Archie Shepp - On This Night

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	On This Night (If That Great Day Would Come) Drums – Rashied AliPiano – Archie SheppTimpani – Joe ChambersVocals [Soprano Voice] – Chirstine Spencer*	10:00
2	The Mac Man Drums – Rashied AliPercussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell	7:27
3	The Mac Man (Alternate Take) Drums – Rashied AliPercussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell	9:27
4	The Original Mr. Sonny Boy Williamson Percussion [Rhythm Logs] – Ed Blackwell	5:58
5	In A Sentimental Mood Drums – Joe ChambersWritten-By – Duke Ellington	3:18
6	The Chased (Take 1)	11:42
7	The Chased (Take 2)	6:10
8	The Chased (Take 3)	5:11
9	The Pickaninny (Picked Clean -- No More -- Or Can You Back Back Doodlebug)	7:22
10	Malcolm, Malcolm, Malcolm, Semper Malcolm Vocals [Recitation] – Archie Shepp	4:50

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records
• Copyright (c) – GRP

Credits

• Art Direction [Reissue] – Dan Serrano, Scott Johnson
• Bass – David Izenzon (tracks: 6 to 10), Henry Grimes (tracks: 1 to 5)
• Design [Graphic Design] – Alba Acevedo, Jackie Salway
• Drums – J.C. Moses (tracks: 4, 6 to 10)
• Engineer [Post-production] – Adam Zelinka, Joseph Doughney, Michael Landy
• Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Executive Producer – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
• Liner Notes [1966] – Nat Hentoff
• Liner Notes [1978] – Michael Cuscuna
• Photography By [Cover] – Leroy McLucas
• Producer – Bob Thiele
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Remastered By [Digitally] – Paul Elmore
• Tenor Saxophone – Archie Shepp
• Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: 1 to 5)
• Written-By – Archie Shepp (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10)

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 12, 1965 (#1-5) and March 9, 1965 (#6-10)

Tracks 3, 6 to 8, 10: Bonus cuts, not included on the original album [tray insert]

Note: "Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy" which appeared on the original LP of On This Night, was recorded live at Newport and now appears on the CD of New Thing At Newport by Shepp and John Coltrane.
"Malcolm" originally appeared on Fire Music (AS-86). The Third Take of "The Chase" originally appeared on The Definitive Jazz Scene - Volume Three (AS 9101). The first two takes of "The Chase" and the alternate take of "The Mac Man" first appeared on Further Fire Music (IA-9357). The output of these August and March, 1965 sessions is presented completely on this CD.
[booklet]

(p) 1993 MCA Records, Inc. & (c) 1993 GRP Records, Inc. & (c) 1966 MCA Records, Inc.

Made in Germany [disc]
Printed in Germany [tray insert]

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 1110-51125-2 9

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AS-97	Archie Shepp	On This Night ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Impulse!	AS-97	US	1965
A-97	Archie Shepp	On This Night ‎(LP, RE, 180)	Impulse!	A-97	Italy	2014
AS-97	Archie Shepp	On This Night ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Impulse!, ABC Records	AS-97	US	1968
GRD-125	Archie Shepp	On This Night ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Impulse!, GRP	GRD-125	US	1993
A- 97	Archie Shepp	On This Night ‎(LP, Mono)	Impulse!	A- 97	US	1965

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