In the Light (Max Roach album)

In the Light is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1982 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

In the Light
Studio album by Max Roach Quartet
Released	1982
Recorded	July 22 & 23, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:46
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Max Roach chronology
Swish (1982) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "This is one of a series of excellent recordings by the Roach 4tet in the early '80s that should be examined as not only excellent works, but perhaps even trend setters for a more progressive concept".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "In the Light" - 8:40
2. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:00
3. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) - 4:53
4. "Henry Street Blues" - 4:48
5. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:27
6. "Good Bait" (Count Basie, Dameron) - 7:38
7. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:20

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on July 22 & 23, 1982

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7)
• Odean Pope - tenor saxophone
• Calvin Hill - bass

References

1. Max Roach discography, accessed May 24, 2011.
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed May 24, 2011.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.