{"product_id":"mama-too-tight-reissue","title":"Mama Too Tight (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 1967, Mama Too Tight is one of the most daring and structurally original albums by Archie Shepp, a central figure in free jazz and African-American cultural protest of the 1960s. Unlike his other more \"explosive\" works, this album displays a refined compositional complexity, with almost avant-garde marching-band-like arrangements and a skilful use of horns, humorous tones, and improvisational tensions. The title track, \"Mama Too Tight,\" is a groove-driven suite that blends soul, swing, experimental music, and urban rhythm, while songs like \"A Portrait of Robert Thompson (As a Young Man)\" offer moments of deep political introspection. The group features an expanded brass ensemble, including trombone, tuba, and trumpets, creating a powerful, theatrical, and multifaceted sound. Shepp's tenor saxophone is at the centre: rough, lyrical, angry, and poetic all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT THOMPSON (AS A YOUNG MAN) 18:56\u003cbr\u003e2. PRELUDE TO A KISS\u003cbr\u003e3. THE BREAK STRAIN\u003cbr\u003e4. DEM BASSES\u003cbr\u003e5. MAMA TOO TIGHT 05:24\u003cbr\u003e6. THEME FOR ERNIE 03:20\u003cbr\u003e7. BASHEER 10:37\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LASGO","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":51558602703165,"sku":"HE67012","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/1884\/9839\/files\/00608578.jpg?v=1775558375","url":"https:\/\/sisterray.co.uk\/products\/mama-too-tight-reissue","provider":"Sister Ray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}