California Meeting: Live on Broadway

California Meeting: Live on Broadway
Live album by Archie Shepp
Released	1987
Recorded	May 22, 1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:53
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Archie Shepp chronology
The Good Life (1984) California Meeting: Live on Broadway (1987) Little Red Moon (1985)

California Meeting: Live on Broadway is a live album by the American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Archie Shepp recordings in the 1980s are hit and miss; this is one of the more interesting ones... Not essential but this CD is worth picking up by Archie Shepp's fans".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) – 7:20
2. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 13:42
3. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) – 6:54
4. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 12:27

• • Recorded at The On Broadway Bar & Cafe in Sacramento, California on May 22, 1985

Personnel

• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• George Cables – piano
• Herbie Lewis – bass
• Eddie Marshall – drums
• Royal Blue – vocals (track 1)

References

1. Archie Shepp discography accessed July 20, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 18, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.