I Know About The Life is a Jazz album by Archie Shepp, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- warm
- meditative
- smoky
About
Recorded in 1981 in a quartet setting featuring the great drummer John Betsch, bassist Santi Debriano, and pianist Ken Werner, I Know About the Life doesn't so much explore these standards as re-contextualize them in the canon. Opening with Thelonious Monk's "Well You Needn't," Shepp does to Monk's tune what Monk did regularly with pop tunes: he smears the melody all around a different harmonic context, adds a boatload of blues feel and a smattering of soul. His double times with Betsch in the middle of the cut are stunning and humorous, and in spite of his solo honks and .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1I Know About The Life13:49
- A2Giant Steps8:03
Side B
- B1'Round Midnight12:08
- B2Well, You Needn't8:45
Credits
Performers
- Santi DebrianoBASS DOUBLE BASS
- John BetschDRUMS
- Kenny WernerPIANO
- Archie SheppTENOR SAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold