Speak, Brother, Speak!

Speak, Brother, Speak!
Live album by Max Roach
Released	1963
Recorded	October 27, 1962 The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:33
Label	Fantasy LP 6007
Max Roach chronology
It's Time (1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan (1964)

Speak, Brother, Speak! is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in San Francisco in 1962 and released on the Fantasy label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Down Beat	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music is somewhere between hard bop and the avant-garde, and the musicians really push each other, although the results are not quite essential. Clifford Jordan fans in particular will find this to be an interesting set".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Speak, Brother, Speak" (Clifford Jordan, Eddie Khan, Max Roach, Mal Waldron) - 25:03
2. "A Variation" - 20:30

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Eddie Khan - bass

References