Chuck Stewart American, 1927-2017
January 1972 | Recording session for Attica Blues
ARTIST CONTEXT
Saxophonist, composer, poet, and educator Archie Shepp joined avant-garde jazz with Black history, theater, protest, blues, and spiritual expression. Attica Blues responded to the 1971 Attica prison uprising with urgency, grief, and political clarity.
CHUCK STEWART / PHOTOGRAPH CONTEXT
Stewart’s session photographs document Shepp at a moment when the recording studio became a space for both musical invention and social testimony.
RECOMMENDED LISTENING
▶ Attica Blues — Listen on YouTube Music
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