Archie Shepp. 1972. 9.3. By Nate Chinen. Genre: Jazz. Label: ... so mired in hard realities—an impression that Shepp readily disarms by concluding Attica Blues with a song called “Quiet Dawn.” ...

Saxophonist Archie Shepp wrote "Attica Blues" in 1972, not long after a five-day uprising at that New York state prison left thirty-nine people dead, twenty-nine of whom were inmates. Now, more than ...

Hunter focuses on “Quiet Dawn,” the closing song written by composer and trumpeter Calvin Massey, ... few years. Hunter had been listening to Charles Mingus’ 1963 album, Mingus Plays Piano, a lot, and ...

Archie Shepp: The Original Fire Music GBH News June 3, 2008 • In a 28-minute program from WGBH, saxophonist Archie Shepp paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be making jazz music in the ...

In a 28-minute program from WGBH, saxophonist Archie Shepp paints a vivid picture of what it was like to be making jazz music in the avant-garde/free-jazz era of the 1960s.

Attica Blues, Archie Shepp's epochal sonic narrative of the events, released in 1972 and re-recorded this year, provided a magnificent finale to the London Jazz Festival. Shepp's new orchestra is an ...

Archie Shepp. I Know About The Life. BY Tom Sekowski Published Mar 1, 2004. It s no wonder that this album was seen as somewhat of a revelation by Hathut s producer Werner X. Uehlinger.

Shepp’s latest release is a great 40th anniversary recreation of his famous 1972 live album Attica Blues, a black-consciousness riposte to the four-day riot at Attica prison – sparked by the ...

Archie Shepp’s performance at the Kennedy Center was absolutely beautiful February 11, 2019 More than 6 years ago Saxophonist Archie Shepp performs during the Torino Jazz Festival on April 26 ...