Archie Shepp – Four For Trane (E/VG+) – LP, JP 1982, No OBI

Four For Trane is an LP by Archie Shepp from 1982 released on the MCA Records label.

About this album

Four for Trane is a bold early statement from Archie Shepp, turning John Coltrane’s compositions into a vehicle for urgent, forward-looking jazz. Recorded in 1964 and released in 1965, the album helped establish Shepp as a major voice in the avant-garde, combining abrasive tenor lines, strong ensemble interplay and a spiritual sense of purpose. Rather than treating Coltrane’s material as tribute, Shepp reshapes it into something confrontational and searching, with arrangements that open up the harmonic and emotional possibilities of pieces such as “Naima” and “Cousin Mary”. It remains one of the key recordings of 1960s free jazz’s expansion beyond convention.

Genre: Jazz