Steam (Archie Shepp album)

Steam is a live album by jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nuremberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976 and released on the Enja label.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The avant-garde innovator Shepp still sounds pretty strong at what was for him a fairly late period, displaying his distinctive raspy tone and what were for him some typically emotional ideas".

Track listing

 * 1) "A Message from Trane" (Cal Massey) - 18:58
 * 2) "Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 11:40
 * 3) "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) - 14:29 Bonus track on CD
 * 4) "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) - 8:06 Bonus track on CD
 * 5) "Steam" (Archie Shepp) - 9:23
 * 6) "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) - 0:57
 * Recorded at the East-West Jazz Festival in Nuremberg, West Germany on May 14, 1976

Personnel

 * Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, piano
 * Cameron Brown - bass
 * Beaver Harris - drums