Album US 1960 on Candid label
Jazz (Afro-Cuban Jazz, Hard-Bop)
"A revolution is unfurling - America's unfinished revolution. It is unfirling in lunch counters, buses, libraries and schools - wherever the dignity and potential of men are denied. Youth and idealism are unfurling. Masses of Negroes are marching onto the stage of history and demanding their freedom now!" -A Philip Randolph What this album is saying is that FREEDOM DAY is coming in many places, and those working for it mean to make it stick. In 1937, a Negro who still remembered slavery spoke of what it was like in 1865. "Hallelujah broke out... Everyboby went wild. We all felt like heroes, and nobody had make us that way but ourselves." It's happening again. Recorded: Nola Penthouse Sound Studio, New York, August 31rd and September 6, 1960
![]() | Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums, album by, written by |
![]() | James Schenck b, US bass |
![]() | Babatunde Olatunji voc, perc, 1927-2003 NG congas, conga drums |
![]() | Ray Mantilla cng, perc, *1934 US percussion |
![]() | Tomas du Vall percussion |
![]() | Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Walter Benton ts, 1930-2000 US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Julian Priester tb, *1935 US trombone |
![]() | Booker Little tr, 1938-1961 US trumpet |
![]() | Abbey Lincoln voc, 1930-2010 US vocals |
Bob D'Orleans engineer, recording |
A. Phillip Randolph liner notes |
Nat Hentoff liner notes, supervised by |
Hugh Bell photography by |
Paul Bacon photography by |
Max Roach |
Oscar Brown Jr. |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Driva' Man | Max Roach | Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr. | 5:10 |
2 | ![]() | Freedom Day | Max Roach | Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr. | 6:02 |
3 | ![]() | Triptych: Prayer, Protest, Peace | Max Roach | Max Roach | 7:58 |
4 | ![]() | All Africa | Max Roach | Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr. | 7:57 |
5 | Tears For Johannesburg | Max Roach | Max Roach | 9:36 |
30sec audio samples provided by
Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite JP 1960 Jazz |