Archie Shepp Catalog

1960 (age 23)

The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger   Mosaic MR6-127   1989

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12, 1960

Air (take 5)
Air (take 9)

same personnel.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

Air (take 21)
Air (take 29)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano #3,4; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums #3,4; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9, 1961

1.Davis (take 1)
2.Davis (take 3)
3.Cell Walk For Celeste (take 1)
4.Cell Walk For Celeste (take 3)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 10, 1961

Section C (take 1)

Clark Terry, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Jumpin' Punkins (take 4)

** also released on Mosaic MD4-127 in 1989.
** same as The World Of Cecil Taylor, Candid CJM 8006 in 1961 + New York City R&B, Barnaby KZ 31035 in 1972 + Cecil Taylor All Stars Featuring Buell Neidlinger, Candid (J) SONF-01107 in 1971 + 13 bonus tracks.

The World Of Cecil Taylor   Candid CJM 8006   1961

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 12, 1960

Lazy Afternoon (take 1)

same personnel.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

Air (take 28)

** also released on Candid CJS 9006 in 1961, (Eu) CS 9006 in 1985, (E) CCD79006 in 1989. and on The Cecil Taylor Quartet - Air, Barnaby Z 30562 in 1971.
** part of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger, Mosaic MR6-127 in 1989, MD4-127 in 1989.

Cecil Taylor - Air   Candid (E) CCD79046   1990

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October 13, 1960

Air (take 24)

1961

Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger - New York City R&B   Barnaby KZ 31035   1972

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9, 1961

Cell Walk For Celeste (take 8)

Clark Terry, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 10, 1961

Things Ain't What They Used To Be (take 1)

** also released on Cecil Taylor-Buell Neidlinger - New York City R&B, Candid (Eu) CS 9017 in 1986, (E) CCD79017 in 1988.
** part of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger, Mosaic MR6-127 in 1989, MD4-127 in 1989.

Cecil Taylor All Stars Featuring Buell Neidlinger   Candid (J) SONF-01107   1971

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Dennis Charles, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 9, 1961

I Forgot (take 1)

Clark Terry, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 10, 1961

Things Ain't What They Used To Be (take 3)
Jumpin' Punkins (take 6)

** also released on Candid (J) SMJ-6205 in 1977. and on Cecil Taylor - Jumpin' Punkins, Candid (Eu) CS 9013 in 1987, (E) CCD79013 in 1989.
** part of The Complete Candid Recordings Of Cecil Taylor And Buell Neidlinger, Mosaic MR6-127 in 1989, MD4-127 in 1989.

Cecil Taylor - Cell Walk For Celeste   Candid (E) CCD79034   1989

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, January 10, 1961

Jumpin' Punkins (take 5)

** originally released on Candid (Eu) CS 9034 in 1988 + 1 bonus track.

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Into The Hot   Impulse! A-9   1962

Ted Curson, trumpet #1; Roswell Rudd, trombone #1; Jimmy Lyons, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cecil Taylor, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Jimmy Murray, drums.

Webster Hall, NYC, October 10, 1961

1. 10540Mixed
2. 10541Pots
3. 10542Bulbs

** also released on Impulse! AS-9 in 1962, 767 419 104-2.

1962

Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet   Savoy MG 12178   1963

Bill Dixon, trumpet, flugelhorn; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Don Moore, bass #1,2,4; Reggie Workman, bass #3; Paul Cohen, drums #1,2,4; Howard McRae, drums #3.

NYC, October, 1962

1. 63-114Trio
2. 63-115Quartet
3. 63-116Peace
4. 63-117Somewhere

** also released on Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon - Peace, BYG (F) 529.101 in 1970.

1963

New York Contemporary Five - Consequences   Fontana (Du) 681 013 ZL

Don Cherry, cornet; John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Don Moore, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

NYC, August 23, 1963

Sound Barrier (aka Cisum)
Wo Wo (aka Hoppin')
Consequences
Rufus
Crepuscule With Nellie

same personnel.

Copenhagen, Denmark, October 12, 1963

Trio

** also released on Fontana (Du) 881 013 ZY.

John Tchicai, Archie Shepp, J.C. Moses, Don Moore - Rufus   Fontana (Du) 681 014 ZL

John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Don Moore, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

NYC, August 23, 1963

Rufus
Nettus
Hoppin'
For Helved
Funeral

** also released on Fontana (Du) 881 014 ZY.

New York Contemporary Five Recorded 'Live' At Jazzhus Montmartre Vol. 1   Sonet (Swd) SLP-36   1964

Don Cherry, cornet; John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Don Moore, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 15, 1963

Cisum
The Funeral
O.C.
When Will The Blues Leave
Crepuscule With Nellie
Mik
Ezz-thetic (theme)

** also released on Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five Vol. 1, Storyville (D) SLP 1010. and on Archie Shepp In Europe Vol. 1 - With The New York Contemporary 5, Delmark DL-409 in 1967, DS-9409 in 1967.

New York Contemporary Five Recorded 'Live' At Jazzhus Montmartre Vol. 2   Sonet (Swd) SLP-51   1964

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 15, 1963

Trio
Consequences
Wo Wo
Monk's Mood
Ezz-thetic (theme)
Emotions

** also scheduled on Archie Shepp In Europe Vol. 2 - With The New York Contemporary 5, Delmark DL-412.
** also released on Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary Five Vol. 2, Storyville (D) SLP 1009.

Archie Shepp/Lars Gullin Quintet - The House I Live In   SteepleChase (D) SCC 6013   1980

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Lars Gullin, baritone sax; Tete Montoliu, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alex Riel, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 21, 1963

You Stepped Out Of A Dream
I Should Care
The House I Live In
Sweet Georgia Brown

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 36013 in 1993.

1964

Bill Dixon 7-Tette / Archie Shepp And The New York Contemporary 5   Savoy SAVOY 12184   1964

Don Cherry, trumpet #3; John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Ronnie Boykins, bass; Sonny Murray, drums; guest artist: Ted Curson, trumpet #1,2; Archie Shepp, composer, arranger.

NYC, February 5, 1964

1. 64-061Where Poppies Bloom
2. 64-062Like A Blessed Baby Lamb
3. 64-063Consequences

** also released on Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon - Consequences, BYG (F) 529.100 in 1969?.
** part of Various Artists - New Music: Second Wave, Savoy SJL 2235 in 1979.

Archie Shepp - Four For Trane   Impulse! A-71   1964

Alan Shorter, flugelhorn; Roswell Rudd, trombone; John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Charles Moffett, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 10, 1964

90159Syeeda's Song Flute
90160Mr. Syms
90161Cousin Mary
90162Naima (as Niema)
90163Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)

** also released on Impulse! AS-71 in 1964, IMPD-218 in 1997.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: Deluxe Edition   Impulse! 314 589 945-2   2002

John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 10, 1964

90246-1A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 1/alternate)
90246-2A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 2/alternate)

** originally released on A Love Supreme, Impulse! A-77 in 1965 + 9 bonus tracks.

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters: Super Deluxe Edition   Impulse! B0023727-02   2015

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 10, 1964

90246-3A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 3/breakdown with studio dialogue)
90246-4A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 4/alternate)
90246-5A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 5/false start)
90246-6A Love Supreme: Part I - Acknowledgement (take 6/alternate)

** originally released on A Love Supreme, Impulse! A-77 in 1965 + 18 bonus tracks.

The Jazz Composer's Orchestra - Communication   Fontana (Du) 681 011 ZL   1966

Mike Mantler, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Jimmy Lyons, John Tchicai, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Fred Pirtle, baritone sax; Paul Bley, piano; Eddie Gomez, bass; Milford Graves, drums; Carla Bley, composer.

Judson Hall, NYC, December 29, 1964

Roast

** also released on Fontana (Du) 881 011 ZY in 1966.

1965

Archie Shepp - Fire Music   Impulse! A-86   1965

Ted Curson, trumpet; Joseph Orange, trombone; Marion Brown, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Reggie Johnson, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1965

90249The Girl From Ipanema
90250Prelude To A Kiss
90251Hambone
90252Los Olvidados

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1965

90301Malcom, Malcom, Semper Malcom

** also released on Impulse! AS-86 in 1965, IMPD-158 in 1995.

Archie Shepp - The Dedication Series Vol. XVII: Further Fire Music   Impulse! IA-9357/2   1978

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1965

90299-1The Chased
90299-2-

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Henry Grimes, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; Ed Blackwell, rhythm logs.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 12, 1965

90357-2The Mac Man (alternate take)

Various Artists - The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3   Impulse! A-9101   1965

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; David Izenzon, bass; J.C. Moses, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1965

90299-3The Chased

** also released on Impulse! AS-9101 in 1965.

Archie Shepp - On This Night   Impulse! A-97

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1965

90300The Pickaninny (Picked Clean-No More-Or Can You Back Back Doodlebug)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, recitation; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Barre Phillips, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; Billy Taylor, announcer.

Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 2, 1965

90355Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Henry Grimes, bass; Rashied Ali, drums #1,2; J.C. Moses, drums #4; Joe Chambers, drums, tympani #1,3; Ed Blackwell, rhythm logs #2,4; Christine Spencer, vocal #1.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 12, 1965

1. 90356On This Night (If That Great Day Would Come)
2. 90357-1The Mac Man
3. 90358In A Sentimental Mood
4. 90359The Original Mr. Sonny Boy Williamson

** also released on Impulse! AS-97, GRD-125.

Various Artists - The New Wave In Jazz   Impulse! A-90   1966

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Ashley Fennell, trombone; Marion Brown, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Fred Pirtle, baritone sax; Reggie Johnson, bass; Roger Blank, drums.

Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, March 28, 1965

90377Hambone

** also released on Impulse! AS-90 in 1966.

John Coltrane - Ascension, Edition I   Impulse! A-95   1965

Freddie Hubbard, Dewey Johnson, trumpet; Marion Brown, John Tchicai, alto sax; John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Art Davis, Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965

90321-1Ascension, Edition I: Part I
90322-1Ascension, Edition I: Part II

** also released on Impulse! AS-95 in 1965.
** part of The Major Works Of John Coltrane, Impulse! GRD-2-113 in 1992. and of Ascension, Impulse! 314 543 413-2.

John Coltrane - Ascension, Edition II   Impulse! A-95 (later)   1967

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1965

90321-2Ascension, Edition II: Part I
90322-2Ascension, Edition II: Part II

** also released on Impulse! AS-95 (later) in 1967.
** part of The Major Works Of John Coltrane, Impulse! GRD-2-113 in 1992. and of Ascension, Impulse! 314 543 413-2.

John Coltrane, Archie Shepp - New Thing At Newport   Impulse! A-94   1966

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, recitation; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Barre Phillips, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; Billy Taylor, announcer.

Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 2, 1965

90354Call Me By My Rightful Name
90353Scag
90351Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)
90352Le Matin Des Noire

** also released on Impulse! AS-94 in 1966, GRD-105 in 1991, 314 543 414-2 in 2000.

John Coltrane, Archie Shepp - New Thing At Newport   Impulse! 314 543 414-2   2000

same session.

Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 2, 1965

Spoken Introduction To Archie Shepp's Set By Billy Taylor

** originally released on Impulse! A-94 in 1966 + 3 bonus tracks.

1966

Archie Shepp - Live In San Francisco   Impulse! A-9118   1966

Roswell Rudd, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Donald Garrett, Lewis Worrell, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

The Both/And Club, San Francisco, CA, February 19, 1966

90496Keep Your Heart Right
90497The Lady Sings The Blues
90498Sylvia
90499The Wedding
90500Wherever June Bugs Go
90501In A Sentimental Mood

** also released on Impulse! AS-9118 in 1966.
** part of Impulse! IMPD-254 in 1998.

Archie Shepp - Three For A Quarter, One For A Dime   Impulse! AS-9162   1969

Roswell Rudd, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Donald Garrett, Lewis Worrell, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

The Both/And Club, San Francisco, CA, February 19, 1966

90731Three For A Quarter
90732One For A Dime

** part of Live In San Francisco, Impulse! IMPD-254 in 1998.

Archie Shepp - Live In San Francisco   Impulse! IMPD-254   1998

same session.

The Both/And Club, San Francisco, CA, February 19, 1966

91010Things Ain't What They Used To Be

** same as Impulse! A-9118 in 1966 + Three For A Quarter, One For A Dime, AS-9162 in 1969 + 1 bonus track.

Archie Shepp - Mama Too Tight   Impulse! A-9134   1967

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd, trombone; Howard Johnson, tuba; Perry Robinson, clarinet; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Haden, bass; William Godvin (Beaver) Harris, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 19, 1966

90617Basheer
90618Mama Too Tight
90619Theme For Ernie
90620A Portrait Of Robert Thompson (As A Young Man): Prelude To A Kiss / The Break Strain-King Cotton / Dem Basses

** also released on Impulse! AS-9134 in 1967, IMPD-248 in 1998.

Chico Hamilton - The Dealer   Impulse! A-9130   1966

Arnie Lawrence, alto sax; Archie Shepp, piano; Larry Coryell, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, September 9, 1966

90632For Mods Only

** also released on Impulse! AS-9130 in 1966, 314 547 958-2 in 1999.

1967 (age 30)

Archie Shepp - The Magic Of Ju-Ju   Impulse! AS-9154   1967

Martin Banks, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michael Zwerin, trumpet, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Norman Connor, Beaver Harris, drums; Frank Charles, talking drum; Dennis Charles, percussion; Eddie Blackwell, rhythm logs.

NYC, April 26, 1967

90778The Magic Of Ju-Ju
90779Sorry 'Bout That
90780Shazam
90781You're What This Day Is All About

Archie Shepp - Life At The Donaueschingen Music Festival   SABA (G) SB 15 148 ST

Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Donaueschinger Musiktage, Donaueschingen, West Germany, October 21, 1967

One For Trane Part 1
One For Trane Part 2

** also released on MPS (G) MPS 15 148 ST; MPS/BASF (G) CRM 651, 21 20651-3.

Archie Shepp - Freedom   Jazz Music Yesterday (It) JMY 1007-2   1991

same personnel.

live in France, December 15, 1967

A Portrait Of Robert Thompson (As A Young Man)
Jazz Is My Religion

1968

Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead   Impulse! AS-9170   1968

Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums #1,4; Beaver Harris, drums #2,3.

RCA Studios, NYC, January 29, 1968

1. 90907Damn If I Know (The Stroller)
2. 90908Frankenstein
3. 90909Fiesta
4. 90910Sophisticated Lady

** also released on Impulse! IMPD-272 in 1998.

Archie Shepp - Kwanza   Impulse! AS-9262   1974

Martin Banks, trumpet; Robin Kenyatta, flute; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Andrew Bey, piano; Bert Payne, guitar; Albert Winston, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Leon Thomas, vocal; Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy, background vocal.

RCA Studios, NYC, September 9, 1968

90982Spoo Pee Doo

Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Pretty Purdie, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, February 17, 1969

90990Back Back

Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

National Recording Studios, NYC, February 26, 1969

90993New Africa

Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

90995Bakai

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; C. Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, August 26, 1969

91097Slow Drag

** also released on Impulse! (J) MVCZ-124 in 1997, B0007404-02 in 2006.

Archie Shepp - For Losers   Impulse! AS-9188   1970

Martin Banks, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grachan Moncur, trombone; Martin Kenyatta, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Andrew Bey, piano; Bert Payne, guitar; Albert Winston, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Leon Thomas, vocal; Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy, background vocal; + additional assistance: Mel Brown, organ, guitar; Wilton Felder, Fender bass.

RCA Studios, NYC, September 9, 1968

90983Stick 'Em Up

Jimmy Owens, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grachan Moncur, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, organ; Wally Richardson, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, February 17, 1969

90991Abstract

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Matthew Gee, trombone; Clarence Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; China-Lin Sharpe, vocal.

RCA Studios, NYC, August 26, 1969

91096Un Croque Monsieur (Poem: For Losers)

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

91098What Would It Be Without You

Clarence Sharpe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Joe Chambers, drums; China-Lin Sharpe, vocal.

91099I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

** also released on Impulse! (J) UCCI-3012 in 2005.

1969

Archie Shepp - Live At The Pan-African Festival   BYG (F) 529.351

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; unknown Algerian musicians.

First Pan-African Festival, Algiers, Algeria, July 29, 1969

Brotherhood At Ketchaoha

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Dave Burrell, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Ted Joans, Don Lee, recitation; unknown Algerian musicians.

First Pan-African Festival, Algiers, Algeria, July 30, 1969

We Have Come Back Part 1
We Have Come Back Part 2

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 41 in 1979.
** part of Yasmina, A Black Woman/Live At The Panafrican Festival, BYG (F) 529.203.

Grachan Moncur III - New Africa   BYG (F) 529.321   1969

Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax, piccolo; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums.

Studio Saravah, Paris, France, August 11, 1969

When

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 38 in 1979.
** part of Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early)/New Africa, BYG (F) 529.205 in 1971.

Archie Shepp - Yasmina, A Black Woman   BYG (F) 529.304

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Lester Bowie, trumpet; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Roscoe Mitchell, bass sax, piccolo; Laurence Devereaux, balafon; Dave Burrell, piano; Malachi Favors, Earl Freeman, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Sunny Murray, drums, percussion; Art Taylor, rhythm logs.

