Trouble in Mind (Archie Shepp album) explained

Trouble in Mind
Type:	Album
Artist:	Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan
Cover:	Trouble in Mind (Archie Shepp album).jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	February 6, 1980
Studio:	Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	50:13
Label:	SteepleChase
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Archie Shepp
Prev Title:	Attica Blues Big Band
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Looking at Bird
Next Year:	1980

Trouble in Mind is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Horace Parlan, featuring performances recorded in 1980 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.^[1] The album consists mainly of early and traditional blues and follows up to their 1977 album of duets on spirituals Goin' Home.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "It is particularly interesting to hear Shepp, best known for his ferocious free jazz performances of the mid-to-late '60s, adjusting his sound and giving such songs as "Trouble in Mind," Earl Hines's "Blues in Thirds" and "St. James Infirmary" tasteful and respectful yet emotional treatment. Recommended."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Backwater Blues" (Bessie Smith) - 2:42
2. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) - 3:26
3. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) - 5:55
4. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy) - 2:36
5. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) - 5:00
6. "Blues in Thirds" (Earl Hines) - 5:16
7. "When Things Go Wrong" (Traditional) 5:05
8. "Goin' Down Slow" (St. Louis Jimmy Oden) - 4:26
9. "Court House Blues" (Traditional) - 3:41
10. "See See Rider" (Traditional) - 4:43
11. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor (Traditional) - 3:26
12. "St. James Infirmary" (Traditional) - 4:22

Personnel

• Archie Shepp - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Horace Parlan - piano

Notes and References

1. http://www.steeplechase.dk/steeplechase/CDcatalog.pdf SteepleChase Records catalog
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r147472|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed September 23, 2010.