1984 live album by Max Roach
Long as You're Living is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach , featuring tracks recorded in West Germany in 1960 and released on the Enja label.[1]
Reception [ edit ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2]
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "Although the playing of The Turrentines is not at the same innovative level as Roach's prior group with Booker Little and George Coleman , they come up with consistently fresh statements during the well-rounded set and the tenorman was already instantly recognizable."[2]
Track listing [ edit ] All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
"Lotus Blossom" (Kenny Dorham ) - 7:33 "Drum Conversation" - 6:55 "The Villa" (Dorham) - 7:39 "Long as You're Living" (Julian Priester , Tommy Turrentine ) - 10:27 "A Night in Tunisia " (Dizzy Gillespie , Frank Paparelli) - 12:07 "Prelude" (Consuela Lee) - 8:03 Bonus track on CD reissue "Drum Talk" - 2:17 Bonus track on CD reissue Personnel [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Albums The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln , 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich , 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton , 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor , 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton , 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp , 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie , 1989) To the Max! (1990–91) With Clifford Brown Compilations
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
As leader or co-leader AndShirley Scott WithMax Roach With others Freedom (Kenny Burrell , 1963–64) Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell, 1963) I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964) Up with Donald Byrd (1964) With the Tenors of Our Time (Roy Hargrove , 1994) Life Flight (Freddie Hubbard, 1987) Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan , 1960) Only Trust Your Heart (Diana Krall , 1994) Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln , 1959) Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961) Electric Funk (Jimmy McGriff , 1969) Speakin' My Piece (Horace Parlan , 1960) On the Spur of the Moment (Horace Parlan, 1961) The Right Touch (Duke Pearson , 1967) Easy Living /Congo Lament (Ike Quebec , 1962) Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960) Serenade to a Soul Sister (Horace Silver , 1968) Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith , 1960) Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Prayer Meetin' (Jimmy Smith, 1961) A.T.'s Delight (Art Taylor , 1960)