The Long March (album)
The Long March is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label.[1]
The Long March | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | August 31, 1979 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 93:11 | |||
Label | Hathut | |||
Producer | Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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Archie Shepp chronology | ||||
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Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Long March is one of the truly important duet records in post-bop era jazz history".[2]
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | [3] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "J.C. Moses" - 5:52
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:46
- "The Long March" - 26:17
- "U-Jaa-Ma" (Archie Shepp) - 12:30
- "Triptych" - 7:26
- "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 5:35
- "South Africa Goddamn" - 20:09
- "It's Time" - 9:36
- Recorded at the Jazz Festival Willisau '79 in Willisau, Switzerland on August 31, 1979
Personnel
References
- Max Roach discography accessed May 27, 2011
- Jurek, Thom. "Review of The Long March". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- Collins, Troy (September 16, 2009). "Max Roach / Archie Shepp: The Long March". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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