Music
January, 1977
It isn't easy for a performer to convince an audience that's sitting on its preconceived notions that he's got much more going for him than the stereotype projected by the media. The audience usually wants its prejudices reinforced and when the object of its affection strays into unfamiliar territory, it becomes uncomfortable. Which is a somewhat circuitous way of introducing Archie Shepp's Montreux One (Arista). Tenor man Shepp has long been a leading explorer of jazz's avant-garde tributary. A...
