Driva’ Man

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Driva’ Man is a politically charged jazz composition by Max Roach and Oscar Brown Jr. that evokes the brutality of slave drivers in the American South.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
song
associatedMovement protest music
associatedWith Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite NERFINISHED
composer Max Roach NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception regarded as a landmark of politically engaged jazz
drummer Max Roach NERFINISHED
firstAlbum We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite NERFINISHED
genre jazz
hasForm vocal jazz piece
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
saxophone
trumpet
voice
historicalContext American civil rights movement NERFINISHED
includedIn civil rights–themed jazz repertoires
intendedEffect evoke terror and brutality of slavery
language English
lyricalContent depicts brutality of slave drivers in the American South
uses dialect and imagery associated with enslaved African Americans
lyricist Oscar Brown Jr. NERFINISHED
musicalFeature prominent drum patterns
tense rhythmic drive
vocal cries and shouts
originalLabel Candid Records NERFINISHED
partOf We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite NERFINISHED
politicalOrientation politically charged
recordingArtist Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED
Max Roach NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1960
subgenre hard bop
subjectMatter physical punishment of enslaved people
slave driver–enslaved person relationship
theme racial oppression
slavery in the United States
violence of slave drivers
timeSignature 5/4 time
vocalist Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED

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