Roach, Max, 1924-2007
- Authoritative Name:
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007
- Biography:
- American jazz drummer and composer, one of the most influential and widely recorded modern percussionists. In 1960 he composed, with lyricist Oscar Brown, Jr., "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite" for his future wife, vocalist Abbey Lincoln, a chorus, instrumental soloists, and ensemble. The work's theme of racial equality reflected Roach's political activism. -- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Associated Subjects:
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007
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We insist! Max Roach's Freedom now suite
- Creator:
- Roach, Max, 1924-2007
- Date of Original:
- 1960
- Collection:
- African American Odyssey
- Contributing Institution:
- Library of Congress