Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN It’s a record dedicated to

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"My goal has always been to make music that is unfiltered and straight from the heart and Ledbetter Heights is an album I’m very proud of

Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan - Black Ballads ADRIAN CROWLEY & MATTHEW NOLAN It’s a record dedicated toOriginally 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