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Drummers · 1924–2007

Max Roach

American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007)

Born: 10 January 1924
New York City
Died: 16 August 2007
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1944–2002
Record labels: Capitol Records, EmArcy Records, Candid Records
Discography: 54 albums

Biography

Max Roach was a jazz musician who played drum kit. Max Roach was born on 10 January 1924 in New York City and died on 16 August 2007 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Capitol Records, EmArcy Records and Candid Records. The discography here lists 54 albums, from “New Sounds” (1952) to “Now’s The Time” (2022). Honours include MacArthur Fellows Program (1988), Paul Acket Award (1998) and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2008).

Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Benny Carter, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy-nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992. In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, Roach founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

New Sounds 1952

Max Roach + 4 1956

Drummin’ the Blues 1957

Jazz in ¾ Time 1957

Deeds, Not Words 1958

Max Roach + 4 at Newport 1958 · Live

Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene 1958

Booker Little 4 & Max Roach 1959

Quiet as It's Kept 1959

Award Winning Drummer 1960

Percussion Bitter Sweet 1961

We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite 1961

Drums Unlimited 1966

Members, Don’t Git Weary 1968

Lift Every Voice and Sing 1971

Force - Sweet Mao - Suid Afrika 76 1976

Percussion Discussion 1976

Live in Tokyo, Volume 1 1977 · Live

Live in Tokyo, Volume 2 1977 · Live

Sounds As A Roach 1977

Birth and Rebirth 1978

Confirmation 1978

Solos 1978

Streams of Consciousness 1978

Again 1979

M’Boom 1980

One in Two - Two in One 1980 · Live

The Long March 1980

Chattahoochee Red 1981

Swish 1982

Historic Concerts: McMillin Theatre, Columbia U., New York, December 15, 1979 1984 · Live

Survivors 1984

Daahoud 1985

Easy Winners 1985

Bright Moments 1987

Max + Dizzy - Paris 1989 1990 · Live

The Long March Part 1 1990

Max Roach and Friends - Volume 1 1991

Max Roach and Friends - Volume 2 1991

To the Max! 1991

The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker 1995

Max Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet 1996

Max 1997

Explorations… to the Mth Degree 1999

Love for Sale 1999 · Live

Jazz in Paris: Parisian Sketches 2002

Creating The Beat 2007

Audio Blues 2011

The Complete Max Roach 1958 - 1962 2013

Now’s The Time 2022 · Live

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Max Roach

The Loadstar

With the Boston Percussion Ensemble

Also plays on

Albums where Max Roach is credited as a sideman

1952	Bird and Diz — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	drums (drum set)
1952	South of the Border — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1954	Charlie Parker — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1955	Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1 — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1955	Diz and Getz — Diz and Getz	drums (drum set)
1956	Blue Haze — Miles Davis	drums (drum set)
1956	The Charlie Parker Story — Charlie Parker	drums (drum set)
1962	Money Jungle — Duke Ellington • Charlie Mingus • Max Roach	drums (drum set)

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

Klactoveedsedstene Charlie Parker Quintet · Charlie Parker · Miles Davis · Duke Jordan… archive.org ↗
Charlie's Wig Charlie Parker Quintet · Miles Davis · J. J. Johnson · Duke Jordan ·… archive.org ↗
I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM SARA VAUGHN · John Birks · Ch. Parker · Flip Phillips · Tad Dameron… archive.org ↗
Disorder at the Border Coleman Hawkins & Orchestra · Coleman Hawkins · Don Byas · Bud… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Bu-Dee-Daht Coleman Hawkins & Orchestra · Coleman Hawkins · Bud Johnson · John… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Feeling Zero Coleman Hawkins & Orchestra · Coleman Hawkins · Don Byas · Bud… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Woodyn' You Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra · Coleman Hawkins · John Gillespie ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM SARA VAUGHN · John Birks · Ch. Parker · Flip Phillips · Tad Dameron… · 1945 archive.org ↗