1943 (age 19)
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Ellis Larkins (p) Jimmy Shirley (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 18, 1943
| 19001 | Blues Changes
|
| T1917 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
1944 (age 20)
Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer (tp) Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker (as) Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Budd Johnson (bars) Clyde Hart (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 16, 1944
| R1000 | Woody'n You
|
| R1001 | Bu-Dee-Daht
|
| R1002 | Yesterdays
|
Johnson plays (ts, bars)
NYC, February 22, 1944
| R1003 | Disorder At The Border
|
| R1004 | Feeling Zero
|
| R1005 | Rainbow Mist (Body And Soul)
|
John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, Bart Varsalona (tb) Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Willard Brown (as, bars) Bumps Myers, Gene Porter (ts) Gerald Wiggins (p) Jimmy Edwards (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1944
| 254-1 | I Can't Escape From You
|
| 256-N1 | I Can't Get Started
|
| 257-3 | I Surrender, Dear
|
** also issued on Capitol (H) 5C 052.80850.
John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, Bart Varsalona (tb) Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Willard Brown (as, bars) Bumps Myers, Gene Porter (ts) Gerald Wiggins (p) Jimmy Edwards (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Dick Gray (vo -2)
Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1944
| 1. 254-3 | I Can't Escape From You
|
| 2. 255-2 | I'm Lost
|
| 3. 256-3 | I Can't Get Started
|
Emmett Berry, Paul Cohen, Irving Lewis, Fred Trainer, Gerald Wilson (tp) Henry Coker, Alton Moore, Louis Taylor, George Washington (tb) Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Harold Clark, Bumps Myers (ts) John Taylor (bars) Rufus Webster (p) Herman Mitchell (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Larry Stewart (vo -1)
Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1945
| 1. 610-5 | June Comes Around Every Year
|
| 2. 611-3 | Malibu
|
** also issued on Mosaic MD12-170.
1945
Felix Barboza, Alfonso Barrymore, William Johnson, Loyal Walker (tp) Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, George Washington (tb) Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert (as) Benny Carter (as, tp) Don Byas, Harold Clark (ts) Willard Brown (bars) Rufus Webster (p) Herman Mitchell (g) Charlie Drayton (b) Max Roach (d) Timmie Rogers (vo)
NYC, February 26, 1945
| W1256 | Daddy-O
|
| W1258 | A Good Deal
|
Savannah Churchill (vo) replaces Rogers
NYC, February 27, 1945
| W1261 | All Alone
|
| W1262 | Daddy Daddy
|
Bill Coleman (tp) Buster Bailey (cl) Benny Carter (as, arr) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Nat King Cole (p) Oscar Moore (g) John Kirby (b) Max Roach (d) Kay Starr (vo -3,4)
Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945
| 1. 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me
|
| 2. 599-4 | You Can Depend On Me (alt. take)
|
| 3. 600-3A | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
|
| 4. 601-2 | Stormy Weather
|
| 5. 602-4 | Riffmarole (alt. take)
|
| 6. 602-5A | Riffmarole
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Nat Jaffe (p -1,3) Tadd Dameron (p -2) Bill DeArango (g) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)
NYC, May 25, 1945
| 1. W3325 | What More Can A Woman Do?
|
| 2. W3326 | I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream
|
| 3. W3327 | Mean To Me
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas (ts -1,2) Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
| 1. | Intro
|
| 2. | Bebop
|
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 4. | Groovin' High
|
| 5. | Salt Peanuts
|
Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1, tp, p -2) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5849-1 | Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)
|
| 2. S5853-2 | Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (Cocoa)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-5 | Donna Lee (orig.-take 3)
|
| S3421-4 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4)
|
Duke Jordan (p) replaces Powell
United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D831-3 | Bluebird (orig.-take 3)
|
| D832-1 | Klaunstance (orig.-take 1)
|
| D833-3 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3)
|
John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) replaces Jordan, Potter
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| B900-4 | Barbados (orig.-take 4)
|
same personnel
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-1 | Perhaps (new-take 1)
|
| B911-2 | Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2)
|
Miles Davis (tp -1/9) Charlie Parker (as) Sadik Hakim (p -8,9) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1/7,11, tp, p -10) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5850-1 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)
|
| 2. S5850-2 | Billie's Bounce (short-take 2)
|
| 3. S5850-3 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 3)
|
| 4. S5850-4 | Billie's Bounce (new-take 4)
|
| 5. S5851-1 | Now's The Time (short-take 1)
|
| 6. S5851-2 | Now's The Time (short-take 2)
