A Sea of Faces

For other uses, see Sea of Faces (disambiguation).

A Sea of Faces
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1975
Recorded	August 4–5, 1975
Studio	Phonogram Studios, Milan, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:04
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giacomo Pellicciotti
Archie Shepp chronology
Montreux Two (1975) A Sea of Faces (1975) Body and Soul (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Village Voice	B+[2]

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

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 'Bout the Life" (Aishah 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, tambourine, vocals
• Rafi Taha – vocals
• Bunny Foy – vocals, maracas, percussion

References

1. A Sea of Faces at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (June 14, 1976). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Archie Shepp discography, accessed July 29, 2009.