Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by African Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and his collaborations with his "New Thing" contemporaries, most notably Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane.
Poem for Malcolm is a jazz album by Archie Shepp. Recorded in Paris in August 1969 only two days after Yasmina, a Black Woman, it again features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This time, the tone is resolutely set to avant garde and free jazz, with a political edge in the all but explicit tribute to Malcolm X. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "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'." It was originally issued on CD by Affinity (paired with Yasmina, a Black Woman) mastered from a vinyl source and later reissued by Charly (also paired with Yasmina, a Black Woman) from the original master tapes.
Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in 1969 in Paris for BYG Actuel records. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to the album, is a long free jazz piece by an 11-piece orchestra; in it, the references to Africa that Shepp had experimented with only a few weeks earlier in Algiers are to be found in the use of African percussion instruments, or the African incantations sung by Shepp himself at the beginning of the track. The other two pieces, a homage to Sonny Rollins written by trombonist Grachan Moncur III and a standard, played by a more traditional quintet and quartet respectively, are more reminiscent of the hard b...
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Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in ...
Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in 1969 in Paris for BYG Actuel records. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to the album, is a long free jazz piece by an 11-piece orchestra; in it, the references to Africa that Shepp had experimented with only a few weeks earlier in Algiers are to be found in the use of African percussion instruments, or the African incantations sung by Shepp himself at the beginning of the track. The other two pieces, a homage to Sonny Rollins written by trombonist Grachan Moncur III and a standard, played by a more traditional quintet and quartet respectively, are more reminiscent of the hard bop genre, although the fiery playing of the musicians, notably Shepp himself, gives them a definite avant-garde edge.
Track listing:
1."Yasmina, a Black Woman" (A. Shepp) – 20:08
2."Sonny's Back" (G. Moncur) – 14:03
3."Body and Soul" (Heyman, Sour, Green) – 6:23
Recorded: Paris, August 12, 1969.
Personnel:
On "Yasmina, a Black Woman":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Clifford Thornton – cornet
Lester Bowie – trumpet
Arthur Jones – alto saxophone
Roscoe Mitchell – bass saxophone, piccolo
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors, Earl Freeman – bass
Sunny Murray – drums, percussions
Art Taylor – rhythm logs
Laurence Devereaux – balafon
On "Sonny's Back":
Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
On "Body and Soul":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in 1969 in Paris for BYG Actuel records. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to the album, is a long free jazz piece by an 11-piece orchestra; in it, the references to Africa that Shepp had experimented with only a few weeks earlier in Algiers are to be found in the use of African percussion instruments, or the African incantations sung by Shepp himself at the beginning of the track. The other two pieces, a homage to Sonny Rollins written by trombonist Grachan Moncur III and a standard, played by a more traditional quintet and quartet respectively, are more reminiscent of the hard bop genre, although the fiery playing of the musicians, notably Shepp himself, gives them a definite avant-garde edge.
Track listing:
1."Yasmina, a Black Woman" (A. Shepp) – 20:08
2."Sonny's Back" (G. Moncur) – 14:03
3."Body and Soul" (Heyman, Sour, Green) – 6:23
Recorded: Paris, August 12, 1969.
Personnel:
On "Yasmina, a Black Woman":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Clifford Thornton – cornet
Lester Bowie – trumpet
Arthur Jones – alto saxophone
Roscoe Mitchell – bass saxophone, piccolo
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors, Earl Freeman – bass
Sunny Murray – drums, percussions
Art Taylor – rhythm logs
Laurence Devereaux – balafon
On "Sonny's Back":
Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
On "Body and Soul":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
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Archie Shepp, "Sonny's back", album Yasmina, a black woman, poem from Malcom, Paris, 1969
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in 1969 in Paris for BYG Actuel records. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to the album, is a long free jazz piece by an 11-piece orchestra; in it, the references to Africa that Shepp had experimented with only a few weeks earlier in Algiers are to be found in the use of African percussion instruments, or the African incantations sung by Shepp himself at the beginning of the track. The other two pieces, a homage to Sonny Rollins written by trombonist Grachan Moncur III and a standard, played by a more traditional quintet and quartet respectively, are more reminiscent of the hard bop genre, although the fiery playing of the musicians, notably Shepp himself, gives them a definite avant-garde edge.
Track listing:
1."Yasmina, a Black Woman" (A. Shepp) – 20:08
2."Sonny's Back" (G. Moncur) – 14:03
3."Body and Soul" (Heyman, Sour, Green) – 6:23
Recorded: Paris, August 12, 1969.
Personnel:
On "Yasmina, a Black Woman":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Clifford Thornton – cornet
Lester Bowie – trumpet
Arthur Jones – alto saxophone
Roscoe Mitchell – bass saxophone, piccolo
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors, Earl Freeman – bass
Sunny Murray – drums, percussions
Art Taylor – rhythm logs
Laurence Devereaux – balafon
On "Sonny's Back":
Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
On "Body and Soul":
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums
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Yasmina, A Black Woman
℗ 2013 Charly Acquisitions Limited
Released on: 2010-01-17
Composer: Shepp
Music Publisher: Charly Pub. Ltd.
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Yasmina A Black Woman - Original · Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp's Rain Forest
℗ 2006 Charly Records
Released on: 2006-06-24
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Sonny's Back · Archie Shepp
Live At The Festival
℗ Enja Records Horst Weber GmbH
Released on: 2007-06-18
Artist: Archie Shepp
Composer: Grachan Moncur
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Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by African Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and his collaborations with his "New Thing" contemporaries, most notably Cecil Taylor and John Coltrane.
Black Woman Black Woman Light me up Troubled long You trod one of life's roughest roads You got the heaviest load To be someone To belong Too near mile and a half furlong Don't give up now Just pray for strength now For you I dedicate my song We had forsaked once(?) In the plantation Lashes to our skin On auction blocks we were chained and sold Handled merchandise Highly abused and used for refuse (?) And thrown in garbage bins But no need for that now Free us, stand on back now And help me to sing my song When you're fighting stand up for the right thing And not that which is wrong I heard Rachel mourning for her children When Herod and Pharaoh took their little heads But just like Mary and Joseph Mother of Moses too Overcame its evil devices I dedicate my song for you Black woman Black woman I know you've struggled long I feel your afflictions