martini Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) One of my favorite albums that Shepp ever made is Tray of Silver on Denon. I have the LP and it sounds great on the "table." It was out on CD for awhile (now OOP), but pick up the LP if you can. Count me in as a big admirer of I Know About the Life as well. I love it front to back. The mid to late '70s and early '80s are my favorite periods of him, though I like the '60s stuff too. His playing always surprises me in the directions he takes the music ("inside-outside"). Edit: For those who are into video, I'd also recommend Shepp's DVD The Geneva Concert, which features a show from 1994. There are also some great interviews tacked onto the DVD. It is worth picking up. Edited May 28, 2010 by martini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Speaking of video... I assume this Sun Ra video has been discussed here at some time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolman Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 holy crap the attica blues live set arrived today and has blown me away. it's great!!! does anyone know of anything with a similar sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 holy crap the attica blues live set arrived today and has blown me away. it's great!!! does anyone know of anything with a similar sound? Do you have "The Cry of My People." By similar sound do you mean outward-leaning all-star big band with deep blues roots? Maybe some of Muhal Richard Abrams' albums? 8 Bold Souls? For me, the AACM guys tend to capture that mix well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 now The Cry of My People is an album i would definitely sample before buying (spotify...) since it has Ray Draper on it i've been wondering: How is "Trumpet in My Soul"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolman Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 By similar sound do you mean outward-leaning all-star big band with deep blues roots? that's exactly what I mean Do you have "The Cry of My People." Of course! Although I prefer the songs on Attica Blues... I'll give Muhal Richard Abrams a try thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 holy crap the attica blues live set arrived today and has blown me away. it's great!!! does anyone know of anything with a similar sound? Do you have the original Attica Blues on impulse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 (edited) By similar sound do you mean outward-leaning all-star big band with deep blues roots? You might enjoy Horace Tapscott and the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - Live at I.U.C.C. [Nimbus West] and the original Attica Blues is a killer indeed. Along the same lines, to my ears, is Shepp's "Things have got to change" Edited June 2, 2010 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Tapscott - Flight 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Tapscott - Flight 17 Hell yes. The more I go back to this one, the more I think it's the best of the PAPA albums. --although the big band cuts from the CD that comes with Isoardi's The Dark Tree are stellar. I'll second the Abrams rec--particularly Blu Blu Blu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Though more inside, Down Through the Years by the Clifford Jordan Big Band has some overlap in mood and is a great album. If I were Pandora I'd throw it at ya. And speaking of Tapscott, Sonny Criss's Sonny's Dream for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 And speaking of Tapscott, Sonny Criss's Sonny's Dream for good measure. Yes! Not quite the same thing, but blues drenched, consummately played, and very punchy. It's a somewhat-lost gem, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) did anyone mention the duo record who need with Niel Orsted P. from years ago? Basically inside stuff, excellent, as I recall. Edited June 4, 2010 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 did anyone mention the duo record who need with Niel Orsted P. from years ago? Basically inside stuff, excellent, as I recall. "Looking at Bird" was the album that made me an unabashed Shepp-o-phile. It's clser to inside than out, to be sure - rooted in Parker tunes and some related to him. Still my favorite Shepp. The duos with Richard Davis are good, but not as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbinsp Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Remember this album? The photo was taken in a window that gave me a view up and down West 82nd Street when this was where I lived. My friend Ole Brask took over the place in '63, when I moved to my present apartment. He also moved in when I moved out, and took the cover photo of Archie. More recently, I took my camera to 81st Street and captured a current view of my old lookout spot (the top window: Just a little Shepp aside. Nice digs! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsbinsp Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Remember this album? The photo was taken in a window that gave me a view up and down West 82nd Street when this was where I lived. My friend Ole Brask took over the place in '63, when I moved to my present apartment. He also moved in when I moved out, and took the cover photo of Archie. More recently, I took my camera to 81st Street and captured a current view of my old lookout spot (the top window: Just a little Shepp aside. Nice digs! Thanks! If you are referring to "Archie Shepp Live in San Francisco" my father, Fred Seligo, took the cover photo-- not your friend Ole Brask. Delia Seligo Boehle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Nice! Our occasional contributor Brandon Burke found the SF house, still standing, and photographed it recently. I'll try to get him to repost that shot here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 So, I've been listening to these three records as a trilogy as suggested by Bill Shoemaker in his Jazz in the 1970's book. As a youngster, I didn't full appreciate the range of styles that Mr. Shepp employs on these records. I love gospel and R and B but wanted Fire Music from Archie. I now find these records engaging and very timely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jim Duckworth said: So, I've been listening to these three records as a trilogy as suggested by Bill Shoemaker in his Jazz in the 1970's book. As a youngster, I didn't full appreciate the range of styles that Mr. Shepp employs on these records. I love gospel and R and B but wanted Fire Music from Archie. I now find these records engaging and very timely.   If you like those, I can wholeheartedly recommend this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 That Impulse! triumvirate is great. I like Things Have Got To Change a lot, but Attica Blues is really special indeed, and Cry of My People ain't no slouch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Duckworth Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020  1 hour ago, felser said: If you like those, I can wholeheartedly recommend this one: Thank you, Mr. Felser, I'm in. While I find the combination of Calvin Massey, Joe Lee Wilson, and Mr. Shepp very powerful on the trilogy-this later edition retains Joe Lee Wilson and Charles Greenlee and adds Malachi Thompson, Marion Brown, Steve Turre, and Shorty Jarvis's son Clifford on drums.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) Another vote for all of those Shepps. Edited July 17, 2020 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 7 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: That Impulse! triumvirate is great. I like Things Have Got To Change a lot, but Attica Blues is really special indeed, and Cry of My People ain't no slouch either. Add this and you got four! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 3 hours ago, JSngry said: Add this and you got four!  That's actually my favorite of the bunch, though I do appreciate the Impulse titles also. You could make a decent argument that this one made it five, complete with another compelling Semenya McCord vocal.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 4 hours ago, JSngry said: Add this and you got four! Â Does Ray Draper get any solo space on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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