Trouble in Mind (Archie Shepp album)

Trouble in Mind
Studio album by
Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan
Released1980
RecordedFebruary 6, 1980
StudioSweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen
GenreJazz
Length50:13
LabelSteepleChase
ProducerNils Winther
Archie Shepp chronology
Attica Blues Big Band
(1979) 		Trouble in Mind
(1980) 		Looking at Bird
(1980)
Horace Parlan chronology
The Maestro
(1979) 		Trouble in Mind
(1980) 		Pannonica
(1981)

Trouble in Mind is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Horace Parlan, featuring performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1] The album consists mainly of early and traditional blues and follows up to their 1977 album of duets on spirituals Goin' Home.

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "It is particularly interesting to hear Shepp, best known for his ferocious free jazz performances of the mid-to-late '60s, adjusting his sound and giving such songs as "Trouble in Mind," Earl Hines's "Blues in Thirds" and "St. James Infirmary" tasteful and respectful yet emotional treatment. Recommended."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Backwater Blues" (Bessie Smith) - 2:42
  2. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 3:26
  3. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) - 5:55
  4. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy) - 2:36
  5. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) - 5:00
  6. "Blues in Thirds" (Earl Hines) - 5:16
  7. "When Things Go Wrong" (Traditional) 5:05
  8. "Goin' Down Slow" (St. Louis Jimmy Oden) - 4:26
  9. "Court House Blues" (Traditional) - 3:41
  10. "See See Rider" (Traditional) - 4:43
  11. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (Traditional) - 3:26
  12. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) - 4:22

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ SteepleChase Records catalog accessed September 23, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1290. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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