A Sea of Faces

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A Sea of Faces
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedAugust 4–5, 1975
StudioPhonogram Studios, Milan, Italy
Genre Jazz
Length41:04
Label Black Saint
Producer Giacomo Pellicciotti
Archie Shepp chronology
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(1975)
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(1975)
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The Village Voice B+ [3]

A Sea of Faces is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Milan, Italy, on August 4 and 5, 1975, and released on the Italian Black Saint label. It features performances by Shepp with Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris, Rafi Taha and Bunny Foy. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Hipnosis" (Grachan Moncur III) – 26:10
  2. "Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces" (Semenya McCord/Archie Shepp)  – 8:12
  3. "I Know 'Bout the Life" (Aishah Rahman, Archie Shepp) – 5:20
  4. "Lookin' for Someone to Love" (Cal Massey) – 9:34
    • Recorded in Milan, Italy, August 4 & 5, 1975

Personnel

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References

  1. A Sea of Faces at AllMusic
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  179. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  4. Archie Shepp discography, accessed July 29, 2009.