MAX ROACH — To The Max!

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Album · 1991

Filed under Avant-Garde Jazz
By MAX ROACH

Tracklist

A1 Ghost Dance (Pt. I) - Ghost Dance 14:50
A2 Ghost Dance (Pt. II) - Glorious Monster 9:32
B1 Ghost Dance (Pt. III) - Ghost Dance 6:19
B2 A Quiet Place 3:51
B3 The Profit 3:40
B4 Tears 6:50
B5 Self Portrait 4:02
C1 A Little Booker 21:03
C2 Street Dance 5:21
D1 Tricotism 3:17
D2 Mwalimu 16:33
D3 Drums Unlimited 4:3

Line-up/Musicians

Alto Vocals – Brenda Lee Taub (tracks: A1, 1B1), Robbin L. Balfour (tracks: 1A, B1)
Bass – Tyrone Brown (tracks: B3, B4, C1, D1, D2)
Bass Vocals – Greg Jones (tracks: A1, B1), James Gainer (tracks: A1, B1), John Motley (tracks: A1, B1), T. Ray Lawrence (tracks: A1, B1)
Cello – Eileen Folson (tracks: A1, B1, C1)
Drums – Max Roach (tracks: A1, B1, B3 to B5, C1, 2-3 to 2-5)
Featuring – The John Motley Singers (tracks: A1, B1), The Uptown String Quartet (tracks: A1, B1, C1)
Percussion, Drums – Eli Fountain (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Francisco Mora (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Fred King (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Joe Chambers (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Max Roach (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Omar Clay (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Ray Mantilla (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Roy Brooks (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Warren Smith (tracks: A2, B2, C2)
Performer – M'Boom (tracks: A2, B2, C2), Max Roach (tracks: B5, D3), Max Roach Chorus & Orchestra (tracks: A1, B1), Max Roach Quartet (tracks: B3, B4, D1, D2)
Piano – George Cables (tracks: A1, B1)
Soprano Vocals – Florence Jackson (tracks: A1, B1), Karen Jackson (tracks: A1, B1), Lucille J. Jacobsen (tracks: A1, B1), Priscilla Baskerville (tracks: A1, B1), Sarah Ann Rodgers (tracks: A1, B1)
Tenor Saxophone – Odean Pope (tracks: B3, B4, C1, D1, D2)
Tenor Vocals – Abraham Shelton (tracks: A1, B1), Christopher Pickens (tracks: A1, B1), Thomas Young (tracks: A1, B1)
Trumpet – Cecil Bridgewater (tracks: B3, B4, C1, D1, D2)
Viola – Maxine Roach (tracks: A1, B1, C1)
Violin – Diane Monroe (tracks: A1, B1, C1), Lesa Terry (tracks: A1, B1, C1)
Vocals, Soloist – Ronnell Bey (tracks: A1, B1)

About this release

cassette Bluemoon ‎/ Max Roach Production Inc. ‎– R4 79164 (US)

Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, NY, 6/15/91 (1-1,1-3), Master Sound Astoria, NY, 6/24/91 (1-2,1-4,2-2), The Power Station, NY, 6/25/91 (1-5,1-6,2-1), Rev'O Jazz, Paris, 9/15/90 (1-7,2-5), The Marquee at the Tralf, Buffalo, NY, 11/30/90 (2-3), The Iron Horse, Northampton, Mass, 4/29/91 (2-4)

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