On Green Dolphin Street (Archie Shepp album)


On Green Dolphin Street is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1977 for the Japanese Denon label.

Reception

stated: "The fact that Shepp is playing against such a conventional acoustic jazz backdrop gives On Green Dolphin Street its unique tension. The accompanists are a tamer group, working closer to the framework the songs provide. Still, Joe Chambers, Sam Jones, and Walter Bishop, Jr. are a sophisticated rhythm section managing to balance this with an adept flexibility. Shepp's unique voice breathes new life into these standards, paying them the ultimate compliment; On Green Dolphin Street argues and convinces that these songs deserve to be sung again".

Track listing

All compositions by Archie Shepp except where noted.
  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" – 7:58
  2. "Enough" – 6:39
  3. "The Scene Is Clean" – 6:32
  4. "In a Mellow Blues" – 11:19
  5. "I Thought About You" – 9:36

    Personnel