{"product_id":"attica-blues","title":"Attica Blues","description":"Personnel includes: Archie Shepp (soprano \u0026amp; tenor saxophones); Marion Brown (alto saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, percussion); Walter Davis Jr. (piano, electric piano); Joe Lee Wilson (vocals), William Kunstler (spoken vocals); John Blake, Leroy Jenkins (violin); Cal Massey (flugelhorn); Charles Greene (trombone); Cornell Dupree (guitar); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Beaver Harris, Billy Higgins (drums); Juma Sultan (percussion).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at A\u0026amp;R Recording, New York, New York on January 24-26, 1972. Originally released on Impulse (9222).\u003cbr\u003eBy the early 1970s Archie Shepp was moving away from his no-holds-barred free-jazz assault and into experiments with swing, R\u0026amp;B, and funk. Such is the case with 1974's ATTICA BLUES, an expansive, freewheeling album that finds the saxophonist at the height of his style-blending fearlessness. This is not to say the album isn't avant garde: quite the contrary. Shepp's solos are fleet, acrobatic, and searingly intense.\u003cbr\u003eShepp's appropriation of R\u0026amp;B and funk can be heard throughout, especially on album standouts, \"Blues for Brother George Jackson\" and the title track, which rides a hard funk groove. Interestingly, the album also has its share of vocal-led tracks, including the ballad \"Steam\" sung by Joe Lee Wilson. The \"recitation\" songs serve to date the album a bit, but overall ATTICA BLUES stands as one of the best recordings in Shepp's fine discography.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46751894896927,"sku":"7119691260273","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/197e9a18fe9aef9af0766cbe87d1dbda.jpg?v=1777656293","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/attica-blues","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}