Max Roach

Max Roach

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Top Tracks

  1. 1Minor MeetingMax Roach3:46
  2. 2NicaMax Roach6:15
  3. 3Sonny's CripMax Roach6:16
  4. 4Blue MamboMax Roach4:58
  5. 5Blues BlueMax Roach4:22
  6. 6JunkaMax Roach6:14
  7. 7My ConceptionMax Roach4:31
  8. 8SoniaMax Roach5:13
  9. 9Nica (Take 2)Max Roach6:56
  10. 10Sonia (Take 3)Max Roach4:39
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Albums

The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley (Remastered 1990) album coverThe Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley (Remastered 1990)1953The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach album coverThe Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach1955Rollins Plays for Bird (Remastered) [with Kenny Dorham & Max Roach] album coverRollins Plays for Bird (Remastered) [with Kenny Dorham & Max Roach]1956Opus De Bop (feat. Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Hank Jones & Max Roach) album coverOpus De Bop (feat. Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Hank Jones & Max Roach)1957Jazz In 3/4 Time album coverJazz In 3/4 Time1957Deeds, Not Words (Mono Mix) album coverDeeds, Not Words (Mono Mix)1958The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker album coverThe Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker1958Max album coverMax1958On the Chicago Scene album coverOn the Chicago Scene1958Award Winning Drummer album coverAward Winning Drummer1959Parisian Sketches album coverParisian Sketches1960We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Remastered) album coverWe Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Remastered)1960Quiet As It's Kept album coverQuiet As It's Kept1960We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite MONO (2024 Remaster) [feat. Abbey Lincoln] album coverWe Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite MONO (2024 Remaster) [feat. Abbey Lincoln]1960Out Front (Remastered) [feat. Max Roach] album coverOut Front (Remastered) [feat. Max Roach]1961Percussion Bitter Sweet album coverPercussion Bitter Sweet1961It's Time album coverIt's Time1962Drums Unlimited (Mono) album coverDrums Unlimited (Mono)1965The Max Roach Trio (feat. Hasaan Ibn Ali) album coverThe Max Roach Trio (feat. Hasaan Ibn Ali)1965Members Don't Get Weary album coverMembers Don't Get Weary1968Lift Every Voice and Sing (With the J.C. White Singers) album coverLift Every Voice and Sing (With the J.C. White Singers)1971Force (Sweet Mao - Suid Afrika 76) album coverForce (Sweet Mao - Suid Afrika 76)1976Birth and Rebirth album coverBirth and Rebirth1978Again album coverAgain1979The Long March album coverThe Long March1979M'Boom album coverM'Boom1979Historic Concerts (Live) album coverHistoric Concerts (Live)1984Survivors album coverSurvivors1984It's Christmas Again album coverIt's Christmas Again1984Debut Rarities, Vol. 2 album coverDebut Rarities, Vol. 21992Mop Mop (Live) album coverMop Mop (Live)1995Max Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet album coverMax Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet1995Variations On the Scene album coverVariations On the Scene2000The Complete Mercury Sessions album coverThe Complete Mercury Sessions2000Friendship album coverFriendship2002Brownie Lives! Live at Basin Street and in Concert at Carnegie Hall album coverBrownie Lives! Live at Basin Street and in Concert at Carnegie Hall2005Jazz Masters: Milano album coverJazz Masters: Milano2006Again, Vol. 2 album coverAgain, Vol. 22007Again, Vol. 1 album coverAgain, Vol. 12007European Tour (Live) album coverEuropean Tour (Live)2008Live In Berlin album coverLive In Berlin2010Audio Blues album coverAudio Blues2011Max Roach: Candid Roach (feat. Julian Priester) album coverMax Roach: Candid Roach (feat. Julian Priester)2011Live In Paris album coverLive In Paris2017The 1960 Time Sessions album coverThe 1960 Time Sessions2019

Full Discography

The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley (Remastered 1990) 1953 · 11 tracks · 32:25 runtime

  1. 1Cou Manchi-Cou (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]3:03
  2. 2Just One Of Those Things (Remastered 1990)3:09
  3. 3Glow Worm (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]2:28
  4. 4Mobleyzation (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]2:43
  5. 5Chi-Chi (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]3:01
  6. 6Kismet (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]2:40
  7. 7I'm A Fool To Want You (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]3:14
  8. 8Sfax (Remastered 1990)2:17
  9. 9Orientation (Remastered 1990)2:51
  10. 10Drum Conversation (feat. Hank Mobley) [Remastered 1990]2:44
  11. 11Drum Conversation (Live)4:14

The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach 1955 · 6 tracks · 43:06 runtime

