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A1	Driva' Man Written-By – Max Roach, Oscar Brown, Jr.*	5:10
A2	Freedom Day Written-By – Max Roach, Oscar Brown, Jr.*	6:02
A3	Triptych: Prayer, Protest, Peace Written-By – Max Roach	7:58
B1	All Africa Written-By – Max Roach, Oscar Brown, Jr.*	7:57
B2	Tears For Johannesburg Written-By – Max Roach	9:36

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Nola Recording Studios
• Licensed To – Amigo
• Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba

Credits

• Bass – James Schenck
• Congas [Conga Drums] – Michael Olatunji* (tracks: B1, B2)
• Drums – Max Roach
• Engineer – Bob d'Orleans
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Percussion – Raymond Mantillo* (tracks: B1, B2), Tomas du Vall (tracks: B1, B2)
• Photography By – Hugh Bell , Paul Bacon
• Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: A1), Walter Benton (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
• Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
• Trumpet – Booker Little (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
• Vocals – Abbey Lincoln

Notes

Recorded: Nola Penthouse, New York, August 31 and September 6, 1960

AUDIO NOTES:
This album was recorded monophonically and stereophonically directly to two-track and full-track master tapes on Ampex 300's using the following microphones: Neumann U-47; EV 667; RCA 44BX; Western Electric 639.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: n©b
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): CANDID 9002A 11
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): Ⓑ CⒹANDID 9002B S12

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CJM 8002	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Candid	CJM 8002	US	1960
JC 36390	Max Roach	Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Promo, RE)	Columbia	JC 36390	US	1980
771877	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	WaxTime	771877	Europe	2013
GJS 9002	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album)	Candid, Base Record	GJS 9002	Italy	Unknown
37089	Max Roach	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite ‎(LP, Album, 180)	Jazz Images	37089	Europe	2018