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Members, Don't Git Weary
Studio album by Max Roach
Released	1968
Recorded	June 25–26, 1968 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:17
Label	Atlantic SD 1510
Producer	Joel Dorn
Max Roach chronology
Drums Unlimited (1965–66) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)

Members, Don't Git Weary is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
Tom Hull	B+ ()

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Alex Henderson calls it "One of the finest post-bop dates Roach recorded during that decade".

Track listing

All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated

1. "Abstrutions" – 3:40
2. "Libra" (Gary Bartz) – 4:58
3. "Effi" – 6:15
4. "Equipoise" – 6:22
5. "Members, Don't Git Weary" (Max Roach) – 5:32
6. "Absolutions" (Jymie Merritt) – 4:39

• Recorded in New York on June 25 (tracks 2–4 & 6) and June 26 (tracks 1 & 5), 1968

Personnel

• Max Roach – drums
• Charles Tolliver – trumpet
• Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
• Stanley Cowell – piano, electric piano
• Jymie Merritt – electric bass
• Andy Bey – vocals (track 5)

References

1. Max Roach discography accessed September 25, 2012
2. ^ Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed September 25, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1220. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

• 1968 albums
• Max Roach albums
• Atlantic Records albums
• Albums produced by Joel Dorn