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The Long March (album)

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Released
  
1979

Length
  
93:11

Artists
  
Max Roach, Archie Shepp

Label
  
Hathut Records

Recorded
  
August 31, 1979

Producer
  
Werner X. Uehlinger

Release date
  
1979

Genre
  
Jazz

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The Long March is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Long March is one of the truly important duet records in post-bop era jazz history".

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  1. "J.C. Moses" - 5:52
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:46
  3. "The Long March" - 26:17
  4. "U-Jaa-Ma" (Archie Shepp) - 12:30
  5. "Triptych" - 7:26
  6. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 5:35
  7. "South Africa Goddamn" - 20:09
  8. "It's Time" - 9:36
  • Recorded at the Jazz Festival Willisau '79 in Willisau, Switzerland on August 31, 1979

    • Personnel

  • Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
  • Max Roach - drums

    • Songs

    1The Long March26:10
    2U-Jaa-Ma12:30
    3Triptych: For Big Sid / Drums Unlimited / Papa Jo7:20

    References

    The Long March (album) Wikipedia
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