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Max Roach
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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 · Blue Note Max Roach + 4 1956 · EmArcy Drummin’ the Blues 1957 · Liberty Jazz in ¾ Time 1957 · EmArcy Deeds, Not Words 1958 · Riverside Max Roach + 4 at Newport 1958 · Live · EmArcy Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene 1958 · EmArcy Booker Little 4 & Max Roach 1959 · United Artists Quiet as It's Kept 1959 · Mercury Records Award Winning Drummer 1960 · Time Records Percussion Bitter Sweet 1961 · impulse! We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite 1961 · Candid Drums Unlimited 1966 · Atlantic Members, Don’t Git Weary 1968 · Atlantic Lift Every Voice and Sing 1971 · Atlantic Force - Sweet Mao - Suid Afrika 76 1976 · Uniteledis Percussion Discussion 1976 · Chess Live in Tokyo, Volume 1 1977 · Live · DENON Live in Tokyo, Volume 2 1977 · Live · DENON
Sounds As A Roach 1977
Birth and Rebirth 1978 · Black Saint Confirmation 1978 · Fluid Records Solos 1978 · Baystate Streams of Consciousness 1978 · Baystate Again 1979 · Affinity M’Boom 1980 · Columbia One in Two - Two in One 1980 · Live · HatHut Records The Long March 1980 · HatHut Records Chattahoochee Red 1981 · Columbia Swish 1982 Historic Concerts: McMillin Theatre, Columbia U., New York, December 15, 1979 1984 · Live · Soul Note Survivors 1984 · Soul Note Daahoud 1985 · Mainstream Records Easy Winners 1985 · Soul Note Bright Moments 1987 · Soul Note Max + Dizzy - Paris 1989 1990 · Live · A&M Records The Long March Part 1 1990 · hat ART
Max Roach and Friends - Volume 1 1991
Max Roach and Friends - Volume 2 1991
To the Max! 1991 · Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker 1995 · Verve
Max Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet 1996 · Blue Note
Max 1997
Explorations… to the Mth Degree 1999 · Slam Records Love for Sale 1999 · Live · West Wind Jazz in Paris: Parisian Sketches 2002 · Gitanes Jazz Productions Creating The Beat 2007 Audio Blues 2011 The Complete Max Roach 1958 - 1962 2013 · Chrome Dreams Now’s The Time 2022 · Live · Concert Archives Lift Every Voice and Sing · KOCH Jazz Max Roach · Multi Distribution The Loadstar · Horo Records With the Boston Percussion Ensemble · Mercury Records

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Albums where Max Roach is credited as a sideman

1951 Modern Jazz Trumpets — Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham drums (drum set)
1951 The New Sounds — Lee Konitz featuring Miles Davis drums (drum set)
1951 Modern Jazz Trombones — Kai Winding, Jay Jay Johnson drums (drum set)
1951 Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two — Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson with Sonny Stitt drums (drum set)
1952 Bird and Diz — Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie drums (drum set)
1952 South of the Border — Charlie Parker drums (drum set)
1953 Thelonious Monk Trio — Thelonious Monk drums (drum set)
1954 Charlie Parker — Charlie Parker drums (drum set)
1954 Dinah Jams — Dinah Washington drums (drum set)
1954 Jam Session — Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington drums (drum set)
1954 Sextet — Oscar Pettiford drums (drum set)
1955 Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1 — Charlie Parker drums (drum set)
1955 Diz and Getz — Diz and Getz drums (drum set)
1955 Jazz Collaborations, Vol. I — Charles Mingus, Thad Jones drums (drum set)
1955 Julian Cannonball Adderley — Julian Cannonball Adderley drums (drum set)
1955 With Strings — Clifford Brown drums (drum set)
1955 The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley — Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley drums (drum set)
1956 Blue Haze — Miles Davis drums (drum set)
1956 The Charlie Parker Story — Charlie Parker drums (drum set)
1956 Work Time — Sonny Rollins drums (drum set)
1956 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 — Sonny Rollins drums (drum set)
1956 Mingus at the Bohemia — Charles Mingus drums (drum set)
1956 Sonny Stitt Bud Powell J.J. Johnson — Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson drums (drum set)
1956 Introducing Johnny Griffin — Johnny Griffin drums (drum set)
1956 The Magnificent Thad Jones — Thad Jones drums (drum set)
1956 The Magnificent, Volume 3 — Thad Jones drums (drum set)
1956 Al Cohn’s Tones — Al Cohn drums (drum set)
1957 Brilliant Corners — Thelonious Monk drums (drum set)
1957 Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 — Sonny Rollins drums (drum set)
1957 Saxophone Colossus — Sonny Rollins 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 ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Max Roach play?

Max Roach is known for playing drum kit.

When and where was Max Roach born?

Max Roach was born 10 January 1924 in New York City.

What are Max Roach's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include New Sounds (1952), Max Roach + 4 (1956), Drummin’ the Blues (1957), Jazz in ¾ Time (1957) and Deeds, Not Words (1958).

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