Members, Don't Git Weary

Members, Don't Git Weary is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Members, Don't Git Weary
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedJune 25–26, 1968
New York City
GenreJazz
Length31:17
LabelAtlantic
SD 1510
ProducerJoel Dorn
Max Roach chronology
Drums Unlimited
(1965–66)
Members, Don't Git Weary
(1968)
Lift Every Voice and Sing
(1971)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
Tom HullB+ (   )[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Alex Henderson calls it "One of the finest post-bop dates Roach recorded during that decade".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

  1. "Abstrutions" – 3:40
  2. "Libra" (Gary Bartz) – 4:58
  3. "Effi" – 6:15
  4. "Equipoise" – 6:22
  5. "Members, Don't Git Weary" (Max Roach) – 5:32
  6. "Absolutions" (Jymie Merritt) – 4:39
  • Recorded in New York on June 25 (tracks 2–4 & 6) and June 26 (tracks 1 & 5), 1968

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed September 25, 2012
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 25, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1220. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.