On This Night

by Archie Shepp

On This Night cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:11:33
  • Community rating: 4.04/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'On This Night' finds saxophonist Archie Shepp balancing fierce, abrasive free jazz blowing with deeply rooted melodicism and theatrical flair. The album shifts between intense ensemble improvisations, tributes to W.E.B. Du Bois, and unexpectedly tender balladry featuring Bobby Hutcherson's shimmering vibraphone. It is a complex, highly politically charged statement from one of the most vital voices of the jazz avant-garde.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, avant-garde, improvised, orchestral, extreme, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. On This Night (If That Great Day Would Come) (10:00)
  2. The Mac Man (7:27)
  3. The Mac Man - Alternate Take (9:27)
  4. The Original Mr. Sonny Boy Williamson (5:59)
  5. In A Sentimental Mood (3:19)
  6. The Chased (11:42)
  7. The Chased (6:10)
  8. The Chased (5:12)
  9. The Pickaninny (7:23)
  10. Malcolm, Malcolm - Semper Malcolm (4:49)

Credits

  • Archie Shepp - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by, piano
  • Henry Grimes - bass
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
  • Rashied Ali - drums
  • Ed Blackwell - percussion [rhythm logs]
  • Joe Chambers - drums, timpani
  • Duke Ellington - written-by
  • Barre Phillips - bass
  • Christine Spencer - Soprano Vocals
  • J.C. Moses - Drums
  • David Izenzon - Bass

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