 9, 1964    New York
8 -13 Winter Song Section
14 - The 12th December
Bill Dixon Septet
Bill Dixon - trumpet
George Barrow - tenor sax
Ken McIntyre - alto sax, oboe
Howard Johnson - tuba, baritone sax
David Izenzon - bass
Hal Dodson - bass
Howard McRae - drums
Recorded: February 4, 1964    New York

ARCHIE SHEPP - The Impulse Story (2007) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Archie Shepp's volume in The Impulse Story series, with liner notes by Ashley Kahn, author of The House That Trane Built: The Impulse Story, is arguably the best and most representative of any of the editions in it. These ten cuts capture Shepp's many faces. There's his wonderful look inside the music of his mentor John Coltrane ("Naima" from Four for Trane), through to his gaze at the jazz tradition (Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady"), to bossa nova (a very unique read of "Girl from Ipanema") to the weighty concerns of his own compositions that engaged everything from the avant-garde "Les Matin des Noires" to politics ("Malcolm Malcolm -- Semper Malcolm"), to R&B and soul ("Damn If I Know" "Mama Too Tight," and "Attica Blues"). While certain albums are not represented here -- the magnificent Magic of Ju-Ju being one -- the breadth and depth of Shepp's true genius is all here. That said, it is a shame that many of his albums recorded for Impulse (the classic Fire Music and Magic of Ju-Ju just to name two) are currently out of print. Of all the volumes in this fine collection, Shepp's stands, with Alice Coltrane's as the very best in that it gives a true introduction to an artist often misunderstood, but during his tenure for this label, he was creatively unstoppable.
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Tracklist :
1     Naima 7'10
(John Coltrane)
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Charles Moffett
Flugelhorn – Alan Shorter
Producer – John Coltrane
Trombone – Roswell Rudd
2     Los Olvidados 8'56
(Archie Shepp)
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown
Bass – Reggie Johnson
Drums – Joe Chambers
Trumpet – Ted Curson
3     The Girl from Ipanema 8'35
(Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes)
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown
Bass – Reggie Johnson
Drums – Joe Chambers
Trumpet – Ted Curson
4     Malcolm, Malcolm - Semper Malcolm 4'51
(Archie Shepp)
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Vocals [Recitation] – Archie Shepp
5     Le Matin des Noires 8'00
(Archie Shepp)
Bass – Barre Phillips
Drums – Joe Chambers
Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson     
6     Scag 3'23
(Archie Shepp)
Bass – Barre Phillips
Drums – Joe Chambers
Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson
Vocals [Recitation] – Archie Shepp
7     Mama Too Tight 5'25
(Archie Shepp)
Bass – Charlie Haden
Clarinet – Perry Robinson
Drums – Beaver Harris
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd
Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine
Tuba – Howard Johnson
8     Damn If I Know (The Stroller) 6'19
(Walter Davis, Jr.)
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Beaver Harris
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens
9     Sophisticated Lady 7'10
(Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Mitchell Parish)
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Roy Haynes
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Jimmy Owen
10     Attica Blues 4'47
(Beaver Harris / Archie Shepp)
Alto Saxophone – Clarence White, Marion Brown
Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead
Baritone Saxophone – James Ware
Bass [Fender] – Jerry Jemmott, Roland Wilson
Cello – Calo Scott, Ronald Lipscomb
Cornet – Clifford Thornton
Drums – Beaver Harris
Guitar – Cornell Dupree
Lead Vocals – Henry Hull
Percussion – Juma Sutan*, Nene DeFense, Ollie Anderson
Producer – Ed Michel
Tenor Saxophone – Roland Alexander
Trombone – Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi
Trumpet – Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley
Tuba – Hakim Jami
Violin – John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar

