Easy Winners (album)
Appearance
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Studio album by Max Roach Double Quartet | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | January 4, 7 & 8, 1985 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:05 | |||
Label | Soul Note | |||
Producer | Max Roach | |||
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Easy Winners is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, recorded in 1985 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The wide variety of colors and the consistently-strong improvisations make this a highly recommended set of stirring music".[2]
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Track listing
[edit]- "Bird Says" (Cecil Bridgewater) - 12:48
- "Sis" (Odean Pope) - 6:33
- "A Little Booker" (Max Roach) - 13:50
- "Easy Winners" (Scott Joplin) - 4:54
- Recorded at the Platinum Factory in Brooklyn, New York on January 4, 7-8, 1985
Personnel
[edit]- Max Roach - drums
- Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet
- Odean Pope - tenor saxophone
- John McLaughlin Williams, Cecelia Hobbs - violin
- Maxine Roach - viola
- Eileen Folson - cello
- Tyrone Brown - electric bass
- Ray Mantilla - percussion (track 1)
References
[edit]- ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 25, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. 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.