Paris, France, August 12, 1969

Yasmina, A Black Woman

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1; Dave Burrell, piano; Malachi Favors, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

1.Sonny's Back
2.Body And Soul

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 21 in 1979.
** part of Yasmina, A Black Woman/Live At The Panafrican Festival, BYG (F) 529.203. and of Yasmina, A Black Woman/Poem For Malcolm, Affinity (E) CD AFF 771 in 1990.

Dave Burrell - Echo   BYG (F) 529.320

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Sunny Murray, drums.

Paris, France, August 13, 1969

Echo
Peace

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 36 in 1979.

Archie Shepp - Poem For Malcolm   BYG (F) 529.311

Archie Shepp, soprano sax, voice; Burton Greene, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Claude Delcloo, drums; Philly Joe Jones, tympani.

Paris, France, August 14, 1969

Mama Rose
Poem For Malcolm

Grachan Moncur III, trombone #2; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #2; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Vince Benedetti, piano #2; Malachi Favors, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

1.Rain Forest
2.Oleo

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 78 in 1982.
** part of Poem For Malcolm/Blase, BYG (F) 529.208. and of Yasmina, A Black Woman/Poem For Malcolm, Affinity (E) CD AFF 771 in 1990.

Sunny Murray - Hommage To Africa   BYG (F) 529.303

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax, flute; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Kenneth Terroade, tenor sax, flute; Dave Burrell, piano; Alan Silva, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Earl Freeman, tympani, bells; Malachi Favors, bells, balafon; Arthur Jones, gong, tambourine, bells; Jeanne Lee, voice, bells.

Paris, France, August 15, 1969

Suns Of Africa Part 1
Suns Of Africa Part 2

** part of Sunshine/Hommage To Africa, BYG (F) 529.207.

Sunny Murray - Sunshine   BYG (F) 529.348

Lester Bowie, trumpet; Archie Shepp, Kenneth Terroade, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Malachi Favors, Alan Silva, bass; Sunny Murray, drums.

Paris, France, August 15, 1969

Flower Trane

** part of Sunshine/Hommage To Africa, BYG (F) 529.207.

Archie Shepp - Blase   BYG (F) 529.318

Lester Bowie, trumpet #3; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Chicago Beauchamp, Julio Finn, harmonica #1,2; Dave Burrell, piano #1-4; Malachi Favors, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums #1,2,4,5; Jeanne Lee, vocal #1-4.

Paris, France, August 16, 1969

1.My Angel
2.Blase
3.There Is A Balm In Gilead
4.Sophisticated Lady
5.Touareg

** also released on Affinity (E) AFF 7 in 1980.
** part of Poem For Malcolm/Blase, BYG (F) 529.208.

Alan Silva And His Celestrial Communication Orchestra - Luna Surface   BYG (F) 529.312

Bernard Vitet, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Anthony Braxton, alto, soprano sax; Kenneth Terroade, tenor sax; Alan Silva, violin; Leroy Jenkins, violin, viola; Dave Burrell, piano; Malachi Favors, Beb Guerin, bass; Claude Delcloo, drums.

Paris, France, August 17, 1969

From The Luna Surface Part 1
From The Luna Surface Part 2

Clifford Thornton - Ketchaoua   BYG (F) 529.323   1969

Clifford Thornton, cornet, congas; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Dave Burrell, piano, bells; Beb Guerin, bass; Sunny Murray, drums; Earl Freeman, congas, gong, percussion.

Paris, France, August 18, 1969

Ketchaoua

Clifford Thornton, cornet, congas; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Earl Freeman, Beb Guerin, bass; Sunny Murray, drums.

Pan African Festival

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles - I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 1   Curcio (It) GJ-1   1980

Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Ambrose Jackson, Harold "Money" Johnson, Cootie Williams, trumpet; Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Francois Guin, trombone; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Norris Turney, alto, tenor sax, clarinet, flute; Paul Gonsalves, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Harold Ashby, tenor sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Duke Ellington, piano; Victor Gaskin, bass; Rufus Jones, drums; Tony Watkins, vocal.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, 2nd concert, November 1, 1969

C Jam Blues

** also released on Europa Jazz, Europa Jazz (It) EJ-1001 in 1981.

Archie Shepp, Chicago Beau - Black Gipsy   America (F) 30 AM 6099   1970

Clifford Thornton, trumpet; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Noah Howard, alto sax; Julio Finn, harmonica; Leroy Jenkins, viola; Dave Burrell, piano; Earl Freeman, bass; Sonny Murray, drums; Chicago Beauchamp, vocal.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, November 9, 1969

Black Gipsy (as Black Gypsy)
Epitaph Of A Small Winner: Rio De Janeiro
Epitaph Of A Small Winner: Casablanca
Epitaph Of A Small Winner: Chicago

** also released on Archie Shepp - Black Gypsy, Prestige PRST-10034 in 1972. and on Archie Shepp - Black Gipsy, America (F) 067 849-2 in 2004.

Archie Shepp - Pitchin Can   America (F) 30 AM 6106   1970

same session.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, November 9, 1969

Pitchin'Can

Lester Bowie, trumpet; Al Shorter, flugelhorn; Clifford Thornton, valve trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Bobby Few, piano; Bob Reid, bass; Mohamed Ali, drums; Djibrill, conga drums; Ostaine Blue Warner, percussion.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, July 23, 1970

Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 1
Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 2

Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones   America (F) 30 AM 6102   1970

Anthony Braxton, soprano, alto sax; Chicago Beau, soprano sax, harmonica, vocal; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Julio Finn, harmonica, vocal; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Earl Freeman, bass, vocal; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Paris, France, November-December, 1969

The Lowlands
Howling In The Silence: Raynes Or Thunders / Julio's Song

** also released on Archie Shepp, Philly Joe Jones, Fantasy LP 86018 in 1971.

1970

Archie Shepp And The Full Moon Ensemble Live In Antibes Vol. 1   BYG (F) 529.338

Clifford Thornton, trumpet, piano; Alan Shorter, flugelhorn; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano, recitation; Joseph Dejean, guitar; Beb Guerin, bass; Claude Delcloo, drums.

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 18, 1970

The Early Bird Part 1
The Early Bird Part 2

Archie Shepp And The Full Moon Ensemble Live In Antibes Vol. 2   BYG (F) 529.339

same personnel.

Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 20, 1970

Huru Part 1
Huru Part 2

Archie Shepp - Coral Rock   America (F) 30 AM 6103   1970

Lester Bowie as Joseph Jarman, trumpet; Al Shorter, flugelhorn; Clifford Thornton, valve trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Bobby Few, piano; Bob Reid, bass; Mohamed Ali, drums; Djibrill, conga drums; Ostaine Blue Warner, percussion.

Studio Decca, Paris, France, July 23, 1970

Coral Rock
I Should Care

** also released on Prestige PRST-10066 in 1973.

Archie Shepp - Doodlin'   Inner City IC 1001   1976

Alan Shorter, flugelhorn; Archie Shepp, piano; Bob Reid, bass; Muhammad Ali, drums.

Paris, France, November, 1970

Sweet Georgia Brown
Doodlin'
Invitation
Worried About You
If You Could See Me Now
More Than You Know
Coral Rock

1971

Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change   Impulse! AS-9212   1971

Roy Burrowes, Ted Daniel, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Grechan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax, piccolo; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax; Dave Burrell, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Billy Butler, David Spinozza, guitar; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Hetty (Bunchy) Fox, Calo Scott, Juma Sutan, percussion; Joe Lee Wilson, lead vocal; Anita Branham, Claudette Brown, Barbara Parsons, Ernestina Parsons, Jody Shayne, Anita Shepp, Johnny Shepp, Sharon Shepp, vocal.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1971

91210Money Blues (Part One)
-Money Blues (Part Two)
-Money Blues (Part Three)

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cal Massey, Fender Rhodes electric piano.

91213Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior

Roy Burrowes, Ted Daniel, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Grechan Moncur III, trombone; James Spaulding, alto sax, flute; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax; Leroy Jenkins, violin; Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, Fender Rhodes electric piano; Roland Wilson, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Hetty (Bunchy) Fox, Juma Sutan, percussion; Anita Branham, Claudette Brown, Barbara Parsons, Ernestina Parsons, Jody Shayne, Anita Shepp, Johnny Shepp, Sharon Shepp, Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

91212Things Have Got To Change (Part One)
-Things Have Got To Change (Part Two)

** also released on Impulse! 024 654 419-2.

1972

Archie Shepp - Attica Blues   Impulse! AS-9222   1972

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Marion Brown, Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jerry Jemmott, Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion; Carl Hall as Henry Hull, vocal; Joshie Armstead, Albertine Robinson, background vocal.

