The Cry of My People
by Archie Shepp
- Type: Album
- Released: 4 April 1973
- Label: Impulse!
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:52
- Community rating: 3.51/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Moving away from the abrasive free jazz of his earlier career, the tenor saxophonist embraces a lush, highly orchestrated approach heavily steeped in gospel and African-American spirituals. Featuring massive big-band arrangements by Romulus Franceschini and impassioned vocal contributions, the suite acts as a profound, politically charged celebration of Black history. The project showcases Shepp's ability to fuse avant-garde sensibilities with accessible, deeply emotional traditional forms.
Genres
Tracklist
- Rest Enough (Song To Mother) (4:38)
- A Prayer (6:29)
- All God's Children Got A Home In The Universe (2:56)
- The Lady (5:28)
- The Cry Of My People (5:43)
- African Drum Suite, Part 1 (0:35)
- African Drum Suite, Part 2 (7:32)
- Come Sunday (7:45)
Credits
- Archie Shepp - primary artist, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Jimmy Garrison - bass
- Esther Mellon - cello
- Pat Dixon - cello
- Beaver Harris - drums, written-by
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Ron Carter - electric bass [fender]
- Cornell Dupree - guitar
- Andre Franklin - Backing Vocals
- Patterson Singers - Backing Vocals
- Peggi Blu - Lead Vocals
- Romulus Franceschini - Arranged By, Conductor
- Cal Massey - Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor
- Joe Lee Wilson - Vocals, Lead Vocals
- Bob Ford - Written-By
- Dave Burrell - Arranged By, Conductor
- Guilherme Franco - Berimbau, Percussion [Brazilian]
- Nene DeFense - Bongos, Congas
- Terri Quaye - Tambourine, Congas
- Charles Greenlee - Arranged By, Conductor
- Duke Ellington - Written-By