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, All Music Guide
Zahir Batin (Percussion), Nancy Greenberg (Design), Beaver Harris (Drums), Michael Cuscuna (Producer), George Klabin (Engineer), Ray Draper (Tuba), Brandon Ross (Guitar), Nene DeFense (Percussion), Alden Griggs (Trumpet), Vishnu Wood (Bass), Walter Davis, Jr. (Piano (Electric)), Nelson Stevens (Illustrations), Alden Griggs (Flugelhorn), Archie Shepp (Sax (Tenor)), Dave Burrell (Piano), Semenya McCord (Vocals), Dave Burrell (Guitar), Roy Burrowes (Trumpet), Alan Bates (Producer), Charles "Majeed" Greenlee (Trombone), Archie Shepp (Sax (Soprano)), Roy Burrowes (Flugelhorn), Raymond Ross (Photography), Bill Hasson (Vocals), Bill Willingham (Vocals), Jimmy Garrison (Bass)
There's a Trumpet in My Soul is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp released in 1975 on the Arista Freedom label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "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".[1]
Track listing
"There's a Trumpet in My Soul Suite Part 1: There's a Trumpet in My Soul/Samba da Rua/Zaid, Part 1" (Semenya McCord/Archie Shepp/Charles Greenlee) - 10:29
"Down in Brazil" (Roy Burrowes, Beaver Harris) - 10:06
"There's a Trumpet in My Soul Suite Part 2: Zaid, Part 2/It Is the Year of the Rabbit/Zaid, Part 3" (Greenlee/Bill Hasson, Shepp/Greenlee) - 17:45
