Mama Too Tight
| Mama Too Tight | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 19, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Mama Too Tight is an album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1967. The album contains tracks recorded by Shepp, Tommy Turrentine, Grachan Moncur III, Roswell Rudd, Howard Johnson, Perry Robinson, Charlie Haden and Beaver Harris in August 1966.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "Shepp had hit his stride here compositionally... lots of free blowing, angry bursts of energy, and shouts of pure revelry are balanced with Ellingtonian elegance and restraint that was considerable enough to let the lyric line float through and encourage more improvisation. This is Shepp at his level best".[3]
Track listing
Side 1
1. A Portrait Of Robert Thompson
Introducing
a) Prelude to a Kiss (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
b) The Break Strain-King Cotton (public domain)
c) Dem Basses (public domain) - 18:57
Side 2
1. Mama Too Tight - 5:25
2. Theme for Ernie (Fred Lacey) - 3:21
3. Basheer - 10:38
- All compositions by Archie Shepp except as indicated
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 19, 1966
Personnel
- Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone
- Tommy Turrentine: trumpet
- Grachan Moncur III: trombone
- Roswell Rudd: trombone
- Howard Johnson: tuba
- Perry Robinson: clarinet
- Charlie Haden: bass
- Beaver Harris: drums
References
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed April 7, 2009.