Pure Pleasure

This duet date from 1990 demonstrates the deep blues feeling and technical mastery Archie Shepp has on the tenor saxophone.

Marshalling Latin rhythms, electronic textures, and cosmic mysticism to create nondenominational yet deeply spiritual funk-jazz.

This album features Pharoah Sanders playing some no-nonsense tenor in a quartet with pianist John Hicks, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Idris Muhammad.

‘Kabsha’, which is dedicated to Muhammad’s youngest daughter, is recommended to anyone who appreciates inventive and passionate modern jazz.