1961, Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet.
This is a stellar record! Max bangs the drums like no other. Eric Dolphy blows his horn like a man possessed!
But, the standout for me is the fifth song, "Mendacity", sung by Abbey Lincoln. Arriving in 1961, the song acutely depicts the deceit and trickery of the mid-century American political system and is particularly poignant. Abbey's biting lyrics about black disenfranchisement and extreme southern racial violence during the height of the Civil Rights Movement is imperative!
There are no disappointments on this record! Buy this!
Music is my nectar.
- Bert says:
- Music is life. It has taught me so much about the history of the United States and about myself. It gets me up in the morning and puts me to sleep at night.
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