|
| 7. S5851-3 | Now's The Time (new-take 3)
|
| 8. S5852-1 | Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1)
|
| 9. S5852-2 | Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2)
|
| 10. S5853-1 | Ko-Ko (short-take 1)
|
| 11. | Meandering (new-take 1)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p -1) Sadik Hakim (p -2) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| 1. S5850-5 | Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)
|
| 2. S5852-3 | Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-4 | Donna Lee (new-take 4)
|
| S3421-3 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3)
|
| S3423-1 | Buzzy (new-take 1)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-2 | Milestones (new-take 2)
|
| S3442-2 | Half Nelson (orig.-take 2)
|
| S3443-1 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 1)
|
| S3443-2 | Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2)
|
Miles Davis (tp -1/4) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. B900-2 | Barbados (short-take 2)
|
| 2. B900-3 | Barbados (new-take 3)
|
| 3. B902-3 | Constellation (short-take 3)
|
| 4. B902-4 | Constellation (orig.-take 4)
|
| 5. B903-2 | Parker's Mood (short-take 2)
|
| 6. B903-3 | Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3)
|
same personnel
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-2 | Perhaps (short-take 2)
|
| B908-3 | Perhaps (new-take 3)
|
| B909-11 | Marmaduke (take 11)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dizzy Gillespie (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
| S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)
|
Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) replaces Gillespie, Russell
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-2 | Donna Lee (new-take 2)
|
| S3420-3 | Donna Lee (new-take 3)
|
| S3421-1 | Chasin' The Bird (new-take 1)
|
| S3422-1 | Cheryl (short-take 1)
|
| S3422-2 | Cheryl (orig.-take 2)
|
| S3423-2 | Buzzy (short-take 2)
|
| S3423-3 | Buzzy (new-take 3)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-3 | Milestones (orig.-take 3)
|
| S3441-1 | Little Willie Leaps (short-take 1)
|
| S3441-2 | Little Willie Leaps (new-take 2)
|
| S3441-3 | Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3)
|
| S3442-1 | Half Nelson (new-take 1)
|
| S3443-4 | Sippin' At Bells (new-take 4)
|
Parker plays (as). Curly Russell (b) replaces Boyd
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B909-6 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 6)
|
| B909-7 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 7)
|
| B909-8 | Marmaduke (orig.-take 8)
|
1946
Leonard Hawkins (tp -1,3) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 29, 1946
| 1. S5878-1 | Long Tall Dexter (alt. take)
|
| 2. S5880-3 | I Can't Escape From You (alt. take)
|
| 3. S5881-2 | Dexter Digs In (alt. take)
|
Leonard Hawkins (tp -1,2,4) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 29, 1946
| 1. S5878-2 | Long Tall Dexter
|
| 2. S5879-1 | Dexter Rides Again
|
| 3. S5880-7 | I Can't Escape From You
|
| 4. S5881-3 | Dexter Digs In
|
Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, January 29, 1946
| S5881 | Dexter Digs In (alt. take 2)
|
Allen Eager (ts) Ed Finckel (p) Bob Carter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 22, 1946
| S59000 | Rampage
|
| S59001 | Vot's Dot
|
| S59002 | Bo By Hatch
|
| S59003 | Symphony Sid's Idea (Zadah)
|
Allen Eager (ts) Terry Gibbs (vib) Duke Jordan (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, July 15, 1947
| S3432 | All Night, All Frantic
|
| S3433 | Donald Jay
|
| S3434 | Meeskite
|
| S3435 | And That's For Sure
|
Ted Nash (ts, as) Geoffrey Clarkson (p) Bob Leininger (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June 21, 1946
| S3304 | Cocktails For Two
|
| S3307 | Margie
|
Ted Nash (ts, as) Geoffrey Clarkson (p) Bob Leininger (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, June 21, 1946
Ted Nash (ts, as) Geoffrey Clarkson (p) Bob Leininger (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, June 21, 1946
J.J. Johnson (tb) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June 26, 1946
| S3309-1 | Jay Bird
|
| S3309-9 | -
|
| S3311-1 | Hey Jay Jay
|
| S3311-4 | -
|
| S3312-1 | Mad Bebop
|
J.J. Johnson (tb) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, June 26, 1946
| S3309-11 | Jay Bird (Fly Jay)
|
| S3310-1 | Coppin' The Bop
|
| S3311-2 | Hey Jay Jay
|
Stan Getz (ts) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, July 31, 1946
| S3321 | Opus De Bop
|
| S3322 | And The Angels Swing
|
| S3323 | Running Water
|
| S3324 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me
|
Don Byas (ts) Sanford Gold (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, August 21, 1946
| S3329 | Living My Life For You
|
| S3330 | To Each His Own
|
| S3331A | They Say It's Wonderful
|
| S3332A | Cynthia's In Love
|
| S3333A | September Song
|
| S3334A | St. Louis Blues
|
| S3335 | I've Found A New Baby
|
| S3336 | Marie
|
Fats Navarro (tp -1/3) J.J. Johnson (tb -1/3) Porter Kilbert (as -1/3) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2/5) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December, 1946
| 1. SR1857 | I Mean You
|
| 2. SR1858-1 | Bean And The Boys