A&R Studios, NYC, January 24, 25 and 26, 1972

Attica Blues

William Kunstler, narrator.

Invocation: Attica Blues

Marion Brown, bamboo flute, percussion; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

Steam, Part 1

Marion Brown, flute, percussion; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Bartholomew Gray, narrator.

Invocation To Mr. Parker

Marion Brown, bamboo flute, percussion; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Dave Burrell, electric piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

Steam, Part 2

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Marion Brown, Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion.

Blues For Brother George Jackson

William Kunstler, narrator.

Invocation: Ballad For A Child

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Roland Wilson, Fender bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Carl Hall as Henry Hull, vocal.

Ballad For A Child

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Romulus Franceschini, conductor.

Good Bye Sweet Pops

Clifford Thornton, cornet; Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, trumpet; Cal Massey, flugelhorn; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi, trombone; Hakim Jami, euphonium; Clarence White, alto sax; Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; James Ware, baritone sax; John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar, violin; Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott, cello; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sutan, percussion; Waheeda Massey, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor.

Quiet Dawn

Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People   Impulse! AS-9231

Harold Mabern, piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Peggie Blue, lead vocal; Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, background vocal.

Allegro Sound Studios, NYC, September 25-27, 1972

Rest Enough (Song To Mother)

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; John Blake, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Lois Siessinger, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Ron Carter, electric bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger.

A Prayer

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Cornell Dupree, guitar; Ron Carter, electric bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal.

All God's Children Got A Home In The Universe

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger, conductor.

The Lady

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Blake, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Lois Siessinger, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Ron Carter, electric bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, vocal; Romulus Franceschini, conductor, arranger; Cal Massey, arranger.

The Cry Of My People

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Dave Burrell, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

African Drum Suite Part 1

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Dave Burrell, piano, arranger, conductor; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, bongos, congas; Terry Quaye, tambourine, congas, vocal; Guilherme Franco, berimbau, Brazilian percussion; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

African Drum Suite Part 2

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Charles Stephens, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Noel DeCosta, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Jerry Little, violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon, cello; Harold Mabern, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Nene DeFense, tambourine; Joe Lee Wilson, lead vocal; Peggie Blue, Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White, background vocal; Charles Greenlee, arranger, conductor.

Come Sunday

** also released on Impulse! B0001790-02.

1973

Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Archie Shepp, Karin Krog - Live At The Festival   Enja (G) 2030   1973

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Don Garrett, bass; Muhammad Ali, drums; Suzanne Fasteau, logs.

Radio Ljubljana, International Jazz Festival, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June, 1973

Sonny's Back

** also released on Bill Evans, Bobby Hutcherson, Karin Krog, Archie Shepp - Live At The Festival, Enja (G) CD 2030-2 in 1994.

1975

Archie Shepp - There's A Trumpet In My Soul   Freedom (E) FLP 41016   1975

Roy Burrowes, Alden Griggs, trumpet, flugelhorn; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Ray Draper, tuba; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Walter Davis Jr., electric piano; Brandon Ross, guitar; Jimmy Garrison, Vishnu Bill Wood, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Abdul Zahir Batin, Nene DeFense, percussion; Semenya McCord, Bill Willingham, vocal; Bill Hasson, recitation.

NYC, April 12, 1975

There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 1: There's A Trumpet In My Soul
There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 1: Samba Da Rua
There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 1: Zaid Part 1
Down In Brazil
There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 2: Zaid Part 2
There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 2: It Is The Year Of The Rabbit
There's A Trumpet In My Soul Suite Part 2: Zaid Part 3

** also released on Arista Freedom AL 1016.

Archie Shepp - Montreux One   Freedom (E) FLP 41027   1977

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 18, 1975

Lush Life
U-Jaama (mistitled as U-Jamaa)
Crucificado
Miss Toni

** also released on Arista Freedom AL 1027.

Archie Shepp - Montreux Two   Freedom (E) FLP 41034   1977

same session.

Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 18, 1975

Steam (mistitled as Stream)
Along Came Betty
Blues For Donald Duck

** also released on Arista Freedom AL 1034.

Archie Shepp - A Sea Of Faces   Black Saint (It) BSR 0002   1975

Charles Greenlee, trombone, tambourine; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Bunny Foy, maracas.

Phonogram Studios, Milan, Italy, August 4 and 5, 1975

Hipnosis

Archie Shepp, soprano sax, vocal; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, tambourine, vocal; Bunny Foy, Charles Greenlee, Rafi Taha, vocal.

Song For Mozambique / Poem: A Sea Of Faces

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums; Bunny Foy, vocal.

I Know 'Bout The Life

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Lookin' For Someone To Love

Archie Shepp - Body And Soul   Horo (It) HZ 10   1978

Cicci Santucci, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Irio De Paula, guitar; Alessio Urso, bass; Afonso Vieira, drums.

Rome, Italy, September 28, 1975

Tropical

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Dave Burrell, piano; David Williams, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Dogon

Cicci Santucci, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, piano; Irio De Paula, guitar; Alessio Urso, bass; Afonso Vieira, drums.

Rome, Italy, October 16, 1975

Body And Soul

** also released on Horo (J) RVJ-6076 in 1980.

Archie Shepp - Jazz A Confronto 27   Horo (It) HLL 101-27   1976

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Dave Burrell, piano; David Williams, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Rome, Italy, September 28, 1975

Lybia
My Heart Cries Out To Africa

** also released on Jazz A Confronto, Horo (J) RVJ-6048 in 1979.

The Musical Genius Of Charles Greenlee - I Know About The Life   Baystate (J) RVJ-6003   1977

Alden Griggs, Charles Sullivan, trumpet #1,2,4; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Sulaiman Hakim, alto sax, flute #1,2,4; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; James Ware, baritone sax #1,2,4; Hubert Eaves, piano #1,2,4; Art Mathews, piano #3,5,6; Buster Williams, bass; Charlie Persip, drums #1,2,4; Beaver Harris, drums #3,5,6; Neil Clarke, congas, percussion #4,5; Jean Carn, vocal #1,2,4; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal #3,5.

A&R Studios, NYC, September, 1975

1.I Know About The Life
2.He's Gone
3.Steam
4.Someday
5.Crusificado
6.Miss Barbara

** also released on Baystate (J) BVCJ-35103 in 2008.

Archie Shepp - Mariamar   Horo (It) HZ 01   1976

Cicci Santucci, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, piano; Irio De Paula, guitar; Alessio Urso, bass; Afonso Vieira, drums.

Rome, Italy, October 16, 1975

Mariamar
Tres Ideias
The Magic
Shepp's Mood

Archie Shepp A Massy - U-Jaama <<Unite>>   Uniteledis (F) UNI 22975-YX2   1976

Charles Greenlee, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

Enregistrement Public Au 1 Festival Independant De Massy, Massy, France, October 24, 1975

Blues For Don'l Duck
Blues For Don'l Duck (Suite Et Fin)
U-Jaama <<Unite>>
Hipnosis
African Drum Suite
52nd Street Theme

Archie Shepp - Bijou   Musica (F) MUS. 3001

Arthur Jones, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, piano; Zusaan Kali Fasteau, vocal.

Paris, France, October 25, 1975

Big Foot
Hommage A Sidney Bechet
The Inner City
A Little Tune

1976

Archie Shepp - Steam   Enja (G) 2076   1987

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Cameron Brown, bass; Beaver Harris, drums.

East-West Jazz Festival, Nuremberg, West Germany, May 14, 1976

Solitude
Steam
Message From Trane
52nd Street Theme

** also released on Enja (G) CD 2076-2; Inner City IC 3002 in 1976.

Archie Shepp - Steam   Enja (G) CD 2076-2

same session.

East-West Jazz Festival, Nuremberg, West Germany, May 14, 1976

Invitation
Ah-Leu-Cha

** originally released on Enja (G) 2076 in 1987 + 2 bonus tracks.

Karin Krog, Archie Shepp - Hi-Fly   Compendium/Fidardo (Norwegian) 2

Charles Greenlee, trombone #2,3,5,6; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Jon Balke, piano #1-3,5,6; Arild Andersen, bass #1-3,5,6; Cameron Brown, bass #2; Beaver Harris, drums #1-3,5,6; Karin Krog, vocal.

Oslo, Norway, June 23, 1976

1.Sing Me Softly Of The Blues
2.Steam
3.Day Dream
4.Solitude
5.Hi-Fly
6.Soul Eyes

Max Roach, Archie Shepp - Force: Sweet Mao-Suid Afrika 76   Uniteledis (F) UNI 28.976   1976

Archie Shepp, sax; Max Roach, drums.

