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Digitally mastered from original BYG tapes by Nick Robbins. 16-pages booklet with photos \u0026amp; exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlorida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late ‘60s, a time of enormous upheaval and radical thought. Relocating to Paris he made a number of highly influential albums, such as Blasé, that broached the essential themes of freedom and racial equality, and tapped into the bedrock of African-American music. Gospel and blues were a major part of the work, which also had a strong avant-garde sensibility. The band featured stellar vocalist Jeanne Lee and members of Art Ensemble Of Chicago. 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The album features an all-star cast of contributors that includes US hard bop hero Hank Mobley as well as Art Ensemble of Chicago bassist Malachi Favors, pianist Burton Greene, and French drummer Claude Delcloo. While embracing the dynamic, turbulent energy of the avant-garde or ‘New Thing’ the players did not entirely break from ‘tradition’ and a reprise of ‘Oleo’, one of the enduring post-bop themes of saxophone colossus’ Sonny Rollins, is a highlight of the album. The title track is a searing recital of a text he wrote to mark the passing of his role model Malcolm X that fully conveys the grief over the death of a visionary who sought to bring both dignity and autonomy to people of colour the world over. This re-mastered version of the album provides an opportunity to feel the power of Shepp’s poetry as well as the artistry of a Transatlantic band right at the cutting edge of post-war improvised music. 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They carry age and experience in their playing as much as a youthful fascination with the songs and forms that define this tradition we call jazz. \u003ci\u003eLet My People Go\u003c\/i\u003e is the timely title of this collection, but when has that message not been relevant? Now, sadly, as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is their first album together, a gathering of duet performances from 2017 and 2018, chronicling a relationship that can sound like the intimate huddling of two old friends: whispered asides, excited exclamations, utterances coinciding with practiced harmony, followed by bursts of laughter. \"Ain't misbehavin'!\" cries out one. \"Waahhhh!!,\" says the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet My People Go\u003c\/i\u003e offers ample evidence of Shepp and Moran's consanguinity. 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Recorded live in Algiers at the first Panafrican Festival in 1969, it features a group of Touareg percussionists and horn players, as well as trombonist Grachan Moncur III, trumpeter Clifford Thornton, pianist Dave Burrell, double bassist Alan Silva, drummer Sunny Murray and poets Ted Joans and Don Lee. On the album are two concerts that took place at the front of the Ketchaoua mosque and at the Atlas Cinema. It swarms, it screams, it moves, it dances. 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Shepp lets loose from the beginning as he’s joined by Beaver Harris, Norman Connor, Ed Blackwell, Frank Charles and Dennis Charles, all on percussion. The initial pace never dissipates throughout the title-track’s run. The additional tracks on \u003ci\u003eMagic of Ju-Ju\u003c\/i\u003e are a departure from the first, sitting more in a traditional realm. The album is a valuable snapshot in time highlighting Archie Shepp’s contribution to the space of spiritual and free jazz. 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Even if Shepp never loses the initial energy, the rest of the music on \u003cem\u003eThe Magic of Ju-Ju\u003c\/em\u003e has slightly less frenetic atmospheres; it is a departure from the first track, gradually sitting in a more traditional realm, with the addition of Martin Banks (trumpet and flugelhorn) and Mike Zwerin (trombone and trumpet). The album is a valuable snapshot in time, highlighting Archie Shepp’s contribution to the space of spiritual and free jazz. 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The title track, \"Mama Too Tight,\" is a groove-driven suite that blends soul, swing, experimental music, and urban rhythm, while songs like \"A Portrait of Robert Thompson (As a Young Man)\" offer moments of deep political introspection. The group features an expanded brass ensemble, including trombone, tuba, and trumpets, creating a powerful, theatrical, and multifaceted sound. Shepp's tenor saxophone is at the centre: rough, lyrical, angry, and poetic all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Endless Happiness","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53510018138443,"sku":"R2846-5836","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5060672888554.jpg?v=1759307263"},{"product_id":"four-for-trane-verve-vault-series","title":"Four for Trane (Verve Vault Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFour for Trane, released in 1964 on Impulse! 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