Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite download mp3, flac

Tracklist

A1	Driva' Man	5:10
A2	Freedom Day	6:02
A3	Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace	7:58
B1	All Africa	7:57
B2	Tears For Johannesburg	9:36

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Recorded in August 1960, the year in which black Americans' struggle for civil rights reached critical mass, We Insist! was the first of several jazz-as-protest albums explicitly to voice the growing demand for equal rights. Conceived as a suite by Roach, its composer and arranger, the album features a shifting cast of players, with only Roach and singer Abbey Lincoln heard throughout. Three of the five tracks feature lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr., sung by Lincoln, who is joined on "All Africa" by Nigerian conga player Michael Olatunji. Veteran tenor saxophone legend Coleman Hawkins makes a powerful statement in "Driva' Man", which also features stirring solos from trumpeter Booker Little, trombonist Julian Priester and tenor saxophonist Walter Benton. The ensemble's focus is razor sharp throughout, honed by Roach's virtuosic drumming, and Abbey Lincoln's screams during his husband's drum solo in "Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace" will send chills down your spine. One of the all-time 'free jazz' classics finally available again!

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• Barcode: 889397101183

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CJM 8002	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Candid	CJM 8002	US	1960
JC 36390	Max Roach	Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE, Promo)	Columbia	JC 36390	US	1980
771877	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	WaxTime	771877	Europe	2013
GJS 9002	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album)	Candid, Base Record	GJS 9002	Italy	Unknown
37089	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, 180)	Jazz Images	37089	Europe	2018