Blasé

Blasé
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1969
Recorded	August 16, 1969 Studios Davout, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz, post-bop, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz poetry
Label	BYG Actuel Vol. 18 CDGR 292-2 (CD re-issue)
Producer	Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Archie Shepp chronology
Poem for Malcolm (1969) Blasé (1969) Black Gipsy (1969)

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Blasé is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Europe in 1969 for the BYG Actuel label.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Shepp, except where noted.

1. "My Angel" – 10:08
2. "Blasé" – 10:25
3. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" (Traditional arr. Shepp) – 5:57
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:11
5. "Touareg" – 9:15

Personnel

• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
• Jeanne Lee – vocal (except on track 5)
• Dave Burrell – piano (exc. on track 5)
• Chicago Beau, Julio Finn – harmonica (on track 1)
• Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn (on track 3)
• Malachi Favors – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

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