"In 1994, Joe McPhee entered a studio in Zurich, Switzerland and recorded this thoughtful yet chance-taking response to Max Roach's ambitious Freedom Now Suite of 1960...McPhee, who is joined by Lisle Ellis on double bass and Paul Plimley on acoustic piano, doesn't treat Roach's compositions like museum pieces; instead, he embraces them on his own terms and brings many of his own ideas to the table.. a rewarding, AACM-influenced inside/outside date.
- 1 Mendacity (Slow)
- 2 Driva' Man
- 3 Roost 2
- 4a Self Portrait
- 4b Lift Every Voice And Sing
- 5 Singing With A Sword In My Hand
- 6 Roost 1
- 7 Garvey's Ghost
- 8 Approaching The Smoke That Thunders
- 9a Tryptich: (Prayer/Protest)
- 9b Prolepsis
- 10 Mendacity (Fast)
- 11 A Head Of The HeartBeat
- 12 The Persistance Of Rosewood
- 13 Roost (Coda)
