It's Time is a 1962 album by jazz drummer Max Roach, released on Impulse! Records which also features trumpeter Richard Williams, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Davis, and a vocal choir conducted by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Singer Abbey Lincoln appears on "Lonesome Lover".[1]
| It's Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | February 15, 26–27, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
| Label | Impulse! A-16 | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Down Beat | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[5] |
Track listing
editAll composed by Max Roach
- "It's Time" – 6:44
- "Another Valley" – 8:46
- "Sunday Afternoon" – 6:16
- "Living Room" – 7:31
- "The Profit" – 7:32
- "Lonesome Lover" – 7:02
Recorded on February 15 (tracks 1, 4), February 26 (tracks 2, 5), February 27 (tracks 3, 6), 1962.
Personnel
edit- Max Roach – drums
- Richard Williams – trumpet
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Art Davis – bass
- Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – conductor
- Abbey Lincoln – vocals (#6)
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. It's Time at AllMusic. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Down Beat, October 25, 1962, vol. 29, no. 27
- ^ 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. 1220. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.