California Meeting: Live on Broadway is a live album by the American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
| California Meeting: Live on Broadway | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May 22, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Archie Shepp recordings in the 1980s are hit and miss; this is one of the more interesting ones... Not essential but this CD is worth picking up by Archie Shepp's fans".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing
edit- "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) – 7:20
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 13:42
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 6:54
- "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 12:27
- Recorded at The On Broadway Bar & Cafe in Sacramento, California on May 22, 1985
Personnel
edit- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- George Cables – piano
- Herbie Lewis – bass
- Eddie Marshall – drums
- Royal Blue – vocals (track 1)
References
edit- ^ Archie Shepp discography accessed July 20, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 18, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.