Tonight's Jazz Feature is a recording done at San Francisco's Jazz Workshop on October 27,1962 by the Max Roach Quartet with drum master Max Roach at the helm with Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone, Mal Waldron on piano and Eddie Khan on bass. Two extended works are featured. The first is the title track "Speak Brother Speak" depicts speakers on a soapbox expounding on the state of the nation. The second piece is an extended work based on a theme by Villa-Lobos called Prelude by retitled by Max Roach as "A Variation". It again offers extended solo opportunities for everyone to say their say. The band is so fine that these extended performances stand up and never drag on. "Speak Brother Speak" celebrates the accomplishments of Dr.Martin Luther King and Martin Luther King Day today January 15,2024.Max RoachChattahoochee RedThe Dream/It's TimeMax RoackSpeak Brother Speak!Speak Brother Speak!Max RoachSpeak Brither Speak!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++A VariationJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherMusic in the AirJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherPretty StrangeJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherThe ShouterJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherSocial CallJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherOut of the PastJon HendricksA Good Get-TogetherFeed MeBenny Goodman TrioCarnegie Hall ConcertChina BoyBenny Goodman QuartetCarnegie Hall ConcertDizzy SpellsBenny Goodman BandCarnegie Hall ConcertSing Sing SingKenny WheelerAround 6Mai We Go RoundKenny WheelerAround 6Solo OneThe JazztetHere and Now.TonkRusty BryantSoul LiberationCold Duck TimeRusty BryantSoul LiberationFreeze-Dried Soul