Max Roach Quartet & Abbey Lincoln, BRT TV Studio, Schaarbeek, Belgium, January 10, 1964 (Colorized) 

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My Mother took me and my sister to see Max Roach and Abby Lincoln at a place called The Aqua Lounge on 52nd street in West Philly in the 60's. Me and my sister were like WHAAAAT...! I've never forgotten that show. Thanks Mom....!

must be among the greatest presentations I ever saw. So beautiful and profound

This was real. Profound. Heart wrenching. Historical. Spiritual. Birth of jazz. From the worst suffering imaginable came a thread of creative life. I had never guessed that I'd would have encountered this performance tonight. It was a life changing experience. Thank you for posting this video. Wow.

I'm 63. I remember Abbey Lincoln. She was wonderful. So talented and naturally beautiful. She also acted. RIP. 🧡🙏

I feel very privileged to be able to step back in time with this powerful performance. It's heavy.

Clifford Jordan never plays a wrong note or a misplaced phrase. He is far too underrated in the history of great tenors among rank and file jazz folks.

Max Roach demonstrates why he was regarded as the drummer par excellence in modern jazz. Playing with him must be the equivalent of riding in a Rolls Royce.

I have my Dad's jazz record collection. My Mom saved the collection when they divorced. Max Roach,John Coltrane,Stan Getz,Shelly Mann,etc...

Superb music played by people with style and class.

This kind of music really shows how we are going so backwards in music lol, the more I dig in, the more innovation I find in Jazz music

A life-changing experience!

I knew she was an OG in the industry when I was introduced to her as a kid in Mo' Better Blues. I assumed she was an actress like Ruby Dee and Leslie Uggams. This is my first time seeing her perform. Very nice!

Abby Abby Abby... What a LOVELY surprise you are..... inside and out..Such Spirit!

The best TV spots featuring these music GREATS are -- or mostly -- come from Europe where they were respected for the excellent artists they are [were]. Just gold to have access to this...

AMAZING JAZZ HISTORICAL FOOTAGE Abbey Lincoln with the Max Roach Quartet, January, 1964 in Belgium for a Studio performance; this remarkable session now a treasure display of where jazz DIDN’T go, and perhaps couldn’t have gone. Herein presented: jazz as experimentation, minimalism, atonality, ‘tribal-musicality’ undertones combined with a almost purist disassociation (negation) of the musicological (reportorial) legacies of Ella Fitzgerald/Sarah Vaughan Shirley Basse + The Bebop Legacy; Roach’s quartet fronted by Lincoln questioning the standard jazz lines (1940 to 1960ish) of combinatory complexity, harmonic riffing, and reflex hyper-emotionalism, replaced with baser, non-baroque effusions, repetition, atonal inflections TO CALL OUT ‘standardized jazz’ with their authenticating intellectual choices and NOT subjective emotional reservoirs… THIS TV MINI CONCERT really give the 21st listener-viewer a great overview of the early 1960s experimental jazz concepts WHICH IN THE MAIN were not (in aggregate) adopted. The reason was a combination of excessive experimentation (blanking of the melody-structures) AND most traces of ANY commercial viability was seen to be cancelled out - unnecessarily so - by excessive bridges of minimalism or numbing beat repetitions. Have a listen for yourself.

This is extraordinary. Abbey Lincoln was a force of nature, an expression of the beauty and wonder of the universe.

Did drum clinics with max roach at jacks drum shop in Boston in the fifties greats have broadcaster drums in green with gold plating. Never forgot it

try...in the early 60's to publish something that exemplified the intellect of the black american jazz musician...never in America...but those Europeans had a clue. This is an amazing piece...the opening lyrics alone brought me to tears...the haunting vocalizations later on held me there.

