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Max Roach

Active

1940s - 2000s

Born

January 10, 1924 in New Land, NC

Died

August 16, 2007 in New York City, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop Hard Bop Post-Bop Modern Creative Film Score

Also Known As

Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Maxwell Lenard Roach

Member Of

M'Boom Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet The Birdlanders
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Max Roach

Biography by Richard S. Ginell

A bebop pioneer and the percussionist who merged a taste for formalism with a constant search for spontaneity.
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Album Highlights

  • Jazz at Massey Hall
    Charlie Parker / Dizzy … / Bud … / …The … / …Max … / …Cha …
    Jazz at Massey Hall
  • Percussion Bitter Sweet
    Max Roach
    Percussion Bitter Sweet
  • We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
    Max Roach
    We Insist! Max Roach's …
  • M'Boom
    Max Roach
    M'Boom
  • One in Two, Two in One
    Max Roach
    One in Two, Two in One
  • Alone Together: The Best of the Mercury Years
    Clifford Brown / Cliffo … / Max …
    Alone Together: The Bes …
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  • Stylish
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  • Reflective

Artists Themes

  • Hanging Out
  • Imagination
  • Maverick
  • Politics/Society
  • Revolution
  • Road Trip
  • Small Gathering
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