Blue Ballads
| Blue Ballads | ||||
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| Released | March 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 24–25 November, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Studio "A", New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Venus TKCV-79307 | |||
| Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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Blue Ballads is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp and his quartet which was recorded in New York City in 1995 and released on the Venus label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by arwulf arwulf called it and its counterparts Black Ballads, and True Ballads "intimate studies in shared introspection...[that] document Shepp's astute exploration of the ballad form during the 1990s...Once again and in all the best ways, Shepp shines in parallel with his contemporary Pharoah Sanders. Both are skilled balladeers as well as free spirits who simply cannot be bottled or pigeonholed".[2]
Track listing
- "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:03
- "More Than You Know" (Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) – 7:18
- "Blue in Green" (Bill Evans, Miles Davis) – 7:58
- "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie) – 5:12
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 7:54
- "If I Should Lose You" (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) – 7:32
- "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 10:51
Personnel
Musicians
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals
- George Mraz – bass
- John Hicks – piano
- Idris Muhammad – drums
Production
- Tetsuo Hara – producer
- Troy Halderson – engineer
- Brock South – assistant engineer
- Shuji Kitamura – mastering
- Iruka Studio – design
- Dennis Stock – cover photography
References
- ^ Discogs:Blue Ballads: Archie Shepp Quartet accessed October 14, 2018
- ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. Archie Shepp: Blue Ballads – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2018.