Artist: Archie Shepp
Album: Little Red Moon
Genre: Post-Bop, Free Jazz
Label: Soul Note
Released: 1986
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Little Red Moon (Shepp) - 18:00
- Impromptu (Shepp) - 4:00
- Naima (Coltrane) - 7:52
- Whisper Not (Golson) - 9:09
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Casey-Pinkard) - 7:00
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- Personnel:
- Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals
- Enrico Rava - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Siegfried Kessler - piano, synthesizer
- Wilbur Little - bass
- Clifford Jarvis - drums
By 1985 Archie Shepp's tone on tenor had declined quite a bit from just a few years earlier. This should have been a strong set for the sidemen (trumpeter Enrico Rava, keyboardist Siegfried Kessler, bassist Wilbur Little and drummer Clifford Jarvis) are excellent and the repertoire is both diverse and challenging. However Shepp fouls up "Naima" by playing his out-of-tune soprano, talks and sings on the 18-minute "Little Red Moon" more than he plays tenor and his sax sounds quite sloppy on "Whisper Not" and "Sweet Georgia Brown." Despite some good moments from the supporting cast, this is one to skip.
Review by Scott Yanow