Yasmina, A Black Woman, by Archie Shepp

Yasmina, A Black Woman

by Archie Shepp

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Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

Original 1969 BYG album facsimile-edition
Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
Lacquers cut by Cicely Balston at AIR STUDIOS
Exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre

SIDE 1
1. Yasmina

SIDE 2
1. Sonny's Back
2. Body And Soul

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Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve & printed inner wallet.

Original 1969 BYG album
Digitally mastered from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
16-page booklet with photos & exclusive liner notes by author and journalist Kevin Le Gendre

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1.	Yasmina 19:58	buy track
2.	Sonny's Back 13:58	buy track
3.	Body And Soul 06:16	buy track

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ICONIC MUSICIAN AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST MAKES A TYPICALLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING STATEMENT ON HISTORIC 1969 RECORDING

Of all the African-American jazz musicians who arrived in Paris at the end of the ‘60s Saxophonist Archie Shepp was arguably the most influential. Still resident in the French capital to this day, he became an integral part of the European scene and struck fruitful working relationships with the likes of German pianist Joachim Kuhn. Shepp also recorded important albums for BYG, and Yasmina, A Black Woman is one of the most compelling from both an intellectual and musical point of view.

The title track is a praise song for a ‘soul sister’ with an Afro-Arabic name, which signals a move way from Eurocentricity or undue focus on the West. It features the kind of impassioned playing from Shepp and a band that has a number of significant figures drawn from very different scenes in the States. Saxophonist Hank Mobley and drummer Philly Joe Jones, two of the great heroes of hard bop, found themselves alongside soloists frequently associated with the avant-garde, such as pianist Dave Burrell, trumpeter Lester Bowie and saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, the latter two being members of Art Ensemble Of Chicago. A supergroup was in the group.

Together all these players perform an admirably varied repertoire that reflects the interest Shepp had in the whole history of black music in America, from blues and swing through to free improvisation, as well as his increasing fascination with African rhythms as well as post-colonial politics. The result is a set that bubbles with defiant energy and also conveys a deep sense of romanticism and unabashed tenderness.

Original 1969 BYG album remastered from original BYG tapes.
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released February 24, 2023

2023 Remastered Audiophile Edition
Executive producer for this re-issue: Jean-Luc Young
Re-issue produced for release by Geoffrey Cousin
Audio restoration and mastering from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
Graphic design for this re-issue by Phil Rogers

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C 2023 Charly Acquisitions Ltd.

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