EmArcy – MG 36132Rec. Date : June 3, 1958Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : Bob CranshawPiano : Eddie BakerTenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Booker Little Billboard : 05/12/1958Three stars Roach sounds younger and younger with every effort. This is a great package by the master of polyrhythms with support from four…
Riverside – RLP 12-280Rec. Date : September 4, 1958Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : Art DavisTenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Booker LittleTuba : Ray Draper Cleveland Call and Post (Cleveland, OH)Bob Snead : 12/06/1958 This is the first session recorded by Max and his new quintet. Whether any of his present…
Time Records – 52011Rec. Dates : April 13 & 15, 1960Stream this Album Trumpet : Booker LittleBass : Scott LaFaroDrums : Roy HaynesPIano : Wynton Kelly, Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : August 27, 1960 Trumpeter of the Max Roach Quintet, Little has emerged as one of the best of the younger jazz artists. In this…
United Artists – UAL 4029Rec. Date : January 30, 1959Stream this Album Alto Sax : Frank StrozierBass : Jamil NasserDrums : Charles CrosbyGuitar : Calvin NewbornPiano : Phineas Newborn, Jr.Tenor Sax : George ColemanTrumpet : Booker Little, Louis Smith Billboard : 07/20/1959 Fine four-track package offers some time solo and group work on the parts of the principals. Star Eyes is an especially rewarding…
Candid - CJM-8002 / CJS-9002Rec. Dates : August 31, 1960, September 6, 1960Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachBass : James SchenckConga Drums : Michael OlatunjiLyrics : Oscar Brown Jr.Percussion : Tomas DuVall, Raymond MantilloTenor Sax : Coleman Hawkins, Walter BentonTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Booker LittleVocals : Abbey Lincoln Billboard : 01/23/1961 Roach group is joined for this striking suite by singer Abbey Lincoln,…
New Jazz – NJLP 8270Rec. Dates : December 21, 1960Stream this Album Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute : Eric DolphyBass : Ron CarterDrums : Roy HaynesPiano : Jaki ByardTrumpet : Booker Little Pittsburgh CourierH. Klein : 06/08/1963 Currently appearing at Pittsburgh’s Crawford Grill, the Eric Dolphy quintet is presenting an unusual array of sounds which have vaulted the group into the arena…
Impulse! A-8Rec. Dates : August 1 / 3 / 8 / 9, 1961Stream this Album Drums : Max RoachAlto Sax : Eric DolphyBass : Art DavisBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyPercussion : Carlos “Patato” Valdés, Carlos EugenioPiano : Mal WaldronTenor Sax : Clifford JordanTrombone : Julian PriesterTrumpet : Booker LittleVocals : Abbey Lincoln Cashbox : 10/21/1961 Solidly embarked on a wave of music-for-freedom (initially established…
Impulse! – A-6Rec. Dates : May 23, 1961, June 7, 1961Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of HatNBeard Tenor Sax : John ColtraneAlto Sax : Eric DolphyArranger/Orchestrator/Conductor : McCoy Tyner, Eric DolphyBaritone Sax : Pat PatrickBass : Reggie Workman, Art DavisBass Clarinet : Eric DolphyDrums : Elvin JonesEuphonium : Charles Greenlee, Julian PriesterFlute : Eric DolphyFrench Horn : Jimmy Buffington, Donald Corrado, Bob Northern, Robert Swisshelm, Julius WatkinsPiano : McCoy TynerPiccolo…
