Attica Blues is a Jazz album by Archie Shepp, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- gritty
- defiant
- urban
About
Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the Attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages. Perhaps because Shepp's musical interests were changing, Attica Blues isn't the all-out blast of rage one might expect; instead, it's a richly arranged album of mournful, quietly agonized blues and Ellingtonian swing, mixed with a couple of storming funk burners. Of course, Shepp doesn't quite play it straight, bringing his avant-garde sensibilities to both vintage big band and contemporary funk, with little regard for the boundaries .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Attica Blues4:49
- A2Invocation: Attica Blues0:18
- A3Steam, Part 15:08
- A4Invocation To Mr. Parker3:17
- A5Steam, Part 25:10
Side B
- B1Blues For Brother George Jackson4:00
- B2Invocation: Ballad For A Child0:30
- B3Ballad For A Child3:37
- B4Good Bye Sweet Pops4:23
- B5Quiet Dawn6:12
Credits
Performers
- Clarence WhiteALTO SAXOPHONE
- Marion BrownALTO SAXOPHONE FLUTE PERCUSSION
- Albertine RobinsonBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Jo ArmsteadBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- James WareBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Jimmy GarrisonBASS
- Jerry JemmottBASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Roland WilsonBASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Calo ScottCELLO
- Ronald LipscombCELLO
- Romulus FranceschiniCONDUCTOR
- Beaver HarrisDRUMS
- Billy HigginsDRUMS
- Dave BurrellELECTRIC PIANO
- Walter Davis Jr.ELECTRIC PIANO PIANO
- Cornell DupreeGUITAR
- Juma SultanPERCUSSION
- Nene DeFensePERCUSSION
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold