Easy Winners (album) explained

Easy Winners
Type:Album
Artist:Max Roach Double Quartet
Cover:Easy Winners (album).jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:January 4, 7 & 8, 1985
Genre:Jazz
Length:38:05
Label:Soul Note
Producer:Max Roach
Chronology:Max Roach
Prev Title:Survivors
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Bright Moments
Next Year:1986

Easy Winners is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, recorded in 1985 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The wide variety of colors and the consistently-strong improvisations make this a highly recommended set of stirring music".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Bird Says" (Cecil Bridgewater) - 12:48
  2. "Sis" (Odean Pope) - 6:33
  3. "A Little Booker" (Max Roach) - 13:50
  4. "Easy Winners" (Scott Joplin) - 4:54

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#soul-note-sn-1109 Max Roach discography
  2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 25, 2011