It's Time

by Max Roach

It's Time cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:47
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Clifford Jordan, Julian Priester, Art Davis, Richard Williams, Abbey Lincoln, Mal Waldron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Building on the political statements of his Freedom Now Suite, Max Roach expands his musical and spiritual vision by incorporating a full choir. This ambitious fusion was a significant step in the development of spiritual jazz, pushing the boundaries of the music's texture and scale.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, polyrhythmic, powerful, ambitious, protest

Tracklist

  1. It's Time (6:46)
  2. Another Valley (8:46)
  3. Sunday Afternoon (6:14)
  4. Living Room (6:28)
  5. The Profit (6:33)

Credits

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