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1	Attica Blues Alto Saxophone – Marion BrownBacking Vocals – Albertine Robinson, Joshie Armstead*Bass [Fender] – Jerry JemmottLead Vocals – Henry Hull	4:48
2	Invocation: Attica Blues Narrator – William Kunstler	0:19
3	Steam (Part 1) Electric Piano – Dave BurrellFlute [Bamboo] – Marion BrownLyrics By – Archie SheppVocals – Joe Lee Wilson	5:16
4	Invocation To Mr. Parker Flute – Marion BrownNarrator, Other [Text] – Bartholomew Gray	3:06
5	Steam (Part 2) Electric Piano – Dave BurrellFlute [Bamboo] – Marion BrownLyrics By – Archie SheppVocals – Joe Lee Wilson	5:07
6	Blues For Brother George Jackson Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown	4:00
7	Invocation: Ballad For A Child Narrator – William Kunstler	0:29
8	Ballad For A Child Vocals – Henry Hull	3:36
9	Good-Bye Sweet Pops Conductor – Romulus FranceschiniDrums – Billy HigginsMusic By – Cal Massey	4:22
10	Quiet Dawn Conductor – Romulus FranceschiniDrums – Billy HigginsFlugelhorn, Music By, Lyrics By – Cal MasseyVocals – Waheeda Massey	6:10

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – A&R Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Clarence White (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Baritone Saxophone – James Ware (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Bass – Jimmy Garrison (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10)
• Bass [Fender] – Roland Wilson (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
• Cello – Calo Scott (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Ronald Lipscomb (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Cornet – Clifford Thornton (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Drums – Beaver Harris (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
• Engineer – Tony May
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Eddie Sepanski
• Euphonium – Hakim Jami (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Guitar – Cornell Dupree (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8)
• Lyrics By – William G. Harris* (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Music By – Archie Shepp (tracks: 1 to 8)
• Percussion – Juma Sutan* (tracks: 1, 6, 10), Marion Brown (tracks: 3, 4, 5), Nene DeFense (tracks: 1, 6, 10), Ollie Anderson (tracks: 1, 6, 10)
• Photography By – Charles Stewart*
• Piano – Walter Davis Jr. (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Producer – Ed Michel
• Soprano Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
• Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp (tracks: 1, 6, 8, 10), Billy Robinson (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roland Alexander (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Trombone – Charles Greenlee (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10), Charles Stephens (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10), Kiane Zawadi (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Trumpet – Charles McGhee (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10), Michael Ridley (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10), Roy Burrowes (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10)
• Violin – John Blake (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Leroy Jenkins (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), Shankar (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)

Notes

Recorded January 24, 25, and 26, 1972 at A&R Recording, New York. Originally released in 1972 on Impulse! (AS-9222).

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-9222	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Impulse!	AS-9222	US	1972
AS-9222	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues ‎(LP, Album, Lab)	Impulse!	AS-9222	US	1972
AS-9222, B00112610-01	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE, Ltd)	Impulse!, Universal Music Special Markets	AS-9222, B00112610-01	US	2009
024 654 414-2, AS-9222	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Gat)	Verve Records, Impulse!	024 654 414-2, AS-9222	US	2003
UCCU-5615	Archie Shepp	Attica Blues ‎(CD, Album, RE, SHM)	Impulse!	UCCU-5615	Japan	2016

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