  1. 1A Foggy Day5:33
  2. 2Drums5:35
  3. 3Haitan Fight Song (Live)5:24
  4. 4Lady Bird5:56
  5. 5I'll Remember April13:11
  6. 6Love Chant7:26

Rollins Plays for Bird (Remastered) [with Kenny Dorham & Max Roach] 1956 · 4 tracks · 52:41 runtime

  1. 1Bird Medley: I Remember You / My Melancholy Baby / Old Folks / They Can't Take That Away from Me / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes / Star Eyes26:51
  2. 2Kid's Know11:36
  3. 3I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face4:52
  4. 4The House I Live In9:22

Opus De Bop (feat. Sonny Stitt, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Hank Jones & Max Roach) 1957 · 12 tracks · 32:27 runtime

  1. 1Opus De Bop2:33
  2. 2Running Water2:46
  3. 3Don't Worry 'Bout Me2:40
  4. 4And the Angels Swing2:46
  5. 5Fool's Fancy2:37
  6. 6Bebop In Pastel3:00
  7. 7Ray's Idea2:48
  8. 8Bombay2:57
  9. 9Eb-Pob2:26
  10. 10Goin' To Minton's2:54
  11. 11Fat Girl2:21
  12. 12Ice Freezes Red2:39

Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957 · 6 tracks · 43:41 runtime

  1. 1Blues Waltz6:31
  2. 2Valse Hot14:21
  3. 3I'll Take Romance4:32
  4. 4Little Folks5:36
  5. 5Lover5:35
  6. 6The Most Beautiful Girl In the World7:05

Deeds, Not Words (Mono Mix) 1958 · 7 tracks · 37:58 runtime

  1. 1You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Mono)7:49
  2. 2Filide (Mono)7:10
  3. 3It's You Or No One (Mono)4:18
  4. 4Jodie's Cha-Cha (Mono)5:00
  5. 5Deeds, Not Words (Mono)4:38
  6. 6Larry-Larue (Mono)5:15
  7. 7Conversation (Mono)3:50

The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker 1958 · 10 tracks · 57:49 runtime

  1. 1Yardbird Suite3:56
  2. 2Confirmation4:28
  3. 3Koko7:59
  4. 4Billie's Bounce5:38
  5. 5Au Privave4:20
  6. 6Parker's Mood8:24
  7. 7Raoul4:51
  8. 8This Time the Dream's on Me5:21
  9. 9Tune - Up7:46
  10. 10Anthropology (Thriving on a Riff)5:07

Max 1958 · 6 tracks · 32:54 runtime

  1. 1Crackle Hut5:50
  2. 2Speculate5:02
  3. 3That Ole Devil Love6:29
  4. 4Audio Blues6:32
  5. 5"C.M."5:04
  6. 6Four-X3:57

On the Chicago Scene 1958 · 6 tracks · 31:15 runtime

  1. 1Shirley6:41
  2. 2My Old Flame3:40
  3. 3Sporty5:51
  4. 4Stella By Starlight4:21
  5. 5Stompin' At the Savoy2:53
  6. 6Memo: To Maurice7:49

Award Winning Drummer 1959 · 10 tracks · 52:40 runtime

  1. 1Tuba de Nod4:03
  2. 2Milano5:17
  3. 3Variations on the Scene5:44
  4. 4Pies of Quincy3:26
  5. 5Old Folks4:23
  6. 6Sadiga6:38
  7. 7Gandolfo's Bounce5:48
  8. 8Milano6:36
  9. 9Old Folks4:34
  10. 10Gandolfo's Bounce6:12

Parisian Sketches 1960 · 5 tracks · 35:50 runtime

  1. 1Parisian Sketches (Includes "The Tower", "The Champs", "The Caves", "The Left Bank", and "The Arch")17:10
  2. 2Nica4:47
  3. 3Petit déjeuner4:05
  4. 4Un nouveau complet3:23
  5. 5Liberté6:26

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Remastered) 1960 · 5 tracks · 37:15 runtime

  1. 1Driva'man (Remastered)5:14
  2. 2Freedom Day (Remastered)6:05
  3. 3Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace (Remastered)8:06
  4. 4All Africa (Remastered)8:03
  5. 5Tears For Johannesburg (Remastered)9:47

Quiet As It's Kept 1960 · 6 tracks · 33:38 runtime

  1. 1Quiet as It's Kept6:12
  2. 2To Lady6:08
  3. 3Lotus Blossom5:35
  4. 4As Long as You're Living5:57
  5. 5The More I See You4:04
  6. 6Juliano5:42

We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite MONO (2024 Remaster) [feat. Abbey Lincoln] 1960 · 5 tracks · 37:45 runtime

