Listen:
Details
Format: LP
Label: Candid
Year: 2025
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Driva’Man
A2 Freedom Day (Part 1)
A3 All Africa
A4 Boom Chick
B1 Triptych: Resolve/Resist/Reimagine
B2 Tears For Johannesburg
B3 Dear Abbey
B4 Freedom Day (Part 2)
PERSONNEL:
Terri Lynne Carrington: Drums, Percussion, Turntables
Christie Dashiell: Voice, Percussion
Morgan Guerin: Bass, Woodwinds, Percussion
Milena Casado: Trumpet, Electronics
Simon Moullier: Vibes, Marimba
Weedie Braimah: Congas, Dejmbe
Devon Gates: Bass, Vocals
Lizz Wright: Tambourine
Ayodele Casel: Taps
Tamia Elliott, Christiana Hunte: Voice
Invoking both the historic pains and hopeful potentiality of the Black experience, Max Roach created "We Insist! The Freedom Now Suite", commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation and issuing an urgent call for freedom during the civil rights era.
In honor of Max Roach's centennial, Grammy-winning drummer-producer Terri Lyne Carrington and Grammy-nominated vocalist Christie Dashiell have reconceptualized "We Insist", alternating between re-interpretations of the original work, and newly-penned homages to its creators and their spirits.
Together, Carrington and Dashiell (a DC native and instructor at Howard University) impart the story of the "Freedom Now Suite" respecting its jazz tradition, while allowing the influence of other music traditions from the African Diaspora including gospel, soul, funk, Afro-Latin, West African, and blues, with the resounding spirit and urgency that rings true on the original album.
Label: Candid
Year: 2025
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 Driva’Man
A2 Freedom Day (Part 1)
A3 All Africa
A4 Boom Chick
B1 Triptych: Resolve/Resist/Reimagine
B2 Tears For Johannesburg
B3 Dear Abbey
B4 Freedom Day (Part 2)
PERSONNEL:
Terri Lynne Carrington: Drums, Percussion, Turntables
Christie Dashiell: Voice, Percussion
Morgan Guerin: Bass, Woodwinds, Percussion
Milena Casado: Trumpet, Electronics
Simon Moullier: Vibes, Marimba
Weedie Braimah: Congas, Dejmbe
Devon Gates: Bass, Vocals
Lizz Wright: Tambourine
Ayodele Casel: Taps
Tamia Elliott, Christiana Hunte: Voice
Invoking both the historic pains and hopeful potentiality of the Black experience, Max Roach created "We Insist! The Freedom Now Suite", commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation and issuing an urgent call for freedom during the civil rights era.
In honor of Max Roach's centennial, Grammy-winning drummer-producer Terri Lyne Carrington and Grammy-nominated vocalist Christie Dashiell have reconceptualized "We Insist", alternating between re-interpretations of the original work, and newly-penned homages to its creators and their spirits.
Together, Carrington and Dashiell (a DC native and instructor at Howard University) impart the story of the "Freedom Now Suite" respecting its jazz tradition, while allowing the influence of other music traditions from the African Diaspora including gospel, soul, funk, Afro-Latin, West African, and blues, with the resounding spirit and urgency that rings true on the original album.