Max Roach: Percussion Bittersweet (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-9 Ella and arranger/conductor Buddy Bregman

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Max Roach: Percussion Bittersweet (Verve Vault Series) 1LP ETJS-9 Ella and arranger/conductor Buddy BregmanVerve, 1961 Percussion Bitter Sweet, released in 1961 on Impulse! Records, is one of preeminent jazz drummer Max Roachs most politically charged and musically expansive recordings. Recorded over two days in September 1960 at Universal Studios in Chicago, the record reflects Roachs deepening engagement with themes of social justice and Pan African identity. The ensemble features trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, and tuba