Max Roach



Maxwell Lemuel Roach (Max) (Newland, North Carolina, 1924 - January 10, New York City, August 16, 2007[1] ) was an American jazzdrummer, who is considered one of the inventors of the bebop style within the jazz.

Roach is along with the drummers Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke considered one of the pioneers and inventors of bebop. ==Biography[Edit] == He began at the age of 8, playing flugelhorn in harmony music band isa. His mother, who sang in a gospel choir, encouraged him in his musical career and convinced him to play percussion .

At the age of sixteen he performed as a replacement in the orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He taught in New York the other great stars of bebop, includingCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke. He befriended Bud Powell and both made themselves the new jazz style master. When Kenny Clarke in 1943 in military service had to replaced him in the famous Orchestra of Charlie Parker Roach in Minton recommended s Playhouse.

Coleman Hawkins In 1945 offered him a first chance to a plate to record on the Apollo label, on the first version of "Would'n You". Later that year he takes with Parker and Gillespie recommended s on some famous theme, including "Billie's Bounce" and "now's The Time" and was also invited to take a place by Gillespie in the first big bandproject.

In 1949, he traveled with Charlie Parker to Europe to participate in the first jazz festival of Paris. In 1952, studied at the Conservatory of Roach Manhattan with a specialization in percussion and bassist Charles Mingus he founded the record label Debut on this label appeared on the plate of the historical "Massey Hall" concert in 1953. In May 1954 he founded the Brown-Roach- Clifford Brown quintet at that quickly grew into the one of the most important representatives of the so-calledhardbopstijl. Tragically in a car accident. Roach chose a trio with Sonny Rollins and George Morrow and later this group expanded into a new quintet.

In 1962 he took along with Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus on the plate "Money Jungle". from 1972 gave Roach taught at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.Until 1976 he played with Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor and Dollar Brand. From the beginning of the 80 's did a number of solo concerts and also Roach he experimented with different compositions, as with the "So What Brass Quintet" in which he was collaborating with only wind instruments.

