Attica Blues (album)
| Attica Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | January 24–26, 1972 | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording, New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop, avant-garde jazz, big band, jazz poetry, funk | |||
| Label | Impulse! AS-9222 | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
| Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | favorable |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| Pitchfork | 9.3/10 |
Attica Blues is an album by avant-garde jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp. Originally released in 1972 on the Impulse! label, the album title refers to the Attica Prison riots.