Archie Shepp

• HIGH DEFINITION 180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

This is an exciting album. The important tenor Archie Shepp and his 1967 group -- with both Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur on trombones, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Beaver Harris -- romp through the continuous 43-and-a-half-minute "One for the Trane" before an enthusiastic audience at a German music festival.

Although he improvises very freely and with great intensity, Shepp surprised the crowd by suddenly bursting into a spaced-out version of "The Shadow of Your Smile" near the end of this memorable performance. On the whole, this very spirited set represents avant-garde jazz at its peak and Archie Shepp at his finest.

PERSONNEL:

• Archie Shepp - (tenor sax)
• Roswell Rudd - (trombone)
• Grachan Moncur - (trombone)
• Jimmy Garrison - (bass)
• Beaver Harris - (drums)

Recorded live at the "Donaueschingen Musiktage 1967", October 21st, 1967

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. One For The Trane, Part I ..... 22:00

• SIDE B
• B2. One For The Trane, Part II .... 21:45