Albums by Max Roach
ALBUMThe 1960 Time SessionsSonny Clark Trio, George Duvivier & Max Roach
ALBUMAudio BluesMax Roach
ALBUMA Day In ParisMax Roach
ALBUMJazz Masters: MilanoMax Roach / Charlie Barnet
ALBUMJorduClifford Brown & Max Roach
ALBUMFriendshipClark Terry & Max Roach
ALBUMVariations On the SceneMax Roach
ALBUMMop MopMax Roach
ALBUMMax Roach With the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass QuintetMax Roach
ALBUMDebut Rarities, Vol. 2Max Roach, Spaulding Givens, The Charles Mingus Duo & The Charles Mingus Trio
Artist Playlists
Max Roach Essentials
Get to know one of the greatest drummers in history.
Max Roach: The Session Musicians
A drummer's drummer who couldn't be fenced in.
Artist Biography
Max Roach helped establish a new vocabulary for jazz drummers while backing all of the leading practitioners of the bebop scene. In 1948 he participated in Miles Davis' seminal Birth of the Cool sessions before forming his own quintet with iconic bop trumpeter Clifford Brown. Later, Roach's work most notably included the seminal We Insist! Freedom Now Suite in 1961. Throughout the '70s and '80s, Roach continued breaking new ground. He formed the percussion ensemble M'Boom in 1970, issuing a handful of acclaimed albums including 1973's Re: Percussion for Strata East, M'Boom for Columbia in 1979, and To the Max for Enja in 1991. He worked with vanguard musicians including Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor in the '70s and '80s. His final album, Friendship, was recorded in collaboration with trumpeter Clark Terry, and issued by Columbia in 2002.
Hometown
New Land, NC, United States
Genre
Jazz