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Archie Shepp I am jazz ... it's my life
Portrait of Archie Shepp, multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet, playwright and educator.
- "Archie Shepp, multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet, playwright and educator, has been a controversial figure on the jazz scene ever since his first recordings in 1960. In this portrait, filmed in France, Shepp discusses the African origins and revolutionary purpose of jazz and acknowledges the influence of John Coltrane and the poet Rimbaud on his work. Shepp is seen playing his sax on Parisian streets and in clubs where he shouts his poems of protest and builds his solos to exciting climaxes. Musical numbers include: "Blues gee whiz," "Une Petite surprise pour M'amselle," "Touch you, hold you, feel you," "Mama Rose," "Things have got to change," "In a sentimental mood," "Moose the Mooche.""
- "Portrait of Archie Shepp, multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet, playwright and educator."@en
- "Archie Shepp, I am jazz...it's my life"
- "Archie Shepp I am jazz ... it's my life"@en