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We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (2023 Repress)

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Max Roach's 1960 masterwork We Insist! is a suite based on the Civil Rights Movement, and involves variations on the theme of the struggle for African Americans to achieve equality in the United States, a struggle that is still all too relevant. Roach began composing with lyricist Oscar Brown Jr. in 1959, with the initial intention of having the suite performed in 1963, on the 100th anniversary of The Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring the wonderful Abbey Lincoln on vocals, as well as Booker Little, Julian Priester, Coleman Hawkins, Olatunji, and more, We Insist! is a truly stunning album, one that knows no equal from that time or since.

Released: April 2023
Cat: DOL1074HB
Label: Jazz Wax Records

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Paul Broome
I insist you add this to your collection...

Love everything about this one, especially the attitude that flows from the cover and all the way through the music. The moments where vocalist Abbey Lincoln's divine voice breaks into a ferocious scream are still so powerful. Ahead of its time and not before time.