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Max Roach

Real Name:
Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Profile:
Born: January 10, 1924
Died: August 16, 2007

Max Roach, born in Newland, North Carolina, is a jazz drummer and percussionist and has worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins. He is widly considered one of the best jazz drummers of all time.
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Discography

Releases:
Study In Brown (Album) (3 versions)   EmArcy 1955
At Basin Street (Album) (2 versions)   EmArcy ... 1956
Max Roach Plus Four (LP, Album, Mono)   EmArcy 1956
Deeds, Not Words (7", EP)   Riverside 1958
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Album) (4 versions)   Candid ... 1960
Percussion Bitter Sweet (Album) (3 versions)   Impulse! ... 1961
Money Jungle (Album) (5 versions)   United Artists Records ... 1962
Drums Unlimited (LP)   Atlantic 1966
Members, Don't Git Weary (Album) (3 versions)   Atlantic ... 1968
Drum Suite (2xLP)   CBS Grammofoonplaten BV 1974
Gillespie / Mingus / Parker / Roach / Powell (The King Jazz Story) (LP)   Joker (2) 1975
The Bop Session (Album) (2 versions)   Sonet ... 1975
Force (2xLP, Album)   Uniteledis 1976
Percussion Discussion (2 versions)   Chess ... 1976
Rich Versus Roach (3 versions)   AMIGA ... 1976
Untitled (LP)   AMIGA 1977
Birth And Rebirth (LP, Album)   Black Saint 1978
M'Boom (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1980
One In Two - Two In One (2xLP, Album)   Hat Hut Records 1980
The Long March (2xLP)   Hat Hut Records 1980
Chattahoochee Red (LP, Album)   CBS 1981
Survivors (CD, Album)   Soul Note 1984
The Long March (4xVinyl, Album, RE + Box)   hat ART 1985
The Max Roach Collection - A Retrospective (LP, Comp)   Deja Vu 1988
At Basin Street (CD, Album)   EmArcy 1990
Jazz Masters 44 (CD, RM)   Verve Records 1995
With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1996
Lift Every Voice And Sing (3 versions)   Atlantic 1998
Friendship (CD, Album)   Columbia 2002
Karbouda (CD)   Fuel 2000 2002
Parisian Sketches (CD, RE, RM)   Universal Music (France) 2002
Deeds Not Words (Album) (2 versions)   Riverside ... 2003
Plus Max Roach (CD, RM, Album)   Original Jazz Classics 2003
One In Two - Two In One (CD, Album, Dig)   Hat Hut Records 2004
Jazz In 3/4 Time (CD)   EmArcy 2005
Again (2xLP)   Affinity  
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (LP, Mono)   Mercury  
Delilah / Parisian Thoroughfare (7")   EmArcy  
In Concert! (The Best Of) (LP)   PolJazz  
Jordu (LP, Mon)   Trip Records (2)  
Sweet Mao - Suid Africa 76 (2xLP, RE)   Magic Music  
Production:
Red Hot On Impulse! (CD) Garvey's Ghost (Edited... Impulse! 1991
Appears On:
Drifting On A Reed (Shellac, 10", Single) Drifting On A Reed Dial Records (3) 1946
Another Hair-Do (Shellac, 10", Single)   Savoy Records 1947
Buzzy (Shellac, 10")   Savoy Records 1947
Barbados (Shellac, 10")   Savoy Records 1948
Classics In Jazz Part 1 (7", EP)   Capitol Records 1954
Dinah Jams (LP)   Trip Jazz 1954
Move - Jam Session (7")   EmArcy 1954
Chazz! (LP)   Fantasy 1955
Jazz Collaborations Volume I (10")   Debut Records 1955
+4 (LP, Mono) Dr. Free-Zee, Mr. X EmArcy, Mercury 1956
Genius Of Modern Music Volume 2 (Comp, Album) (7 versions)   Blue Note 1956
Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars (LP)   EmArcy 1956
Rollins Plays For Bird (Album) (4 versions)   Prestige ... 1956
Saxophone Colossus (Album) (11 versions)   Prestige ... 1956
Tour De Force (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige 1956
First Place (LP)   Columbia 1957
Hi-Fi Jazz Session (LP, Mono) Mean To Me Masterseal 1957
Jazz Omnibus (LP, Mono, Album, Comp) I've Got You Under My ... Columbia 1957
Modern Jazz Hall Of Fame Volume 1 (LP, Mono) Orientation, Under My ... Gala Records (2) 1957
With Strings (LP)   EmArcy 1957
Sonny Clark Trio (LP, Album)   Time Records Inc. 1960
Chazz! (LP)   Debut Records Denmark 1962
