Archie Shepp
Live In San Francisco (LP)
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A great counterpart to some of Archie Shepp's studio albums for Impulse – a live date recorded in San Francisco, with a slightly freer, sharper edge! The sound is almost free at times, but always with that strong sense of focus that Archie brought to his brilliant work of the time – and the group's a well-honed ensemble who really understand each others motivations and inspirations – Roswell Rudd on trombone, Donald Garrett and Lewis Worrell on bass, and Beaver Harris on drums – all almost working at an ESP level together. Shepp plays a bit of piano on the record – in sharply angular tones that are almost more modern than his tenor – and titles include "The Wedding", "Wherever June Bugs Go", and "Keep Your Heart Right".
Release notes
Recorded February 19th, 1966. Re-issued on the Impulse!/ABC label from early 1970s, with the 1971 date at the bottom of the label. As often the case,some copies of Impulse releases have mis-matched labels and jackets. Leftover "original jackets were often used with later pressed records. Some copies of this release may have different labels. One side may have label "A Product of ABC Records Inc (C) 1971" while B side label has no rim text at the bottom. The B side could be a misprint (the…
| A1 | Keep Your Heart Right | 1:05 | |
| A2 | The Lady Sings The Blues | 7:21 | |
| A3 | Sylvia | 5:18 | |
| A4 | The Wedding | 2:40 | |
| B1 | Wherever June Bugs Go | 10:12 | |
| B2 | In A Sentimental Mood | 6:05 |
- Robert Flynn
- Artwork
- Donald Garrett
- Bass
- Lewis Worrell
- Bass
- Beaver Harris
- Drums
- Wally Heider
- Engineer
- Charles Stewart
- Photography By [Back Cover]
- Fred Seligo
- Photography By [Front Cover]
- Bob Thiele
- Producer
- Archie Shepp
- Tenor Saxophone, Piano
- Roswell Rudd
- Trombone