Celestial Father, Give my family, those I love, your church and me your messages, Take care of us, Help us to have sentinels and deliver us from every enemy army, Warn us and protect us from all danger, Help us to act guided by you, Deliver us from death, Help us listen to you, Help us save lives, Help us warn others of what is coming, Deliver us from all captivity, Help us listen to you, Free us from being responsible for the death of others, Save us, Give us abundant life, Deliver us from our sins, Help us to turn away from our wicked behavior, Help us to repent of that in which we still fail, Make us just, Take into account all our acts of justice, Help us to return everything we have been lent and to restore everything we have stolen, Help us obey your laws that give life and stop doing evil, Don't bring up any of our past sins, Help us do the right thing, Protect our cities from all attack, Place your hand on us, Give us our voice back, Comfort us, Make us grow in number, Deliver us from eating meat with blood and from worshiping idols, Deliver us from murder and adultery, Deliver us from all violent death, Save us from being attacked or devoured by wild animals, Deliver us from all illness, Take care of our territory, do not allow it to be destroyed, Fill us with your power, Deliver us from arrogance, Deliver our territory from sin, Deliver us from murmuring, Help us to be sincere, not to pretend, Make them listen to our words, Free us from having our mouths full of sensual words and only looking for money, Help us to be entertained, Help us sing to you, Give us a beautiful voice, Help us make good music with an instrument, Help us to be excellent prophets, I ask and declare all of the above in the mighty name of Christ Jesus. Inspired by Ezekiel 33. Ask the God of Israel what, how, when, where, why, with whom and for what, from each verse of your Bible, and he will surprise you.

I remember hearing Abby Lincoln on the road in Midwest ( doing “Ten Cents A Dance” and loved her completely unique voice. Got to hear her live at Madame Walker theatre in nineties- she was wonderful-love hearing her young for first time now w Max Roach et company!!!

Max Roach is TIGHT!!! ❤❤

Thank you for uploading this to RU-vid 🧡❣️🎼🙏🏼

I saw Abbey who was a very sophisticated voice in person. Clifford was a close friend and visited me several times at my home.

Speaks deeply about the pain of oppression

I have been blessed to see a lot of the great drummers from this era, including Max. And while all of them were great guys, Max seemed to be the consummate gentleman, like he could have been a diplomat or a preacher. Never mind his amazing ability on the drums. Great and rare post. Thank you!

thanks for putting up this unique piece of art in such good quality

My God!!... This is amazing and beautiful!!!

The Souls of Black Folk!!!

Really great presentation. Dramatic scenography. Clifford Jordan is so soulful. This entire concert has so much connection to the realities of Black America.

I wish I could get my younger brothers n sisters in to this kind of music. This is the REAL TRAP MUSIC !!! We are some powerful 9 ether beings , most of us have no idea !!!!

❤ 1964? Eu estava nascendo e esses artistas já mostravam esta "linguagem" nova. Até agora é nova. Eu compreendo e sinto esta "novidade" porque a genuína e qualificada música brasileira me fez entender a Arte de verdade. / Sis Abbey e MAX Roach Quartet são fenomenais. osegala - brazilian composer. 2024 03 07

Max Roach is one of my all-time favorites. I was lucky enough to meet him in NYC. Saw him plenty of times in concert n with Abby Lincoln. Once, i spotted him attending a King Crimson concert. He is one of the giants of the 20th century.

Wow! This unique musical concert/theatre performance grabbed my attention & kept me with it to the finish. This performance from Max Roach, Abby Lincoln & his beautiful quartet is the JAWN!🥁❤️🎷🎹🎤

Opening song I see, feel & agree with the anger towards all who enabled & profited from the slave trade. This is truly great art.

Un grand moment du jazz et de la Liberté ! Le maestro Max Roach accompagné de la grande Abbey Lincoln ...

Awesome.

absolutely mind blowing what a band !

Find this one: 'Money Jungle' Studio album by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, and Max Roach You're welcome.

Yet another indelible moment in our collective and ineffable traversal of this 'ole Earth🙏🏾

What a great band love the performance and Abbey Lincoln’s vocals.. That drum set is absolutely beautiful!

BEST "NEW" RU-vid VIDEO IN THE UNIVERSE

Gave me chills.

