Steam (Archie Shepp album)


Steam is a live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nuremberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976 and released on the Enja label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The avant-garde innovator Shepp still sounds pretty strong at what was for him a fairly late period, displaying his distinctive raspy tone and what were for him some typically emotional ideas".

Track listing

  1. "A Message from Trane" - 18:58
  2. "Solitude" - 11:40
  3. "Invitation" - 14:29 Bonus track on CD
  4. "Ah-Leu-Cha" - 8:06 Bonus track on CD
  5. "Steam" - 9:23
  6. "52nd Street Theme" - 0:57

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