Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2002–2002. The artist is connected with Modal Jazz, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Modal Jazz shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Everything Happens to Me”, “Lady Sings the Blues”. Then move to “Left Alone Revisited” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.