Friendship

Clark Terry / Max Roach

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Friendship Review

by Matt Collar

When you get to the point in your career that drummer Max Roach and trumpeter Clark Terry are, it's not so much what you say, but how you say it. These jazz giants may not be at the top of their game technically, but artistically no Young Lion can touch them. Starting with the leadoff track on Friendship, it's clear that all bets are off. "Statements" is a drum and trumpet duet loosely based around a blues theme, with Terry playing off various rhythms and drum head detunings from Roach. It's easily one of the most avant-garde things these guys have played in a while, and possibly the most surprising thing you'll hear on a straight-ahead jazz recording from 2002. Elsewhere, Terry takes a burnished and juicy stroll through "When I Fall in Love," Roach gets some solo time on the furious "Lil Max," and both of them turn "Makin' Whoopee" into a bittersweet daydream. Backed sensitively by pianist Don Friedman and bassist Marcus McLaurine, Roach and Terry make Friendship a pure joy.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Statements
Max Roach / Clark Terry
Max Roach / Clark Terry 01:47 SpotifyAmazon
2
Let's Cool One
Thelonious Monk
Max Roach / Clark Terry 06:35 SpotifyAmazon
3
Brushes and Brass
Clark Terry
Max Roach / Clark Terry 01:44 SpotifyAmazon
4
Simple Waltz
Bob Brookmeyer / Clark Terry
Max Roach / Clark Terry 03:10 SpotifyAmazon
5
I Remember Clifford
Benny Golson
Max Roach / Clark Terry 02:26 SpotifyAmazon
6
Lil Max
Max Roach
Max Roach / Clark Terry 03:37 SpotifyAmazon
7
But Beautiful
James Van Heusen
Max Roach / Clark Terry 06:28 SpotifyAmazon
8
The Profit
Max Roach
Max Roach / Clark Terry 02:20 SpotifyAmazon
9
When I Fall in Love
Edward Heyman / Victor Young
Max Roach / Clark Terry 02:07 SpotifyAmazon
10
For Dancers Only
Sy Oliver / Don Raye / Vic Schoen
Max Roach / Clark Terry 03:13 SpotifyAmazon
11
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
Max Roach / Clark Terry 08:14 SpotifyAmazon
12
To Basie with Love
Clark Terry
Max Roach / Clark Terry 01:51 SpotifyAmazon
13
The Nearness of You
Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington
Max Roach / Clark Terry 02:24 SpotifyAmazon
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