It's Christmas Again
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It's Christmas Again is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach
recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note
label.
awarded the album 2½ stars stating "It's Christmas Again is a project that for many did not work, but no matter how you slice it, an intriguing aside to Roach's discography. As he often mixed words with jazz, this is less ambitious than previous works, but could be looked upon as more than a little ambiguous, and certainly a cynical view of a time of the year that should be joyous, but for many is difficult".
Max Roach
Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history...
recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note
Black Saint/Soul Note
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label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott YanowScott Yanow
Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...
awarded the album 2½ stars stating "It's Christmas Again is a project that for many did not work, but no matter how you slice it, an intriguing aside to Roach's discography. As he often mixed words with jazz, this is less ambitious than previous works, but could be looked upon as more than a little ambiguous, and certainly a cynical view of a time of the year that should be joyous, but for many is difficult".
Track listing
- All compositions by Max Roach
- "It's Christmas Again" - 20:41
- "Christina" - 21:12
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on June 2, 25 & 26, 1984
Personnel
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