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Album · 1970

For Losers

by Archie Shepp

Released
1970
Label
ABC Records
Catalogue no.
AS-9188
Tracklist
5 tracks
Length
37:31
Country
US

“For Losers” is an album by Archie Shepp, released in 1970 on ABC Records. The original release has 5 tracks with a running time of 37:31. Jazz standards on the record include “I Got It Bad”. The line-up features Archie Shepp (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Beaver Harris (drums (drum set)), Cedar Walton (piano), Matthew Gee (trombone) and Wilbur Ware (double bass).

Who played on For Losers

  • Archie Shepp soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone all tracks
  • Beaver Harris drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • Cedar Walton piano on 3 tracks
  • Matthew Gee trombone on 3 tracks
  • Wilbur Ware double bass on 3 tracks
  • Woody Shaw trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Cecil Payne flute, baritone saxophone on 2 tracks
  • Clarence Sharpe alto saxophone on 2 tracks
  • Albert Winston double bass, electric bass guitar on 1 track
  • Andy Bey piano on 1 track
  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drums (drum set) on 1 track
  • Bert Payne guitar on 1 track
  • Bob Bushnell electric bass guitar on 1 track
  • Charles Davis baritone saxophone on 1 track
  • Dave Burrell organ on 1 track
  • Doris Troy background vocals on 1 track
  • Grachan Moncur III trombone on 1 track
  • James Spaulding alto saxophone on 1 track
  • Jimmy Owens trumpet on 1 track
  • Joe Chambers drums (drum set) on 1 track
  • Leon Thomas vocals on 1 track
  • Martin Banks flugelhorn, trumpet on 1 track
  • Robin Kenyatta flute, alto saxophone on 1 track
  • Tasha Thomas background vocals on 1 track
  • Wally Richardson guitar on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 Stick 'em Up 2:05
  2. A2 Abstract 4:20
  3. A3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) standard — Duke Ellington 5:16
  4. A4 What Would It Be Without You — Cal Massey 4:05
  5. B Un Croque Monsieur (Poem: For Losers) 21:45

More albums by Archie Shepp

Four for Trane 1964 · impulse! Fire Music 1965 · impulse! On This Night 1966 · impulse! Mama Too Tight 1967 · impulse! The Magic of Ju-Ju 1967 · GRP The Way Ahead 1968 · impulse! Blasé 1969 · BYG Records Yasmina, a Black Woman 1969 · BYG Records Pitchin Can 1970 · America Records Things Have Got to Change 1971 · impulse! Attica Blues 1972 · ABC Records The Cry of My People 1973 · impulse!

Frequently asked questions

Who played on For Losers?

The line-up of For Losers includes Archie Shepp (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Beaver Harris (drums (drum set)), Cedar Walton (piano), Matthew Gee (trombone), Wilbur Ware (double bass), Woody Shaw (trumpet), Cecil Payne (flute, baritone saxophone) and Clarence Sharpe (alto saxophone).

Which label released For Losers?

For Losers was released in 1970 on ABC Records (AS-9188).

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