Four for Trane

Four for Trane
Studio album by Archie Shepp
Released	1964
Recorded	August 10, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:58
Label	Impulse! A-71
Producer	John Coltrane, Bob Thiele
Archie Shepp chronology
Bill Dixon 7-tette/Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary 5 (1964) Four for Trane (1964) Fire Music (1965)

Four for Trane is a studio album by Archie Shepp released on Impulse! Records in 1964. Three of the five tracks are reworkings of pieces originally recorded on co-producer John Coltrane's 1960 Giant Steps and "Coltrane Plays the Blues", rearranged by Shepp and Roswell Rudd.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it "one of the classic jazz albums of the '60s and a fascinating glimpse into how thoroughly different what was already thought of as the Coltrane revolution might sound."^[3] The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states that "Four for Trane is a truly fine, original, and lasting album from an under-celebrated musician".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Coltrane, except where noted.

1. "Syeeda's Song Flute" – 8:30
2. "Mr. Syms" – 7:41
3. "Cousin Mary" – 7:14
4. "Naima" – 7:09
5. "Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)" (Shepp) – 6:24

Personnel

• Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
• Charles Moffett – drums
• Roswell Rudd – trombone, arrangements
• Alan Shorter – flugelhorn
• John Tchicai – alto saxophone
• Reggie Workman – double bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 179. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "Archie Shepp". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th. ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 1183. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
4. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2009.