ARCHIE SHEPP | LARS GULLIN QUINTET - The House I Live In (1963-1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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 baritonist Lars Gullin and a top-notch straightahead rhythm section (pianist Tete Montoliu, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Alex Riel). The quintet stretches out on four lengthy standards (including "Sweet Georgia Brown" and a 19-minute rendition of "You Stepped out of a Dream") and it is particularly interesting to hear the reactions of the other musicians to Shepp's rather free flights; at a couple of points Gullin tries to copy him. An important historical release. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     You Stepped Out of a Dream 19'06
Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn
2     I Should Care 9'00
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
3     The House I Live In 9'09
Earl Robinson
4     Sweet Georgia Brown 11'22
Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard
Credits :
Baritone Saxophone – Lars Gullin
Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Drums – Alex Riel
Piano – Tete Montoliu
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp

ARCHIE SHEPP - Four for Trane (1964-2001) RM | Impulse! Best 50 – 20 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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. The rawness of the whole thing is so down-home you're ready to tell someone to pass the butter beans when listening. Rudd's arrangement of "Naima" is also stunningly beautiful: He reharmonizes the piece for the mid-register tone of Shepp, who does his best Ben Webster and adds a microtonal tag onto the front and back, dislocating the tune before it begins and after it ends, while keeping it just out of the range of the consonant throughout. Wonderful! The only Shepp original here is "Rufus (Swung, His Face at Last to the Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)." It's not a terribly sophisticated tune, but it works in the context of this band largely because of the soloing prowess of all the members -- particularly Tchicai -- here. There is barely any melody, the key changes are commensurate with tempo shifts, and the harmonics are of the sliding scale variety. Still, there are the blues; no one can dig into them and honk them better than Shepp. When it came to sheer exuberance and expression, he was a force to be reckoned with in his youth, and it shows in each of the tunes recorded here. Four for Trane is a truly fine, original, and lasting album from an under-celebrated musician.
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Tracklist :
1 Syeeda's Song Flute 8:28
 John Coltrane
2 Mr. Syms 7:39
 John Coltrane
3 Cousin Mary 7:13
 John Coltrane
4 Naima 7:08
 John Coltrane
5 Rufus (Swung, His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) 6:25
Archie Shepp
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – John Tchicai
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Charles Moffett
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Bob Thiele, John Coltrane
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Roswell Rudd
Trumpet – Alan Shorter

ARCHIE SHEPP - Fire Music (1965-1995) RM | Impulse! Master Sessions | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

One of forward-looking tenor man Archie Shepp's definitive early albums, 1965's Fire Music set the tone for much of what was to come over the next several years, both in Shepp's own career and in the jazz scene as a whole. Moving far beyond bebop toward more avant-garde realms, Fire Music was simultaneously a central document of the mid-'60s "New Thing" school of jazz and an arrow that pointed towards the subsequent explorations of Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, et al. The title refers to an African ceremony, and there's an urgency here that's fueled by the civil rights unrest of the day and aimed towards the burgeoning Black Power movement, both of which would remain key jazz subtexts for some time. Fire Music is far from the first free jazz album; Coleman and others had already experimented with free-form improvisation before this. But it subverts the conventions of the bebop generation thoroughly, turning melodies and harmonies both inward and outward upon themselves, throwing open the doors to open-ended structures and tonal experimentation. Even the "straight" tunes interpreted here are given a funhouse-mirror treatment, stretching them beyond expectations. Just as psychedelia expanded rock's palette in the '60s, so Shepp's Fire Music helped broaden the possibilities of jazz. Jim Allen  
Tracklist :
1    Hambone 12:28
Written-By – Archie Shepp
2    Los Olvidados 8:53
Written-By – Archie Shepp
3    Malcolm, Malcolm - Semper Malcolm 4:48
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4    Prelude To A Kiss 4:49
Written-By – Duke Ellington
5    The Girl From Ipanema 8:33
Written-By – Antonie Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes
6    Hambone (Live Version) 11:50
Written-By – Archie Shepp
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown (pistas: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
Baritone Saxophone – Fred Pirtle (pistas: 6)
Bass – David Izenzon (pistas: 3), Reggie Johnson (pistas: 1, 2, 4 to 6)
Drums – J.C. Moses (pistas: 3), Joe Chambers (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5), Roger Blank (pistas: 6)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Ashley Fennell (pistas: 6), Joseph Orange (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5)
Trumpet – Ted Curson (pistas: 1, 2, 4, 5), Virgil Jones (pistas: 6)

