Lift Every Voice and Sing (album)
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| Lift Every Voice and Sing | ||||
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| Studio album by Max Roach with the J.C. White Singers | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | April 7 –8, 1971 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:58 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1587 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Lift Every Voice and Sing is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach with the J.C. White Singers recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Vincent Thomas states, "Few albums exhibit the church's lasting effect on his musical direction more than Lift Every Voice and Sing. It's deeper than the album title... it's the Elvin Jones/John Coltrane-esque interplay between Roach and Harper on "Joshua" that makes this album unforgettable—every time the choir comes in, the emotion is enough to crumble the Wall of Jericho".[2]
