Soul Song (Archie Shepp album)

Soul Song is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1982 for the Enja label.[1][2]

Soul Song
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedDecember 1, 1982
StudioStudio N, Cologne
GenreJazz
Length38:07
LabelEnja
4050
ProducerHorst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Archie Shepp chronology
Mama Rose
(1982)
Soul Song
(1983)
Down Home New York
(1984)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

Scott Yanow at AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars, stating: "This is one of Archie Shepp's more erratic sets ... due to this release's weak first half, it can be safely passed by".[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Archie Shepp except where noted.

  1. "Mama Rose" – 15:17
  2. "Soul Song" – 4:00
  3. "Geechee" – 18:33
  4. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:17 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Archie Shepp Catalog accessed February 10, 2017
  2. ^ Discogs album entry, February 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Archie Shepp: Soul Song – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2017.