| Duet | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Archie Shepp and Dollar Brand |
| Cover: | Duet (Archie Shepp and Dollar Brand album).jpg |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | June 5, 1978 |
| Studio: | Nippon Columbia's 1st Studio, Tokyo |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 44:13 |
| Label: | Denon YX-7532-ND |
| Producer: | Yoshio Ozawa |
| Chronology: | Archie Shepp |
| Prev Title: | On Green Dolphin Street |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Archie Shepp Quartet Live in Tokyo |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Duet is an album by saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Dollar Brand recorded in Tokyo in 1978 for the Japanese Denon label.[1] [2]
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "A somewhat surprising pairing at the time, the former firebrand of the tenor sax and the wonderful South African pianist found a pleasant and relaxed meeting point. By 1978, Shepp had largely abandoned the ferocious attack that gained him renown in the '60s, settling on a rich, Ben Webster-ish tone and playing a repertoire consisting of modern standards and bluesy originals ... But the prevailing sense of relaxation begins to pall after a while and one wishes for a bit more of the old rough and tumble that these two were surely capable of. Still, for those who enjoyed Shepp's mid-'70s dates for Arista/Freedom and Ibrahim's more subdued group efforts of the late '70s and early '80s, there's much good listening here".
All compositions by Dollar Brand except where noted.