Pitchin Can

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Released 1970 Release date 1970 Genre Jazz		Artist Archie Shepp Label America Records

Recorded November 9, 1969 & July 23, 1970 Pitchin Can (1970) Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones (1970) Similar Archie Shepp albums, Jazz albums

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Pitchin Can is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Europe in 1969 and 1970 for the America label. The album features one track by Shepp with Clifford Thornton, Noah Howard, Julio Finn, Leroy Jenkins, Dave Burrell, Earl Freeman, Sunny Murray and Chicago Beau ("Pitchin' Can" which was added to the CD release of Black Gipsy) and one extended track by Shepp with Thornton, Lester Bowie, Alan Shorter, Bobby Few, Bob Reid, Muhammad Ali, Djibrill and Ostaine Blue Warner.

Archie shepp album pitchin can paris 1969 1970 pitchin can

Track listing

"Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 1" - 18:18
"Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 2" - 10:43
"Pitchin' Can" (Cal Massey) - 7:35

Recorded in Paris, France, November 9, 1969 (track 3) and July 23, 1970 (tracks 1 & 2)

Personnel

Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone, piano, soprano saxophone

Clifford Thornton: trumpet, valve trombone

Lester Bowie: trumpet (tracks 1 & 2)

Alan Shorter: flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 2)

Bobby Few: piano (tracks 1 & 2)

Bob Reid: bass (tracks 1 & 2)

Muhammad Ali: drums (tracks 1 & 2)

Djibrill: congas (tracks 1 & 2)

Ostaine Blue Warner: percussion (tracks 1 & 2)

Noah Howard: alto saxophone (track 3)

Julio Finn; harmonica (track 3)

Leroy Jenkins: viola (track 3)

Dave Burrell: piano (track 3)

Earl Freeman: bass (track 3)

Sunny Murray: drums (track 3)

Chicago Beau: vocals (track 3)

Songs

1Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 1
2Uhuru (Dawn Of Freedom) Part 2
3Pitchin' Can

References

Pitchin Can Wikipedia

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