Speak, Brother, Speak! Explained

Speak, Brother, Speak!
Type:Live album
Artist:Max Roach
Cover:Speak, Brother, Speak!.jpg
Released:1963
Recorded:October 27, 1962
Venue:The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, California
Genre:Jazz
Length:45:33
Label:Fantasy
LP 6007
Chronology:Max Roach
Prev Title:The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
Prev Year:1963
Next Title:The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan
Next Year:1964

Speak, Brother, Speak! is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring performances recorded in San Francisco in 1962 and released by the Fantasy label.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "The music is somewhere between hard bop and the avant-garde, and the musicians really push each other, although the results are not quite essential. Clifford Jordan fans in particular will find this to be an interesting set".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

  1. "Speak, Brother, Speak" (Clifford Jordan, Eddie Khan, Max Roach, Mal Waldron) - 25:03
  2. "A Variation" - 20:30

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#fantasy-lp-6007 Max Roach discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 24, 2012