When thinking of the great, innovative saxophone players that came up in the 1960s, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman come to mind. Unfortunately, Archie Shepp has almost been forgotten.

1f you ask jazz listeners about Shepp—who will be appearing at the Fair Grounds on May
4 with the David Murray Quartet, and at the "Midnight Jam" at the Praline Connection on Saturday, May 6—most will say that they may have one recording of him, on some compilation, probably with Coltrane. ...