Max Roach is considered one of the best solo and ensemble drummers in the history of bebop and modern jazz. He died at the age of 83 in his sleep. [1]  he was ill for a long time. [1] ==Discography[Edit] ==
 * 1944: Rainbow Mist (with Coleman Hawkins)
 * 1944: Coleman Hawkins and His All Stars (with Coleman Hawkins)
 * 1945: Town Hall, New York, June 22, 1945 (with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker)
 * 1945-1948: The Complete Savoy Studio Recordings (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1946: Mad Be Bop (with J.J. Johnson)
 * 1946: Opus BeBop (with Stan Getz)
 * 1946: Savoy Jam Party (Don Byas Quartet)
 * 1946: The Hawk Flies (with Coleman Hawkins)
 * 1947: The Bud Powell Trip (with Bud Powell)
 * 1947: Lullaby in Rhythm (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1947: Charlie Parker on Dial (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1948: The Band that Never Was (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1948: Bird on 52nd Street (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1948: Bird at the Roost (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1949: Birth of the Cool (with Miles Davis)
 * 1949-1953: Charlie Parker – Complete Sessions on Verve (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1949: Charlie Parker in France (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1949: Genesis (with Sonny Stitt)
 * 1949: The Stars of Modern Jazz at Carnegie Hall
 * 1950: The McGhee-Navarro Sextet (with Howard McGhee)
 * 1951: The Amazing Bud Powell (with Bud Powell)
 * 1951: The George Wallington Trip and Septet (with George Wallington)
 * 1951: Conception (with Miles Davis)
 * 1952: New Faces, New Sounds (with Gil Melle)
 * 1952: The Complete Genius (with Thelonious Monk)
 * 1952: Live at Rockland Palace (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1953: Jazz at Massey Hall (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1953: Mambo Jazz (with Joe Holiday)
 * 1953: Yardbird: DC-53 (with Charlie Parker)
 * 1953: Max Roach Quartet (Fantasy)
 * 1953: Max Roach and his Sextet (Debut)
 * 1953: Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (Debut)
 * 1953: Jazz at Massey Hall (aka. The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever) (with Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell and Dizzy Gillespie)
 * 1953: Miles Ahead (with Miles Davis)
 * 1953: Cohn's Tones (with Al Cohn)
 * 1953: Diz and Getz (with Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz)
 * 1954: Brown And Roach Incorporated
 * 1954: Clifford Brown and Max Roach
 * 1954: Study in Brown (with Clifford Brown)
 * 1954: More Study in Brown (with Clifford Brown)
 * 1954: Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington
 * 1955: Clifford Brown with Strings (with Clifford Brown)
 * 1955: Relaxed Piano Moods (with Hazel Scott)
 * 1955: Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars (EmArcy)
 * 1955: New Piano Expressions (with John Dennis)
 * 1955: Herbie Nichols Trio (with Herbie Nichols)
 * 1955: Worktime! (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1955: The Charles Mingus Quartet plus Max Roach (with Charles Mingus)
 * 1956: Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street
 * 1956: Sonny Rollins Plus Four (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1956: Introducing Johnny Griffin (with Johnny Griffin)
 * 1956: Max Roach Plus Four
 * 1956: The Magnificent Thad Jones (with Thad Jones)
 * 1956: Brilliant Corners (with Thelonious Monk)
 * 1956: Tour de Force (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1956: The Music of George Gershwin: I Sing or tea (with Joe Wilder)
 * 1956: Rollins Plays For Bird (Sonny Rollins Quintet)
 * 1956: Saxophone Colossus (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1957: Jazz in 3/4 time
 * 1957: First Place (with J.J. Johnson)
 * 1957: With Strings (with Clifford Brown)
 * 1957: Sonny Clark Trio
 * 1957: Jazz Contrasts (with Kenny Dorham
 * 1958: Deeds, Not Words (with all new cast Ray Draper, Booker Little, George Coleman)
 * 1958: Max Roach/Art Blakey (with Art Blakey)
 * 1958: Freedom Suite (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1958: Shadow Waltz (with Sonny Rollins)
 * 1958: Max Roach Plus Four on the Chicago Scene (Mercury)
 * 1958: Max Roach Plus Four at Newport (Mercury)
 * 1958: Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (EmArcy)
 * 1958: Deeds not Words (aka Conversation) (Riverside)
 * 1958: Max Roac/Bud Shank-Sessions (with Bud Shank)
 * 1958: The Defiant Ones (with Booker Little)
 * 1958: Award-Winning Drummer (Time T)
 * 1959: A Little Sweet (aka. The Many Sides of Max )(Mercury)
 * 1959: Rich Versus Roach (with Buddy Rich)
 * 1959: Quiet as it's Kept (Mercury)
 * 1959: Moon-Faced and Starry-Eyed (Mercury)
 * 1960: Tommy Turrentine with Stanley Turrentine
 * 1960: Stan ' The Man ' Turrentine
 * 1960: Again! (Affinity)
 * 1960: Parisian Sketches (Mercury)
 * 1960: We Insist!-Freedom Now (Candid)
 * 1960: Long as you're living (Enja)
 * 1960: Uhuru Africa (with Randy Weston)
 * 1960: Sonny Clark Trio (with Sonny Clark)
 * 1961: Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse! Records) (with Mal Waldron)
 * 1961: Straight Ahead (with Abbey Lincoln)
 * 1961: Out Front (with Booker Little)
 * 1961: Paris Blues (with Duke Ellington)
 * 1962: Money Jungle (with Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus)
 * 1962: Speak, Brother, Speak!
 * 1962: it's Time (Impulse! Records) (with Mal Waldron)
 * 1962: Drum Suite (with Slide Hampton)
 * 1964: Live in Europe: Freedom Now Suite (with Abbey Lincoln)
 * 1964: The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Frank (with pianist and composer Frank Ibn Ali)
 * 1966: Drums Unlimited (Atlantic) (Leader, with James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, Ronnie Mathews, Jymie Merritt, Roland Alexander)
 * 1966: Stuttgart 1963 Concert (with Sonny Rollins
 * 1968: Sound as Roach (Atlantic)
 * 1968: Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic)
 * 1971: Lift Every Voice and Sing (with J.C. White Singers)
 * 1972: Newport in New York ' 72 (Roach on 2 tracks only)
 * 1972: Daahoud (Mainstream Records)
 * 1973: Re: Percussion (with M'Boom, Strata-East Records)
 * 1975: The Bop Session (with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Hank Jones and Percy Heath)
 * 1976: Force: Sweet Mao-Suid Afrika ' 76 (duo with Archie Shepp)
 * 1976: Nommo (Victor)
 * 1977: Max Roach Quartet Live in Tokyo (Denon)
 * 1977: The Loudstar (Horo)
 * 1977: Max Roach Quartet Live In Amsterdam-it's Time (Baystate)
 * 1977: Solos (Baystate)
 * 1977: Streams of Consciousness (duo with Dollar Brand)
 * 1978: Confirmation (Fluid)
 * 1978: Birth and Rebirth (Duo with Anthony Braxton)
 * 1978: Long time at circus yorks
 * 1979: The Long March (duo with Archie Shepp
 * 1979: Historic Concerts (duo with Cecil Taylor)
 * 1979: One In Two, Two In One (duo with Anthony Braxton)
 * 1979: M'Boom Re: Percussion (with M'Boom, Columbia Records)
 * 1979: Pictures in a Frame (Soul Note)
 * 1980: Chattahoochee Red (Columbia)
 * 1982: Swish (duo with Connie Crothers) (New Artists)
 * 1982: In the Light (Soul Note)
 * 1983: Max Roach Double Quartet Live At Vielharmonic (Soul Note)
 * 1984: Scott Free (Soul Note)
 * 1984: it's Christmas Again (Soul Note)
 * 1984: Collage (with M'Boom, Soul Note)
 * 1984: Survivors (Soul Note)
 * 1984: Jazzbuhne Berlin ' 84 (Reperoire)
 * 1985: Easy Winners (Soul Note)
 * 1986: Bright Moments (Soul Note)
 * 1989: Max and Diz in Paris 1989 (duo with Dizzy Gillespie) (A & M)
 * 1989: Homage to Charlie Parker (A & M)
 * 1991: To the Max! (Enja)
 * 1992: Live at s.o.b. 's New York (with M'Boom, Blue Moon Records)
 * 1995: Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet (Blue Note)
 * 1999: Beijing Trio (Asian Improv)
 * 2002: Friendship (with Clark Terry) (Columbia)