Attica Blues (album)

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey states: "Attica Blues is one of Shepp's most successful large-group projects, because his skillful handling of so many different styles of black music produces such tremendously groovy results". Stephen Davis of Rolling Stone said that it was "not just a masterpiece of protest: [...] it is more a politico/religious experience, an appeal to higher human consciousness to, for God's sake, help us out of this torment." == Track listing ==

:All compositions by Archie Shepp, except as indicated • "Attica Blues" (lyrics by Beaver Harris) – 4:49 • "Invocation: Attica Blues" (Harris) – 0:18 • "Steam, Part 1" – 5:08 • "Invocation to Mr. Parker" (lyrics by Bart Gray) – 3:17 • "Steam, Part 2" – 5:10 • "Blues for Brother George Jackson" – 4:00 • "Invocation: Ballad for a Child" (Harris) – 0:30 • "Ballad for a Child" (lyrics by Harris) – 3:37 • "Good-Bye Sweet Pops" (Cal Massey) – 4:23 • "Quiet Dawn" (Massey) – 6:12 :Recorded at A&R Recording, NYC, January 24–26, 1972 (Track timings slightly differ from one issue to another, due to merging tracks.) == Personnel ==

• Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone (1, 6, 8, 10) and soprano saxophone (3, 5, 9) • Brass and reed section on tracks 1, 6, 9 and 10 • Clifford Thornton - cornet • Roy Burrows, Charles McGhee, Michael Ridley - trumpet • Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens, Kiane Zawadi - trombone • Hakim Jami - euphonium • Clarence White - alto saxophone • Roland Alexander, Billy Robinson - tenor saxophone • James Ware - baritone saxophone • String section on tracks 1, 3, 5, and 8–10 • John Blake, Leroy Jenkins, Lakshinarayana Shankar - violin • Ronald Lipscomb, Calo Scott - cello • Marion Brown - alto saxophone (1, 6), bamboo flute (3), flute (4), percussion (3–5) • Walter Davis, Jr. - electric piano (1, 6), piano (6, 8–10) • Dave Burrell - electric piano (3, 5) • Cornell Dupree - guitar (1, 3, 5, 8) • Roland Wilson (1, 3, 5–6, 8), Gerald Jemmott (1) - Fender bass • Jimmy Garrison - bass (3–5, 9, 10) • Beaver Harris (1, 3, 5–6, 8) - drums • Ollie Anderson, Nene DeFense, Juma Sultan - percussion (1, 6, 10) • Vocals • Henry Hull (1, 8), Joe Lee Wilson (3, 5) - vocals • William Kunstler (2, 7), Bartholomew Gray (4) - narrator • Joshie Armstead, Albertine Robertson - backing vocals (1) • Featured exclusively on tracks 9 and 10, written by Cal Massey • Romulus Franceschini - conductor and co-arranger • Cal Massey - fluegelhorn (10) • Waheeda Massey - vocals (10) • Billy Higgins - drums == References ==