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Surprised this isn’t in the top 500 albums of all time.
It feels like a mix of Out to Lunch by Eric Dolphy, The Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. It has that wild, chaotic energy, but it never feels random — there’s enough structure to keep you locked in the whole time. The music is already bold, and the vocal segments push it even further, adding a layer that makes the album feel really unique. If that sounds interesting at all, ... read more
Randomly discovered through my 'Discover Weekly', it seems that I am returning to my roots.
My surprise was palpable once I noticed the lukewarm reception this record has gotten on this website, and I had to wonder if I was the only one who had really listened to the thunderous and enrapturing combination of avant-garde jazz's instrumental complexity and vocal jazz's ability to express emotional depth. I'd go as far as to say this was a completely unique experience for me within the boundaries ... read more
The record that reminds you that Max Roach was a *percussionist*, damnit! Six songs of spiritual reckoning all chained together by Roach's genuinely stellar drumming. A sort of foretelling of the spiritual jazz that would, in many ways, come to rule the Jazz of the decade moving forward
1. It's Time - 9/10 ⭐⭐
2. Another Valley - 9/10 ⭐⭐
3. Sunday Afternoon - 8.5/10 ⭐
4. Living Room - 8/10
5. The Profit - 8/10
6. Lonesome Lover - 10/10 ⭐⭐⭐
52.5/60
8.8/10 (Great 8.0-8.9)
Pretty nice jazz album. It was pleasant background music. The first song was cool and really started with a bang
Listening to 100 projects from the 20th century 053/100
The record that reminds you that Max Roach was a *percussionist*, damnit! Six songs of spiritual reckoning all chained together by Roach's genuinely stellar drumming. A sort of foretelling of the spiritual jazz that would, in many ways, come to rule the Jazz of the decade moving forward
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Track List
| 1 | It's Time 6:45 | 97 |
| 2 | Another Valley 8:46 | 94 |
| 3 | Sunday Afternoon 6:16 | 90 |
| 4 | Living Room 7:31 | 91 |
| 5 | The Profit 7:32 | 89 |
| 6 | Lonesome Lover 7:01 | 94 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