ARCHIE SHEPP - Live in San Francisco (1966-2015) RM | Impulse! Classics 50 – 30 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This Impulse recording features the fiery tenor Archie Shepp with his regularly working group of the period, a quintet also featuring trombonist Roswell Rudd, drummer Beaver Harris and both Donald Garrett and Lewis Worrell on basses. Although two pieces (Shepp's workout on piano on the ballad "Sylvia" and his recitation on "The Wedding") are departures, the quintet sounds particularly strong on Herbie Nichols' "The Lady Sings the Blues" and "Wherever June Bugs Go" while Shepp's ballad statement on "In a Sentimental Mood" is both reverential and eccentric. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Keep Your Heart Right 1'15
Roswell Rudd
2     Lady Sings the Blues 7'32
Herbie Nichols
3     Sylvia 5'35
Oley Speaks
4     The Wedding 2'52
Archie Shepp
5     Wherever June Bugs Go 10'25
Archie Shepp
6     In a Sentimental Mood 6'14
Duke Ellington / Manny Kurtz / Irving Mills
7     Things Ain't What They Used to Be 7'56
Mercer Ellington / Ted Persons
8     Three for a Quarter, One for a Dime 32'54
Archie Shepp
Credits
Bass – Donald Garrett (pistas: 1, 2, 5 to 6), Lewis Worrell
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1 to 3, 5 to 6)
Piano – Archie Shepp (pistas: 3)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1 to 3, 5 to 6)
Trombone – Roswell Rudd (pistas: 1 to 3, 5 to 6)
Voice [Recitation] – Archie Shepp (pistas: 4)

ARCHIE SHEPP - Mama Too Tight (1967-1998) RM | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The octet Archie Shepp surrounded himself with in 1966 was filled with new and old faces. The twin trombones of Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur III embodied this, but so did bassist Charlie Haden and trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, while familiar figures like drummer Beaver Harris and tubaist Howard Johnson had been part of Shepp's regular band. There are four tracks on Mama Too Tight, all of them in some way acting as extensions of the opening three-part suite "A Portrait of Robert Thomson (As a Young Man)." Shepp had hit his stride here compositionally. The track is, at first, a seeming free jazz blowout, but then traces the history of jazz, gospel, and blues breeze through its three sections. Certainly there is plenty of atonality, but there is plenty of harmonic and rhythmic invention, too. The piece, almost 19 minutes in length, has an intricate architecture that uses foreshadowing techniques and complex resolution methods. The title track is a post-bop blues swinger with a killer frontline riff turning in and out as the trombones go head to head. And finally, "Basheer," with an Eastern modality that transposes itself toward blues and folk music, becomes a statement on the transitional ties the '60s were ushering in musically. Here again, lots of free blowing, angry bursts of energy, and shouts of pure revelry are balanced with Ellingtonian elegance and restraint that was considerable enough to let the lyric line float through and encourage more improvisation. This is Shepp at his level best.
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Tracklist :
Portrait Of Robert Thompson (As A Young Man)    18:58
1a    Prelude To A Kiss
Written-By – Ellington, Gordon, Mills
1b    The Break Strain-King Cotton
Written-By – Public Domain
1c    Dem Basses
Written-By – Public Domain
2    Mama Too Tight 5:26
Written-By – Archie Shepp
3    Theme For Ernie 3:22
Written-By – Fred Lacey
4    Basheer 10:39
Written-By – Archie Shepp
Credits
Bass – Charlie Haden
Clarinet – Perry Robinson
Drums – Beaver Harris
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone, Liner Notes [Original] – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd
Trumpet – Tommy Turrentine
Tuba – Howard Johnson

ARCHIE SHEPP - On This Night (1966-1993) RM | GRP Presents The Legendary Masters Of Jazz | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp's third release for the Impulse label collects valuable loose ends recorded between March and August 1965. Among the highlights are a passionate reading of Duke Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood" and the title piece, a moving tribute to W.E.B. DuBois, featuring the haunting soprano vocalist Christine Spencer employing a distinct 20th century classical influence, with Shepp on piano. Shepp is the solo horn on these dates, playing at peak form with contributions from vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson early in his career, David Izenzon or Henry Grimes on bass, and four rotating drummers, including Rashied Ali, J.C. Moses, Joe Chambers, and Ed Blackwell, playing a variety of percussion. Al Campbell
Tracklist :
1    On This Night (If That Great Day Would Come) 10'00
Bass – Henry Grimes
Drums – Rashied Ali
Tenor Saxophone, Piano – Archie Shepp
Timpani – Joe Chambers
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
Vocals [Soprano Voice] – Chirstine Spencer
2    The Mac Man 7'27
Bass – Henry Grimes
Drums – Rashied Ali
Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
3    The Mac Man (Alternate Take) 9'27
Bass – Henry Grimes
Drums – Rashied Ali
Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
4    The Original Mr. Sonny Boy Williamson 5'58
Bass – Henry Grimes
Drums – J.C. Moses
Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
5    In A Sentimental Mood 3'18
Bass – Henry Grimes
Drums – Joe Chambers
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson
Written-By – Duke Ellington
6    The Chased (Take 1) 11'42
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
7    The Chased (Take 2) 6'10
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
8    The Chased (Take 3) 5'11
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
9    The Pickaninny (Picked Clean -- No More -- Or Can You Back Back Doodlebug) 7'22
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
10    Malcolm, Malcolm, Malcolm, Semper Malcolm 4'50
Bass – David Izenzon
Drums – J.C. Moses
Tenor Saxophone, Voice [Recitation] – Archie Shepp
Note:
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 12, 1965 (#1-5) and March 9, 1965 (#6-10)
Tracks 3, 6 to 8, 10: Bonus cuts, not included on the original album [tray insert]
"Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy" which appeared on the original LP of On This Night, was recorded live at Newport and now appears on the CD of New Thing At Newport by Shepp and John Coltrane.
"Malcolm" originally appeared on Fire Music (AS-86). The Third Take of "The Chase" originally appeared on The Definitive Jazz Scene - Volume Three (AS 9101). The first two takes of "The Chase" and the alternate take of "The Mac Man" first appeared on Further Fire Music (IA-9357). The output of these August and March, 1965 sessions is presented completely on this CD.
[booklet]

ARCHIE SHEPP - The Magic Of Ju-Ju (1967-2000) RM | Impulse! Best 50 – 21 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

On this 1967 Impulse release, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp unleashed his 18-minute tour de force "The Magic of Ju-Ju," combining free jazz tenor with steady frenetic African drumming. Shepp's emotional and fiery tenor takes off immediately, gradually morphing with the five percussionists -- Beaver Harris, Norman Connor, Ed Blackwell, Frank Charles, and Dennis Charles -- who perform on instruments including rhythm logs and talking drums. Shepp never loses the initial energy, moving forward like a man possessed as the drumming simultaneously builds into a fury. Upon the final three minutes, the trumpets of Martin Banks and Michael Zwerin make an abrupt brief appearance, apparently to ground the piece to a halt. This is one of Shepp's most chaotic yet rhythmically hypnotic pieces. The three remaining tracks, somewhat overshadowed by the title piece, are quick flourishes of free bop on "Shazam," "Sorry Bout That," and the slower, waltz-paced "You're What This Day Is All About." Al Campbell
Tracklist :
1     The Magic of Ju-Ju 18:37
Archie Shepp    
2     You're What This Day Is All About 1:51
Archie Shepp    
3     Shazam! 4:43
Archie Shepp    
4     Sorry 'Bout That 10:07
Archie Shepp    
Credits
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Beaver Harris, Norman Connor
Percussion – Dennis Charles
Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Eddie Blackwell
Percussion [Talking Drums] – Frank Charles
Producer – Bob Thiele
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Martin Banks
Trumpet, Trombone – Michael Zwerin

ARCHIE SHEPP - Live At The Donaueschingen Music Festival (1967-2000) RM | Most Perfect Sound Edition – 28 | FLAC (tracks), lossless

