A tremendous bit of jazz history -- 2 classic Archie Shepp albums on 1 CD! Yasmina features Archie Shepp at his spiritual best -- recording in Paris in 1969, and absorbing a heck of a lot of pan-African influences! The centerpiece of the album is the amazing "Yasmina" -- a long track that builds with passion and fire, pulsing with an intensity that you'd expect more from Pharoah Sanders than Shepp himself. Next up is "Sonny's Back", a wonderful straight jazz groover with Archie and Hank Mobley on twin tenors upfront -- making a rare and memorable recorded appearance together! The set's capped off by a mellow version of "Body & Soul", one that points towards the more soulful side of Shepp's work in the 70s. Poem For Malcolm is one of Shepp's most memorable LPs for BYG. Side one has him playing with Burton Greene, Alan Silva, Philly Joe Jones, and Claude Delcloo on the extended Mamarose/Poem For Malcolm. The track starts out with very free playing, then moves into a more subdued passage, with Shepp's recitation of his "Poem For Malcolm". Side two has a great lineup that includes Grachan Moncour III, Malachi Favors, and Hank Mobley, who gives one of the wildest performances of his life! The group runs through the 20 minute track Rain Forest/Oleo, and begins with a dark, spare performance, then leaps into a reading of "Oleo" that's filled with fire. (Source: Dusty Groove America, Inc.)



1. Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp) 20:08
* Archie Shepp — tenor sax, vocal
* Clifford Thornton — cornet
* Lester Bowie - trumpet
* Arthur Jones - alto sax
* Roscoe Mitchell — bass sax
* Dave Burrell — piano
* Malachi Favors — bass
* Earl Freeman — bass
* Philly Joe Jones — drums
* Sunny Murray — drums, percussion
* Art Taylor - rhythm logs
* Laurence Devereaux — balafon

2. Sonny's Back (Grachan Moncur) 14:03
* Archie Shepp — tenor sax, vocal
* Hank Mobley — tenor sax, vocal
* Dave Burrell — piano
* Malachi Favors — bass
* Philly Joe Jones — drums

3. Body and Soul (Heyman, Sour, Green) 06:22
* Archie Shepp — tenor sax, vocals
* Dave Burrell — piano
* Malachi Favors — bass
* Philly Joe Jones — drums

4. Rain Forest • Oleo (Archie Shepp, Sonny Rollins) 19:16
* Archie Shepp — tenor sax, piano
* Hank Mobley — tenor sax
* Grachan Moncur III — trombone
* Vince Benadetti - piano
* Malachi Favors — bass
* Philly Joe Jones — drums

5. Mama Rose (Archie Shepp) 07:12
6. Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp) 05:54
* Archie Shepp — soprano sax, recitation
* Burton Greene — piano
* Alan Silva — bass
* Philly Joe Jones — drums
* Claude Delcloo — drums

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