Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN Four for Trane signaled his

Four for Trane signaled his arrival as a vital and progressive voice within the new wave of 1960s jazz

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Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN Four for Trane signaled hisOriginally released in 1992, Black Ballads finds legendary tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp interpreting a selection of timeless jazz standards across eleven beautifully performed ballads. Joined by pianist Horace Parlan, bassist Wayne Dockery and drummer Steve McRaven, Shepp delivers deeply expressive performances of classics including Georgia On My Mind, Embraceable You and Aint Misbehavin. Showcasing the lyrical and reflective side of one of jazzs