Drum Master Max Roach. His Chorus and Orchestra. "It's Time!"

When you hear this music, it's hard the believe that it's 53 years old. The date was done in February of 1962 by drummer Max Roach and his group plus a 16 voice choir,. The combination was innovative and very new to the world of Jazz and demonstrates the advanced thinking of Max Roach. Roach as most people are aware was a pioneer of Modern Jazz and it's major drummer. We have Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Max Roach as the real fathers of Modern Jazz. Mr. Roach was always aware of his place in society as a proud African-American and this music reflects his pride, his militancy, his anger, his joy and his triumph. His group consisted of himself on drums, Art Davis on bass, Mal Waldron on piano, Julian Priester on trombone, Richard Williams on trumpet and the powerful Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone. The choir is 16 voices strong and under the direction of Coleridge T. Perkinson. The compositions and arrangements of the six movements are by Max Roach. "it's Time!" stands as on of Mr. Roach's most innovative and significant recordings in a very long and illustrious career. Yes indeed.......It's Time!