Steam is a live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nuremberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976 and released on the Enja label.
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | May 14, 1976 | |||
| Venue | Jazz Ost-West Festival, Nuremberg | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:33 | |||
| Label | Enja | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann | |||
| Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Village Voice | A−[3] |
Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The avant-garde innovator Shepp still sounds pretty strong at what was for him a fairly late period, displaying his distinctive raspy tone and what were for him some typically emotional ideas".[4]
Track listing
edit- "A Message from Trane" (Cal Massey) - 18:58
- "Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 11:40
- "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 14:29 Bonus track on CD
- "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD
- "Steam" (Archie Shepp) - 9:23
- "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 0:57
- Recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nuremberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976
Personnel
edit- Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, piano
- Cameron Brown - bass
- Beaver Harris - drums
References
edit- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 29 July 2009.