This is an exciting album. The important tenor Archie Shepp and his 1967 group -- with both Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur on trombones, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Beaver Harris -- 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. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     One for the Trane, Pt. 1 22:09
Archie Shepp    
2     One for the Trane, Pt. 2 21:54
Archie Shepp
Credits
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Drums – Beaver Harris
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd

ARCHIE SHEPP - Poem for Malcolm (1969-2004) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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, bassist Malachi Favors, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, perform some stirring free jazz; the interplay between Shepp and Jones is particularly exciting. On a four-and-a-half minute "Oleo," Shepp "battles" some bebop with fellow tenor Hank Mobley, but the other two tracks, a workout for the leader's erratic soprano on "Mamarose," and his emotional recitation on "Poem for Malcolm," are much less interesting, making this a less than essential release despite "Rain Forrest." Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Mama Rose/Poem for Malcolm 13'13
(Archie Shepp)
Bass – Malachi Favors
Drums – Philly Joe Jones
Piano [Oleo] – Vince Benedetti
Tenor Saxophone [Oleo] – Hank Mobley
Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Written-By [Rain Forest] – Archie Shepp
Trombone [Oleo] – Grachan Moncur III
2     Rain Forrest/Oleo 19'21
(Miles Davis / Archie Shepp)
Bass – Alan Silva
Drums – Philly Joe Jones, Claude Delcloo
Piano – Burton Greene
Soprano Saxophone, Voice [Recitation] – Archie Shepp

ARCHIE SHEPP - The Way Ahead (1968-1998) RM | Impulse! Master Sessions | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The Way Ahead was a turning point for Archie Shepp. For starters, he had looked all over the jazz/improv arena for the proper combination of players -- without a piano. One can speculate that this was because he cut his first teeth with pianist Cecil Taylor, and that could ruin anybody for life. Recorded in 1969, The Way Ahead featured Ron Carter on bass, Grachan Moncur III's trombone, Jimmy Owens' trumpet, and drums by either Beaver Harris or Roy Haynes, with Walter Davis, Jr. on piano. The set is a glorious stretch of the old and new, with deep blues, gospel, and plenty of guttersnipe swing in the mix. From the post-bop blues opener "Damn If I Know (The Stroller)," the set takes its Ellington-Webster cue and goes looking for the other side of Mingus. Shepp's solo is brittle, choppy, honky, and glorious against a set of changes gracefully employed by Moncur and Owens. Harris' stuttering, skittering rhythm may keep it anchored in the blues, but holds the line for anything else to happen. Likewise, the modern edge of things evidenced by Moncur's "Frankenstein" (first recorded with Jackie McLean's group in 1963) turns up the heat a bit more. Shepp's take is wholly different, accenting pedal points and microharmonics in the breaks. On "Sophisticated Lady" and "Fiesta," Haynes fills the drum chair and cuts his manic swinging time through the arrangements, lending them more of an elegant flair than perhaps they deserve here, though they also dig deeper emotionally than one would expect.
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Tracklist :
1    Damn If I Know (The Stroller) 6:16
Written-By – Walter Davis Jr.
2    Frankenstein 13:50
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
3    Fiesta 9:54
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4    Sophisticated Lady 7:08
Written-By – Duke Ellington
5    New Africa 12:55
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
6    Bakai 10:04
Written-By – Cal Massey
Credits
Baritone Saxophone – Charles Davis (pistas: 5, 6)
Bass – Ron Carter (pistas: 1 to 4), Walter Booker (pistas: 5, 6)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1, 2, 5, 6), Roy Haynes (pistas: 3, 4)
Piano – Dave Burrell (pistas: 5, 6), Walter Davis Jr. (pistas: 1 to 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens

ARCHIE SHEPP - Yasmina, A Black Woman (1969-1996) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

