ARCHIE SHEPP (ca. 1970) Photo

New York: Raymond Ross, [ca. 1970]. Vintage original 10 x 8″ (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white photo. With photographer Raymond Ross’ stamp on verso, fine.

Archie Shepp, whose instrument was the saxophone, was one of the great innovators in avant-garde jazz. His music increasingly reflected his Afrocentric orientation and his growing political consciousness.