Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records. It was trumpeter Booker Little's penultimate recording before he died from uremia in early October 1961.
| Percussion Bitter Sweet | ||||
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| Released | Late 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 1, 3, 8 & 9, 1961 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:50 | |||
| Label | Impulse! A-8 | |||
| Producer | Max Roach | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted
- "Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53
- "Mama" - 4:50
- "Tender Warriors" - 6:52
- "Praise for a Martyr" - 7:09
- "Mendacity" (Chips Bayen, Max Roach) - 8:54
- "Man From South Africa" - 5:12
Tracks 1 and 5 recorded on August 1, 1961; #2 and 3 on August 3; #4 on August 8 and #6 on August 9, 1961.
Personnel edit
- Booker Little - trumpet
- Julian Priester - trombone
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
- Mal Waldron - piano
- Art Davis - double bass
- Max Roach - drums, percussion
- Carlos "Patato" Valdés - congas (1, 3, 6)
- Eugenio "Totico" Arango (credited as Carlos Eugenio) - cowbell (1, 3, 6)
- Abbey Lincoln - vocal (1, 5)
Production edit
References edit
- ^ Down Beat: January 4, 1962 vol. 29, no. 1
- ^ "Percussion Bitter Sweet - Max Roach | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.