 Исполнитель: Archie Shepp Название альбома: The Cry Of My People Год выпуска: 1973, Impulse! Формат файлов: Mp3, 320 Размер архива: 101 Mb Скачать с: dfiles
Employing a very large ensemble that includes a choir and string section along with an expanded jazz group, Shepp stubbornly refuses to mix his influences, yet he obviously views them all as part of a vast continuum of musical expression. Listeners may be bewildered by the opening ?Rest Enough,? a straightforward gospel tune, and equally puzzled by the segue into ?A Prayer,? a brooding instrumental composed by Cal Massey, who arranged the album and died shortly after completing his work. After another gospel tune comes ?The Lady,? a bleak tune with a suitably resigned vocal by Joe Lee Wilson. The first half of the record veers from the exuberance of the gospel music to the haunting beauty of a more mainstream jazz sound, yet Shepp remains the guiding force with his stinging, restless attack on both tenor and soprano sax, a dizzying squall of powerful notes.
Further resisting categorization, the second side embraces the dissonant chanting and ominous drone of African music on the title track and the ?African Drum Suite.? Although challenging, this side teeters between being repetitive and jarring, yet it's redeemed at the end by a lovely treatment of Ellington?s ?Come Sunday,? featuring a great vocal by Wilson and fiery, passionate soloing by Shepp, showing why he was so highly regarded by artists such as Coltrane.
Those who peg Shepp as a member of the avant garde may be surprised by how accessible The Cry of My People is, regardless of whether or not they can embrace the adventurous nature or social consciousness of his work. Clearly his approach isn?t for everyone. Shepp fans, of course, will be delighted to see this one back in print.
David Rickert, All About Jazz
Side 1
1. Rest Enough (Song To Mother)
Backing Vocals – Andre Franklin, Patterson Singers
Lead Vocals – Peggy Blue
Written-By – Archie Shepp 4:38
2. A Prayer
Arranged By, Conductor – Romulus Franceschini
Written-By, Arranged By – Carl Massey 6:29
3. All God's Children Got A Home In The Universe
Written-By – Archie Shepp 2:57
4. The Lady
Arranged By – Romulus Franceschini
Arranged By, Conductor – Cal Massey
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – Bob Ford 5:28
Side 2
1. The Cry Of My People
Arranged By – Romulus Franceschini
Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor – Carl Massey 5:43
2. African Drum Suite, Part 1
Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – William G. Harris 0:35
3. African Drum Suite, Part 2
Arranged By, Conductor – Dave Burrell
Berimbau, Percussion [Brazilian] – Guilherme Franco
Bongos, Congas – Nene DeFense
Tambourine, Congas – Terry Quaye
Written-By – William G. Harris 7:32
4. Come Sunday
Arranged By, Conductor – Charles Greenlee
Backing Vocals – Patterson Singers
Lead Vocals – Joe Lee Wilson
Written-By – Duke Ellington 9:30
Recorded September 25-27, 1972, at Allegro Sound Studios, New York City. Mixed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles.
Bass – Jimmy Garrison (tracks: A2, A4 to B4)
Bass [Fender] – Ron Carter (tracks: A1, A3, B1)
Cello – Esther Mellon (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Pat Dixon (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4)
Drums – Beaver Harris (tracks: A3 to B1), Bernard Purdie (tracks: A1, A2)
Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: A1, A3)
Percussion – Nene DeFense (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4)
Piano – Dave Burrell (tracks: B2. B3), Harold Mabern (tracks: A1 to B1, B4)
Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: A2, A4, B3)
Tambourine – Nene DeFense (tracks: A1, A3)
Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B4)
Trombone – Charles Greenlee (tracks: A2 to B3), Charles Stephens (tracks: A2 to B1, B4)
Trumpet – Charles McGhee (tracks: A2 to B1, B3, B4)
Violin – Gayle Dixon (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Jerry Little (tracks: A4, B3, B4), John Blake (tracks: A2, B1), Leroy Jenkins (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4), Lois Siessinger (tracks: A2, B1), Noel DaCosta (tracks: A4, B3, B4)
Vocals – Andre Franklin (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B3), Patterson Singers (tracks: A2, A3, B1, B3)
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