The Magic of Ju-Ju
| The Magic of Ju-Ju | ||||
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Impulse! | ||||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
| Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [3] |
The Magic of Ju-Ju is an album by
Dennis Charles, Ed Blackwell and Beaver Harris
in April 1967.
Reception
The
Allmusic review by Al Campbell states of the title track "Shepp's emotional and fiery tenor takes off immediately, gradually morphing with the five percussionists who perform on instruments including rhythm logs and talking drums. Shepp never loses the initial energy, moving forward like a man possessed as the drumming simultaneously builds into a fury. Upon the final three minutes, the trumpets of Martin Banks and Michael Zwerin make an abrupt brief appearance, apparently to ground the piece to a halt. This is one of Shepp's most chaotic yet rhythmically hypnotic pieces".[4]
Track listing
- "The Magic of Ju-Ju" - 18:37
- "You're What This Day Is All About" - 1:51
- "Shazam!" - 4:43
- "Sorry 'Bout That" - 10:07
- All compositions by Archie Shepp
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 26, 1967
Personnel
- Archie Shepp: tenor saxophone
- Martin Banks: trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mike Zwerin: bass trombone, trombone
- Reggie Workman: bass
- Norman Connors: drums
- Beaver Harris: drums
- Frank Charles: talking drum
- percussion
- rhythm logs
References
- ^ "Billboard". June 1, 1968.
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed April 7, 2009.
