Survivors (Max Roach album)
Survivors is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "Survivors" (Peter Phillips, Max Roach) - 21:28
- "The Third Eye" - 2:10
- "Billy the Kid" - 2:57
- "JasMe" - 3:37
- "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:18
- "Sassy Max (Self Portrait)" - 3:20
- "The Smoke That Thunders" - 5:47
- Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on October 19, 20 & 21, 1984
Personnel
- Max Roach - drums, percussion
- Guillermo Figueroa, Donald Bauch - violin (track 1)
- Louise Schulman - viola (track 1)
- Christopher Finckel - cello (track 1)
References
- ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 25, 2011
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.