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Artist:	ROACH, MAX
Title:	Members, Don't Git Weary
Label:	ATLANTIC
Format:	LP
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	SD 1510HLP

180 gram vinyl version, manufactured by Rhino. "Although Max Roach was very much a product of the be-bop revolution of the 1940s, he proved to be quite receptive to modal post-bop and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s. One of the finest post-bop dates Roach recorded during that decade was 1968's Members, Don't Git Weary, which finds the drummer leading a cohesive modal quintet that employs Gary Bartz on alto sax, Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Stanley Cowell on acoustic and electric piano, and Jymie Merritt on electric bass. Despite the use of electric instruments, this isn't an album that emphasizes rock or funk elements or predicts the fusion explosion that was just around the corner -- Members, Don't Git Weary is very much a straight-ahead effort, and the harmonic richness of modal playing is illustrated by such gems as Cowell's 'Equipoise,' Bartz's 'Libra,' and Merritt's 'Absolutions.' Roach's title song boasts a memorable, gospel-influenced vocal by Andy Bey, but all of the other selections are instrumental." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	ROACH, MAX
Title:	Members, Don't Git Weary
Label:	ATLANTIC
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	SD 1510LP

Exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. "Although Max Roach was very much a product of the be-bop revolution of the 1940s, he proved to be quite receptive to modal post-bop and avant-garde jazz in the 1960s. One of the finest post-bop dates Roach recorded during that decade was 1968's Members, Don't Git Weary, which finds the drummer leading a cohesive modal quintet that employs Gary Bartz on alto sax, Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Stanley Cowell on acoustic and electric piano, and Jymie Merritt on electric bass. Despite the use of electric instruments, this isn't an album that emphasizes rock or funk elements or predicts the fusion explosion that was just around the corner -- Members, Don't Git Weary is very much a straight-ahead effort, and the harmonic richness of modal playing is illustrated by such gems as Cowell's 'Equipoise,' Bartz's 'Libra,' and Merritt's 'Absolutions.' Roach's title song boasts a memorable, gospel-influenced vocal by Andy Bey, but all of the other selections are instrumental." -- All Music Guide

Artist:	ROACH, MAX
Title:	Percussion Bitter Sweet
Label:	IMPULSE!
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	IMP 008HLP

Gatefold 180 gram vinyl reissue, licensed through Universal. Originally released in 1961. "Percussion Bitter Sweet was done over a series of dates in August 1961 and featured Max with his regular band. Trumpeter and virtuoso player, Booker Little was only two months away from his untimely passing at 23 from uremia (a kidney ailment), and he is inspired on this date as are tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trombonist Julian Priester, and especially multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy. Mal Waldron is on piano with the excellent Art Davis on bass and the band is augmented by several percussionists on some tracks, including the legendary 'Patato' Valdes. There are two passionate vocals by Abbey Lincoln added to the mix. All the compositions and arrangements are by Mr. Roach." -- Vancouver Jazz

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