It's Time (LP, Album, Mono)   Impulse! 1962
The World Of Charlie Parker (2 versions)   Royal Roost ... 1963
Benny Goodman / Modern Jazz (LP) Riffamarole, Move AMIGA 1964
Plays For Lovers (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige 1965
The Immortal Clifford Brown (2xLP) Cherokee (Indian Love ... Limelight, Limelight 1965
Memorial Vol. III (LP)   Musidisc 1966
The Genius Of Charlie Parker (LP, Mono)   Savoy-Musidisc 1966
The Hot Organ (LP) Blues Waltz Time Records (3) 1967
Charlie Parker (LP)   XTRA 1970
Charlie Parker On Dial Volume 4 (LP, mon)   Spotlite 1972
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vols 1 And 2 (Album) (2 versions) Bag's Groove, Night In... Cobblestone ... 1972
Sound Awareness (LP) Love Piece Strata-East 1972
The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1972
Broadcast Performances (LP)   ESP Disk 1973
Moses (LP, Album) Joy Spring Fantasy 1973
Re:Percussion (LP, Album)   Strata-East 1973
The Freedom Suite Plus (Album, Comp) (2 versions)   Carrere ... 1973
The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever: Jazz At Massey Hall (LP)   Prestige 1973
Archetypes (12")   MGM Records 1974
Miles Davis (LP)   Everest Records (4) 1974
The Drums (3xLP, Comp + Box) Mama Impulse! 1974
Bird & Miles (LP, Comp, Mono)   DJM Records (2), DJM Records (2) 1975
Brilliance (2xLP)   Milestone Records 1975
Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes) (2xLP, Comp)   Savoy Jazz 1976
Brilliance (2xLP, RE)   Milestone Records 1976
Savoy Jam Party (2xLP)   Savoy Jazz 1976
The Verve Years (1950-51) (2xLP, RE)   Verve Records 1976
Bird At The Roost, The Savoy Sessions (LP, Mono)   Savoy Records 1977
Encores: The Savoy Sessions (LP)   Savoy Jazz 1977
Sax Greats (LP, Comp) Don't Worry 'Bout Me, ... Everest Record Group 1977
The Quintet Vol. 2 (2xLP)   Mercury 1977
The Very Best Of Bird (2x12") Bird Of Paradise, Embr... Warner Bros. Records 1977
Tune Up (2xLP, Comp)   Prestige 1977
First Sessions 1949/50 (2xLP)   Prestige 1978
Money Jungle (Album) (5 versions)   Blue Note ... 1978
Nommo (LP, Album)   Victor Musical Industries 1978
The Bud Powell Trio (LP, Mono, Comp)   Roost, Roost, Nippon Columbia 1978
All Stars Quintet & Sextet, Vol. 2 (LP)   Joker (2) 1980
Charlie Parker, Quintet, Sextet, Vol.3 (LP)   Joker (2) 1980
Chronicle: The Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 (3 versions)   Prestige 1980
Charlie Parker (LP)   AMIGA 1981
Brilliant Corners (Album) (5 versions)   Riverside Records ... 1982
Conception (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige 1982
Thelonious Monk (Album) (3 versions)   Prestige ... 1982
Worktime (CD, Album, RM)   Prestige 1982
Herbie Nicols Trio (LP)   Blue Note, Pathé Marconi EMI 1983
Jazz At Massey Hall (Album) (3 versions)   Debut Records ... 1983
The Jazz Guitar (6xLP, Comp + Box) Jumping For Jane Joker (2) 1983
Bird On Verve - Volume 8 (LP, Comp)   Verve Records 1984
Blue Haze (Album) (6 versions)   Prestige ... 1984
Oboe / Flute, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 4 (LP, Mono) Albatross Contemporary Records 1984
The Complete Savoy Sessions Volume 1 (1944-1945) (LP, Mono, RE)   Savoy Records 1984
Birth Of Be Bop (LP)   Giants Of Jazz 1985
Master Takes / The Savoy Recordings (LP, Comp, RE)   Savoy Jazz 1985
The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 2 (LP)   Blue Note 1985
The Best Of Blue Note (2xLP, Album, Comp) Un Poco Loco Blue Note 1985
Body And Soul (2xLP, Comp, Gat)   Bluebird (3), Bluebird (3) 1986
Round Midnight (LP, Album) Now's The Time Lotus Records 1986
Charlie Parker All Stars Jam (CD, Album)   Jazz World 1987
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Cheryl, Passport Giants Of Jazz 1988
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve (10xCD)   Verve Records 1988
Original Bird: The Best Of Bird On Savoy (LP, Comp) Parker's Mood, Ko Ko, ... Savoy Jazz 1988
Sonny Rollins Volume One (CD)   Blue Note 1988
The Baboons (LP, Album) Driva' Man BOY (Because Of You) 1988
Birth Of The Cool (Album) (7 versions)   Capitol Jazz ... 1989
Candid Dolphy (CD, Album) African Lady (Take 4),... Candid 1989
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Legends (CD, Comp) Cry Me A River Columbia 1989
Out Front (CD, Album)   Candid 1989
Sonny Boy (LP)   Prestige 1989
Sonny Boy (CD)   Prestige 1989
The Best Of Bud Powell (CD)   Blue Note 1989
The Freedom Suite (CD, Album, RM)   Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records 1989
Dinah Jams (CD, Album)   PolyGram, EmArcy 1990
Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp) I've Got You Under My ... Verve Records 1990
Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson (CD, Album, RM)   Prestige, Original Jazz Classics 1990
Plus 4 (Album) (4 versions)   Prestige ... 1991
Quintet And Sextet (CD)   Camarillo Music Ltd. 1991
Red Hot On Impulse! (CD) Garvey's Ghost (Edited... Impulse! 1991
The Best Of Thelonious Monk (Comp) (2 versions) Skippy Blue Note 1991
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (CD) I Get A Kick Out Of Yo... Verve Records 1992
Jazz Encounters (CD, Album, Comp)   Capitol Jazz 1992
Le Paris Bleu (CD, Comp, Mono) Parisian Throughfare, ... Blue Note 1992
Nat King Cole (4xCD + Box) You Can Depend On Me Capitol Records 1992
Savoy Jazz Vol.1 (CD, Smplr) Constellation, Barbado... Savoy Records 1992
The Beat Generation (3xCD + Box) Cosmic Rays, Bebopper Rhino Records (2) 1992
The Genius Of Charlie Parker (LP, Mono, Non)   Savoy Record, Nippon Columbia 1992
Blue Eyes (CD, Comp) Nice Work If You Can G... Blue Note 1993
Blue Moon (CD, Comp) Moon Dreams Blue Note 1993
The Hard Drive! (CD, RE) Audio Blues, Four X Chess 1993
Thirteen Pictures - The Charles Mingus Anthology (2xCD + Box) Half-Mast Inhibition, ... Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Burning For Buddy - A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich (CD, Album) The Drum Also Waltzes ... Atlantic 1994
The Complete Blue Note Recordings (4xCD + Box)   Blue Note 1994
The Progressive Al Cohn (CD)   Savoy Jazz 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Celia, It Don't Mean A... Verve Records 1994
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) How Did She Look?, Apr... RCA 1995
Bird's Best Bop On Verve (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1995
Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (CD, RM, Ltd, Den) Barbados (Short Take 2... Savoy Jazz 1995
In A Soulful Mood (CD)   Music Club 1995
In A Soulful Mood (Limited Collectors Edition) (CD)   Music Club 1995
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 11 (CD, Comp, RM)   Editions Atlas 1995
South Of The Border (CD, Comp, RE)   Verve Records 1995
The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume One (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1995
The Immortal Charlie Parker (CD, RM, Ltd, Den)   Savoy Jazz 1995
The Quintessence . New York Camden Londres Paris Chicago 1926 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) Memories Of You Verve Records 1996
A Tribute To Eric Dolphy With Buddy Collette (CD, Album) Mendacity Music And Arts Programs Of America, Inc. 1996
Blue Notables Vol. 6 : Blue Ivory - A Modern Piano Dynasty (CD) Un Poco Loco Blue Note 1996
Blue Notables Vol.1: The Three Tenors - Titans Of The Tenor Sax (CD, Smplr) How Are Things In Gloc... Blue Note 1996
Dexter Rides Again (CD, RM, Ltd, Den)   Savoy Jazz 1996
It's Time (CD, Album)   Impulse! 1996
J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (CD, RM, Ltd, Den) Coppin' The Bop Savoy Jazz 1996
Opus De Bop (CD, RM, Ltd, Den)   Savoy Jazz 1996
The Bird Returns (CD, RM, Ltd, Den)   Savoy Jazz 1996
The Chronological Sarah Vaughan: 1944-1946 (CD)   Classics Records 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Ko-Ko N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Vive Le Jazz ! (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1997
A Century Of Glory (2xCD, Comp) Embraceable You Frémeaux & Associés 1998
Can't Help But Have The Blues (CD)   FEDORA 1998
Carvin' The Bird (CD, Comp)   A Jazz Hour With 1998
Charlie Parker (CD, RM)   Verve Records 1998
The Complete Birth Of The Cool (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Jazz ... 1998
The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions (2xCD, Mono, Ltd, RE, RM, Comp)   Blue Note, Blue Note 1998
International Jazz Octet With Kenny Clarke (LP) Mr X Cosmic Sounds 1999
L . I . V . E (2xCD, Album) Driva Man Not On Label (Manfreds, The Self-released) 1999
Miles To Go (CD)   Prism Leisure 1999
Pre-Bird (CD, Album, RM, RE, Gat) Half-Mast Inhibition Mercury 1999
The Quintessence . New York 1944 - 1948 (2xCD)   Frémeaux & Associés 1999
Warner Jazz: Les Incontournables (CD) St. Thomas WEA Records (France) 1999
Complete 1947-1952 Blue Note Recordings (2xCD)   Disconforme SL 2000
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) Donald Jay, Godchild, ... Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Ken Burns Jazz (CD, Album) Brilliant Corners Columbia 2000
Money Jungle (CD, Album, RE)   Blue Note 2000
The Complete Prestige Recordings (3xCD, Comp)   Prestige 2000
The Quintessence : New York 1944-1949 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2000
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) All God's Chillun Got ... Verve Records 2000
Jazz Giant (CD, Album)   Verve Records 2001
Just One Of Those Things (CD, Comp + Box)   TIM AG 2001
Miles Stones (3xCD, Comp)   TIM GmbH 2001
The Essential (2xCD, Comp)   Columbia, Legacy 2001
The Washington Concerts (CD, Comp)   Blue Note 2001
Ballads (CD)   Blue Note 2002
Burnin' Bird (CD)   Savoy Jazz 2002
Money Jungle (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Blue Note 2002
Nommo (Album) (2 versions) Di Wengi Sane, Di Weng... Rufflife UK Ltd. ... 2002
Sound Awareness (CD) Love Piece Ikef 2002
Sound Awareness (LP, RE)   Ikef 2002
The Quintessence . New York Paris 1945 - 1951 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2002
The Quintessence: New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston. 1945 - 1951 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 2002
Piano Jazz ( The History/L'Histoire) (10xCD, Comp + Box) I Should Care, Bud's B... Le Chant Du Monde 2003
The President's Men - Lester Young's Disciples (CD) Fine And Dandy Saga 2003
Volume One (CD, RM, Copy Prot.)   Blue Note 2003
Blue Note Perfect Takes (CD + DVD) Budo Blue Note 2004
Malkin Zany (CD) Driva Man April Records 2004
The Genius Of Charlie Parker (CD)   Savoy Jazz 2004
The Quintet Of The Year (CD)   Disques Dreyfus 2004
Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked (2xCD, Comp) A Helluva Town Verve Records 2005
SA-RA Presents Dark Matter & Pornography Mixtape Vol. 30" (CD) Helluva Town (SA-RA "G... Tube Records 2005
Together: Recorded Live At Dolphy's Home, Los Angeles 1954 (CD)   RLR Records 2005
Cool Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Crackle Hut Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
First Class Jazz - Miles Davis (CD)   EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Jazz For Lovers (CD, Comp, RM) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) Minor Trouble Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Complete Live Recordings 1948-1955 (10xCD, Comp, RM + Box)   United Archives 2006
Jazz Contrasts (Album) (2 versions)   Riverside Records ... 2007
The Speed Of Change (CD) Garvey's Ghost 482 Music 2008
Anthology (3xLP, Comp, RE)   America Records, America Records  
Bud's Blues (Shellac, 10", Single)   Prestige  
Charles Mingus (2xLP)   Prestige  
Charlie Parker - Vol. 1 (10")   Savoy Records  
Charlie Parker's Bebop - Broadcast Performances (CD, Album)   Magic Music  
Clifford Brown All Stars (LP)   EmArcy  
Dear Old Southland (4xCD) Lover Come Back To Me ... Membran  
