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  • & Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen.
  • Personnel: Archie Shepp (soprano & tenor saxophones); Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass).
  • Personnel: Archie Shepp (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone).
  • Recording information: sweet Silence Studios (02/07/1980).
  • Photographer: Nils Winther.
  • Avant-garde tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp created a stir in 1977 when he recorded a set of hymns and folk melodies in melodic duets with pianist Horace Parlan. On February 6, 1980, he reunited with Parlan for a set of blues associated with Bessie Smith, and the following day, as a sort of sequel, Shepp played eight songs associated with Charlie Parker in collaboration with bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. Although never a bebopper, Shepp does surprisingly well on such tunes as "Moose the Mooche," "Ornithology," "Yardbird Suite" and "Confirmation," even if he makes the mistake of doubling on his erratic soprano during a few numbers. Archie Shepp pays tribute to Bird not by copying him, but by being creative and playing Parker's repertoire in his own sound. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow
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