Attica Blues

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Attica Blues
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Length
10 tracks, 37:33
Release Date
1 January 1972
Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities ended the Attica prison uprising by massacring 43 inmates and hostages. Perhaps because Shepp's musical interests were changing, Attica Blues isn't the all-out blast of rage one might expect; instead, it's a richly arranged album of mournful, quietly agonized blues and Ellingtonian swing, mixed with a couple of storming funk burners. Of course, Shepp doesn't quite play it straight, b… read more
Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just… read more
Refining his large-ensemble experiments of 1971, Attica Blues is one of Archie Shepp's most significant post-'60s statements, recorded just several months after authorities end… read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Attica Blues
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 4:48 32,484 listeners
2 Play track Invocation: Attica Blues
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 0:18 319 listeners
3 Play track Steam, Part 1
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 5:08 2,402 listeners
4 Play track Invocation To Mr. Parker
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 3:17 13,470 listeners
5 Play track Steam, Part 2
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 5:10 2,009 listeners
6 Play track Blues For Brother George Jackson
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 4:08 24,973 listeners
7 Invocation: Ballad For A Child
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 0:30 1,130 listeners
8 Play track Ballad For A Child
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 3:40 15,692 listeners
9 Play track Good Bye Sweet Pops
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 4:22 8,806 listeners
10 Play track Quiet Dawn
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 6:12 25,301 listeners

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Archie Shepp is an American , , and long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24th, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he studied piano, clarinet and alto saxophone before focusing on tenor saxophone (he occasionally plays soprano saxophone). He is best known for his passionately music of the late sixties which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by people of African descent. He is also known for his 60's work with the New York Contemporary … read more
Archie Shepp is an American , , and long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24th, 1937, b… read more
Archie Shepp is an American , , and long known for the outspoken political tones in his work. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24th, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where… read more

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