|
| 3. SR1858-2 | -
|
| 4. SR1859 | You Go To My Head
|
| 5. SR1860-1 | Cocktails For Two
|
1947
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 10, 1947
| 2991 | I'll Remember April
|
| 2992 | Indiana
|
| 2993 | Somebody Loves Me
|
| 2994 | I Should Care
|
| 2995 | Bud's Bubble
|
| 2996 | Off Minor
|
| 2997 | Nice Work If You Can Get It
|
| 2998 | Everything Happens To Me
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3420-1 | Donna Lee (new-take 1)
|
| S3421-2 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
| S3423-4 | Buzzy (short-take 4)
|
| S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take)
|
Duke Jordan (p) replaces Powell
United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D830-1 | Another Hair Do (short-take 1)
|
| D830-2 | Another Hair Do (short-take 2)
|
| D830-3 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3)
|
| D831-1 | Bluebird (new-take 1)
|
| D833-1 | Bird Gets The Worm (new-take 1)
|
Miles Davis (tp -1/5) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. B900-1 | Barbados (new-take 1)
|
| 2. B901-1 | Ah-Leu-Cha (short-take 1)
|
| 3. B901-2 | Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2)
|
| 4. B902-1 | Constellation (new-take 1)
|
| 5. B902-2 | Constellation (short-take 2)
|
| 6. B903-1 | Parker's Mood (new-take 1)
|
same personnel
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-5 | Perhaps (new-take 5)
|
| B908-6 | Perhaps (orig.-take 6)
|
| B908-7 | Perhaps (orig.-master)
|
| B909-2 | Marmaduke (new-take 2)
|
| B909-5 | Marmaduke (short-take 5)
|
| B910-2 | Steeplechase (take 2)
|
| B911-1 | Merry-Go-Round (new-take 1)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Howard Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June, 1947
| 215-3 | IM-3818 | Bean-A-Re-Bop
|
| 216-2 | IM-3817 | Isn't It Romantic
|
| 217-2 | IM-3819 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
| 218-1 | IM-3820 | Phantomesque
|
** also issued on Imperial LP 12188-A.
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
| S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1)
|
| S3443-3 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
United Sound Studios, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947
| D830-4 | Another Hair Do (orig.-take)
|
| D831-2 | Bluebird (take 2)
|
| D833-2 | Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 2)
|
Miles Davis (tp -1) Charlie Parker (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. B902-5 | Constellation (take 5)
|
| 2. B903-4 | Parker's Mood (take 4)
|
| 3. B903-5 | Parker's Mood (take 5)
|
same personnel
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
| B908-4 | Perhaps (short-take 4)
|
| B909-1 | Marmaduke (short-take 1)
|
| B909-3 | Marmaduke (short-take 3)
|
| B909-4 | Marmaduke (new-take 4)
|
| B909-9 | Marmaduke (take 9)
|
| B909-10 | Marmaduke (take 10)
|
| B910-1 | Steeplechase (orig.-take 1)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) John LaPorta (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d) Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov (ann)
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 13, 1947
| Ko-Ko, I
|
| Hot House
|
| Fine And Dandy
|
Carl Caruso (ann) replaces Elliott, Ulanov
WOR radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", NYC, September 20, 1947
| Ko-Ko, II
|
| On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| How Deep Is The Ocean?
|
| Tiger Rag
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
** also issued on Zim ZM 1001.
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1101-A | Dexterity
|
| D1103-A | Dewey Square (Air Conditioning) (Prezology)
|
| D1103-B | Dewey Square
|
| D1104-B | The Hymn (Superman)
|
| D1105-B | Bird Of Paradise
|
| D1106-A | Embraceable You
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1101-B | Dexterity
|
| D1103-C | Dewey Square
|
add J.J. Johnson (tb)
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1151-B | Drifting On A Reed (Giant Swing)
|
| D1153-B | Charlie's Wig
|
| D1155-C | Crazeology
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1102-A | Bongo Bop
|
| D1102-B | -
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
| D1104-A | The Hymn
|
| D1105-A | Bird Of Paradise
|
| D1105-C | -
|
| D1106-B | Embraceable You (Embraceable)
|
same personnel
WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
| D1112-B | Klactoveedsedstene
|
| D1113-C | Scrapple From The Apple
|
| D1115-B | Out Of Nowhere (Nowhere)
|
| D1116-A | Don't Blame Me
|
add J.J. Johnson (tb)
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1151-D | Drifting On A Reed
|
| D1152-B | Quasimado
|
| D1153-E | Charlie's Wig
|
| D1154-B | Bongo Beep (Dexterity)
|
| D1156-A | How Deep Is The Ocean? (How Deep)
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
| D1111-C | Bird Feathers
|
| D1112-A | Klactoveedsedstene
|
| D1113-B | Scrapple From The Apple
|
| D1114-A | My Old Flame (Blue Lamp)
|
| D1115-A | Out Of Nowhere
|
| D1115-C | -
|
Allen Eager (as) Charlie Parker (ts) Bud Powell (p) Specs Goldberg (b) Max Roach (d)
"Milton H. Greene's photography studio", 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Leslie Scott (vo) unidentified strings
NYC, December 10, 1947
| D7VB2647 | How Did She Look?
