Max Roach
Percussion Bitter Sweet Max Roach Verve Vault Series edition

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Percussion Bitter Sweet

Max Roach

Verve Vault Series edition

Percussion Bitter Sweet, released in 1961 on Impulse! Records, is one of preeminent jazz drummer Max Roach’s most politically charged and musically expansive recordings.

Recorded over a number of days in August in 1961, the album reflects Roach’s deepening engagement with themes of social justice and Pan-African identity. The ensemble features Booker Little, Julian Priester, Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron, Abbey Lincoln, and more, alongside Roach’s own commanding blend of cymbal textures, mallets, and explosive rhythmic detail. The inclusion of vocalist Lincoln — Roach’s artistic and political partner at the time — adds urgency and emotional power to the project’s most pointed statements.

While not formally structured as a suite, the album’s six tracks move fluidly between spiritual lament, militant swing, and improvisational abstraction. The opening piece, “Garvey’s Ghost,” sets the tone with Afro-Caribbean rhythmic undercurrents, while “Mendacity” takes aim at hypocrisy with biting horn lines and Lincoln’s dramatic delivery. Elsewhere, “Mama” and “Praise for a Martyr” explore personal and collective grief through dynamic interplay and modal intensity.

The Verve Vault Series is an exclusive vinyl reissue collection that brings the golden era of jazz back to life. Curated by Verve Label Group and UMe, this series offers audiophile-grade pressings of iconic jazz albums. Each release is meticulously mastered from original analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal in Germany.

Mediji	Mūzika VINYL LP (Vinils)
Ierakstu skaits	1
Izlaists	2025. gada 12. decembris
EAN/UPC	0602478262890
Izdevniecība	VERVE 060247826289
Žanrs	Jazz
Izmēri	310 × 314 × 8 mm · 225 g