Early Spring (Shellac, 10", Single)   Capitol Records  
I Giganti Del Jazz (LP, Comp) Kardouba Curcio  
Live Sessions (LP)   UpFront Records (3)  
Mingus At The Bohemia (LP)   Debut Records  
My Old Flame (LP)   UpFront Records (3)  
Mysterious Blues (10xCD, Mono + Box) Drum Conversation Documents  
Now's The Time (7", EP)   EMI Columbia  
Out Of The Blue (CD)   Intermusic  
Parker's Mood (CD)   Black Bird  
Sonny Stitt (LP, RP)   Prestige, Fantasy  
Speak, Brother, Speak! (LP, Album)   America Records  
The Charlie Parker Story Vol. 3 (LP) Au Privave, She Rote Verve  
The Hymn (Shellac, 10", Single)   Dial Records (3)  
The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley (CD, Album)   Debut Records  
Untitled (Vinyl, Album)   America Records  
Untitled (LP)   Speak Easy (Italy)  
Tracks Appear On:
Modern High Fidelity Sounds From EmArcy (7") Mildama EmArcy 1954
Jazz Of Two Decades (LP, Comp) Cherokee EmArcy 1956
Volume VIII - The Jazz Giants: Drum Role (LP, Comp) Mildama, Coronodo EmArcy 1956
Modern Jazz Hall Of Fame Volume 1 (LP, Mono) Drum Conversation Gala Records (2) 1957
The Drums (3xLP, Comp + Box) Mama Impulse! 1974
Be Bop - 1945-1953 (CD, Comp) Koko, Constellation, N... Giants Of Jazz 1988
Le Top Des Artistes De Jazz (2xLP) A Night In Tunisia Carrere 1989
Red Hot On Impulse! (Comp) (2 versions) Garvey's Ghost (Edited... Impulse! 1991
Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (CD) I Get A Kick Out Of Yo... Verve Records 1992
The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (Box + 3xCD) I Get A Kick Out Of Yo... Verve Records 1993
Thirteen Pictures - The Charles Mingus Anthology (2xCD + Box) Wig Wise Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
18 Gems Of The Giants Of Jazz (CD) St. Thomas Giants Of Jazz 1996
Geschichte Der Popmusik (52xCD, Comp + Box) Freedom Day Bear Family Records 1998
Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Coleman Hawkins (CD, Comp) Driva Man Verve Records 2000
Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America's Music (5xCD, Box) I Get A Kick Out Of You Columbia 2000
Jazz In Paris (Volumes 77-101) (25xCD + Box) Universal Music (France) 2003
Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. 5 - Out Of The Blue (2 versions) Matteo's Affair EMI Music (Belgium) 2004
LateNightTales (CD, Comp, Mixed) January V Azuli Records 2004
Basquiat Salutes Jazz (CD) Salt Peanuts, It's You... Prestige 2005
People Get Ready / Protest Songs From The Atlantic & Warner Jazz Vaults (CD, Promo) Members, Don't Git Weary Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. 7 - That's Blue! + Painters Talking (CD, Dig) Fleurette Africaine EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Cool Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Crackle Hut Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
First Class Jazz - Charles Mingus (CD) Wee Wee (Allen's Alley) EMI Music (Belgium) 2006
Pure Fire! A Gilles Peterson Impulse! Collection (CD, Comp) Lonesome Lover Impulse! 2006
Superdrummers! (CD, Comp, RM) Minor Trouble Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
25 Ans De Musique D'Avant Nova (25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Bemsha Swing Nova Records 2007
Afrique Universelle - La Biennale Di Venezia (CD, Mixed, Promo) Darkest Light / Stream... Synchronic 2007
I Versus Myself (CDr, Mixed) I've Got You Under My ... Not On Label (Pranza Self-Released) 2007
Drumin' Caravan Mix (File, MP3) Figure Eights AmonTobin.com 2008
Nova En 25 CD (La Boite Bleue) (25xCD, Comp + Box) Lonesome Lover, Where ... Nova Records 2008
100% Jazz Classics - Cool Tracks For Hot Winter Nights (CD) Straight, No Chaser 20th Century Records  
Drums - Die Berühmtesten Schlagzeugsoli Der Welt / Sportmedizinische Empfehlungen Für Die Praxis (LP, Comp) Sing, Sing, Sing, The ... Bayer (2)  
Jazz Greats Of Modern Times (LP) Money Jungle United Artists Records  
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