The Long March (album)

The Long March is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label.[1]

The Long March
Live album by
Max Roach & Archie Shepp
Released1979
RecordedAugust 31, 1979
GenreJazz
Length93:11
LabelHathut
ProducerWerner X. Uehlinger
Max Roach chronology
M'Boom
(1979)		 The Long March
(1979)		 One in Two - Two in One
(1979)
Archie Shepp chronology
Tray of Silver
(1979)		 The Long March
(1979)		 Attica Blues Big Band Live at Palais De Glaces
(1979)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Long March is one of the truly important duet records in post-bop era jazz history".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
AllMusic[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  1. "J.C. Moses" - 5:52
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:46
  3. "The Long March" - 26:17
  4. "U-Jaa-Ma" (Archie Shepp) - 12:30
  5. "Triptych" - 7:26
  6. "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 5:35
  7. "South Africa Goddamn" - 20:09
  8. "It's Time" - 9:36
  • Recorded at the Jazz Festival Willisau '79 in Willisau, Switzerland on August 31, 1979

Personnel

References
  1. Max Roach discography accessed May 27, 2011
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Review of The Long March". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  3. Collins, Troy (September 16, 2009). "Max Roach / Archie Shepp: The Long March". All About Jazz. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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