Archie Shepp - The Magic Of Ju-Ju

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 35:20
Size: 56,7 MB
Art: Front

(18:38)  1. The Magic Of Ju-Ju
( 1:50)  2. You're What This Day Is All About
( 4:43)  3. Shazam
(10:07)  4. Sorry 'bout That

On this 1967 Impulse release, tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp unleashed his 18-minute tour de force "The Magic of Ju-Ju," combining free jazz tenor with steady frenetic African drumming. Shepp's emotional and fiery tenor takes off immediately, gradually morphing with the five percussionists Beaver Harris, Norman Connor, Ed Blackwell, Frank Charles, and Dennis Charles who perform on instruments including rhythm logs and talking drums. Shepp never loses the initial energy, moving forward like a man possessed as the drumming simultaneously builds into a fury. Upon the final three minutes, the trumpets of Martin Banks and Michael Zwerin make an abrupt brief appearance, apparently to ground the piece to a halt. This is one of Shepp's most chaotic yet rhythmically hypnotic pieces. The three remaining tracks, somewhat overshadowed by the title piece, are quick flourishes of free bop on "Shazam," "Sorry Bout That," and the slower, waltz-paced "You're What This Day Is All About."~Al Campbell http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-magic-of-ju-ju-mw0000744563

Personnel:  Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone;  Martin Banks: trumpet, flugelhorn;  Mike Zwerin: bass trombone, trombone;  Reggie Workman: bass;  Norman Connors: drums;  Beaver Harris: drums;  Frank Charles: talking drum;  Dennis Charles: percussion;  Ed Blackwell: rhythm logs

The Magic Of Ju-Ju

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