On Green Dolphin Street (Archie Shepp album)
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 23, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sound Ideas Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:04 | |||
| Label | Denon YX-7524-ND | |||
| Producer | Yoshio Ozawa | |||
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On Green Dolphin Street is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1977 for the Japanese Denon label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
AllMusic stated: "The fact that Shepp is playing against such a conventional acoustic jazz backdrop gives On Green Dolphin Street its unique tension. The accompanists are a tamer group, working closer to the framework the songs provide. Still, Joe Chambers (drums), Sam Jones (bass), and Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano) are a sophisticated rhythm section managing to balance this with an adept flexibility. Shepp's unique voice breathes new life into these standards, paying them the ultimate compliment; On Green Dolphin Street argues and convinces that these songs deserve to be sung again".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Archie Shepp except where noted.
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 7:58
- "Enough" – 6:39
- "The Scene Is Clean" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:32
- "In a Mellow Blues" – 11:19
- "I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 9:36
Personnel
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Joe Chambers – drums
References
- ^ Archie Shepp Catalog accessed February 10, 2017
- ^ a b Bush, Nathan. Archie Shepp: On Green Dolphin Street – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.