|
| D7VB2648 | Under A Blanket Of Blue
|
| D7VB2649 | Never In A Million Years
|
| D7VB2650 | You Were Meant For Me
|
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr)
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2659 | April In Paris
|
| D7VB2660 | How Strange
|
Fats Navarro (tp -1) J.J. Johnson (tb -1) Budd Johnson (as -1) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars -1) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr)
NYC, December 11, 1947
| 1. D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please
|
| 2. D7VB2664 | I Love You
|
Fats Navarro (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Budd Johnson (as) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Marion DiVeta (bars) Hank Jones (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Max Roach (d) Tadd Dameron (arr): same session
NYC, December 11, 1947
| D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face
|
| D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane
|
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1151-E | Drifting On A Reed (Prezology) (Air Conditioning)
|
| D1152-A | Quasimado
|
| D1153-D | Charlie's Wig
|
| D1154-C | Bongo Beep (Habanera Mambobop) (Bird Feathers)
|
| D1155-A | Crazeology (excerpt)
|
| D1155-B | -
|
| D1155-D | Crazeology
|
| D1156-B | How Deep Is The Ocean?
|
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
| D1155-ABX | Crazeology, II: 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus
|
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
1948
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)
"Three Deuces", NYC, March 31, 1948
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme, I
|
| 2. | Dizzy Atmosphere
|
| 3. | My Old Flame
|
| 4. | All The Things You Are
|
| 5. | Half Nelson
|
| 6. | 52nd Street Theme, II
|
| 7. | Drifting On A Reed (Big Foot)
|
| 8. | 52nd Street Theme, III
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March, 1948
| The Way You Look Tonight
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Groovin' High
|
Russell Jacquet (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Milt Jackson (vib) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
Detroit, MI, June, 1948
| B-4021 | Royal Wedding
|
| B-4022 | Be Bop Blues
|
| B-4023 | Fine And Dandy
|
| B-4024 | 3rd Song (Silver Slipper)
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 1771, OJCCD 1771-2; America (F) 30 AM 6072.
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)
"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme, I
|
| Shaw 'Nuff
|
| Out Of Nowhere, I
|
| Hot House
|
| This Time The Dream's On Me, I
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| My Old Flame
|
| The Way You Look Tonight
|
| Chasin' The Bird
|
| Dizzy Atmosphere
|
| How High The Moon
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6011, LP 86011; Original Jazz Classics OJC 114, OJCCD 114-2; America (F) 30 AM 6061.
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo): same session
"Onyx Club", NYC, July 6, 1948
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| Out Of Nowhere, II
|
| This Time The Dream's On Me, II
|
| 52nd Street Theme, II
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| MC: Symphony Sid, Bob Garrity
|
| MC: Symphony Sid talking about 52nd Street Theme
|
| MC
|
| -
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
| MC
|
| MC: Charlie Parker, Al Heig takeing
|
| MC
|
| -
|
| -
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
Kenny Dorham (tp) replaces Davis
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
| MC
|
| -
|
| -
|
| -
|
| MC: Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker
|
| MC
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
| Ornithology (Thriving On From A Riff)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) replaces Davis
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
add Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
| Half Nelson
|
| Scrapple From The Apple
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Miles Davis (tp) Mike Zwerin (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
Miles Davis (tp) Mike Zwerin (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -5) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
| 1. | Godchild
|
| 2. | S'il Vous Plait
|
| 3. | Moon Dreams
|
| 4. | Hallucinations (Budo)
|
| 5. | Why Do I Love You?
|
Miles Davis (tp) Ted Kelly (tb) Junior Collins (frh) John Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 18, 1948
| 1. | Move (Mood)
|
| 2. | Moon Dreams
|
| 3. | Hallucinations (Budo)
|
| 4. | Darn That Dream
|
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) John Lewis (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -4)
"Royal Roost", NYC, September 25, 1948
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme (The Broadway Theme)
|
| 2. | Half Nelson
|
| 3. | Chasin' The Bird
|
| 4. | You Go To My Head
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Duke Jordan (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, autumn 1948
| Indiana
|
| Out Of Nowhere
|
| Fine And Dandy
|
| All The Things You Are
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Al Haig (p) replaces Davis, Jordan
NYC, autumn 1949
| Big Foot
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| How High The Moon
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Al Casey (g) Jim Johnson (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo)
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1161 | I Wished On The Moon
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Al Casey (g) Jim Johnson (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo): same session
NYC, November 29, 1948
| D1162-A | Guilty
|
| D1163-C | Yardbird Suite
|
| D1164-A | Stranger In Town
|
| D1165-A | As Time Goes By
|
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Linton Garner (p) Jimmy Johnson (b) Max Roach (d)
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Kenny Dorham (tp) replaces Davis
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
| Half Nelson
|
| White Christmas
|
| Little Willie Leaps
|
** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 3000.
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
| Out Of Nowhere
|
| How High The Moon
|
Benny Harris (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Budd Johnson (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d) Leonard Feather (ann)
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 19, 1948
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
| I'll Be Seeing You
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| Ornithology
|
Benny Harris (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Budd Johnson (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Bud Powell (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d) Leonard Feather (ann): same session
