Poem for Malcolm

{{Infobox album

| name = Poem for Malcolm

| type = studio

| artist = Archie Shepp

| cover = Poem for Malcolm.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = 1969

| recorded = August 14, 1969
(Paris, France)

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| studio =

| genre = Free Jazz

| length =

| label = BYG Actuel
SNAP 162 CD (CD re-issue)

| producer = Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young

| chronology = Archie Shepp

| prev_title = Yasmina, a Black Woman

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = Blasé

| next_year = 1969

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r229625 "Archie Shepp – Poem for Malcolm"], Allmusic review.

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Poem for Malcolm is a jazz album by Archie Shepp. Recorded in Paris in August 1969 only two days after Yasmina, a Black Woman, it again features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. This time, the tone is resolutely set to avant garde and free jazz, with a political edge in the all but explicit tribute to Malcolm X. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This LP from the English Affinity LP is a mixed bag. Best is 'Rain Forrest' on which tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, in a collaboration with trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Vince Benedetti, bassist Malachi Favors, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, perform some stirring free jazz; the interplay between Shepp and Jones is particularly exciting. On a four-and-a-half minute 'Oleo,' Shepp "battles" some bebop with fellow tenor Hank Mobley, but the other two tracks, a workout for the leader's erratic soprano on 'Mamarose,' and his emotional recitation on 'Poem for Malcolm,' are much less interesting, making this a less than essential release despite 'Rain Forrest'."Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r716821|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review], accessed April 6, 2009. It was originally issued on CD by Affinity (paired with Yasmina, a Black Woman) mastered from a vinyl source and later reissued by Charly (also paired with Yasmina, a Black Woman) from the original master tapes.