Archie Shepp

• 2X 180 GRAM LP

• GATEFOLD EDITION

• AUDIOPHILE RE-MASTERING

• LIMITED EDITION

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

The duo of Archie Shepp and Mal Waldron come together beautifully here – in a mode that echoes some of the duets that pianist Waldron recorded with other reedmen in the 70s and 80s, but which has an especially wonderful contribution from Shepp!

Archie blows both tenor and soprano sax – and the warmth of his horn in later years is really perfect here – especially as the album's sometime of an update of Waldron's earlier Left Alone classic, recorded after the death of Billie Holiday at the end of the 50s.

As with that one, the tunes here include some numbers very strongly tied to Billie's legacy, but the vibe is very different, and very personal along the lines of the spirit of Shepp and Waldron.

PERSONNEL:

• Mal Waldron - piano
• Archie Shepp - vocal, sax

Recorded Februar 7 & 8, 2002 at La Muse en Circuit, Paris

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 Easy Living
• A2 Nice Work If You Can Get It
• A3 Everything Happens To Me

• SIDE B
• B1 Left Alone
• B2 When Your Lover Has Gone

• SIDE C
• C1 I Only Have Eyes For You
• C2 Blues For 52nd Street

• SIDE D
• D1 Porgy
• D2 Lady Sings The Blues
• D3 Left Alone (Spoken Lyrics)