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Archie Shepp

I Hear the Sound

ARCHIE SHEPP ATTICA BLUES ORCHESTRA - LIVE

Nominated to the 2015 Grammy Awards: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album!

Archie Shepp (Saxophones tenor, soprano, voice)
with Jimmy Owens  (Conductor), Amina Claudine Myers , Marion Rampal, Cécile McLorin Salvant (Voices), Amina Claudine Myers, Tom Mc Clung(Piano), Famoudou Don Moye (Drums, congas), Reggie Washington (Double bass et Bass), Pierre Durand (Guitar), Stéphane Belmondo, Izidor Leitinger, Christophe Leloil, Olivier Miconi (Trumpets), Sébastien Llado, Simon Sieger, Romain Morello, Michaël Ballue (Trombones), Raphaël Imbert, Olivier Chaussade (Alto Saxophones)  François Théberge, Virgile Lefebvre (Tenor saxophones), Jean-Philippe Scali (Baryton saxophone), Manon Tenoudji, Steve Duong (Violins), Antoine Carlier (Violin alto), Louise Rosbach (Cello). Except The Cry Of My People: Trumpet : Ambrose Akinmusire, Bass : Darryl Hall, Conductor : Jean-Claude André

On September 9,1971, a riot broke out in Attica Prison, New York State, and quickly spread. Five days later the prison was re-taken by force and 39 people were left dead: 29 prisoners and 10 hostages. At first, the administration tried to blame the guards’ deaths on the rioters, before being forced to renege.
In January 1972, Archie Shepp recorded the album Attica Blues in tribute to this rebellion.

After the original and the repeat performance at the Palais des Glaces in 1979 of his Attica Blues Orchestra, Archie Shepp in 2012 revived this fantastic ensemble, together with a brilliant and dynamic collective of performers. It is an orchestra which transcends styles and epochs. The band is international in scope, combining the extraordinary abilities of great American artists such as: Amina Claudine Myers, Famoudou Don Moye, Ambrose Akinmusire and Reggie Washington, with an array of some of the brightest stars on the European horizon - a 26-piece orchestra which emits a unique generational and cultural ambiance.

The album was recorded on Sept 9 2012 at the Jazz à La Villette Festival, June 14 2013 at CNCDC de Châteauvallon and on June17 2013 at Les Nuits de Fourvière Festival.

Track listing:
1. Attica Blues 8'02 / 2. Arms 7'31 / 3. Blues for Brother G. Jackson 6'56 / 4. Come Sunday 6'36 / 5. The Cry of My People 6'53 / 6. Quiet Dawn 9'12 / 7. Déjà-vu 5'48 / 8. Steam 5'41 / 9. Goodbye Sweet Pop's 8'15 / 10. Ballad for a Child 5'04 / 11. Mama Too Tight 7'03 (available for download: 12. The Stars are in your eyes 13. Ujaama)

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Preview: Archie Shepp at Ronnie Scott's

Archie Shepp, legendary saxophonist and free jazz pioneer, will be performing at Ronnie Scott's for one night only, playing two sets on Friday 31 July

by Andy Hamilton

Archie Shepp's single night at Ronnie Scott's this month is a welcome opportunity to hear this great musician. His quartet is to feature long-time partners Tom McClung (piano), Wayne Dockery (bass) and Steve McCraven (drums), and promises to be an excellent combination.

The tenor saxophonist (pictured right by Jan Kricke) was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1937 but brought up in Philadelphia and began his career as a member of the free-jazz avant-garde of the late 50s and 60s.

Also known then as “the New Thing,” or “the New Wave” – from the contemporary “nouvelle vague” in French cinema – Shepp was firmly identified with it. He was a member of Cecil Taylor's quartet (1960–62), appearing on the album The World of Cecil Taylor, and co-led a quartet with trumpeter Bill Dixon (1962–3), and was a member of the New York Contemporary Five, with Don Cherry and John Tchicai (1963–4). He also received the support of John Coltrane, recording with him on Ascension (1965). Thereafter he led his own groups.


Shepp followed the free-jazz paradigm, where melody is fragmented and instrumental tone highly vocalised and rapid flurries or timbral effects are employed. His groups emphasised collective improvisation, stressing African-American as opposed to European musical values.

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