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 19, 1948
| Introduction
|
| Perdido
|
| Indiana
|
** also issued on Mythic Sound MS 6001-2.
1949 (age 25)
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, January 1, 1949
| Be-Bop
|
| On A Slow Boat To China
|
| Ornithology
|
| Groovin' High
|
| East Of The Sun
|
| Cheryl
|
** also issued on ESP-Disk' ESPCD 3001.
Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Vidal Bolado (cga) Diego Ibarra (bgo) Dave Lambert (vo) unidentified vocal group
NYC, January 20, 1949
| 3401 | When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
|
| 3402 | Beban Cubop
|
Al Haig (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Vidal Bolado (cga) Diego Ibarra (bgo) Dave Lambert (vo) unidentified vocal group: same session
NYC, January 20, 1949
| 3403 | Hawaiian War Chant
|
| 3404 | Always
|
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Junior Collins (frh) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars, arr) Al Haig (p) Joe Schulman (b) Max Roach (d) John Lewis (arr)
NYC, January 21, 1949
| 3395-3E | Jeru
|
| 3396-3D | Move
|
| 3397-2E | Godchild
|
| 3398-1D | Hallucinations (Budo)
|
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Gunther Schuller (frh) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 9, 1950
| 4346 | Deception
|
| 4347 | Rocker
|
| 4348 | Moon Dreams
|
** also issued on Capitol M 11026, (H) 5C 052.80840 entitled "
Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 1: The Complete Birth Of The Cool".
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Gunther Schuller (frh) Bill Barber (tu) Lee Konitz (as) Gerry Mulligan (bars) John Lewis (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo): add Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo)
NYC, March 9, 1950
** reissue of Capitol T 792 entitled "
Birth Of The Cool" + 1 bonus track.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949
| MC
|
| Oop Bop Sh'bam
|
| MC
|
| Scrapple From The Apple
|
| MC
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949
| MC
|
| Scrapple From The Apple
|
| MC
|
| Barbados
|
| MC
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
| MC
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
| MC
|
| -
|
| -
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid with MC. at conculusion Sid is heard briefly with Dinah Washington
|
add Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
| MC
|
| -
|
| -
|
| MC: Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
| commercial break, #1
|
| commercial break, #2
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949
| Introduction By Dave Lambert And Buddy Stewart
|
| What's This
|
| MC
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
| Cheryl
|
| MC
|
| Anthropology
|
| MC
|
| Hurry Home
|
| Deedle
|
| Royal Roost Bop
|
| MC
|
same personnel
"Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
| MC
|
| introduction By Charlie Parker
|
| MC
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January-February, 1949
| 2174-5 | 242-5 | Tempus Fugit
|
| 2175-3 | 243-3 | Celia
|
same personnel
NYC, February-May, 1949
| 2407-4 | 246-4 | Strictly Confidential
|
| 2408-3 | 247-3 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
Curly Russell (b) replaces Brown
NYC, February, 1950
| 341-2 | So Sorry Please
|
| 342-2 | Get Happy
|
| 343-1 | Sometimes I'm Happy
|
| 344-2 | Sweet Georgia Brown
|
| 346-1 | April In Paris
|
| 347-1 | Body And Soul
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8153.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
| Scrapple From The Apple
|
| Bebop
|
add Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart (vo)
"Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
| Groovin' High
|
| Confirmation
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo)
NYC, February-March, 1949
** also issued on Verve MGV 8126.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos Vidal (bgo): same session
NYC, February-March, 1949
omit Turk, Vidal
NYC, May 5, 1949
| 2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment
|
| 2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common)
|
| 2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (Segment)
|
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, circa February, 1949
| 2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234 | Cherokee
|
** also issued on Clef MGC 674; Verve MGV 8060; ARS G 419.
Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky (tp -2,3) Will Bradley, Kai Winding (tb -2,3) Joe Marsala (cl -2,3) Charlie Parker (as) Mike Caluccio (p) Joe Sullivan (p -2,3) unknown (b) Max Roach (d) Specs Powell (d -2,3) Ann Hathaway (vo -2)
television broadcast, "Adventures In Jazz", CBS TV Studios, NYC, March 4, 1949
| 1. | Anthropology
|
| 2. | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
| 3. | Big Foot (Blues Jam, #2)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -2) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Waldorf-Astoria Hotel", NYC, March 5, 1949
| 1. | Barbados
|
| 2. | Anthropology
|
Kai Winding (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 10, 1949
| R2581 | Bop City
|
| R2583 | Crossin' The Channel
|
Kai Winding (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, April 10, 1949
| R2582 | Wallington's Godchild (Crossing The Channel)
|
Kai Winding (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, April 10, 1949
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 5, 1949
| 2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare)
|
** reissue of Mercury MGC 512.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
| Salt Peanuts, I
|
| Barbados
|
| 52nd Street Theme, I
|
| Out Of Nowhere, I
|
| Salt Peanuts, II
|
| Scrapple From The Apple
|
| Out Of Nowhere, II
|
| Wee (Allen's Alley)
|
| 52nd Street Theme, II
|
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page (tp) Big Chief, Russell Moore (tb) Hubert Rostaing (cl) Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky (ss) Charlie Parker (as) Don Byas, James Moody (ts) Hazy Osterwald (vib) Al Haig (p) Toots Thielemans (g) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
| Out Of Nowhere, III
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Moose The Mooche
|
| Hot House
|
| I Got Rhythm (Blues)
|
| 52nd Street Theme, III
|
same personnel
"Colisee Movie Theatre", Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949
| Ornithology
|
| Out Of Nowhere
|
| Cheryl
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| Lover Man
|
| Groovin' High
|
| Half Nelson
|
| 52nd Street Theme (alt. take)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) James Moody (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| ST3010 | Prince Albert
|
| ST3011 | Baby Sis (Maxology)
|
| ST3013 | Maximum
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) James Moody (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| ST3012 | Tomorrow (Yesterdays)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
| ST3014 | Ham And Haig (Hot House)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 26, 1949
| JRC20B | Elysees
|
| JRC21C | Opus V
|
| JRC22C | Hi-Lo
|
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 091, OJCCD 091-2.
