Thursday, February 1, 2018
ARCHIE SHEPP SEXTET – Mariamar LP 1976
ARCHIE SHEPP SEXTET – Mariamar LP 1976
Label: Horo Records � HZ 01
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album / Country: Italy / Released: 1976
Style: Free Jazz, Soul-Jazz
Recorded in Rome, Italy on October 16, 1975.
Producer � Aldo Sinesio
Engineer � Raimondo Caruana
Cover Design � Mirella Ruscarino
Photos � Andrea Puccini / Claudio Totoro
A1 - Mariamar ............................................................................ 13:41
A2 - Tres Ideias ........................................................................... 7:36
B1 - The Magic .......................................................................... 10:03
B2 - Shepps Mood ...................................................................... 8:22
All compositions by Archie Shepp
ARCHIE SHEPP / tenor and soprano sax, piano
CHARLES GREENLEE / trombone
CICCI SANTUCCI / trumpet
IRIO DE PAULA / guitar
ALESSIO URSO / bass
AFONSO VIEIRA / drums, percussion
Mariamar is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Rome, Italy on October 16, 1975 and released on the Horo label. Beautiful only italian LP, deep jazz with a soul feel.
A very nice issue of a 1976 Italian LP of Archie Shepp with local and Brazilian musicians spinning out lush, soulful jazz tunes. Shepp is of course a master of many styles of jazz, and here he focuses on melodic lyrical ballads with a tight, piano-less sextet. Shepp�s playing is soulful and generous, giving plenty of room for solos from his band. Guitarist Irio de Paula�s playing shines throughout, providing some beautiful chord comping that makes me think of Wes Montgomery, especially backing Shepp�s tenor sax on a duo of �Mariamar� and "Shepps Mood". Frankly, I was surprised at how enjoyable this has been. I assumed it would be worth one listen and then on to sell at End of an Ear records, but this goes into my permanent and ever growing Archie Shepp collection.
Note:
Special treatment of sound processing in the Studio-A of Radio Corona.
Enjoy!
If you find it, buy this album!