There is some intriguing music on this 1969 recording. Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp met up with members of the Chicago avant-garde school for the first time, including Art Ensemble of Chicago members Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell and Malachi Favors, on the lengthy "Yasmina," a track that also includes drummers Philly Joe Jones, Art Taylor, and Sunny Murray. On "Sonny's Back," there is an unlikely tenor tradeoff between Shepp and Hank Mobley, while "Body and Soul" gives Shepp a showcase opportunity. Although this set is not essential, it is unique enough to be recommended to avant-garde collectors. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Yasmina 20:08
Alto Saxophone – Arthur Jones
Bass – Earl Freeman
Bass Saxophone – Roscoe Mitchell
Composed By – Archie Shepp
Drums – Sunny Murray
Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Art Taylor
Trumpet – Lester Bowie
Xylophone [Balafon] – Laurence Devereaux
2    Sonny's Back 14:03
Composed By – Grachan Moncur III
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
3    Body And Soul 6:22
Composed By – Heyman, Green, Sour
Credits
Bass – Malachi Favors
Drums – Philly Joe Jones
Piano – Dave Burrell
Tenor Saxophone, Voice, Arranged By – Archie Shepp

ARCHIE SHEPP - Black Gipsy (1970-2004) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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 Jenkins on viola, and a vocalist named Chicago Beauchamp (aka Chicago Beau), who also performed with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Jimmy Dawkins. This is in addition to Clifford Thornton, Noah Howard, Sunny Murray, and the great Dave Burrell on piano. On "Black Gipsy," after an intro by Jenkins, Murray and bassist Earl Freeman set up a powerful martial groove, pushed by Burrell's low-end piano work. The horns and harmonica use this as a launching point, while Chicago Beauchamp sporadically spouts his street poetry. "Epitaph of a Small Winner" is something of a travelogue suite, starting in Rio de Janeiro with a light, upbeat melody. Casablanca is next, where the proceedings become a bit mellower and mysterious, then it's on to a near bluesy romp for the last stop in Chicago. "Pitchin' Can" closes the album with more ensemble playing over another upbeat theme based on a simple ostinato. This music gets intense, but melody is always at its core: this is not just a free blowing session. The rhythm section keeps things well grounded, aided greatly by Burrell's marvelous comping while the horns and harmonica take the melodies and run with them. Good stuff. Sean Westergaard
Tracklist :
1    Damn If I Know (The Stroller) 6'12
Written-By – Walter Davis Jr.
2    Frankenstein 13'50
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
3    Fiesta 9'54
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4    Sophisticated Lady 7'08
Written-By – Duke Ellington
5    New Africa 12'55
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
6    Bakai 10'04
Written-By – Cal Massey
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Noah Howard
Double Bass – Earl Freeman
Drums – Sonny Murray
Harmonica – Julio Finn
Piano – Dave Burrell
Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trumpet – Clifford Thornton
Viola – Leroy Jenkins
Vocals – Chicago Beauchamp

ARCHIE SHEPP - Things Have Got to Change (1971-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks), lossless

1    Money Blues    18:25
1.1    a) Part 1    5:54
1.2    b) Part 2    5:47
1.3    c) Part 3    6:41
2    Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior    2:30
3    Things Have Got To Change    16:59
3.1    a) Part 1    9:07
3.2    b) Part 2    7:51
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Piccolo Flute – James Spaulding (pistas: 1,3)
Backing Vocals – Anita Branham (pistas: 1,3), Anita Shepp (pistas: 1,3), Barbara Parsons (pistas: 1,3), Claudette Brown (pistas: 1,3), Ernestina Parsons (pistas: 1,3), Jody Shayne (pistas: 1,3), Joe Lee Wilson (pistas: 3), Johnny Shepp (pistas: 1,3), Sharon Shepp (pistas: 1,3)
Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (pistas: 1,3)
Bass – Roland Wilson (pistas: 1,3)
Cello – Calo Scott (pistas: 3)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1,3)
Electric Piano – Cal Massey (pistas: 2), Dave Burrell (pistas: 1,3)
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Billy Butler (pistas: 1), David Spinozza (pistas: 1)
Percussion – Calo Scott (pistas: 1), Hetty 'Bunchy' Fox (pistas: 1,3), Juma Sutan (pistas: 1,3), Ollie Anderson (pistas: 1,3)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (pistas: 1,3), Grechan Moncur III (pistas: 1,3)
Trumpet – Roy Burrowes (pistas: 1,3), Ted Daniel (pistas: 1,3)
Violin – Leroy Jenkins (pistas: 3)
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson (pistas: 1)