Conversations (Archie Shepp and Kahil El'Zabar album)

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Conversations
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Studio album by
Archie Shepp with Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
Released1999
RecordedJanuary 23 & 24, 1999
StudioRiverside Studio, Chicago, IL
Genre Jazz
Length60:39
Label Delmark
DE-514
Producer Kahil El'Zabar, Robert G. Koester
Kahil El'Zabar chronology
Papa's Bounce
(1998)
Conversations
(1999)
Freedom Jazz Dance
(1999)
Archie Shepp chronology
True Blue
(1999)
Conversations
(1999)
Live in New York
(2001)

Conversations is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp with Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio, which also includes Ari Brown and Malachi Favors, which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Delmark label. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos notes "In a dedication to the late bassist Fred Hopkins, Shepp returns to the recording studio armed with his no-compromise, no-nonsense way of playing the tenor saxophone. It's still as cutting-edge dour as ever, supported by the beautiful underpinnings of the trio ... To say Shepp is back would be shortsighted; he's always been around ... This is a resolute affirmation of his powers, punctuating that he's still a vital force in the new music, as are his backup constituents on this very fine CD, a perfect introduction for the uninitiated and a must-buy for longtime fans" [4] On All About Jazz, Jack Bowers said "There are few pyrotechnics; much of the music is pensive and sedate, and most of it is melodic as well. While this isn’t the sort of disc I’d run out and buy, there are many who would, and to them I would unreservedly recommend it". [6]

Track listing

All compositions by Kahil El'Zabar except where noted

  1. "Conversation; the Introduction" – 8:11
  2. "Big Fred" – 8:20
  3. "Kari" – 8:30
  4. "Whenever I Think of You" (Ari Brown) – 9:27
  5. "Conversations; the Dialogue" – 10:11
  6. "Brother Malcolm" – 8:18
  7. "Revelations" – 7:42

Personnel

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References

  1. Delmark Records: album details, accessed January 21, 2019
  2. Jazzdisco: Archie Shepp catalog, accessed January 21, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series, accessed January 21, 2019
  4. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Kahil El'Zabar / Ritual Trio / Archie Shepp – Conversations: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 445. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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