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A "Political/Religious Experience" (Rolling Stone)!
1972 Avant-Garde Jazz Masterpiece on Vinyl LP!
This Impulse! classic is one of the saxophonist's most lasting and enduring works. With its powerful avant-garde tracks and strong political messages, the 1972 album is one of Archie Shepp's most successful large-group projects. Rolling Stone wrote that Attica Blues is "not just a masterpiece of protest, it is more a political/religious experience - an appeal to higher human consciousness to, for God's sake, help us out of this torment."
Features
- Vinyl LP
Musicians
| Clarence White | alto saxophone |
|---|---|
| Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead | backing vocals |
| James Ware | baritone sax |
| Jimmy Garrison, Jerry Jemmott, Roland Wilson | bass |
| Calo Scott, Ronald Lipscomb | cello |
| Romulus Franceschini | conductor |
| Clifford Thornton | cornet |
| Beaver Harris, Billy Higgins | drums |
| Walter Davis, Jr., Dave Burrell | piano |
| Hakim Jami | euphonium |
| Cal Massey | flugelhorn |
| Marion Brown | flute, alto saxophone |
| Cornell Dupree | guitar |
| William Kunstler | narrator |
| Juma Sutan, Marion Brown, Nene DeFense, Ollie Anderson | percussion |
| Archie Shepp | soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone |
| Billy Robison, Roland Alexander | tenor saxophone |
| Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi | trombone |
| Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley, Roy Burrowes | trumpet |
| John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Shankar | violin |
| Henry Hull, Joe Lee Wilson, Waheeda Massey | vocals |
Selections
Side A:
- Attica Blues
- Invocation: Attica Blues
- Steam (Part 1)
- Invocation to Mr. Parker
- Steam (Part 2)
Side B:
- Blues for Brother George Jackson
- Invocation: Ballad for a Child
- Ballad for a Child
- Good Bye Sweet Pops
- Quiet Dawn
