Released 1971 Lift Every Voice and Sing(1971) Re Percussion(1973) Release date 1971 | Length 36:58 | |
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Recorded April 7 & 8, 1971New York City Similar Members - Don't Git Weary, Drums Unlimited, The Max Roach Trio Featuring, Chattahoochee Red, Quiet as It's Kept | ||
Max roach
Lift Every Voice and Sing is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach with the J.C. White Singers recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Vincent Thomas states, "Few albums exhibit the church's lasting effect on his musical direction than Lift Every Voice and Sing. It's deeper than the album title... it's the Elvin Jones/John Coltrane-esque interplay between Roach and Harper on "Joshua" that makes this album unforgettable -- every time the choir comes in, the emotion is enough to crumble the Wall of Jericho".
Track listing
- "Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 7:21
- "Garden of Prayer" (Patricia Curtis, Max Roach) - 2:47
- "Troubled Waters" (Traditional) - 7:00
- "Let Thy People Go" (Traditional) - 6:50
- "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord" (Traditional) - 5:48
- "Joshua" (Traditional) - 7:12
Personnel
Songs
1Motherless Child7:24
2Garden of Prayer2:51
3Troubled Waters7:02
References
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