Speak, Brother, Speak

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:45:33
Personnel: Max Roach (drums); Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone); Mal Waldron (piano); Eddie Khan (bass). Recorded at The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, California on October 29, 1962. Originally released on Debut (86007). Includes original liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason and Max Roach. Digitally remastered by Gary Hobish (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Max Roach (drums); Clifford Jordan (tenor saxophone); Mal Waldron (piano). Liner Note Authors: Max Roach; Ralph J. Gleason. Recording information: Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA (10/27/1962). Unknown Contributor Roles: Clifford Jordan; Eddie Khan; Mal Waldron. A crusader for civil rights, Max Roach was both lauded and highly criticized for his outspokenness. Certainly, this album reflects the personality of the master drummer in the political overtones of its title. However, Roach plays a set of music here that belies the notion that his '60s output had merely become another outlet for his political agenda. As he and his band "speak," they do so gently, with great control, elegance, and wit. Of the two compositions heard here, the title track is an evolving 25-minute hard bop chart that winds its way into Roach's classic "The Drum Also Waltzes," a solo drum set piece. The second song, "A Variation," begins rubato but gradually morphs into a straight up swing tune. Filled with many creative solos by Roach, Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), and Mal Waldron (piano), SPEAK, BROTHER, SPEAK! is superb jazz.
録音 : ステレオ (Live)