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
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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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