Pictures in a Frame

Pictures in a Frame is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1979 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Pictures in a Frame
Studio album by
Max Roach Quartet
Released1979
RecordedSeptember 10, 11 & 17, 1979
GenreJazz
Length40:07
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Max Roach chronology
One in Two - Two in One
(1979)
Pictures in a Frame
(1979)
Historic Concerts
(1979)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although the group would continue to grow and evolve, it was already a pretty impressive unit by 1979. As usual with Max Roach's bands, this group filled the gap between hard bop and the avant-garde".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Tom HullB+ ()[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  1. "Reflections" - 3:36
  2. "Mwalimu" (Odean Pope) - 8:16
  3. "A Place of Truth" - 4:11
  4. "China's Waltz" (Calvin Hill) - 4:27
  5. "Mail Order" (Pope) - 3:26
  6. "Japanese Dream" (Clifford Jordan) - 3:40
  7. "Magic" (Cecil Bridgewater) - 5:08
  8. "Back to Basics" (Hill) - 3:56
  9. "Ode from Black Picture Show" - 3:27
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on September 10, 11 & 17, 1979

Personnel

References

  1. Max Roach discography accessed May 24, 2011
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 24, 2011
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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