Capitol – T-762Rec. Dates : January 21 & April 22, 1949, March 9, 1950 Stream this Album Trumpet : Miles DavisAlto Sax : Lee KonitzArranger/Conductor : Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, John Carisi, John LewisBaritone Sax : Gerry MulliganBass : Al McKibbon, Joe Shulman, Nelson BoydDrums : Kenny Clarke, Max RoachFrench Horn : Gunther Schuller, Junior…
Riverside – RLP 12-256Rec. Dates : December 19 & 23, 1957Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Benny GolsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Charlie Persip, Max RoachPiano : Wynton KellyTrombone : J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Kenny Dorham American Record GuideMartin Williams : August, 1958 In the past year or so, Golson has attracted considerable attention as…
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…
Columbia – CL 1030Rec. Dates : April 11, 12 & 26, 1957 Stream this Album Trombone : J.J. JohnsonBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Max RoachPiano : Tommy Flanagan Cashbox : 09/28/1957 The jazzist, out for another solo stint since the famed J.J. Johnson – Kai Winding group ended its jazz run, is featured as part…
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…
Debut – DEB-124Rec. Date : May 15, 1953 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Charlie ParkerBass : Charles MingusDrums : Max RoachPiano : Bud PowellTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Down Beat : 03/11/1953Bird, Diz to Pace Toronto Jazz Fete Toronto—Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach will be among some 20 musicians participating in the New…
EmArcy – MG 36043Rec. Dates : July 21 & 29, August 5, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Cannonball AdderleyArranger : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Paul ChambersCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Kenny Clarke, Max RoachFlute : Jerome RichardsonPiano : John WilliamsTenor Sax : Jerome RichardsonTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson Billboard…
Prestige – PRLP 7126Rec. Date : December 7, 1956 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : George MorrowDrums : Max RoachPiano : Kenny DrewVocal : Earl Coleman Listening to Prestige : #196Stream this Album Billboard : 02/24/1958Three stars This album is truly a tour de force for Sonny Rollins. He gets a chance on almost every…
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,…
Norgran – MGN-1017Rec. Dates : December 16, 1954, January 11 & 12, 1955 Stream this Album Piano : Bud PowellBass : Percy Heath, Lloyd TrotmanDrums : Max Roach, Art Blakey Billboard : 04/02/1955 The title aptly describes Bud Powell, who is a prime influence among progressive musicians, and whose disks have a substantial-enough hard-core market.…
