Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN conjuring a gently unsettling

conjuring a gently unsettling

The sounds of magic have been nourishing my soul since birth

but what a rough diamond this is

and a solid foundation

you’ll wreck

Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN conjuring a gently unsettlingOriginally released in 1992, Black Ballads finds legendary tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp interpreting a selection of timeless jazz standards across eleven beautifully performed ballads. Joined by pianist Horace Parlan, bassist Wayne Dockery and drummer Steve McRaven, Shepp delivers deeply expressive performances of classics including Georgia On My Mind, Embraceable You and Aint Misbehavin. Showcasing the lyrical and reflective side of one of jazzs