Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (180g) (LP)

Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (180g) (LP) Remastered by Bernie Grundman   Drummer and composer Max Roach is one of the most important figures in the history of jazz. An early pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is considered one of the most important drummers ever. During his career he worked with such jazz luminaries as Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie , Sonny Rollins, and many more. He was inducted into the Downbeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992. An avant-garde masterpiece, a vocal-instrumental suite, a work of collective improvisation, directly addressing the racial and political issues of its day, We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite is one of the most important artistic statements of the Civil Rights Movement and one of the most groundbreaking jazz albums of all time. Max Roach was already almost a decade into his career as one of the most influential jazz drummers and composer