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)

ARCHIE SHEPP - Mariamar (1976-2009) Unofficial Release | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Mariamar    13:41
Written-By – Afonso Vieira
2    Tres Ideias    7:36
Written-By – Vieira, Urso, De Paula
3    The Magic    10:03
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4    Shepp's Mood    8:22
Written-By – Enzo Scoppa
5    Body And Soul    8:31
6    Tropical    8:56
Credits
Drums – Afonso Vieira
Guitar – Irio De Paula
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Piano – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Greenlee
Trumpet – Cicci Santucci
Notas.
Seemingly unofficial reissue of Mariamar (Horo HZ 01) with extra tracks (5&6) from Body And Soul (Horo HZ 10).

ARCHIE SHEPP - Attica Blues (1972-2003) RM | Serie: LP Reproduction | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the Attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages. Perhaps because Shepp's musical interests were changing, Attica Blues isn't the all-out blast of rage one might expect; instead, it's a richly arranged album of mournful, quietly agonized blues and Ellingtonian swing, mixed with a couple of storming funk burners. Of course, Shepp doesn't quite play it straight, bringing his avant-garde sensibilities to both vintage big band and contemporary funk, with little regard for the boundaries separating them all. His soloing on tenor and soprano is typically sharp-edged and modal, and his nasal, slicing tone on soprano is featured quite heavily. The stylishness of the slow numbers is undercut with quivering, faintly unsettling dissonances, and the up-tempo funk cuts recall the way Sly Stone's arrangements ping-ponged many different elements off each other in a gleeful organized chaos. That's especially true on the gospel-inflected title song, a monster of a groove that later became a hit on the acid jazz revival circuit (and stands up to anything recorded by straight-up funk bands of the era). In the same vein, "Blues for Brother George Jackson" sounds like an edgier Isaac Hayes-style blaxploitation soundtrack cut. Vocal ballads are plentiful, and Joe Lee Wilson ("Steam," a song Shepp would return to often) and Carl Hall (aka Henry Hull) both acquit themselves well; more debatable are the poetic recitations and the choice of flügelhornist/composer Cal Massey's young daughter Waheeda to sing "Quiet Dawn" (although Waheeda's almost-there intonation is effectively creepy). Still, in the end, Attica Blues is one of Shepp's most successful large-group projects, because his skillful handling of so many different styles of black music produces such tremendously groovy results. Steve Huey
Tracklist :
1     Attica Blues 4'47
(W.G. Harris / Archie Shepp)    
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brownburr
Backing Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead
Bass [Fender] – Jerry Jemmott
Lead Vocals – Henry Hull
2     Invocation: Attica Blues 0'19
(W.G. Harris)    
Narrator – William Kunstler
3     Steam, Pt. 1 5'07
(Archie Shepp)
Electric Piano – Dave Burrell
Flute [Bamboo] – Marion Brown
Lyrics By – Archie Shepp
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson    

4     Invocation to Mr. Parker 3'16
(Bart Gray / Archie Shepp)    
Flute – Marion Brown
Narrator, Other [Text] – Bartholomew Gray
5     Steam, Pt. 2 5'10
(Archie Shepp)    
Electric Piano – Dave Burrell
Flute [Bamboo] – Marion Brown
Lyrics By – Archie Shepp
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
6     Blues for Brother George Jackson 4'00
(Archie Shepp)    
Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown
7     Invocation: Ballad for a Child 0'29
(W.G. Harris)    
Narrator – William Kunstler
8     Ballad for a Child 3'36
(W.G. Harris / Archie Shepp)    
Vocals – Henry Hull
9     Goodbye Sweet Pops 4'22
(Cal Massey)
Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Drums – Billy Higgins
Music By – Cal Massey
10     Quiet Dawn 6'12
(Cal Massey)
Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Drums – Billy Higgins
Flugelhorn, Music By, Lyrics By – Cal Massey
Vocals – Waheeda Massey
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Clarence White (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Baritone Saxophone – James Ware (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Bass – Jimmy Garrison (pistas: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
Bass [Fender] – Roland Wilson (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Cello – Calo Scott (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Ronald Lipscomb (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
Cornet – Clifford Thornton (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
Euphonium – Hakim Jami (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Guitar – Cornell Dupree (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8)
Lyrics By – William G. Harris (pistas: 1 to 8)
Music By – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1 to 8)
Percussion – Juma Sutan (pistas: 1, 6, 10), Marion Brown (pistas: 3, 4, 5), Nene DeFense (pistas: 1, 6, 10), Ollie Anderson (pistas: 1, 6, 10)
Piano – Walter Davis Jr. (pistas: 6, 8, 9, 10)
Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 3, 5, 9)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1, 6, 8, 10), Billy Robinson (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roland Alexander (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Charles Stephens (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Kiane Zawadi (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Trumpet – Charles McGhee (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Michael Ridley (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roy Burrowes (pistas: 1, 6, 9, 10)
Violin – John Blake (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Leroy Jenkins (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Shankar (pistas: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)

