Archie Shepp Quartet - Live In Venice 2002

Archie Shepp Quartet - Hope #2

Archie Shepp : tenor saxophone
Wayne Dockery : bass
Bobby Durham : drums
Massimo Farao : piano

Live at Paradiso Perduto, Venice, October 2002.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Archie
• Shepp
• Wayne
• Dockery
• Bobby
• Durham
• Massimo
• Farao
• Jazz
• Hard
• Bop
• avant
• garde
• free
• jazz
• Free
• Improvisation

[aurelienpk]

Bobby Durham died this morning.

R.I.P Bobby. Your contribution to the world of drums and jazz is huge and you will be missed.

[edcerc]

damn what tone archie has is unreal

[joshisanonymous]

@pyannaguy If the arts relied on the state or wealthy patrons, this would be the same issue in a different guise. There are plenty of stories of composers of bygone eras either modifying their work to fit the taste of the state or their patron or simply not getting their work played because they chose not to modify it. It is a shame that jazz hasn't had a large audience since swing, though.

[SimonApers]

brilliant



[pyannaguy]

@nobodady1 I probably didn't state it correctly, because I didn't mean that these guys were driven by money - they probably gave up on that idea not long after committing to Jazz.

I agree with you about artists, up to a point, but think you might be slightly idealistic. For every one like you describe, I think there's one looking for the right agent, the big break, big hit, big money, fame, etc. Even dedicated artists are still people. I'm still in the Biz and I've seen both types. Peace...

[nobodady1]

@pyannaguy Capitalism may drive the music industry, but I hardly think it drives these guys --- though they naturally need to make a living like anyone. Artists rarely do what they do to turn a profit, but for intrinsic reasons. They do not work hours for which they expect compensation in wages --- they give it all they got, at, nearly every waking and dreaming moment of the day ---- and business savvy just allows them to continue this apparently irrational pursuit into another day.

[TheDarmardar]

@pyannaguy

there is a dvd.... Dizzy Gillespie in his later years, playing in a small nightclub dive.

[TheDarmardar]

@pyannaguy

man is that the truth. being a musician is dicey, but this setting, for these musicians, is truly pathetic.

[farbrorblo]

Damn. I want to be stoned and play jazz when im old too.

[pyannaguy]

This is further evidence of what happens when Capitalism is in the driver's seat where the Arts are concerned. These accomplished, venerable masters create energetic, freeing universal language standing in front of a brick wall in a little joint in a foreign country for what I'm guessing is pretty short compensation.

Meanwhile, millions of people are trained to breathlessly await the next "masterpiece" by Lady Gaga or to get out their credit cards and buy some more Justin Beiber pap. 

[ocnoreen]

One of the best jazz drummers who ever lived, Bobby Durham! Met him with Sweets in the '80's in L.A. He also did a recording with the late Jimmy Cook which Jimmy played for me before he passed. So many greats gone!

[unclejunglebass]

i sort of agree. not really digging his note choice. none of his lines stand out here. its not the tone its the note choice. band is def swingin though.