Survivors (Max Roach album)

Survivors is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note label.

Survivors
Studio album by Max Roach
Released	1984
Recorded	October 19, 20 & 21, 1984
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:37
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
Collage (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "this serves as a powerful reminder of why Roach's drumming was so strong and visceral even in his older years, and how fertile his imagination continued to be".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Survivors" (Peter Phillips, Max Roach) - 21:28
2. "The Third Eye" - 2:10
3. "Billy the Kid" - 2:57
4. "JasMe" - 3:37
5. "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:18
6. "Sassy Max (Self Portrait)" - 3:20
7. "The Smoke That Thunders" - 5:47

• Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on October 19, 20 & 21, 1984

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums, percussion
• Guillermo Figueroa, Donald Bauch - violin (track 1)
• Louise Schulman - viola (track 1)
• Christopher Finckel - cello (track 1)