Recorded live in concert at the Willisau Jazz Festival on August 30, 1979, The Long March documents another of drummer Max Roach's historic duo collaborations with the leaders of the jazz avant-garde.

"Driva Man/"Tears for Johannesburg" Penned by Roach and singer/songwriter Oscar Brown Jr. and recorded in 1960, We Insist! stands as one of the most forceful politically charged jazz records of its ...

The original cover art for the 1960 album “We Insist!: Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite” shows three Black men taking their rightful place at a presumably off-limits lunch counter, making it instantly ...

Bebop was considered a radical departure for jazz music during its formation in the 1940s and 1950s, pioneered by drummer Max Roach, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie among others. Coupled with tenor ...