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Studio album by
Max Roach Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | July 22–23, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:46 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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In the Light is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, recorded in 1982 for the Italian Soul Note label. [1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "This is one of a series of excellent recordings by the Roach 4tet in the early '80s that should be examined as not only excellent works, but perhaps even trend setters for a more progressive concept". [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "In the Light" - 8:40
- " Straight, No Chaser" ( Thelonious Monk) - 7:00
- " Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) - 4:53
- "Henry Street Blues" - 4:48
- " If You Could See Me Now" ( Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:27
- " Good Bait" ( Count Basie, Dameron) - 7:38
- "Tricotism" ( Oscar Pettiford) - 4:20
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on July 22 & 23, 1982
Personnel
- Max Roach - drums
- Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1–4, 6 & 7)
- Odean Pope - tenor saxophone
- Calvin Hill - bass
References
- ^ Max Roach discography, accessed May 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review, accessed May 24, 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.