Archie Shepp – Four For Trane (E/VG+) – LP, JP 1982, No OBI
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Four For Trane is an LP by Archie Shepp from 1982 released on the MCA Records label.
About this album
Four for Trane is a bold early statement from Archie Shepp, turning John Coltrane’s compositions into a vehicle for urgent, forward-looking jazz. Recorded in 1964 and released in 1965, the album helped establish Shepp as a major voice in the avant-garde, combining abrasive tenor lines, strong ensemble interplay and a spiritual sense of purpose. Rather than treating Coltrane’s material as tribute, Shepp reshapes it into something confrontational and searching, with arrangements that open up the harmonic and emotional possibilities of pieces such as “Naima” and “Cousin Mary”. It remains one of the key recordings of 1960s free jazz’s expansion beyond convention.
Genre: Jazz
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Artist: Archie SheppLabel: MCA Records – VIM-4663Format: LP, Album, Reissue, StereoUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1982Genre: Jazz
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A1 Syeeda'S Song Flute
A2 Mr. Syms
B1 Cousin Mary
B2 Naima
B3 Rufus (Swung, His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)