** part of Prestige PRLP 16-4.
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Teddy Charles (vib) Harvey Leonard (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Bob Carter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, August 24, 1949
Buddy DeFranco (cl) Teddy Charles (vib) Harvey Leonard (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Bob Carter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, August 24, 1949
| 4274-1E | Extrovert
|
| 4275 | Good For Nothin' Joe
|
| 4276 | Aishie
|
| 4723-3D1 | Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)
|
Billy Butterfield (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Pete Mondello (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Mickey Crane (p) Sam Bruno (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, August 29, 1949
| 280-6 | This Can't Be Love
|
| 281-2 | Cookie
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8077.
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 20, 1949
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35D | Wailing Wall
|
| JRC36C | Go
|
| JRC37B | Infatuation
|
| JRC38B | Stop
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 16002.
Fats Navarro (tp) Don Lanphere (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 20, 1949
| JRC35E | Wailing Wall
|
| JRC36BC | Go
|
| JRC37D | Infatuation
|
| JRC38D | Stop
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, autumn 1949
J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 17, 1949
| JRC600C | Afternoon In Paris
|
| JRC601B | Elora
|
| JRC602B | Teapot
|
| JRC603B | Blue Mode (alt. take)
|
| JRC603C | Blue Mode
|
Sonny Stitt (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 11, 1949
| JRC1000A | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
| JRC1001 | Sonny Side
|
| JRC1002B | Bud's Blues
|
| JRC1003A | Sunset
|
same personnel
NYC, January 26, 1950
| JRC1004D | Strike Up The Band
|
| JRC1005B | I Want To Be Happy
|
| JRC1006D | Taking A Chance On Love
|
| JRC1007A | Fine And Dandy
|
| JRC1007B | Fine And Dandy (alt. take)
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7248 entitled "
All God's Children Got Rhythm". Prestige PR 7839 entitled "
Bud's Blues". Original Jazz Classics OJC 009, OJCCD 009-2.
J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) John Lewis (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 17, 1949
| JRC600A | Afternoon In Paris (alt. take)
|
| JRC601A | Elora (alt. take)
|
| JRC602A | Teapot (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Prestige PRLP 7024 entitled "
Sonny Stitt With Bud Powell And J.J. Johnson" + 3 bonus tracks.
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, November, 1949
| I Cover The Waterfront
|
| Confirmation
|
| Now's The Time
|
| Big Foot (Air Conditioning)
|
| Perdido
|
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Ruby, My Dear
|
| Wee
|
Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, November, 1949
| Hot House
|
| Cheryl
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Groovin' High
|
Miles Davis (tp -1/4) Bennie Green (tb -1/4) Sonny Stitt (as -1/4) Serge Chaloff (bars -1/4) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
"The Stars Of Modern Jazz", "Carnegie Hall", NYC, December 25, 1949
| 1. | Symphony Sid's Remarks
|
| 2. | Move
|
| 3. | Hot House
|
| 4. | Ornithology (incomplete)
|
| 5. | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
1950
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Lennie Tristano (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Pete Rugolo (arr)
NYC, January 10, 1950
| CO42629-1A | Double Date
|
| CO42630-1A | No Figs
|
** also issued on Harmony HL 7044.
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
| BN370-1 | Lo-Flame (alt. take)
|
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5012 + BLP 5023 + 3 bonus tracks.
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Brew Moore (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
| BN370-2 | Lo-Flame
|
| BN371-1 | Fuguetta
|
| BN372-0 | Fluid Drive
|
| BN373-0 | Meciendo
|
| BN374-0 | Donellon Square
|
| BN375-1 | I'll Remember April
|
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5012 + BLP 5024.
