Archie Shepp: Attica Blues Big Band: Live at the Palais des Glaces
Tracks:
- Antes De Adios [2:50] (Terry Jenoure)
- Star Love [3:34] (Archie Shepp)
- Moon Bees [5:54] (Archie Shepp)
- Attica Blues Part one [4:45] (Archie Shepp & William G. Harris)
- Steam [7:37] (Archie Shepp)
- Quiet Dawn [5:48] (Cal Massey)
- Hi-Fly [7:27] (Randy Weston)
- U-Jaama [7:45] (Archie Shepp)
- Strollin [6:10] (Horace Silver)
- Ballad For A Child [5:40] (Archie Shepp & William G. Harris)
- Simone [7:40] (Frank Foster)
- Crusificado [6:30] (Dave Burrell)
- A Change Has Come Over Me [5:40] (Walter Hawkins)
- Goodbye Sweet Pops [6:00] (Cal Massey)
- Skippin' [4:30] (Ramsey Lewis)
- Attica Blues Part two [8:40] (Archie Shepp & William G. Harris)
October 24, 1979, Palais des Glaces, Paris, France (live)
- Archie Shepp (p, ss, ts, leader)
- Ray Copeland (conductor, director)
- Kamal Alim (tp)
- Roy Burrowes (tp)
- Charles McGhee (tp)
- Eddie Preston (tp)
- Richard "Malachi" Thompson (tp)
- Charles "Majeed" Greenlee (tb)
- Dick Griffin (tb)
- Ray Harris (tb)
- Charles Stephens (tb)
- Steve Turre (tb, sea shell)
- Marvin Blackman (ss, fl)
- Marion Brown (as, fl)
- Patience Higgins (ss, fl)
- John Purcell (ss, fl)
- James Ware (ss, fl)
- Candice Greene (vln)
- Terry Jenoure (vln, voc)
- Carl Ector (viola)
- Akua Dixon (cello, voc, p)
- Irene Datcher (voc)
- Joe Lee Wilson (voc)
- Art Matthews (p)
- Clyde Criner (synth)
- Brandon Ross (g)
- Hakim Jami (b, tuba)
- Avery Sharpe (b, el-b)
- Clifford Jarvis (dr)
- Kevin Jones (perc)
Releases:
- Blue Marge 1001/Free Bird FB 329 (F) (2LP) [1979] [cover, back cover, label side A, label side B, label side C, label side D]
- Blue Marge 1001/EPM Musique/FD Music 151982/Auvidis AD 124 (F) (2CD) [1993] [front insert, back insert, booklet photo, CD 1, CD 2]
- Blue Marge 1001/Next Music (F) (2CD) [2003] [cover]
Notes:
- different track timings and ordering on the CD versions
- the LP version incorrectly lists Archie Shepp & Beaver Harris as composers for Attica Blues Part one/two and Ballad For A Child
- Marion Brown solo on Moon Bees
Source: CJ, HM, KMS