Paris, France, summer 1976

Sweet Mao: La Preparation / La Marche / Le Commencement
Suid Afrika 76

Charlie Haden - The Golden Number   A&M/Horizon SP-727   1977

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Charlie Haden, bass.

Generation Sound Studios, NYC, December 20, 1976

Shepp's Way

1977 (age 40)

Archie Shepp - The Rising Sun Collection   Just A Memory (Canadian) RSCD 0005   1994

Archie Shepp, sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club, Montreal, Canada, April 12, 1977

Ujaama
Sonny's Back
The Girl From Ipanema
Donna Lee
In A Sentimental Mood
Steam
Crucificado
Confirmation

Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Home   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1079   1977

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Horace Parlan, piano.

Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25, 1977

Goin' Home
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
Go Down Moses
Steal Away To Jesus
Deep River
My Lord, What A Morning
Amazing Grace
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31079 in 1985.

Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Home   SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31079   1985

same session.

Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25, 1977

Come Sunday

** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1079 in 1977 + 1 bonus track.

Archie Shepp - Ballads For Trane   Denon Jazz (J) YX-7567-ND   1977

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Albert Dailey, piano; Reginald Workman, bass; Charles Persip, drums.

Long View Farm Recording Studio, North Brookfield, MA, May 7, 1977

Soul Eyes
You Don't Know What Love Is
Wise One
Where Are You
Darn That Dream
Theme For Ernie

** also released on Denon (J) YZ-140-ND in 1981.

Archie Shepp - Day Dream   Denon Jazz (J) YX-7570-ND   1977

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Davis, piano; Earl May, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

A&R Studios, NYC, June 3, 1977

Don't You Know I Care
Caravan
Day Dream
Satin Doll
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Prelude To A Kiss

** also released on Denon (J) YZ-139-ND in 1981.

Archie Shepp - The Tradition   Horo (It) HDP 13-14   1978

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Rome, Italy, October 12, 1977

Hooray For Mal
Sophisticated Lady
Things Have Got To Change
I Didn't Know About You

** also released on Horo (J) RVJ-9001-2 in 1979.

Archie Shepp - Parisian Concert Vol. 1   Impro (F) 01   1992

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Le Palais Des Glaces, Paris, France, October 18, 1977

Hooray For Herbie
Confirmation
Baimbu
Blues Free
Sonny's Back

** also released on EPM Musique (F) 152062.

Archie Shepp - Parisian Concert Vol. 2   Impro (F) 03   1992

same session.

Le Palais Des Glaces, Paris, France, October 18, 1977

U-Jaama
Sophisticated Lady
Straight Street
What Would It Be Without You
Baimbu
Un Pot D'eau Trop Chaud

** also released on EPM Musique (F) 151942.

Archie Shepp, Joe Lee Wilson - A Touch Of The Blues   Fluid (F) FLU 102

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, flute, piano; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums; Joe Lee Wilson, vocal.

Paris, France, October 19, 1977

St. Louis Blues
Cool And Caressing
What Would It Be Without You
Soft As Rain
Nice And Easy (Such A Lovely Lady)
Touch You, Feel You

Archie Shepp - On Green Dolphin Street   Denon (J) YX-7524-ND   1978

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Sam Jones, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, November 28, 1977

On Green Dolphin Street
Enough
The Scene Is Clean
In A Mellow Blues
I Thought About You

** also released on Denon (J) YZ-132-ND in 1981.

Archie Shepp - Witness   Musica (F) MUS. 3013   not released

Gato Barbieri as Maurice Dog, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Jerome Van Jones, piano; Leroy Bibs, bass; Noel McGhee, drums.

Paris, France, 1977

Witness Part 1
Witness Part 2

1978

Archie Shepp-Dollar Brand - Duet   Denon (J) YX-7532-ND   1978

Archie Shepp, tenor, alto, soprano sax; Dollar Brand, piano.

Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 1978

Fortunato
Barefoot Boy From Queens Town - To Mongezi
Left Alone
Theme From "Proof Of The Man"
Ubu-Suku
Moniebah

** also released on Denon (J) YZ-133-ND in 1981.

Archie Shepp Quartet - Live In Tokyo   Denon (J) YX-7538-ND   1978

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Horace Arnold, drums.

Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, June 6, 1978

Caravan
In A Sentimental Mood
Steam
Straight Street

Takashi Mizuhashi And His Friends - Early Summer In Tokyo   Denon (J) YX-7534-ND   1978

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Takashi Mizuhashi, bass; Horacee Arnold, drums.

Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 12, 1978

Isn't She Lovely
The Shadow Of Your Smile

Takashi Mizuhashi And His Friends - Gon's Delight   Denon (J) YX-7540-ND   1979

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Mickey Tucker, piano; Takashi Mizuhashi, bass; Horacee Arnold, drums.

Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 12, 1978

Oleo
Summertime

Archie Shepp - Maple Leaf Rag   Fluid (F) FLU 104

Archie Shepp, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Paris, France, July 14, 1978

Maple Leaf Rag
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Lift Every Voice And Sing
Chelsea Bridge
EVA "In Memoriam"
Lush Life
The Scene Is Clean

George Adams, Archie Shepp, Heinz Sauer - Frankfurt Workshop '78 - Tenor Saxes   Circle (G) RK 24978/31   1978

George Adams, Heinz Sauer, tenor sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano; Palle Danielsson, bass; Alex Riel, drums.

16th German Jazz Festival, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, September 24, 1978

Free For Three
For Art's Art Now
In A Sentimental Mood
Free Interlude

The Essential Archie Shepp - Devil Blues   Circle (G) RK 7884/33   1986

Heinz Sauer, tenor sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; George Adams, tenor sax, vocal; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano; Palle Danielsson, bass; Alex Riel, drums.

16th German Jazz Festival, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, September 24, 1978

Devil Blues
Confirmation

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Siggi Kessler, piano; Peter Bockius, bass; Don Mumford, drums.

Leverkusener Jazztage, Leverkusen, West Germany, October 6, 1984

Mama Rose
U-Majaa

Archie Shepp - Perfect Passions   West Wind (G) WW 2082   1992

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Warsaw, Poland, October, 1978

Mama Rose
Lush Life
In A Sentimental Mood

Art Matthews - It's Easy To Remember   Baystate (J) RVJ-6052   1979

Dizzy Reece, trumpet; Billy Pierce, tenor sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, alto sax; Art Matthews, piano; Charles Fambrough, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

NYC, December 4, 1978

Samba Ebony
I'll Remember April
5/5 Thing

** also released on Matra MA 1001 in 1979.

Archie Shepp - Lady Bird   Denon (J) YX-7543-ND   1979

Archie Shepp, alto sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, December 7, 1978

Donna Lee
Relaxin' At Camarillo
Now's The Time
Lady Bird
Flamingo

1979

Archie Shepp - Live At The Totem Vol. 1   Marge (F) 08

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums; Cheik Tidiane Fall, poetry reading, cachichi, congas.

Totem Stadium, Paris, France, January 9, 1979

Poem For Mama Rose
Back Ground Goungchi
Things Have Got To Change Part 1
Things Have Got To Change Part 2
Giant Steps

Archie Shepp - Things Have Got To Change   EPM Musique (F) 152172   1993

same session.

Totem Stadium, Paris, France, January 9, 1979

You Don't Know What Love Is
No Smokin'

Archie Shepp - Live At The Totem Vol. 2   Marge (F) 16

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Totem Stadium, Paris, France, January 9, 1979

Donna Lee
'Round Midnight
Blues For Brother George Jackson
Confirmation

** also released on 'Round About Midnight, EPM Musique (F) 152202 in 1993.

Siegfried Kessler - Invitation   Impro (F) 04

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Jean-Francois Jenny Clark, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Paris, France, January 25, 1979

Invitation
Along Came Betty

** also released on EPM Musique (F) 152092.

Archie Shepp - Bird Fire   Impro (F) 05

Everett Hollins, trumpet; Archie Shepp, tenor, baritone sax; Siegfried Kessler, piano; Bob Cunningham, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Paris, France, January 25, 1979

Lover Man
Au Privave
Parker's Mood
Now's The Time

** also released on A Tribute To Charlie Parker, EPM Musique (F) 151962.

Archie Shepp - Tray Of Silver   Denon (J) YX-7806-ND   1979

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Howard Johnson, baritone sax, tuba #3,4; Mickey Tucker, piano; Takashi "Gon" Mizuhashi, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.

Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan, April 11, 1979

1.No Smokin'
2.If You Could See Me Now
3.Nica's Dream
4.Cookin' At The Continental

Sangeeta Michael Berardi - Divine Song   New Pulse Artists NPA 1001

Roswell Rudd, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Sangeeta Michael Berardi, guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Mario Pavone, bass #2; Rashied Ali, drums.

July-October, 1979

1.Some Other Blues
2.The Fifth Heart String Sings

Max Roach Featuring Archie Shepp - The Long March   hat Hut (Swi) 2R13   1980

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Max Roach, drums.

Jazz Festival Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979

The Long March
U-Jaa-Ma
Triptich: Four Big Sid / Drums Unlimited / Papa Jo
South Africa Goddam
J.C. Mose Is
Sophisticated Lady
It's Time

** part of Max Roach Duos With Archie Shepp And Anthony Braxton - The Long March, hatART (Swi) 4026 in 1985.

Max Roach And Archie Shepp - The Long March Part 2   hatART (Swi) CD 6042   1990

same session.

Jazz Festival Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979

Giant Steps

Archie Shepp - Attica Blues Big Band Live At The Palais Des Glaces   Blue Marge (F) 1001   1980

Kamal Abdul Alim, Roy Burrowes, Charles McGhee, Eddie Preston, Malachi Thompson, trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Dick Griffin, Raymond Harris, Charles Stephens, Steve Turre, trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, piano; Marvin Blackman, Marion Brown, Patience Higgins, John Purcell, James Ware, sax, flute; Candice Green, violin; Terry Jenoure, violin, vocal; Carl Ector, viola; Akua Dixon, cello, vocal; Art Matthews, piano; Clyde Criner, synthesizer; Brandon Ross, guitar; Avery Sharpe, bass, electric bass; Hakim Jami, bass, tuba; Clifford Jarvis, drums; Kevin Jones, percussion; Irene Datcher, Joe Lee Wilson, vocal; Ray Copeland, conductor, director.

live in Palais Des Glaces, Paris, France, October 24, 1979

Antes De Adios
Star Love
Moon Bees
Attica Blues Part 1
Steam
Quiet Dawn
Hi-Fly
U-Jaama
Strollin'
Ballad For A Child
Simone
Crusificado
A Change Has Come Over Me
Goodbye Sweet Pops
Skippin'
Attica Blues Part 2

** also released on EPM Musique (F) 151982.

1980

Abbey Lincoln In Paris - Painted Lady   Blue Marge (F) 1003

Roy Burroughs, trumpet #1-4,6; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Hilton Ruiz, piano; Jack Gregg, bass; Freddie Waits, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.

Paris, France, February 4, 1980

1.Sophisticated Lady
2.Golden Lady
3.Painted Lady
4.Throw It Away
5.What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
6.Caged Bird

** also released on Golden Lady, Inner City IC 1117 in 1981.

Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Trouble In Mind   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1139   1980

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Horace Parlan, piano.

Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 6, 1980

Back Water Blues (as Backwater Blues)
Trouble In Mind
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Careless Love Blues
How Long Blues
Goin' Down Slow
Courthouse Blues
C.C. Rider
Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
St. James Infirmary

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31139 in 1986.

Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Trouble In Mind   SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31139   1986

same session.

Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, February 6, 1980

Blues In Thirds
When Things Go Wrong

** originally released on SteepleChase (D) SCS 1139 in 1980 + 2 bonus tracks.

Archie Shepp & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Looking At Bird   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1149   1981

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass.

February 7, 1980

Moose The Mooche
Embraceable You
Ornithology
Billie's Bounce
Yardbird Suite
Blues For Alice
How Deep Is The Ocean
Confirmation

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31149 in 1986.

Family Of Percussion And Archie Shepp - Here Comes The Family   Nagara (G) mix 1021   1981

Archie Shepp, flute #1,3, vocal #1, tenor sax #2,4, soprano sax #5, poetic recitation #5; Tom Nicholas, percussion; Peter Giger, percussion, vocal #1; Doug Hammond, percussion, vocal #1, voice #5; Trilok Gurtu, percussion, voice #5.

Biton Studios, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, October 13 and 14, 1980

1.Here Comes The Family
2.Street Song
3.Euterpe's Favorit
4.Ardopetotri
5.For Ti Roro

1981

Archie Shepp - I Know About The Life   Sackville (Canadian) 3026   1981

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Kenny Werner, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Toronto, Canada, February 11 and 12, 1981

I Know About The Life
Giant Steps
'Round Midnight
Well, You Needn't

** also released on Sackville (Canadian) SKCD2-3026.

Archie Shepp - My Man   Impro (F) 06

Charles McGhee, trumpet; Archie Shepp, soprano sax, flute, piano; Charles Eubanks, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; John Betsch, drums; Michelle Wiley, vocal.

Jazz Unite, Paris, France, November 3, 1981

My Man
Premier Bal
Blues For Bechet
Petite Fleur
Passport To Paradise

** also released on Passport To Paradise, West Wind (G) LP 002 in 1987, WW 2002 in 1987.

1982

Archie Shepp/Jasper Van't Hof - Mama Rose   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1169   1982

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, recitation; Jasper Van't Hof, organ, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, composer, kalimba.

SWF Jazz Concert, Villingen/Black Forest, West Germany, February 5, 1982

Contracts
Mama Rose
People (as Pipo)
Kalimba
Recovered Residence

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31169 in 1988.

Archie Shepp - Soul Song   Enja (G) 4050   1982

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Kenny Werner, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; Marvin Bugalu Smith, drums.

Cologne, West Germany, December 1, 1982

Mama Rose
Soul Song
Geechee

** also released on Enja (G) CD 4050-2 in 1982.

Archie Shepp - Soul Song   Enja (G) CD 4050-2   1982

same session.

Cologne, West Germany, December 1, 1982

My Romance

** originally released on Enja (G) 4050 in 1982 + 1 bonus track.

Material - One Down   Elektra 9 60206-1

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Raymond Jones, electric piano; Yogi Horton, drums; Whitney Houston, vocal.

NYC, 1982

Memories

1983

Sun Ra - Hiroshima   Saturn 10-11-85

Don Cherry, pocket trumpet; Lester Bowie, trumpet; Eloe Omoe, contra-alto clarinet; Archie Shepp, soprano sax; Marshall Allen, alto sax, EVI; John Gilmore, tenor sax; Sun Ra, piano, synthesizer, vocal; Richard Davis, bass; Clifford Jarvis, Philly Joe Jones, drums; Famoudou Don Moye, drums, Sun percussion.

Montreux, Switzerland, between November 2 and 5, 1983

SunRa 11-83AStars That Shine Darkly... Part 1

Sun Ra - Outer Reach Intensity-Engery   Saturn Gemini 9-1213-85

same session.

Montreux, Switzerland, between November 2 and 5, 1983

Stars That Shine Darkly... Part 2

1984

Archie Shepp - Down Home New York   Soul Note (It) SN 1102   1984

Charles McGhee, trumpet, vocal; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, voice; Kenny Werner, piano, voice; Saheb Sarbib, bass, electric bass, voice; Marvin Bugalu Smith, drums, voice; Bazzi Bartholomew Grey, voice.

NYC, February 5-8, 1984

Down Home New York
'Round Midnight
May 16th
The 4th World
Straight Street

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121102-2.

Archie Shepp, Jeanne Lee - African Moods   Circle (G) RK 61084/29   1984

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Siggi Kessler, piano; Peter Bockius, bass; Don Mumford, drums; and special guest: Jeanne Lee, vocal.

Leverkusener Jazztage, Leverkusen, West Germany, October 6, 1984

'Round Midnight
Tune For Shepp
Bahia
Sophisticated Lady
Blue Monk

** also released on Archie Shepp And Jeanne Lee, West Wind (G) WW 2036 in 1990.

Archie Shepp - The Good Life   Varrick VR 005   1984

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Kenny Werner, piano; Avery Sharpe, bass; Marvin Bugalu Smith, drums.

Northampton, MA, 1984

Moose The Mooche
Stompin' At The Savoy
The Good Life
Jordu
Mama Rose
Une Petite Surprise

1985

Archie Shepp - Live "On Broadway" - California Meeting   Soul Note (It) SN 1122   1987

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; George Cables, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass; Eddie Marshall, drums; Royal Blue, vocal.

live in Sacramento, CA, May 22, 1985

St. James Infirmary
A Night In Tunisia
Giant Steps
My Romance

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121122-2.

Archie Shepp, Michel Marre - You're My Thrill   Vent Du Sud (F) VS 105

Michel Marre, trumpet, tuba; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Siegfried Kessler, synthesizer; Wilbur Little, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums; Samuel Ateba, Denis Fournier, percussion.

