There's a Trumpet in My Soul

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.

Reception

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."

Track listing

1. "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
2. "Down in Brazil" (Roy Burrowes, Beaver Harris) - 10:06
3. "There's a Trumpet in My Soul Suite Part 2: Zaid, Part 2/It Is the Year of the Rabbit/Zaid, Part 3" (Greenlee, Shepp, Greenlee; poem: Bill Hasson) - 17:45

Personnel

• Archie Shepp - tenor and soprano saxophone
• Roy Burrowes, Alden Griggs - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Charles Majid Greenlee - trombone
• Ray Draper - tuba
• Dave Burrell - piano
• Walter Davis Jr. - electric piano
• Brandon Ross - guitar
• Jimmy Garrison, Vishnu Bill Wood - bass
• Beaver Harris - drums
• Abdul Zahir Batin, Nene DeFense - percussion
• Bill Hasson - recitation
• Semenya McCord, Bill Willingham - vocals

References