ARCHIE SHEPP - The Cry Of My People (1973-2004) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded in 1972 with a core band of Leroy Jenkins, Cornell Dupree (!), Jimmy Garrison, and Charles McGhee, Shepp supplemented these proceedings in much the same way he did with the cast of Attica Blues, with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets, and chamber orchestras, with guests that included Harold Mabern on piano, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums, and Ron Carter on electric bass! Recorded during a period in which Shepp was reaching out of the jazz idiom to include all of what he perceived to be "trans-African" music at the time, there is gutbucket R&B here, as well as the sweetly soul gospel of "Rest Enough." The charts' arrangements are a combination of Ellington's more pastoral moods -- usually expressed in his suites -- and the more darkly complex modal stylings of George Russell. Unlike some of Shepp's dates from this period, the vocals do not detract from the mix employed here. This is an urban record that showcases Shepp's ability, at this time in his career, to literally take on any project, combine as many sources as he was permitted by his financial resources, and come up with something compelling, provocative, and soulful. All extremes are subsumed by the whole: The avant-garde free jazz of the period is covered in the large-ensemble playing, which is covered by the gospel and R&B stylings that are accented by the free jazz players. Shepp worked with many larger ensembles as a leader, but never did he achieve such a perfect balance as he did on The Cry of My People. Given that the remastered version -- with excellent liner notes, superb sound, and a gorgeous package -- is being issued during an election year in the United States, its poignancy and urgency couldn't be more timely.
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Tracklist :
1     Rest Enough (Song to Mother) 4:41
Backing Vocals – Andre Franklin, Patterson Singers
Lead Vocals – Peggy Blue
Written-By – Archie Shepp
2     A Prayer 6:29
Arranged By, Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Written-By, Arranged By – Cal Massey    
3     All God's Children Got a Home in the Universe 2:58
Written-By – Archie Shepp
4     The Lady 5:31 Arranged By – Romulus Franceschini
Arranged By, Conductor – Cal Massey
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – Bob Ford
5     The Cry of My People 5:45
Arranged By – Romulus Franceschini
Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor – Cal Massey    
6     African Drum Suite, Pt. 1-2 0:35
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – William G. Harris
7     African Drum Suite, Pt. 2 7:34 Arranged By, Conductor – Dave Burrell
Berimbau, Percussion [Brazilian] – Guilherme Franco
Bongos, Congas – Nene DeFense
Tambourine, Congas – Terry Quaye
Written-By – William G. Harris
8     Come Sunday 9:30
Arranged By, Conductor – Charles Greenlee
Backing Vocals – Patterson Singers
Lead Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – Duke Ellington
Credits
Bass – Jimmy Garrison (pistas: 2, 4 to 8)
Bass [Fender] – Ron Carter (pistas: 1, 3, 5)
Cello – Esther Mellon (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Pat Dixon (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 3 to 5), Bernard Purdie (pistas: 1, 2)
Guitar – Cornell Dupree (pistas: 1, 3)
Percussion – Nene DeFense (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 8)
Piano – Dave Burrell (pistas: 6. 7), Harold Mabern (pistas: 1 to 5, 8)
Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 2, 4, 7)
Tambourine – Nene DeFense (pistas: 1, 3)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 3, 4, 5, 8)
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (pistas: 2 to 7), Charles Stephens (pistas: 2 to 5, 8)
Trumpet – Charles McGhee (pistas: 2 to 5, 7, 8)
Violin – Gayle Dixon (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Jerry Little (pistas: 4, 7, 8), John Blake (pistas: 2, 5), Leroy Jenkins (pistas: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Lois Siessinger (pistas: 2, 5), Noel DaCosta (pistas: 4, 7, 8)

