{"product_id":"archie-shepp-blase-white-vinyl","title":"Archie Shepp - Blasé [White Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: 12\" Vinyl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: BYG529318\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5060767441091\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 27 Jan 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNewly mastered to vinyl from original BYG tapes. Lacquers cut by Alchemy Mastering at AIR STUDIOS. Insert with exclusive liner notes by author, journalist and BYG-authority Kevin Le Gendre. CD: Original 1969 BYG album. Digitally mastered from original BYG tapes by Nick Robbins. 16-pages booklet with photos \u0026amp; exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre. *** Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture in the late ‘60s, a time of enormous upheaval and radical thought. Relocating to Paris he made a number of highly influential albums, such as Blasé, that broached the essential themes of freedom and racial equality, and tapped into the bedrock of African-American music. Gospel and blues were a major part of the work, which also had a strong avant-garde sensibility. The band featured stellar vocalist Jeanne Lee and members of Art Ensemble Of Chicago. These trailblazing artists who combined jazz, poetry and radical politics made a definitive musical statement. “This re-mastered version of a seminal album still has great musical and emotional power... “ Kevin Le Gendre, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. MY ANGEL\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. BLASÉ\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. SOPHISTICATED LADY\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. TOUAREG\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charly \/ BYG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42264663621788,"sku":"BYG529318","price":28.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_98c7295d-2589-4f65-a19f-d697a649d6cb.jpg?v=1672859362","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/archie-shepp-blase-white-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}