On Green Dolphin Street (Archie Shepp album)

On Green Dolphin Street
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released 1978
Recorded November 23, 1977
Studio Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 42:04
Label Denon
YX-7524-ND
Producer Yoshio Ozawa
Archie Shepp chronology
A Touch of the Blues
(1977)A Touch of the Blues1977		 On Green Dolphin Street
(1977)		 Duet
(1978)Duet1978

On Green Dolphin Street is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1977 for the Japanese Denon label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic stated: "The fact that Shepp is playing against such a conventional acoustic jazz backdrop gives On Green Dolphin Street its unique tension. The accompanists are a tamer group, working closer to the framework the songs provide. Still, Joe Chambers (drums), Sam Jones (bass), and Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano) are a sophisticated rhythm section managing to balance this with an adept flexibility. Shepp's unique voice breathes new life into these standards, paying them the ultimate compliment; On Green Dolphin Street argues and convinces that these songs deserve to be sung again".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Archie Shepp except where noted.

  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 7:58
  2. "Enough" – 6:39
  3. "The Scene Is Clean" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:32
  4. "In a Mellow Blues" – 11:19
  5. "I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 9:36

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Archie Shepp Catalog accessed February 10, 2017
  2. ↑ Discogs album entry, February 10, 2017
  3. 1 2 Bush, Nathan. Archie Shepp: On Green Dolphin Street – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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