Leo Parker (bars, as) Al Haig (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, July 20, 1950
| JRC95B | Mona Lisa
|
| JRC97B | Darn That Dream
|
| JRC98B | I'll Cross My Fingers
|
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello -1) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Chubby Kemp (vo)
NYC, September 21, 1950
| 1. M4013 | Me And My Wig
|
| 2. M4015 | Juke Bop Boogie
|
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Chubby Kemp (vo): same session
NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4014 | How Blue Can You Get?
|
Sarah Forde (vo) replaces Pettiford, Kemp
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Billy Strayhorn (p) Oscar Pettiford (cello) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d) Al Hibbler (vo)
NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4011 | White Christmas
|
| M4012 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
|
Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bars) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 21, 1950
| M4017 | The New Piano Roll Blues
|
1951
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 17, 1951
| 489-2 | Au Privave
|
| 490-3 | She Rote
|
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, January 17, 1951
| 489-3 | Au Privave
|
| 490-5 | She Rote
|
| 491-1 | K.C. Blues
|
| 492-2 | Star Eyes
|
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
| 1238-7 | In The Still Of The Night
|
| 1239-9 | Old Folks
|
** originally intended as Clef MGC 733.
Miles Davis (tp) Kai Winding (tb) John LaPorta (cl) Lee Konitz (as) Stan Getz (ts) Serge Chaloff (bars) Terry Gibbs (vib) George Shearing (p, arr) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Ralph Burns (arr)
NYC, January 23, 1951
| 6252 | Early Spring
|
| 6253 | Local 802 Blues
|
** also issued on Capitol (H) 5C 052.80845.
Miles Davis (tp) Lee Konitz (as) Sal Mosca (p) Billy Bauer (g) Arnold Fishkin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 8, 1951
| 140B | Odjenar
|
| 141B | Ezz-Thetic
|
| 142B | Hi-Beck
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 1726, OJCCD 1726-2.
Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
| BN382-1 | Un Poco Loco (alt. take 1)
|
| BN382-2 | Un Poco Loco (alt. take 2)
|
| BN382-4 | Un Poco Loco
|
| BN384-0 | A Night In Tunisia
|
| BN384-1 | A Night In Tunisia (alt. take)
|
| Parisian Thoroughfare
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo).
George Wallington (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, November 21, 1951
| Fine And Dandy
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| Twins
|
| Polka Dots
|
| High Score
|
| Hyacinth
|
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| Joy Bell
|
1952
Benny Harris (tp -1/3,5) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) possibly Jose Mangual (bgo)
NYC, January 23, 1952
| 1. 679-4 | Mama Inez
|
| 2. 680-3 | La Cucaracha
|
| 3. 681-6 | Estrellita
|
| 4. 682-3 | Begin The Beguine
|
| 5. 683-1 | La Paloma
|
Benny Harris (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) possibly Jose Mangual (bgo): same session
NYC, January 23, 1952
| 680-1 | La Cucaracha
|
| 680-2 | -
|
| 680-4 | -
|
| 681-2 | Estrellita
|
| 681-4 | -
|
| 681-5 | -
|
Junior Collins (frh) Al Block (fl) Tommy Mace (ob) Manny Thaler (basn) Hal McKusick (cl) Charlie Parker (as) Tony Aless (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) The Dave Lambert Singers: including Annie Ross (vo) Dave Lambert (vo, arr) Gil Evans (arr, cond)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
| 1238-1 | In The Still Of The Night
|
| 1238-2 | -
|
| 1238-3 | -
|
| 1238-4 | -
|
| 1238-5 | -
|
| 1238-6 | -
|
| 1239-1 | Old Folks
|
| 1239-2 | -
|
| 1239-3 | -
|
| 1239-4 | -
|
| 1239-5 | -
|
| 1239-6 | -
|
| 1239-7 | -
|
| 1239-8 | -
|
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953
| 1246-2 | Chi-Chi
|
| 1246-5 | -
|
| 1249-1 | Confirmation
|
| 1249-2 | -
|
Eddie Bert (tb) Gil Melle (ts) Joe Manning (vib) George Wallington (p) Red Mitchell (b) Max Roach (d) Monica Dell (vo -2/4)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 2, 1952
| 1. BN461-3 (tk.4) | Four Moons
|
| 2. BN462-3 (tk.8) | The Gears
|
| 3. BN463-0 (tk.9) | Mars
|
| 4. BN464-0 (tk.10) | Sunset Concerto
|
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5020 + BLP 5033.
Al Porcino (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Charlie Kennedy (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Mickey Crane (p) Freddie Green (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 21, 1952
| 749-3 | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
| 750-3 | I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
|
| 751-2 | Singin' In The Rain
|
| 752-2 | Gina
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8076.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Lucky Thompson (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
| BN434-1 tk.2 | Skippy
|
| BN435-3 tk.7 | Hornin' In
|
| BN437-0 tk.10 | Carolina Moon
|
| BN438-0 tk.11 | Let's Cool One
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101.
