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Review title: fire in the soul
Product review: I had never heard anything by Archie Shepp before buying this CD, but I saw it on sale in a local shop and was struck by the description on the back cover, part of which said: "This uncompromising and unique recording covers a strikingly broad range, from down-home funk to ferocious, unfettered improvisation." That's a pretty apt description, I think. Shepp's sax playing does indeed have an improv feel to it at times, but it's not so "out there" that the listener feels lost in space. He can hold a groove and lock in, as well as spread out and do his improv thing too. As noted by others, these recordings were made in the late 60s and include jazz luminaries such as Cedar Walton Bernard Purdie, Joh Chambers, Grachan Moncur, and Woody Shaw. There is also a guest vocal by Doris Troy. All in all, there is a good balance of styles on this CD, some of the music even bordering on fusion. For me, this was a very interesting, mind-expanding listen.
