FLAC/Tracks
1965

Personel:
Archie Shepp (ts); Ted Curson, Virgil Jones (tr); Marion Brown (as);
Joseph Orange, Ashley Fennell (trb); Reggie Johnson, David Izenzon (b);
Joe Chambers, J.C. Moses, Roger Blank (d); Fred Pirtle (bs)

Tracklisting:

1. Hambone
2. Los Olvidados
3. Malcolm, Malcolm-Semper Malcolm
4. Prelude To A Kiss
5. The Girl From Ipanema
6. Hambone (live version / bonus track, not part of original LP)

This particular early Archie Shepp recording has its strong moments, although it is a bit erratic.
Four selections utilize an advanced sextet. Of these songs, "Hambone" has overly repetitive and rather
monotonous riffing by the horns behind the soloists, and Shepp's bizarre exploration of "The Girl From Ipanema"
gets tedious, but the episodic "Los Olvidaos" is quite colorful, and the tenorman sounds fine on a spacy rendition
of "Prelude to a Kiss." "Malcolm, Malcolm-Semper Malcolm" has Shepp reading a brief poem for the fallen
Malcolm X before he jams effectively on tenor in a trio with bassist David Izenzon and drummer J.C. Moses.
Overall, this set, even with its faults, is recommended. [The CD is rounded out by a "bonus" cut not on the
original LP — a live version of "Hambone" that is much more interesting than the earlier rendition.]
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