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Archie Shepp
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Pianists · b. 1937

Archie Shepp

American jazz musician

Born
24 May 1937
Fort Lauderdale
Country
United States
Active
1960–
Record labels
Enja Records, Impulse!, Arista Records, BYG Records
Discography
109 albums

Biography

Archie Shepp is a jazz musician who plays piano, saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone. Archie Shepp was born on 24 May 1937 in Fort Lauderdale. The music is usually filed under jazz and post-bop. Record labels: Enja Records, Impulse!, Arista Records and BYG Records. The discography here lists 109 albums, from “Four for Trane” (1964) to “Just at the Turn of the Tide” (2023). Honours include Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (2009), honorary doctor of Paris 8 University (2014) and NEA Jazz Masters.

Archie Vernon Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Four for Trane 1964
Fire Music 1965
On This Night 1966
Life at the Donaueschingen Music Festival 1967 · Live
Live in San Francisco 1967 · Live
Mama Too Tight 1967
The Magic of Ju-Ju 1967
The Way Ahead 1968
Blasé 1969
Poem for Malcolm 1969
Three for a Quarter One for a Dime 1969 · Live
Yasmina, a Black Woman 1969
Archie Shepp & Philly Joe Jones 1970 · Live
Black Gipsy 1970
Coral Rock 1970
For Losers 1970
Pitchin Can 1970
Live at the Panafrican Festival 1971 · Live
Live in Antibes, Volume 1 1971 · Live
Live in Antibes, Volume 2 1971 · Live
Things Have Got to Change 1971
Attica Blues 1972
The Cry of My People 1973
Kwanza 1974
A Sea of Faces 1975
Jazz a confronto 27 1975
There's a Trumpet in My Soul 1975
Bijou 1976
Doodlin’ 1976
Mariamar 1976
Montreux Two 1976 · Live
Steam 1976 · Live
À Massy - U-Jaama "Unité" 1976 · Live
A Touch of the Blues 1977
Ballads for Trane 1977
Day Dream 1977
Goin’ Home 1977
Body and Soul 1978
Frankfurt Workshop ’78: Tenor Saxes 1978 · Live
Further Fire Music 1978
Maple Leaf Rag 1978
The Tradition 1978
Attica Blues Big Band - Live at the Palais des Glaces 1979 · Live
Invitation 1979
Lady Bird 1979
Tray of Silver 1979
The House I Live In 1980 · Live
Trouble in Mind 1980
Here Comes the Family 1981
I Know About the Life 1981
Soul Song 1982
African Moods 1984 · Live
Down Home New York 1984
On Green Dolphin Street 1984
The Good Life 1984
Duo - Eagle's Flight 1985
Mama Rose 1985 · Live
Devil Blues (The Essential Archie Shepp) 1986
Little Red Moon 1986
Looking at Bird 1986
You're My Thrill 1986
"Live on Broadway" California Meeting 1987 · Live
En Concert: 1rst Set 1987 · Live
First Set 1987 · Live
The Fifth of May 1987
Montreux One 1988 · Live
Body and Soul 1989 · Live
In Memory Of 1989 · Live
Stream 1989
Archie Shepp & Jeanne Lee 1990
Passion 1990
Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary Five 1991 · Live
Octiminus 1991
Tenor Legacy 1991
Black Ballads 1992
Perfect Passions 1992
The Rising Sun Collection 1994 · Live
Song of the Forest Boogaraboo 1995
Live in Paris 1996 · Live
Sinon Oui 1997
Something to Live For 1997
Conversations 1999
St. Louis Blues 1999
True Blue 1999
Blasé / Live at the Pan-African Festival 2001
Live in New York 2001 · Live
Bird Fire 2002
Hungarian Bebop 2002
Left Alone Revisited 2002
Yasmina, a Black Woman / Poem for Malcolm 2003
bateau lavoir + archie shepp live 2003 · Live
First Take 2005
Gemini 2007
Lover man 2007
Phat Jam in Milano 2007 · Live
Passport to Paradise 2008
For Losers / Kwanza 2011
Wo!man 2011
I Hear the Sound 2013 · Live
Consequences Revisited 2020
Ocean Bridges 2020
Blasé And Yasmina Revisited 2021
Let My People Go 2021
Live in Paris (1974) 2021 · Live
The Way Ahead / Kwanza / The Magic of Ju‐Ju Revisited 2022
Derailleur 2023
Just at the Turn of the Tide 2023
Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five Vol. 2 · Live
Maiden's Prayer (Live Ljubljana '73)

Also plays on

Albums where Archie Shepp is credited as a sideman

1965 Ascension — John Coltrane tenor saxophone

Awards

  • 2009 Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
  • 2014 honorary doctor of Paris 8 University
  • NEA Jazz Masters

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Archie Shepp play?

Archie Shepp is known for playing piano, saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone.

When and where was Archie Shepp born?

Archie Shepp was born 24 May 1937 in Fort Lauderdale.

What are Archie Shepp's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Four for Trane (1964), Fire Music (1965), On This Night (1966), Life at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (1967) and Live in San Francisco (1967).

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