Survivors (Max Roach album)

Survivors
Studio album by Max Roach
Released 1984
Recorded October 19, 20 & 21, 1984
Genre Jazz
Length 42:37
Label Soul Note
Producer Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
Collage
(1984)
Survivors
(1984)
Easy Winners
(1985)

Survivors is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "this serves as a powerful reminder of why Roach's drumming was so strong and visceral even in his older years, and how fertile his imagination continued to be".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  1. "Survivors" (Peter Phillips, Max Roach) - 21:28
  2. "The Third Eye" - 2:10
  3. "Billy the Kid" - 2:57
  4. "JasMe" - 3:37
  5. "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:18
  6. "Sassy Max (Self Portrait)" - 3:20
  7. "The Smoke That Thunders" - 5:47
  • Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on October 19, 20 & 21, 1984

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 25, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2011