Shepp, Archie

The Tradition

Avant-garde giant Archie Shepp made an indelible contribution to experimental jazz. Double-LP The Tradition was recorded in Rome in 1977 for Horo Records with drummer Clifford Jarvis and bassist Cameron Brown; the raucous "Hooray For Mal" has shades of be-bop, while Duke Ellingtons "Sophisticated Lady" is largely tackled by Shepp on upright piano (with gorgeous soloing by Brown); "Things Have Got To Change" hearkens to Shepps experience of the Pan-African Cultural Festival of Algiers of 1969 and Ellingtons "I Didnt Know About You" is relayed as a soft tenor ballad with rough edges.

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LP - 2 disk
Release date
20-03-2020
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541361
EAN
5060672883344
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. HOORAY FOR MAL 19:55
2. SOPHISTICATED LADY 18:23
3. THINGS HAVE GOT TO CHANGE 19:05
4. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU 20:12