Blasé (album)

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

Blasé
Studio album by Archie Shepp
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
Archie Shepp chronology
Poem for Malcolm (1969) Blasé (1969) Black Gipsy (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Reception

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

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

References

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.