Easy Winners (album)

Easy Winners
Studio album by
Max Roach Double Quartet
Released1985
RecordedJanuary 4, 7 & 8, 1985
GenreJazz
Length38:05
LabelSoul Note
ProducerMax Roach
Max Roach chronology
Survivors
(1984) 		Easy Winners
(1985) 		Bright Moments
(1986)

Easy Winners is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, recorded in 1985 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The wide variety of colors and the consistently-strong improvisations make this a highly recommended set of stirring music".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

  1. "Bird Says" (Cecil Bridgewater) - 12:48
  2. "Sis" (Odean Pope) - 6:33
  3. "A Little Booker" (Max Roach) - 13:50
  4. "Easy Winners" (Scott Joplin) - 4:54
  • Recorded at the Platinum Factory in Brooklyn, New York on January 4, 7-8, 1985

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 25, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed May 25, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.