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 | ||||
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| Studio album by Max Roach Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | September 10, 11 & 17, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "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]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "Reflections" – 3:36
- "Mwalimu" (Odean Pope) – 8:16
- "A Place of Truth" – 4:11
- "China's Waltz" (Calvin Hill) – 4:27
- "Mail Order" (Pope) – 3:26
- "Japanese Dream" (Clifford Jordan) – 3:40
- "Magic" (Cecil Bridgewater) – 5:08
- "Back to Basics" (Hill) – 3:56
- "Ode from Black Picture Show" – 3:27
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on September 10, 11 & 17, 1979
Personnel
edit- Max Roach – drums, piano, vocals
- Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Odean Pope – tenor saxophone
- Calvin Hill – bass
References
edit- ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 24, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 24, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 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.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.