ARCHIE SHEPP QUINTET - Lybia (1975-2009) Unofficial Release | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Lybia    21:15
Written-By – A. Shepp, Garrett
2    My Heart Cries Out To Africa    19:05
Written-By – A. Shepp, C. Greenlee
3    Dogon    18:45
Written-By – A. Shepp
Credits :
Bass – David Williams
Drums – Beaver Harris
Piano – Dave Burrell
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Greenlee
Notas
Recorded in Rome, Italy, September 28, 1975.
Front and disc credit the release to Archie Shepp; spine, back insert and inside back page of the booklet to Archie Shepp Quintet.
A seemingly unofficial reissue of Jazz A Confronto (Horo HLL 101-27) with an extra track from Body And Soul (Horo HZ 10); included here since all three tracks were recorded on the same date. It uses the cover of Body And Soul but replaces the title with Lybia.

ARCHIE SHEPP - Montreux One (1975-1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The first of two CDs that resulted from the great tenor Archie Shepp's appearance at the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival features the important avant-garde player in a quintet with trombonist Charles Greenlee, pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Beaver Harris. Shepp, who was nearing the end of his free jazz period (soon he would be exploring hymns and traditional melodies) puts a lot of emotion into "Lush Life" and sounds fine on originals by Burrell and Greenlee in addition to his own "U-jamsa." A worthy effort. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Lush Life 12:40
Billy Strayhorn
2     U-Jamaa    10:22
Archie Shepp
3     Crucificado 11:43
Dave Burrell
4     Miss Toni 11:57
Charles "Majeed" Greenlee
Credits
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums – Beaver Harris
Piano – Dave Burrell
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Majid Greenlee

ARCHIE SHEPP - Montreux Two (1976) lp | FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp was at a turning point of sorts in 1975. He was near the end of his free jazz phase and would soon be exploring melodies from both the jazz tradition and the early 20th century; in addition, his tone would begin to decline within a decade. However, that is not in evidence during this fairly rousing live appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival with his quintet (which also includes trombonist Charles Greenlee, pianist Dave Burrell, bassist Cameron Brown, and drummer Beaver Harris). This second of two CDs is the better of the pair and a good outing for Archie Shepp. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Steam 8'36
Written-By – Archie Shepp
2     Along Came Betty 12:59
Written-By – Benny Golson
3     Blues For Donald Duck 15:47     
Written-By – Grachan Moncur
Credits
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums – Beaver Harris
Piano – Dave Burrell
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Majid Greenlee

ARCHIE SHEPP - A Sea of Faces (1975-1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Hipnosis 26'10
Maracas – Bunny Foy
Tambourine – Charles Greenlee
Written-By – Grachan Moncur III
2     Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces 8'12
Soprano Saxophone, Vocals, Written-by [A Sea Of Faces] – Archie Shepp
Tambourine, Vocals – Beaver Harris
Vocals – Charles Greenlee, Rafi Taha, Bunny Foy
Written-by [Song For Mozambique] – Semenya McCord
3     I Know About the Life 5'20
Lyrics By – Aishah Rahman
Music By, Piano – Archie Shepp
Vocals – Bunny Foy    
4     Lookin' for Someone to Love 9'34
Written-By – Cal Massey
Credits
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums – Beaver Harris (pistas: 1, 3, 4)
Piano – Dave Burrell (pistas: 1, 2, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (pistas: 1, 4)
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (pistas: 1, 3, 4)

ARCHIE SHEPP - Stream (1989) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Stream    8:41
2    Along Came Betty    13:01
3    Blues For Donald Duck    7:21
4    U-Jamaa    10:30
5    Crucificado    11:53
6    Miss Tomi    12:07
Credits :
Drums – Beaver Harris
Piano – Dave Burrell
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp
Trombone – Charles Greenlee