Released 1972 Artist Archie Shepp Label Impulse! Records | Recorded September 25–27, 1972 Release date 1972 Genre Jazz | |
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The Cry of My People
(1972) There's a Trumpet in My Soul
(1975) Similar Archie Shepp albums, Jazz albums | ||
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The Cry of My People is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released in 1972 on the Impulse! label. The album features performances by Shepp with gospel singers, big bands, quintets, sextets, and chamber orchestras. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "Shepp worked with many larger ensembles as a leader, but never did he achieve such a perfect balance as he did on The Cry of My People".
Contents
Archie shepp rest enough song to mother
Track listing
All compositions by Archie Shepp except as indicated- "Rest Enough (Song to Mother)" - 4:41
- "A Prayer" (Cal Massey) - 6:29
- "All God's Children Got a Home in the Universe" - 2:58
- "The Lady" (Bob Ford) - 5:31
- "The Cry of My People" (Massey) - 5:45
- "African Drum Suite, Part 1" (Beaver Harris) - 0:35
- "African Drum Suite, Part 2" (Harris) - 7:34
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 9:30
Personnel
Songs
1Rest Enough (Song to Mother)4:41
2A Prayer6:30
3All God's Children Got a Home in the Universe2:59
References
The Cry of My People Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA