Max Roach - Garvey' s Ghost

Garveys Ghost is a composition written for Marcus Garvey, a leader in the organizing of hundreds of thousands of black people all over the world, describes the composer. Because these people represented a large labor force, the movement became powerful. Garvey was deported from this country and died in confinement in England. Although he is supposed to have died of natural causes, there is still an aura of mystery surrounding his death. Many of Marcus Garveys dreams and ambitions are currently reaching fruition in the new, independent nations of Africa. The bright 6/8 tempo provides the impetus and gives one the feeling that moving is so strong and steady a direction, nothing can hold back the progress already in motion. The use of Miss Lincolns voice is highly effective as she issues her demands in harmony with the horns. Her unusual range of sound and emotion add enormously to the general texture of other instruments. The soloists are Booker Little, Clifford Jordan and Max Roach with percussion accompaniment.

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Music

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• max roach
• garvey's ghost
• jazz
• percussion

[crayonitred]

max roach is the foremost artist. he preached individualism through self expression but also through an understanding that the individual is tied to all around him- social responsibility/protest

[hardbop]

Passionate music!!! Max Roach had SO much integrity. thanks.

[ImaniHekima]

A good friend played this album for me years ago....amazing work.

[Montara130]

Excellent. I love it!

[goldenlyfe23]

As a dancer, lover of music and just the arts in general I can soooooo appreciate this. I can't help but dance whenever I play this! It puts Grveys spirit in the air. I feel empowered and sassy at the same time. Hearing such genius lets you know we truly are a beautiful people!

[myjazzvibes]

this is divine.

[TheTiagogsba]

is same like brazilian music from candomblé...bouth was from Africa...

[yourtunesfuckinsuck]

@Fontimus HA! man, i'm sorry you hurt yourself but i think i'm entitled to laugh since it's happened to me before, too.

[Alino17]

Divine, it is. Art Davis towers the rhythms as a giant. Amazing.

I still remember my excitement when the first cd edition of this then impossible to find Impulse! (GRP) come, reading the performers. Some of the top Roach combos (and heaven knows he had some!).

[alejandrolieber]

Garvey's Ghost is a composition written for Marcus Garvey, a leadher in the organizing of hundreds of black people all over the world.

The bright 6/8 tempo provides the impetus and gives one the feeling that moving is so strong and steady in direction, nothing can hold back the progress already in motion.