Blasé (album) explained

Blasé
Type:	studio
Artist:	Archie Shepp
Cover:	Blasé.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	August 16, 1969
Studio:	Studios Davout, Paris, France
Genre:	Jazz, post-bop, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz poetry
Label:	BYG Actuel Vol. 18 CDGR 292-2 (CD re-issue)
Producer:	Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Chronology:	Archie Shepp
Prev Title:	Poem for Malcolm
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Black Gipsy
Next Year:	1969

Blasé is an album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in Europe in 1969 for the BYG Actuel label.

Reception

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth named the title track as one of his favorite songs of all time.^[1]

Pitchfork listed the album at 145 in its 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Archie Shepp, except where noted.

1. "My Angel" – 10:08
2. "Blasé" – 10:25
3. "There Is a Balm in Gilead" (Traditional; arranged by Archie Shepp) – 5:57
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:11
5. "Touareg" – 9:15

Personnel

• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
• Jeanne Lee – vocal (except on track 5)
• Dave Burrell – piano (exc. on track 5)
• Chicago Beau – harmonica (tracks 1 & 2)
• Julio Finn – harmonica (tracks 1 & 2)
• Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn (track 3)
• Malachi Favors – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kaye . Ben . Here are Thurston Moore’s favorite songs of all time . Consequence . Consequence Media . 20 December 2023.
2. Web site: Randle . Chris . The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s . Pitchfork . Conde Nast . 20 December 2023.