Great stuff! All of them!

wow clifford jordans tone and language was elite. love the aound/tones ... 10/10

Stellar waves of sound. Ps Nothing But a Man is an amazing movie.

I have this almost irresistible urge to stand up from my chair and clap and shout, "Bravo!" Quite a different performance from the vinyl. Somehow less abrasive but even more emotionally charged. Wonderful. Thank you for posting.

I heard it long time ago on a vinyl ,and I was stunned about it. To see, so well, it is just marvellous. And Max Roach is so clear in everything he did, so intentional and precise. A great musician as his partners.

The sound quality is awesome, especially the sax.

当時としては独創的、前衛的な作品だったのではないのですか。 FREEDOM NOW、、、その意図が伝わってくる演奏です。 JAZZの世界を超えている。さぞ、評判になったことでしょう。 貴重な映像をありがとう。

Excellent sound recording, very innovative jazz concept......

Brilliant jazz. Very good clip with excellent sound. Bloody good song with Abby’s brilliant singing. And what can one say; Max is Max! Dig this beauty folks. G’day & Cheers!

Fantastic!

They're not made like this anymore. Max Roach was superb. I know Kenny Clarke was proud of Max' contribution. I remember seeing Clifford Jordan in Meridian, Mississippi in like 1973.

A Master Piece ! Max Roach created so many guenuine music .And this movie expose with full emphasy the deep soul of the black freedom.

I LOVE IT A LOT

masterpiece

Amen!

Fantastic! 😍

I got to meet Max Roach. Was a pleasure!

So good! And great sound. One nice mic each...

Amazing!

Fabulous Band and Singer

Such a powerful performance

Absolutely phenomenal! A wonder of wonders🤌🏿

OH YEAH ! MAX ROACH WAS ON "FIRE" ! ! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

Commenting so the algorithm gives me more of this

el solo de Abbey a partir del minuto 15 y algo más.... es tremendo, impredecible, fuera de toda clasificación.

Awesome!!!

Max Roach ! 8:18 on the clock , which is a number , that is the sign of the beat, that most influenced hip hop. Peace to Max ! #rojoforever! ❤ Joe DRT ❤🎉🎉

The registration is immaculate

My personal teenage super hero: immense Max Roach!

when she went AHHHHHHHHHH I felt that

Mind blown!

Having an old vinyl recording of we insist, I never imagined a u - tube version existed. The whole story told by the artists brought tears to my eyes. Both performances take you there .Full of feelings and a reflection of the human being and the story behind the music Fantastic.

Je ne connaissais pas ,quelle belle surprise ❤ On est dans le génie des années 60 ,merci pour la vidéo…

I haven't been this much in awe in some time.

This is amazing. Thank you.

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MASTERPIECE

Lovely colorized ! TOP Belgium : thank you, neighbours ! Great ! I'm NL so neighbour.

Thank you for uploading this! ❤

Thank you for sharing! Very good quality video, an amazing document of the great jazz master Max Roach!

What a 5/4 beat with love and meditative intensity... I can hear Clifford Jordan great sound.

Max Roach. A diamond!! 👏👏👏

PERFECTION

Great people, great music. Thank you. Greetings from Poland.

Max + Abbey = Genius 🎼🥁🎤🎼

Abbey Lincoln!!!

I appreciate the video. Thanks!

Wow! Thanks for sharing this Gem! ❤

凄くかっこいいです。

Insane talent

So innovative and fresh...

Husband, Wife and Friends Great together

Just the sound of the voice of the presenter in the beginning. They had such fantastic microphones in normal use back then! You can still buy it for $7000 new from the manufacturer, but the current presenter will use a $400 lavalier. Miss some magic!

What a treat!

Thank you for sharing. I get to see one of my favourite singer, Abbey Lincoln. That peculiar yet "sharp" voice. Didn't know she was married to Max Roach. This is very unique. Unclassifiable. Freedom day🙏 New subscriber here.

Great acting from her in "For the Love of Ivy" and "Nothing but a Man"

Absolutnie genialne