Archie Shepp: Attica Blues
Tracks:
- Attica Blues [4:48] (Archie Shepp, William G. Harris)
- Invocation: Attica Blues [0:19] (William G. Harris)
- Steam, Part 1 [5:16] (Archie Shepp)
- Invocation to Mr. Parker [3:06] (Archie Shepp, Bartholomew Gray)
- Steam, Part 2 [5:07] (Archie Shepp)
- Blues For Brother George Jackson [4:00] (Archie Shepp)
- Invocation: Ballad For A Child [0:29] (William G. Harris)
- Ballad For A Child [3:36] (Archie Shepp, William G. Harris)
- Good Bye Sweet Pops [4:22] (Cal Massey)
- Quiet Dawn [6:10] (Cal Massey)
January 24-26, 1972, New York City
- Archie Shepp (ts, ss)
- Henry Hull (voc)
- Joshie Armstead (voc)
- Albertine Robinson (voc)
- Joe Lee Wilson (voc)
- Waheeda Massey (voc)
- Roy Burrowes (tp)
- Michael Ridley (tp)
- Charles McGhee (tp)
- Clifford Thornton (cornett)
- Charles Stephens (tb)
- Kiane Zawadi (tb)
- Charles Greenlee (tb)
- Hakim Jami (euphonium)
- Marion Brown (as, fl, perc)
- Clarence White (as)
- Billy Robinson (ts)
- Roland Alexander (ts)
- James Ware (bariton-sax)
- Cal Massey (flugelhorn)
- Leroy Jenkins (viol)
- John Blake (viol)
- L. Shankar (viol)
- Ronald Lipscomb (cello)
- Calo Scott (cello)
- Walter Davis Jr. (p)
- Dave Burrell (p)
- Cornell Dupree (g)
- Gerald Jemmott (b)
- Roland Wilson (b)
- Jimmy Garrison (b)
- Beaver Harris (dr)
- Ollie Anderson (perc)
- Jumma Santos (perc)
- Nene DeFense (perc)
- William Kunstler (speech)
- Bartholomew Gray (speech)
- Romulus Franceschini (director)
Releases:
- Impulse/ABC Records AS-9222 (US) [1972] [cover, back cover]
- Impulse/ABC/RCA AS-9222 (CAN) [cover, back cover]
- Impulse/GRT V 8027 9222 (US) (8 Track Tape) [cover]
- Impulse/MCA Victor MVCI-23038 (J) (CD) [December 16, 1991] [cover, back cover]
- Impulse/Universal Victor UCCI-9022 (J) (96 kHz, 24-bit CD) [June 27, 2001; cardboard sleeve] [cover, inner cover, back cover]
- - released as No 22 of the series "impulse! Best 50"
- Impulse/Verve/UMG 024 654 414-2 (US) (96 kHz, 24-bit CD) [March 11, 2003] [cover]
- Impulse/Verve/UMG 654 414-2 (EU) (96 kHz, 24-bit CD) [April 8, 2003] [cover, back cover]
- Impulse/Polydor/UMG UCCU-5073 (J) (24-bit CD) [April 23, 2003] [cover]
- Impulse/Verve/UMG UCJU-9040 (J) (Limited 180g LP) [August 24, 2005] [cover]
- Impulse/Universal UCCI-9230 (J) (CD) [September 14, 2011] [cover]
- Impulse/Universal UCCI-9285 (J) (CD) [May 13, 2015] [cover]
- - released as part of the series "Impulse! Classics 50"
- Impulse/Universal UCCU-5615 (J) (SHM-CD) [Aug 24, 2016] [cover]
Notes:
- Track 1 or excerpts of it appear on Classic Blues of Various Artists, Vol. 1 (Bluesway/abc Records BLS-6061); Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Brown Sugar Records); Free Soul Mind; Irrepressible Impulses (Impulse IMP 1972); Spellbinder (Impulse/MCA Victor MVCM-306); The Revolutionary Hymns (ITM 1450); Impulsive! Unmixed (Impulse/Universal Music 06024 9884317)
- Track 5 appears on Soulful - Delivering A Jazz Message (Impulse! IMP 12392)
Source: KK, HM