| The Long March | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 31, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 93:11 | |||
| Label | Hathut | |||
| Producer | Werner X. Uehlinger | |||
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The Long March is a live album by American jazz drummer Max Roach and saxophonist Archie Shepp recorded in 1979 for the Swiss Hathut label. [1]
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Long March is one of the truly important duet records in post-bop era jazz history". [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [3] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
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