A Sea of Faces is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Milan, Italy, on August 4 and 5, 1975, and released on the Italian Black Saint label. It features performances by Shepp with Charles Greenlee, Dave Burrell, Cameron Brown, Beaver Harris, Rafi Taha and Bunny Foy.[4]
| A Sea of Faces | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 4–5, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Phonogram Studios, Milan, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:04 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Giacomo Pellicciotti | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Village Voice | B+[2] |
Track listing edit
- "Hipnosis" (Grachan Moncur III) – 26:10
- "Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces" (Semenya McCord/Archie Shepp) – 8:12
- "I Know 'Bout the Life" (Aishah Rahman, Archie Shepp) – 5:20
- "Lookin' for Someone to Love" (Cal Massey) – 9:34
- Recorded in Milan, Italy, August 4 & 5, 1975
Personnel edit
- Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano, vocals
- Charles Greenlee – trombone, tambourine, vocals
- Dave Burrell – piano
- Cameron Brown – bass
- Beaver Harris – drums, tambourine, vocals
- Rafi Taha – vocals
- Bunny Foy – vocals, maracas, percussion
References edit
- ^ A Sea of Faces at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Archie Shepp discography, accessed July 29, 2009.