  1. 1Driva' Man MONO (feat. Abbey Lincoln) [2024 Remaster]5:20
  2. 2Freedom Day MONO (feat. Abbey Lincoln) [2024 Remaster]6:12
  3. 3Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace MONO (feat. Abbey Lincoln) [2024 Remaster]8:13
  4. 4All Africa MONO (feat. Abbey Lincoln) [2024 Remaster]8:04
  5. 5Tears For Johannesburg MONO (feat. Abbey Lincoln) [2024 Remaster]9:55

Out Front (Remastered) [feat. Max Roach] 1961 · 7 tracks · 44:00 runtime

  1. 1We Speak (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]6:47
  2. 2Strength And Sanity (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]6:18
  3. 3Quiet Please (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]8:10
  4. 4Moods In Free Time (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]5:43
  5. 5Man Of Words (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]4:52
  6. 6Hazy Hues (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]6:41
  7. 7A New Day (feat. Max Roach) [Remastered]5:30

Percussion Bitter Sweet 1961 · 6 tracks · 40:47 runtime

  1. 1Garvey's Ghost (feat. Carlos "Patato" Valdes & Carlos "Totico" Eugenio)7:52
  2. 2Mama4:49
  3. 3Tender Warriors (feat. Carlos "Patato" Valdes & Carlos "Totico" Eugenio)6:52
  4. 4Praise for a Martyr7:09
  5. 5Mendacity8:53
  6. 6Man from South Africa (feat. Carlos "Patato" Valdes & Carlos "Totico" Eugenio)5:13

It's Time 1962 · 6 tracks · 43:54 runtime

  1. 1It's Time6:45
  2. 2Another Valley8:47
  3. 3Sunday Afternoon6:16
  4. 4Living Room7:31
  5. 5The Profit7:33
  6. 6Lonesome Lover7:02

Drums Unlimited (Mono) 1965 · 6 tracks · 41:32 runtime

  1. 1The Drum Also Waltzes3:38
  2. 2Nommo12:41
  3. 3Drums Unlimited4:25
  4. 4St. Louis Blues5:23
  5. 5For Big Sid3:04
  6. 6In the Red (A Xmas Carol)12:22

The Max Roach Trio (feat. Hasaan Ibn Ali) 1965 · 7 tracks · 40:45 runtime

  1. 1Three-Four vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways5:41
  2. 2Off My Back Jack5:14
  3. 3Hope So Elmo3:52
  4. 4Almost Like Me6:40
  5. 5Din-Ka Street6:09
  6. 6Pay Not Play Not8:08
  7. 7To Inscribe5:01

Members Don't Get Weary 1968 · 6 tracks · 31:19 runtime

  1. 1Abstrutions3:39
  2. 2Libra4:56
  3. 3Effi6:14
  4. 4Equipoise6:21
  5. 5Members, Don't Git Weary5:29
  6. 6Absolutions4:40

Lift Every Voice and Sing (With the J.C. White Singers) 1971 · 6 tracks · 37:00 runtime

  1. 1Motherless Child7:21
  2. 2Garden of Prayer2:48
  3. 3Troubled Waters7:00
  4. 4Let Thy People Go6:50
  5. 5Were You There When They Crucified My Lord5:49
  6. 6Joshua7:12

Force (Sweet Mao - Suid Afrika 76) 1976 · 4 tracks · 68:06 runtime

  1. 1La Préparation16:30
  2. 2La Marche16:37
  3. 3Le Commencement16:24
  4. 4Suid Afrika 7618:35

Birth and Rebirth 1978 · 7 tracks · 43:18 runtime

  1. 1Birth9:41
  2. 2Magic and Music6:35
  3. 3Tropical Forest5:05
  4. 4Dance Griot5:06
  5. 5Spirit Possession6:40
  6. 6Soft Shoe2:58
  7. 7Rebirth7:12

Again 1979 · 10 tracks · 77:07 runtime

  1. 1This Night Mountain13:19
  2. 2Ceciliana6:21
  3. 3Mop Mop5:15
  4. 4Jordu6:38
  5. 5Sophisticated Lady6:10
  6. 6Who Will Buy?2:32
  7. 7Love for Sale4:14
  8. 8Long As You're Living5:32
  9. 9Kardouba12:43
  10. 10Stop Motion14:23

The Long March 1979 · 8 tracks · 93:16 runtime

  1. 1J.C. Moses5:52
  2. 2Triptych (For Big Sid — Drums Unlimited — Papa Jo)7:27
  3. 3Sophisticated Lady5:47
  4. 4Giant Steps5:36
  5. 5The Long March26:18
  6. 6South Africa Goddamn20:10
  7. 7U-Jaa-Ma12:31
  8. 8It's Time9:37

