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Blasé (album)

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Blasé
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedAugust 16, 1969
StudioStudios Davout, Paris, France
GenreJazz, post-bop, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz poetry
LabelBYG Actuel Vol. 18
CDGR 292-2 (CD re-issue)
ProducerJean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Archie Shepp chronology
Poem for Malcolm
(1969)
Blasé
(1969)
Black Gipsy
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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

Reception

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Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth named the title track as one of his favorite songs of all time.[2]

Pitchfork listed the album at 145 in its 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.[3]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Blasé at AllMusic
  2. ^ Kaye, Ben. "Here are Thurston Moore's favorite songs of all time". Consequence. Consequence Media. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ Randle, Chris. "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved 20 December 2023.