Raspy avant-garde tenor saxophonist
Archie Shepp (who unfortunately also plays some soprano on this date) is the lead voice in a group that sometimes grows to 13 pieces, including four brass players, two keyboards and two percussionists, on this reissue. Two vocals and a poem recitation weigh down the music a bit, although
Shepp gets in some good licks. The overall results are not essential, but
Archie Shepp was still in his musical prime at the time. ~ Scott Yanow