Max Roach - To The Max!

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1-1	Ghost Dance (Pt. I) - Ghost Dance	14:50
1-2	Ghost Dance (Pt. II) - Glorious Monster	9:32
1-3	Ghost Dance (Pt. III) - Ghost Dance	6:19
1-4	A Quiet Place	3:51
1-5	The Profit	3:40
1-6	Tears	6:50
1-7	Self Portrait	4:02
2-1	A Little Booker Performer – Max Roach Double Quartet	21:03
2-2	Street Dance	5:21
2-3	Tricotism Composed By – Oscar PettifordEngineer [Assistant] – David K.B. Cole	3:17
2-4	Mwalimu Composed By – Odean PopeEngineer [Assistant] – Anton Reid	16:33
2-5	Drums Unlimited	4:38

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Brenda Lee Taub (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Robbin L. Balfour (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
• Art Direction – Wallace E. Caldwell*
• Bass – Tyrone Brown (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4)
• Bass Vocals – Greg Jones (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), James Gainer (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), John Motley (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), T. Ray Lawrence (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
• Cello – Eileen Folson (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 2-1)
• Composed By – Max Roach (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-5)
• Drums – Max Roach (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-7, 2-1, 2-3 to 2-5)
• Edited By, Mastered By – Allan Tucker, Frank Pekoc
• Engineer – Tim Casey
• Engineer [Assistant] – David Merrill (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Jackie Brown (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Matthew "Boomer" Nicola* (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 2-1)
• Featuring – The John Motley Singers (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), The Uptown String Quartet (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 2-1)
• Liner Notes – Dr. Herb Wong*, Max Roach
• Other [Production Assistant] – Anton Reid, David K.B. Cole, Eric McPherson, Lynn Martin, Nasheet Waits, Ray Nelson
• Percussion, Drums – Eli Fountain (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Francisco Mora* (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Fred King (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Joe Chambers (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Max Roach (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Omar Clay (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Ray Mantilla (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Roy Brooks (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Warren Smith (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2)
• Performer – M'Boom* (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 2-2), Max Roach (tracks: 1-7, 2-5), Max Roach Chorus & Orchestra* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Max Roach Quartet (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 2-3, 2-4)
• Photography – Beverly Parker, Charles Stewart, Erhart Arnaud, John M. Driscoll
• Piano – George Cables (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
• Producer – Max Roach
• Soprano Vocals – Florence Jackson (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Karen Jackson (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Lucille J. Jacobsen (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Priscilla Baskerville (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Sarah Ann Rodgers* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Odean Pope (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4)
• Tenor Vocals – Abraham Shelton (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Christopher Pickens (tracks: 1-1, 1-3), Thomas Young (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)
• Trumpet – Cecil Bridgewater (tracks: 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4)
• Viola – Maxine Roach (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 2-1)
• Violin – Diane Monroe (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 2-1), Lesa Terry (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 2-1)
• Vocals, Soloist – Ronnell Bey (tracks: 1-1, 1-3)

Notes

Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, NY, 6/15/91 (1-1,1-3), Master Sound Astoria, NY, 6/24/91 (1-2,1-4,2-2), The Power Station, NY, 6/25/91 (1-5,1-6,2-1), Rev'O Jazz, Paris, 9/15/90 (1-7,2-5), The Marquee at the Tralf, Buffalo, NY, 11/30/90 (2-3), The Iron Horse, Northampton, Mass, 4/29/91 (2-4).
All songs except 1-7,2-3,2-4,2-5 mixed at Gramavision Studio, NY, 6/91.
Digitally edited & mastered at Foothill Digital Productions, NY, 6/91 & 7/91.
Packaged in double-hinged jewel case with center compartment. Includes 10 page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 8122-79164-2 8
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 79164 /1 (V) MASTERED BY NIMBUS
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 79164 /2 (V) MASTERED BY NIMBUS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ENJ-7021 22	Max Roach	To The Max! ‎(2xCD, Album)	Enja Records	ENJ-7021 22	Germany	1992