The Magic of Ju-Ju

E914574

The Magic of Ju-Ju is a 1967 avant-garde jazz album by saxophonist Archie Shepp that blends free jazz with African rhythmic and spiritual influences.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Magic of Ju-Ju canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
artist Archie Shepp
composer Archie Shepp
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception acclaimed for its powerful percussion and African influences
featuresElement African polyrhythms
collective improvisation
extended improvisation
featuresInstrument bass
drums
percussion
trombone
trumpet
followedBy The Way Ahead
follows Mama Too Tight
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
jazz
hasInfluence African music
African rhythmic traditions
African spiritual traditions
hasPart Shazam
Sorry ‘Bout That
The Magic of Ju-Ju
You’re What This Day is All About
hasStyle spiritual jazz
language instrumental
mainInstrument soprano saxophone
tenor saxophone
partOf Archie Shepp discography
performer Algie DeWitt
Archie Shepp
Beaver Harris
Chief Bey
Dennis Charles
Ed Blackwell
Frank Charles
Martin Banks
Michael Zwerin
Norman Connors
Reggie Workman
producer Bob Thiele
recordedFor Impulse! Records
recordingDate 1967
recordLabel Impulse! Records
releaseDate 1967

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archie Shepp notableWork The Magic of Ju-Ju
The Magic of Ju-Ju hasPart The Magic of Ju-Ju
Mama Too Tight followedBy The Magic of Ju-Ju
The Way Ahead follows The Magic of Ju-Ju
The Way Ahead precededBy The Magic of Ju-Ju