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

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

2 items in 2 collections (expand all)

African American Odyssey Library of Congress

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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

Freedom Summer Digital Collection Wisconsin Historical Society

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Waskow--SNCC original correspondence and mailings, 1963-1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 15, Folder 11)

Creator:

Waskow, Arthur Ocean, 1933-

Date of Original:

1963/1964

Collection:

Freedom Summer Digital Collection

Contributing Institution:

Wisconsin Historical Society