Mama Too Tight

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Mama Too Tight is a 1966 avant-garde jazz album by saxophonist Archie Shepp, known for its politically charged themes and innovative large-ensemble arrangements.

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instanceOf album
musical work
musical work
musical work
studio album
artist Archie Shepp NERFINISHED
associatedWith 1960s politically conscious jazz
associatedWithMovement Black Arts Movement NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
bass
drums
percussion
piano
tenor saxophone
trombone
trumpet
tuba
followedBy The Magic of Ju-Ju NERFINISHED
follows On This Night NERFINISHED
genre avant-garde jazz
free jazz
post-bop
hasCoverArt Mama Too Tight (Impulse! album cover) NERFINISHED
hasCriticalReception praised for its arrangements and intensity
hasTrack A Portrait of Robert Thompson (as a Young Man) NERFINISHED
Basheer NERFINISHED
Mama Too Tight NERFINISHED
Theme for Ernie NERFINISHED
labelCatalogNumber Impulse! A-9134 NERFINISHED
language instrumental
length approximately 37 minutes
notableFor integration of free jazz and structured writing
large-ensemble arrangements
politically charged themes
partOf Archie Shepp discography NERFINISHED
performer Archie Shepp NERFINISHED
precededBy On This Night NERFINISHED
producer Bob Thiele NERFINISHED
recordedAt Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Rudy Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1966
recordLabel Impulse! Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1966
side Side A
Side B
trackNumber 1 on original LP
2 on original LP

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Archie Shepp notableWork Mama Too Tight