M'Boom 1979 · 9 tracks · 47:51 runtime

  1. 1Onomatopoeia5:17
  2. 2Twinkle Toes3:33
  3. 3Caravanserai4:01
  4. 4January V3:24
  5. 5The Glorious Monster6:46
  6. 6Rumble In the Jungle7:15
  7. 7Morning / Midday6:50
  8. 8Epistrophy4:18
  9. 9Kujichaglia6:27

Historic Concerts (Live) 1984 · 7 tracks · 106:39 runtime

  1. 1Presentation (Live)1:06
  2. 2Duets, Pt. 2 (Live)38:32
  3. 3Drums Solo (Live)5:03
  4. 4Interviews, Pt. 19:36
  5. 5Piano Solo (Live)5:04
  6. 6Interviews, Pt. 27:14
  7. 7Duets, Pt. 1 (Live)40:04

Survivors 1984 · 7 tracks · 43:00 runtime

  1. 1Survivors21:30
  2. 2The Third Eye2:12
  3. 3Billy the Kid3:02
  4. 4Jasme3:40
  5. 5The Drum Also Waltzes3:20
  6. 6Sassy Max (Self Portrait)3:23
  7. 7The Smoke That Thunders5:51

It's Christmas Again 1984 · 2 tracks · 41:53 runtime

  1. 1It's Christmas Again20:41
  2. 2Christina21:12

Debut Rarities, Vol. 2 1992 · 15 tracks · 48:36 runtime

  1. 1What Is This Thing Called Love3:05
  2. 2Darn That Dream3:40
  3. 3Yesterdays (Piano Solo)3:08
  4. 4Body and Soul3:37
  5. 5Blue Moon3:35
  6. 6Blue Tide3:13
  7. 7Darn That Dream (Alternate Take)3:40
  8. 8Jeepers Creepers (Take 1)3:40
  9. 9Jeepers Creepers (Take 2)3:06
  10. 10Day Dream (Take 1)3:43
  11. 11Day Dream (Take 2)2:40
  12. 12Theme from Rhapsody In Blue (Take 1)3:27
  13. 13Theme from Rhapsody In Blue (Take 2)2:40
  14. 14Jet (Take 1)2:46
  15. 15Jet (Take 2)2:36

Mop Mop (Live) 1995 · 10 tracks · 77:05 runtime

  1. 1Kardouba12:43
  2. 2Stop Motion14:23
  3. 3This Night Mountain13:19
  4. 4Ceciliana6:21
  5. 5Mop Mop5:15
  6. 6Jordu6:38
  7. 7Sophisticated Lady6:10
  8. 8Who Will Buy?2:32
  9. 9Love for Sale4:12
  10. 10Long As You're Living5:32

Max Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet 1995 · 2 tracks · 63:04 runtime

  1. 1Festival Journey50:51
  2. 2Ghost Dance12:13

Variations On the Scene 2000 · 6 tracks · 31:37 runtime

  1. 1Tuba De Nod3:57
  2. 2Milano5:13
  3. 3Variations On the Scene5:47
  4. 4Old Folks4:24
  5. 5Sadiga6:34
  6. 6Gandolfo's Bounce5:41

The Complete Mercury Sessions 2000 · 95 tracks · 488:22 runtime

  1. 1Mr. X5:15
  2. 2Little Folks5:38
  3. 3Billie's Bounce5:35
  4. 4Spoken Introduction By Max Roach2:33
  5. 5Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)4:08
  6. 6Limehouse Blues (Alternate Take)3:56
  7. 7Quiet as It's Kept6:10
  8. 8Body and Soul6:51
  9. 9Minor Trouble6:59
  10. 10Ko-Ko7:56

Friendship 2002 · 8 tracks · 30:38 runtime

Brownie Lives! Live at Basin Street and in Concert at Carnegie Hall 2005 · 7 tracks · 46:41 runtime

Jazz Masters: Milano 2006 · 8 tracks · 37:29 runtime

Again, Vol. 2 2007 · 5 tracks · 39:24 runtime

Again, Vol. 1 2007 · 5 tracks · 37:42 runtime

European Tour (Live) 2008 · 5 tracks · 55:37 runtime

Live In Berlin 2010 · 5 tracks · 59:21 runtime

Audio Blues 2011 · 6 tracks · 32:50 runtime

Max Roach: Candid Roach (feat. Julian Priester) 2011 · 7 tracks · 48:04 runtime

Live In Paris 2017 · 11 tracks · 51:44 runtime

The 1960 Time Sessions 2019 · 14 tracks · 74:27 runtime

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