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    Archie Shepp Mama Too Tight

    Impulse
      • 1. A Portrait of Robert Thompson (as a young man)
      • 2. Mama Too Tight
      • 3. Theme for Ernie
      • 4. Basheer

      Recorded in the middle of Shepp's Impulse period, in 1966, with passion and fire from Roswell Rudd, Grachan Moncur and Howard Johnson in the brass section and the superb Charlie Haden on bass.

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      Archie SheppBlaseActuel
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        Archie SheppOn Green Dolphin StreetDenon
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          Archie SheppKwanza (Verve By Request Series)Verve
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            Archie SheppThe Magic Of Ju-Ju (1968)Impulse!
            Heavyweight, check the bass-line on Sorry Bout Dat. Hardcore essential. A must-have for anyone interested in '60's African-American avant-garde jazz....
              Archie SheppPoem For Malcolm (1969)BYG Records
              Deep jazz on BYG, recorded in Paris, 1969 - the sound of revoluton! Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, piano Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone...
                Archie SheppYasmina, A Black WomanActuel
                Great late sixties avant garde jazz, recorded in Paris for Actuel/BYG

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                  John HandyHard Work (1976)Impulse
                  With the south london jazz funk classic Hard Work
                  • – Hard Work
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                  John Coltrane QuartetBalladsImpulse
                  Classic modal jazz LP with John Coltrane's classic quartet, featuring the amazing piano of McCoy Tyner and the rhythm section of Elvin Jones and Jimmy...

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