Discography
Attica Blues
Label: Impulse!
Catalog: AS-9222
Attica Blues
Invocation: Attica Blues
Steam (Part 1)
Invocation to Mr. Parker
Steam (Part 2)
Blues For Brother George Jackson
Invocation: Ballad For a Child
Ballad For a Child
Good Bye Sweet Pops
Quiet Dawn
Recorded at the "A&R Recording Studios", NYC, January 24-26, 1972.
Engineering by Tony May, assisted by Eddie Sepanski.
** also issued on Mca Victor Inc. MVCI-23038(CD) for Mca Records Inc.
** also issued on Grp Records Inc., Japan, December 16, 1991.
Produced by Ed Michel.
Archie Shepp
tenor sax, soprano sax
Roland Alexander
tenor sax
Ollie Anderson
percussion
Joshie Armstead
backing vocals
John Blake
violin
Marion Brown
flute, bamboo flute, alto sax, percussion
Dave Burrell
electric piano
Roy Burrowes
trumpet
Walter Jr. Davis
piano, electric piano
Nene DeFense
percussion
Cornell Dupree
guitar
Romulus Franceschini
conductor
Jimmy Garrison
bass
Bartholomew Gray
spoken vocals
Charles Greenlee
trombone
Carl (Henry) Hall (Hull)
vocals
Beaver Harris
drums
Billy Higgins
drums
Hakim Jami
euphonium
Jerry Jemmott
electric bass
Leroy Jenkins
violin
William Kunstler
spoken vocals
Ronald Lipscomb
violoncello
Cal Massey
flugelhorn
Waheeda Massey
lead vocals
Charles McGhee
trumpet
Michael Ridley
trumpet
RoMas
arranger
Albertine Robinson
backing vocals
Billy Robinson
tenor sax
Calo Scott
violoncello
Lakshminarayana Shankar
violin
Charles Stephens
trombone
Juma Sutan
percussion
Clifford Thornton
cornet
James Ware
baritone sax
Clarence White
alto sax
Joe Lee Wilson
vocals
Roland Wilson
electric bass
Kiane Zawadi
trombone
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Attica Blues
music by Archie Shepp, lyrics by William G.Harris
solos: Gerald Jemmott, Kiane Zawadi, Roland Alexander, and Charles Stephens
Invocation: Attica Blues
William G.Harris
Steam, Part 1
music and lyrics by Archie Shepp
Invocation To Mr.Parker
music by A.Shepp, text by Bartholomew Gray
Steam, Part 2
music and lyrics by Archie Shepp
Blues For Brother George Jackson
by Archie Shepp
solos: Roy Burrowes, Marion Brown, and Archie Shepp
Invocation: Ballad For A Child
by William G.Harris
Ballad For A Child
music by Archie Shepp, lyrics by William G.Harris
Good Bye Sweet Pops
by Cal Massey
Quiet Dawn
music and lyrics by Cal Massey
solos: Cal Massey, Archie Shepp, Charles McGhee, and Cal Massey