Montpellier, France, November 17 and 18, 1985

Passion
Prelude To A Kiss
We'll Be Together Again
For Heaven's Sake
You're My Thrill

Archie Shepp, Michel Marre - Passion   52e Rue Est (F) RECD 018

same session.

Montpellier, France, November 17 and 18, 1985

Little Folks
Never Thought

Archie Shepp - Little Red Moon   Soul Note (It) SN 1112   1986

Enrico Rava, trumpet, flugelhorn; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Siegfried Kessler, piano, synthesizer; Wilbur Little, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Milan, Italy, December 11, 12 and 13, 1985

Little Red Moon
Impromptu
Naima
Whisper Not
Sweet Georgia Brown

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121112-2.

1986

Tchangodei, Archie Shepp - Eagle's Flight   Volcanic (F) 130656

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Tchangodei, piano.

Paris, France, September 22, 1986

Ballad For Mandela
African Transe
Vol De L'Aigle
Rollin'

** also released on Volcanic (F) 130656xCD.

1987 (age 50)

Archie Shepp - Splashes   L+R (G) LR 45005   1987

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Harry Emmery, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Monster, Holland, May 4, 1987

Arrival
Steam
Reflexions
Relaxin' At Camarillo
Manhattan
Groovin' High

** also released on L+R (G) CDLR 45005.

Archie Shepp, Horace Parlan - Reunion   L+R (G) LR 45003

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano.

Monster, Holland, May 5, 1987

Sophisticated Lady
Cousin Flo
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Call Me
Pannonica
When Lights Are Low
Stardust

** also released on L+R (G) CDLR 45003.

Archie Shepp, Jasper Van't Hof - The Fifth Of May   L+R (G) LR 45004   1987

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Jasper Van't Hof, piano, synthesizer, kalimba, carkeys.

Monster, Holland, May 7 and 8, 1987

Down Home In New York
The Hunter
Naima
Pulse Of The Roots
5th Of May
In A Decent Way

** also released on L+R (G) CDLR 45004.

Tchangodei, Archie Shepp, Mal Waldron - Three For Freedom   Volcanic (F) 18.018

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano, grave-medium; Tchangodei, piano, medium-aigu.

Lyon, France, May 12 and 15, 1987

Africa Struggle
Space Blues
Drifting Blues
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund

** also released on Volcanic (F) 18.018xCD.

Archie Shepp, Horace Parlan - En Concert - 1st Set   52e Rue Est (F) RE 015

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Horace Parlan, piano.

live in Annecy, France, 1st set, October 24, 1987

Arrival
Back Water Blues
'Round Midnight
Mama Rose
How Long Blues

** also released on 52e Rue Est (F) RECD 015.

Archie Shepp, Horace Parlan - En Concert - 1st Set   52e Rue Est (F) RECD 015

same session.

live in Annecy, France, 1st set, October 24, 1987

Steam

** originally released on 52e Rue Est (F) RE 015 + 1 bonus track.

Archie Shepp, Horace Parlan - En Concert - 2nd Set   52e Rue Est (F) RE 016

same personnel.

live in Annecy, France, 2nd set, October 24, 1987

Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
Ruby, My Dear
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Trouble In Mind
Deep River
Sophisticated Lady

** also released on 52e Rue Est (F) RECD 016.

1988

Archie Shepp Quartet Feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man   Timeless (Du) SJP 287   1989

Archie Shepp, sax; Dave Burrell, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums; Annette Lowman, vocal.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, January 27, 1988

Stars Are In Your Eyes
Lover Man
Brand New World/Breaking A New Day
My Funny Valentine
Lush Life
Squeeze Me
Yesterday's

** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 287 in 1989.

Archie Shepp Quartet Feat. Annette Lowman - Lover Man   Timeless (Du) CD SJP 287   1989

same session.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, January 27, 1988

Margy Pargy
Tribute To Bessy Smith

** originally released on Timeless (Du) SJP 287 in 1989 + 2 bonus tracks.

Archie Shepp, Chet Baker - In Memory Of First And Last Meeting In Frankfurt And Paris 1988   L+R (G) LR 45006   1988

Chet Baker, trumpet, vocal; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Horace Parlan, piano; Herman Wright, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

21st German Jazz Festival, Kongresshalle, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, March 13, 1988

Dedication To Bessie Smith's Blues
My Foolish Heart

same personnel.

live in Paris, France, March 14, 1988

How Deep Is The Ocean
That Ol' Devil Moon

** also released on L+R (G) CDLR 45006.

Archie Shepp, Chet Baker - In Memory Of First And Last Meeting In Frankfurt And Paris 1988   L+R (G) CDLR 45006

same personnel.

21st German Jazz Festival, Kongresshalle, Frankfurt/Main, West Germany, March 13, 1988

Confirmation

same personnel.

live in Paris, France, March 14, 1988

When Lights Are Low
My Ideal

** originally released on L+R (G) LR 45006 in 1988 + 3 bonus tracks.

Tchangodei, Archie Shepp - Ginseng   Volcanic (F) 24083

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Tchangodei, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

Paris, France, May, 1988

Una Noche Con Francis
Soweto
Ginseng
Mavichavel
Regard

** also released on Volcanic (F) 24083xCD.

1989

Chris McGregor, Archie Shepp - En Concert A Banlieues Bleues With Chris McGregor And The Brotherhood Of Breath   52e Rue Est (F) RECD 017   1989

Harry Beckett, Dave Defries, Claude Deppa, trumpet, flugelhorn; Faez Virji, Annie Whitehead, trombone; Jeff Gordon, flute, clarinet, tenor sax; Julian Arguelles, flute, soprano sax; Talib Kibwe, alto clarinet, alto sax; Robert Juritz, alto sax, bassoon; Frank Williams, alto, tenor sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Chris McGregor, piano; Ernest Mogotsi Mothle, bass; Gilbert Matthews, drums; Tony Maronie, percussion; Sonti Mndebele, vocal.

live in Banlieues, France, March 18, 1989

Sangena
Mayebuye
Country Cooking
Jikele
Presentation
Steam
Sweet As Honey
Bessie Smith's Blues

Archie Shepp And Richard Davis - Body And Soul   Enja (G) ENJ-7007 2

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Richard Davis, bass.

Club Cantare, Boston, MA, October 1, 1989

Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Body And Soul
Pannonica
'Round Midnight

Archie Shepp, Francisco Mondragon Rio - Octiminus   Pulque PULCD 3

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Francisco Mondragon Rio, guitar; Fred Williams, bass; Hugh Petersen, drums; Marla Adler, vocal.

NYC, December 14 and 15, 1989

San Francisco
Guadalupe
Desert And Bandits
Octiminus
Delight
To-Night

1990

Archie Shepp Quartet - I Didn't Know About You   Timeless (Du) CD SJP 370   1991

Archie Shepp, tenor, alto sax, vocal; Horace Parlan, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; George Brown, drums.

Munich, Germany, November 6, 1990

Go Down Moses (Let My People Go)
I Didn't Know About You
Billie's Bossa
Hot House
The Good Life
Now's The Time
Ask Me Now
Party Time

1991

Archie Shepp, Horace Parlan - Swing Low   Plainisphare (Swi) PL 1267-73

Archie Shepp, tenor, alto sax, vocal; Horace Parlan, piano.

Bellerive Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland, September 27 and 28, 1991

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
See See Rider
Embraceable You
Go Down Moses
Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
I Didn't Know About You
Dedication To Bessie Smith's Blues
Billie's Bossa

1992

Archie Shepp - Black Ballads   Timeless (Du) CD SJP 386   1992

Archie Shepp, tenor, alto sax; Horace Parlan, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, January 13, 1992

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
I Know About The Life
Georgia On My Mind
Embraceable You
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
How Deep Is The Ocean
Lush Life
Deja Vu
Angel Eyes
All Too Soon
Ain't Misbehavin'

Tenors Of Yusef Lateef And Archie Shepp   YAL Records YAL 977   1992

Yusef Lateef, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Tom McClung, piano; Avery Sharpe, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums; with Mulazimuddin S. Rasool, conga drums #8; Tony Vacca, tambourine #8; Adam Rudolph, percussion #1.

Moonstar Media, Leverett, MA, January, 1992

1.You Know What I Mean
2.Monk Remembered
3.Thong
4.Selim
5.Dr. Emilio
6.In The Valley
7.Odd A Little
8.Ammons Remembered

Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Frank Morgan, Archie Shepp, Houston Person, Dave Liebman, Bennie Wallace, David Murray, Steve Coleman, Donald Harrison, John Zorn, Craig Bailey - Sax Legends Vol. 1   Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 139   1993

David Murray, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Sound On Sound, NYC, August 13, 14 and 25, 1992

Bamboo

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

My Little Brown Book

** part of Sax Legends, Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 8241/2 in 1997. and of Frank Morgan, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, John Zorn, Steve Coleman, Donald Harrison, Craig Bailey, Dave Liebman, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Houston Person, Bennie Wallace - The Colossal Saxophone Sessions, Evidence ECD 22130-2 in 1995.

Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Frank Morgan, Archie Shepp, Houston Person, Dave Liebman, Bennie Wallace, David Murray, Steve Coleman, Donald Harrison, John Zorn, Craig Bailey - Sax Legends Vol. 2   Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 140   1993

Donald Harrison, Lee Konitz, Frank Morgan, John Zorn, alto sax; David Murray, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.

Sound On Sound, NYC, August 13, 14 and 25, 1992

Blues For 52nd Street

** part of Sax Legends, Paddle Wheel (J) KICJ 8241/2 in 1997. and of Frank Morgan, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, John Zorn, Steve Coleman, Donald Harrison, Craig Bailey, Dave Liebman, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Houston Person, Bennie Wallace - The Colossal Saxophone Sessions, Evidence ECD 22130-2 in 1995.

1993

Michel Herr, Archie Shepp - Just Friends (Soundtrack)   AMC (Belgian) 50.047   1993

Nic Fissette, Edmond Harnie, Richard Rousselet, Eric Verhaeghe, trumpet; Phil Abraham, Marc Godfroid, Claude Remacle, trombone; Jan De Backer, bass trombone; Michel Massot, tuba; Pierre Vaiana, soprano, tenor sax; Frank Vaganee, alto sax; Peter Vandendriessche, alto sax, B-flat clarinet; Kurt Van Herck, Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Johan Vandendriessche, baritone sax; Michel Herr, piano, composer, arranger, musical director; Jeanfrancois Prins, guitar; Philippe Aerts, Riccardo Del Fra, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, bass; Jan De Haas, John Engels, drums; Silvia Droste, vocal.

Belgium???, circa 1993???

Just Friends
Song For Lucy (quartet version)
Something Of Me
Perdido
Jeff's Funeral
Club Groove
Besame Mucho
Cherokee
Song For Lucy (quartet version)
Bass Boom (double bass choir)
Marche Funebre
Black Rose Stomp
Song For Lucy (big band version)
Medicine
Something Of Me
Good Guess
Cri
Jeff's Funeral (version with Archie Shepp)
Song For Lucy (solo piano version)

1994

Stephen McCraven - Song Of The Forest Boogaraboo   World McC Music WMM 9505

Ed Byrne, trombone; Avram Fefer, tenor sax; Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Tom McClung, piano; Nat Reeves, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums.

Guy's Boogitie Shoe Shop, ???, February 8, 1994

Song Of The Forest Boogaraboo
Ask Me Now
Nothing At All
But Beautiful
Ugly Beauty
Black Beauty
Otology

1995

Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads   Venus (J) TKCV-79307   1996

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; John Hicks, piano; George Mraz, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, November 24 and 25, 1995

Little Girl Blue
More Than You Know
Blue In Green
Blue And Sentimental
Cry Me A River
If I Should Lose You
Alone Together

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35004 in 1996, TKCV-35117 in 1999, VHCD-2086 in 2009, VHCD-78147 in 2010.

1996

Stephen McCraven - Bosco   Efmic FMC 9706

Ed Byrne, trombone; Arthur Blythe, alto sax; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Tom McClung, piano; Nat Reeves, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums.

Guy's Boogitie Shoe Shop, ???, February 25, 1996

Sequoia Song

Archie Shepp, Eric Le Lann - Live In Paris   Twins (F) 3

Eric Le Lann, trumpet; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Richard Clements, piano; Wayne Dockery, bass; Stephen McCraven, drums.

Petit Journal Montparnasse, Paris, France, June 5 and 6, 1996

Delicated To Bessie Smith
Hope Two
The Man I Love
Ask Me Now
Circle
Twins Valse
Things Ain't What They Used To Be

Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads   Venus (J) TKCV-35024   1997

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Hicks, piano; George Mraz, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 7, 1996

The Thrill Is Gone
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Everything Must Change
Here's That Rainy Day
La Rosita
Nature Boy
Yesterdays
Violets For Your Furs

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35026 in 1997, TKCV-35118 in 1999, TKGV-2 in 2000, VHCD-2002 in 2008, VHCD-78063 in 2010, VHGD7 in 2014.

Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads II (not for sale)   Venus (J) VENUS-1051

same session.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 7, 1996

Here's That Rainy Day
Yesterdays
La Rosita
This Masquerade
Strangers In The Night

Archie Shepp Sings - Something To Live For   Timeless (Du) CD SJP 439   1997

Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn #1,4,5,7; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; John Hicks, piano; George Mraz, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums #1-7; Stephen McCraven, drums #8.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, December 26 and 27, 1996

1.A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
2.My Foolish Heart
3.Strange Fruit
4.You're Blase
5.Something To Live For
6.Georgia On My Mind
7.Hello, Young Lovers
8.California Blues

1998 (age 61)

Archie Shepp - St. Louis Blues   PAO (Austrian) PAO 10430   1999

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; Richard Davis, bass; Sunny Murray, drums #2,5-8; Leopoldo Fleming, percussion #2,5,7,8.

June 1, 1998

1.St. Louis Blues
2.Et Moi
3.Blue Bossa
4.God Bless The Child
5.Total Package
6.Steam
7.Limbuke
8.Omega

** also released on Jazz Magnet JAM 2006.

Archie Shepp - True Blue   Venus (J) TKCV-35067   1999

Archie Shepp, tenor sax, vocal; John Hicks, piano; George Mraz, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

Clinton Recording Studio A, NYC, September 13, 1998

Lonnie's Lament
Everytime We Say Goodbye
Time After Time
All Or Nothing At All
But Beautiful
Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours
Blue Train
A Little Surprise For The Lady
I Want To Talk About You

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35080 in 1999, TKCV-35120 in 1999, TKCV-35107 (2001) in 2001, VHCD-2023 in 2008, VHCD-78110 in 2010.

1999

Archie Shepp Meets Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio - Conversations   Delmark DE-514

Ari Brown, Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Malachi Favors, bass; Kahil El'Zabar, drums.

Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL, January 23 and 24, 1999

Conversation / The Introduction
Big Fred
Kari
Whenever I Think Of You
Conversations / The Dialogue
Brother Malcolm
Revelations

Jean-Paul Bourelly With Archie Shepp, Henry Threadgill - Boom Bop   PAO (Austrian) PAO 10640   2000

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Jean-Paul Bourelly, electric guitar, guitar, vocal, effects; Reggie Washington, bass #2; Big Royal Talamacus, boom bass; Slam T. Wig, drums #3; Abdourahmane Diop, drums, vocal; Samba Sock, boograboo; Slaka, jimbe.

Dackle Inc. Studios, NYC, July, 1999

1.Gumbe
2.New Afro Blu
3.Invisible Indivisible

** also released on Jazz Magnet JAM 2005.

2000

Roswell Rudd And Archie Shepp Live In New York   Verve 440 013 482-2   2001

Roswell Rudd, trombone; Grachan Moncur III, trombone #1-8,10; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano, vocal; Reggie Workman, bass #1-8,10; Andrew Cyrille, drums #1-8,10; Amiri Baraka, poetry reading.

Jazz Standard, NYC, September 23 and 24, 2000

1.Keep Your Heart Right
2.Acute Motelitis
3.Steam
4.Pazuzu
5.We Are The Blues
6.Ujamma
7.Bamako
8.Slide By Slide
9.Deja-Vu
10.Hope, No. 2

2001

Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu   Venus (J) TKCV-35096

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; George Mraz, bass; Billy Drummond, drums.

The Studio, NYC, June 11 and 12, 2001

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
Petite Fleur
Les Feuilles Mortes
L' Ame Des Poetes
Gigi
April In Paris
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Deja Vu

** also released on Venus (J) TKCV-35151 in 2001, TKGV-12 in 2003, VHCD-2027 in 2008, VHCD-78034 in 2010, VHGD13 in 2014.

Various Artists - Venus Jazz Special Sampler 2001 (not for sale)   Venus (J) VENUS-1024

same session.

The Studio, NYC, June 11 and 12, 2001

C'est Si Bon
Deja Vu

2002

Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron - Left Alone Revisited   Enja (G) CD 9141-2   2002

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Mal Waldron, piano.

La Muse En Circuit, Paris, France, February 7 and 8, 2002

Easy Living
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Everything Happens To Me
Left Alone
When Your Lover Has Gone
I Only Have Eyes For You
Blues For 52nd Street
Porgy
Lady Sings The Blues
Left Alone (Spoken Lyrics)