The Long March is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Long March is one of the truly important duet records in post-bop era jazz history". ==Track listing==
Track listing
:All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated • "J.C. Moses" - 5:52 • "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 5:46 • "The Long March" - 26:17 • "U-Jaa-Ma" (Archie Shepp) - 12:30 • "Triptych" - 7:26 • "Giant Steps" (John Coltrane) - 5:35 • "South Africa Goddamn" - 20:09 • "It's Time" - 9:36 :*Recorded at the Jazz Festival Willisau '79 in Willisau, Switzerland on August 31, 1979 ==Personnel==