We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite is a Jazz album by Max Roach, originally released in 1961. On Gatefold: 59 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- raw
- defiant
- political
About
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, co-authored by Max Roach and Oscar Brown, Jr., was a pivotal work in the early-'60s African-American protest movement, and continues to be relevant in its message and tenacity. It represents a lesson in living as to how the hundreds of years prior were an unnecessary example of how oppression kept slaves and immigrants in general in their place. Vocalist Abbey Lincoln expresses this oppression as effectively as anyone could with her thespian-based wordless vocals, and lyrics written by Brown that tell the grim story of the struggle of African-American for far too long. .
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Tracklist
- 1Driva'man (Remastered)5:14
- 2Freedom Day (Remastered)6:05
- 3Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace (Remastered)8:05
- 4All Africa (Remastered)8:03
- 5Tears For Johannesburg (Remastered)9:46
Credits
Performers
- James SchenckBASS DOUBLE BASS
- Babatunde OlatunjiCONGAS FEATURING PERCUSSION
- Max RoachDRUMS VIBRAPHONE
- Ray MantillaPERCUSSION
- Tomas du VallPERCUSSION
- Coleman HawkinsTENOR SAXOPHONE FEATURING
- Walter BentonTENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Julian PriesterTROMBONE
- Booker LittleTRUMPET
- Abbey LincolnVOCALS FEATURING
- Eric DolphyALTO SAXOPHONE
- Cecil PayneBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Peck MorrisonBASS
- Jo JonesDRUMS
- Kenny DorhamPIANO TRUMPET
- Benny BaileyTRUMPET
- Art DavisBASS
- Robert WhitleyCONGAS
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 59 pressings tracked on Gatefold