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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 03/12/2002
Run Time: 38:20
This particular early
Archie Shepp recording has its strong moments, although it is a bit erratic. Four selections utilize an advanced sextet. Of these songs,
"Hambone" has overly repetitive and rather monotonous riffing by the horns behind the soloists, and
Shepp's bizarre exploration of
"The Girl From Ipanema" gets tedious, but the episodic
"Los Olvidaos" is quite colorful, and the tenorman sounds fine on a spacy rendition of
"Prelude to a Kiss." "Malcolm, Malcolm-Semper Malcolm" has
Shepp reading a brief poem for the fallen
Malcolm X before he jams effectively on tenor in a trio with bassist
David Izenzon and drummer
J.C. Moses. Overall, this set, even with its faults, is recommended. [The CD is rounded out by a "bonus" cut not on the original LP -- a live version of
"Hambone" that is much more interesting than the earlier rendition.]
~Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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