We Insist! – Freedom Now

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite is a 1960 jazz album containing a suite which Max Roach and lyricist Oscar Brown had begun to develop in 1959 with a view to its performance in 1963 on the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation.^[2] The cover references the sit-in movement of the Civil Rights Movement. The Penguin Guide to Jazz has awarded the album one of its rare crown accolades, in addition to featuring it as part of its Core Collection.

Track listing

1. "Driva Man" (Roach, Oscar Brown) – 5:17
2. "Freedom Day" (Roach, Brown) – 6:08
3. "Triptych: Prayer/Protest/Peace" (Roach) – 8:09
4. "All Africa" (Roach, Brown) – 8:01
5. "Tears for Johannesburg" (Roach) – 9:42

Musicians

• Max Roach – drums
• Abbey Lincoln – vocals
• Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
• Booker Little – trumpet
• Julian Priester – trombone
• James Schenk – bass
• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone (1)
• Michael Olatunji – congas (5)
• Raymond Mantilla – percussion (5)
• Tomas du Vall – percussion (5)

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ LP Sleevenotes by Nat Hentoff