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Released
  
1968

Artist
  
Max Roach

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
31:17

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Recorded
  
June 25 & 26, 1968 New York City

Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
  
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)

Similar
  
Max Roach albums, Jazz albums

Members, Don't Git Weary is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Alex Henderson calls it "One of the finest post-bop dates Roach recorded during that decade".

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

  1. "Abstrutions" - 3:40
  2. "Libra" (Gary Bartz) - 4:58
  3. "Effi" - 6:15
  4. "Equipoise" - 6:22
  5. "Members, Don't Git Weary" (Max Roach) - 5:32
  6. "Absolutions" (Jymie Merritt) - 4:39
  • Recorded in New York on June 25 (tracks 2-4 & 6) and June 26 (tracks 1 & 5), 1968

    • Personnel

  • Max Roach - drums
  • Charles Tolliver - trumpet
  • Gary Bartz - alto saxophone
  • Stanley Cowell - piano, electric piano
  • Jymie Merritt - electric bass
  • Andy Bey - vocals (track 5)

    • Songs

    1Abstrutions3:41
    2Libra4:59
    3Effi6:16

    References

    Members, Don't Git Weary Wikipedia
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