 | Max Roach We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
| |
| | Full Review | Ratings (64) |
Give your Rating |
| 4.5 superb | NietzschesMoustache | January 30th 22 |
Avant-Garde Jazz // 1961 // Best: "Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace"
Bump |
| 4.5 superb | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite is a commentary on black civil rights. The civil rights movement was coming to a head in 1960, and this record functions as one of the most effective artistic statements concerning the issue. The album cover depicts a civil rights meeting, which had become common by this time. The record does a phenomenal job of embodying its concept: "Driva' Man" ingeniously utilizes a 5/4 time signature with a hit on the first beat to imitate a whip cracking, the Protest section of "Triptych" features screaming overtop a drum solo to depict anger, etc. The only flaw is "Out of Africa"-- it goes on far too long.
Bump |
| 5.0 classic | Dewinged STAFF | November 17th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | ZIG | January 20th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | gaujrc | October 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | July 10th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Onater | April 26th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Pon EMERITUS | April 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | p4p | May 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodrigo | February 4th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | August 29th 15 |
| |
Give Your Opinion on We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
|
