Black Gipsy

Black Gipsy
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1970
Recorded	November 9, 1969
Studio	Decca Studios, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Label	America
Producer	Pierre Berjot
Archie Shepp chronology
Blasé (1969) Black Gipsy (1970) Pitchin Can (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Black Gipsy is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Europe in 1969 for the America label. The album was also issued by the Prestige label under the title Black Gypsy.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard states: "This music gets intense, but melody is always at its core: this is not just a free blowing session. The rhythm section keeps things well grounded, aided greatly by Burrell's marvelous comping while the horns and harmonica take the melodies and run with them. Good stuff."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Black Gipsy" (Augustus Arnold, Lincoln T. Beauchamp Jr.) - 25:44
2. "Epitaph of a Small Winner: Rio de Janeiro/Casablanca/Chicago" (Lincoln T. Beauchamp, jr., known as Chicago Beau, Julio Finn - 22:40
3. "Pitchin' Can" (Cal Massey) - 7:35 Bonus track on CD

• • Recorded in Paris, France, November 9, 1969

Personnel

• Archie Shepp - soprano saxophone
• Clifford Thornton - trumpet
• Noah Howard - alto saxophone
• Julio Finn - harmonica
• Leroy Jenkins - viola
• Dave Burrell - piano
• Earl Freeman - bass
• Sunny Murray - drums
• Chicago Beau - vocals

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Westergaard, S. Allmusic Review accessed 29 June 2009.