A Sea of Faces

A Sea of Faces
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1975
Recorded	August 4 & 5 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:04
Label	Black Saint
Archie Shepp chronology
Montreux Two (1975) A Sea of Faces (1975) Body and Soul (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

A Sea of Faces is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Milan, Italy on August 4 & 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.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Hipnosis" (Grachan Moncur III) – 26:10
2. "Song for Mozambique/Poem: A Sea of Faces" (Semenya McCord/Archie Shepp) – 8:12
3. "I Know About the Life" (Aida Rahman, Archie Shepp) – 5:20
4. "Lookin' for Someone to Love" (Cal Massey) – 9:34
   • Recorded in Milan, Italy, August 4 & 5, 1975

Personnel

• Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, piano, vocals
• Charles Greenlee: trombone, tambourine, vocals
• Dave Burrell: piano
• Cameron Brown: bass
• Beaver Harris: drums, tamorine, vocals
• Rafi Taha: vocals
• Bunny Foy: vocals, maracas, percussion

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