{"product_id":"percussion-bitter-sweet-verve-vault-series","title":"Percussion Bitter Sweet (Verve Vault Series)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePercussion Bitter Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1961 on Impulse! Records, is one of preeminent jazz drummer Max Roach\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es most politically charged and musically expansive recordings. Recorded over two days in September 1960 at Universal Studios in Chicago, the record reflects Roach\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es deepening engagement with themes of social justice and Pan-African identity. The ensemble features trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, and tuba innovator Ray Draper, alongside Roach\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es own commanding blend of cymbal textures, mallets, and explosive rhythmic detail. The inclusion of vocalist Abbey Lincoln \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003eRoach\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es artistic and political partner at the time \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003eadds urgency and emotional power to the project\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es most pointed statements. Elsewhere, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eMama\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003ePraise for a Martyr\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e” \u003c\/span\u003eexplore personal and collective grief through dynamic interplay and modal intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Verve Vault series is always mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53707369349451,"sku":"R6520-9886","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_afb436cc-7782-45cf-83fb-742fc56f2a94.jpg?v=1761209990","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/percussion-bitter-sweet-verve-vault-series","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}