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Alternative Fox present a reissue ofArchie Shepp‘sThe Tradition, originally released in 1978. Avant-garde giant Archie Shepp made an indelible contribution to experimental jazz. Double-LPThe Traditionwas recorded in Rome in 1977 for Horo Records with drummerClifford Jarvisand bassistCameron Brown; the raucous “Hooray For Mal” has shades of be-bop, whileDuke Ellington‘s “Sophisticated Lady” is largely tackled by Shepp on upright piano (with gorgeous soloing by Brown); “Things Have Got To Change” hearkens to Shepp’s experience of the Pan-African Cultural Festival of Algiers of 1969 and Ellington’s “I Didn’t Know About You” is relayed as a soft tenor ballad with rough edges.
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