ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET

‘If Trane is the father, Pharoah: the son, and Ayler: the holy ghost, Archie Shepp is the uncle that no one mentions’, wrote All About Jazz. Shepp continues to pave the road of the great preachers on tenor sax with a warmth and directness that leads back to Don Byas and Ben Webster. No matter how far out he sounds, ballads and blues are always around and his equally unique singing makes it clear how great his urge for communication is.