SHEPP,ARCHIE
BLASE (180 GRAM) - LP

UPC: 5060767441091
Label: CHARLY
Format: LP
Release Date: January 27, 2023
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OFFICIAL BYG RECORDS RELEASE

THE HEAT OF THE BLUES AND THE FIRE OF THE AVANT-GARDE BLEND SUPERBLY ON THIS LANDMARK RECORDING

Original 1969 BYG album, facsimile-edition. Newly mastered to vinyl from original BYG tapes. Lacquers cut by Alchemy Mastering at AIR STUDIOS. Insert with exclusive liner notes by author, journalist and BYG-authority Kevin Le Gendre.

Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late ‘60s, a time of enormous upheaval and radical thought. Relocating to Paris he made a number of highly influential albums, such as Blasé, that broached the essential themes of freedom and racial equality, and tapped into the bedrock of African-American music. Gospel and blues were a major part of the work, which also had a strong avant-garde sensibility. The band featured stellar vocalist Jeanne Lee and members of Art Ensemble Of Chicago. These trailblazing artists who combined jazz, poetry and radical politics made a definitive musical statement. “This re-mastered version of a seminal album still has great musical and emotional power... “ Kevin Le Gendre, 2022

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