On Green Dolphin Street (Archie Shepp album)
{{Infobox album
| name = On Green Dolphin Street
| type = Album
| artist = Archie Shepp
| cover = On Green Dolphin Street (Archie Shepp album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded = November 28, 1977
| venue =
| studio = Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:04
| label = Denon
YX-7524-ND
| producer = Yoshio Ozawa
| chronology = Archie Shepp
| prev_title = A Touch of the Blues
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Duet
| next_year = 1978
}}
On Green Dolphin Street is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1977 for the Japanese Denon label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/archie-shepp/catalog/#denon-yx-7524 Archie Shepp Catalog] accessed February 10, 2017
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
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AllMusic stated: "The fact that Shepp is playing against such a conventional acoustic jazz backdrop gives On Green Dolphin Street its unique tension. The accompanists are a tamer group, working closer to the framework the songs provide. Still, Joe Chambers (drums), Sam Jones (bass), and Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano) are a sophisticated rhythm section managing to balance this with adept flexibility. Shepp's unique voice breathes new life into these standards, paying them the ultimate compliment; On Green Dolphin Street argues and convinces that these songs deserve to be sung again".{{AllMusic|first=Nathan |last=Bush |class=album |id=mw0000188650 |title=Archie Shepp: On Green Dolphin Street – Review |accessdate=February 10, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Archie Shepp except where noted.
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 7:58
- "Enough" – 6:39
- "The Scene Is Clean" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:32
- "In a Mellow Blues" – 11:19
- "I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 9:36
Personnel
References
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