In the Light (Max Roach album)

In the Light is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1982 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

In the Light
Studio album by
Max Roach Quartet
Released1982
RecordedJuly 22 & 23, 1982
GenreJazz
Length41:46
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Max Roach chronology
Swish
(1982)		 In the Light
(1982)		 Live at Vielharmonie
(1983)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  1. "In the Light" - 8:40
  2. "Straight, No Chaser" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:00
  3. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) - 4:53
  4. "Henry Street Blues" - 4:48
  5. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:27
  6. "Good Bait" (Count Basie, Dameron) - 7:38
  7. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:20
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on July 22 & 23, 1982

Personnel

References
  1. Max Roach discography, accessed May 24, 2011.
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed May 24, 2011.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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