Kenny Dorham (tp -1/4) Lou Donaldson (as -1/4) Lucky Thompson (ts -1/4) Thelonious Monk (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
| 1. BN434-2 tk.3 | Skippy (alt. take)
|
| 2. BN435-1 tk.5 | Hornin' In (alt. take)
|
| 3. BN436-0 tk.8 | Sixteen
|
| 4. BN436-1 tk.9 | Sixteen (alt. take)
|
| 5. BN439-0 tk.12 | I'll Follow You
|
** same contents as Blue Note BLP 1510 + BLP 1511 + 25 bonus tracks.
George Wallington (p) Chuck Wayne (mandola -1) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 4, 1952
| 1. 351 | Love Beat
|
| 2. 352 | Summer Rain
|
| 3. 353 | Escalating
|
| 4. 354 | Laura
|
George Wallington (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
| 355 | Tenderly
|
| 356 | When Your Lover Has Gone
|
| 357 | Red, White And Blue
|
| 358 | Arrivederci
|
Curly Russell (b) replaces Pettiford
NYC, May 25, 1953
| 483 | Among Friends
|
| 484 | My Nephew And I
|
| 485 | Variations
|
| 486 | Squeezers Breezers
|
| 487 | Cuckoo Around The Clock
|
| 488 | Married An Angel
|
| 489 | Ours
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 1754, OJCCD 1754-2.
** same contents as Prestige PRLP 136 + PRLP 158.
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
| E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Ed. 1 (Orientation)
|
| E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe
|
| E2CB6497-2 | Montage
|
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon (vo -1)
NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. RM509 | You And Me
|
| 2. RM511 | Cupid
|
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 10, 1953
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) Honey Gordon (vo -2,3) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon (vo -3)
NYC, April 29, 1953
| 1. | Medley: You Go To My Head
|
| 2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me
|
| 3. RM510 | Bebopper
|
Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Drum Conversation (Drum Conversation, Pt. 2)
|
Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
| I've Got You Under My Skin
|
Paige Brook (fl, as) John Mehegan (p) Jackson Wiley (cello) Charles Mingus (b, nar) Max Roach (d, voice) Jackie Paris (vo, nar)
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 115.
Charlie Parker (as) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d) unidentified strings (-9/19)
"Rockland Palace", NYC, September 26, 1952
| 1. | This Time The Dream's On Me
|
| 2. | Cool Blues
|
| 3. | My Little Suede Shoes
|
| 4. | Lester Leaps In
|
| 5. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was
|
| 6. | Sly Mongoose
|
| 7. | Moose The Mooche
|
| 8. | Star Eyes
|
| 9. | Easy To Love
|
| 10. | I'll Remember April
|
| 11. | Laura
|
| 12. | What Is This Thing Called Love?
|
| 13. | Repetition, II
|
| 14. | Just Friends, II
|
| 15. | April In Paris
|
| 16. | Out Of Nowhere
|
| 17. | East Of The Sun, II
|
| 18. | Rocker, I
|
| 19. | Rocker, II
|
** also issued on Charlie Parker CP 502.
Jimmy McPartland (cor -2) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Don Elliott (mel -2) Ray Abrams (ts) Ronnie Ball (p) Dick Cary (p -2) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)
"Hot versus Cool", "Birdland", NYC, November 24, 1952
| 1. 52S509 | Muskrat Ramble
|
| 2. 52S510 | Battle Of The Blues
|
| 3. 52S511 | How High The Moon
|
Thelonious Monk (p) Gerry Mapp (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 18, 1952
| 399 | Trinkle, Tinkle
|
| 400 | These Foolish Things
|
| 401 | Bemsha Swing
|
| 402 | Reflections
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7159 entitled "
Monk's Moods". Prestige PR 7508 entitled "
The High Priest". Original Jazz Classics OJC 010, OJCCD 010-2.
Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, December 30, 1952
| 1118-3 | The Song Is You (I Hear Music)
|
| 1119-7 | 62VK440 | Laird Bird
|
| 1120-2 | Kim
|
| 1120-4 | -
|
| 1121-2 | Cosmic Rays
|
| 1121-5 | -
|
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953
| 1246-1 | Chi-Chi
|
| 1246-3 | -
|
| 1246-6 | -
|
| 1247-1 | I Remember You
|
| 1248-1 | Now's The Time
|
| 1249-3 | Confirmation
|
** also issued on ARS G 441 entitled "
Now's The Time".
1953
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Earl Warren (as) Joe Holiday (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Acea (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 4, 1953
| 457 | Cotton Candy
|
| 458 | And Now It Is Love
|
| 459 | My Funny Valentine
|
| 460 | Martha's Harp
|
Charlie Parker (as) Jack Holliday (p) Mert Oliver (b) Max Roach (d)
"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, March 8, 1953
| Cool Blues
|
| Out Of Nowhere
|
| Ornithology
|
| Anthropology
|
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Leon Comegys (tb) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Hank Mobley (ts) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Franklin Skeete (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 10, 1953
| A105 | Orientation
|
| B105 | Mobleyzation
|
| A106 | Glow Worm
|
| B106 | Sfax
|
Hank Mobley (ts -1/5) Walter Davis Jr. (p -1/5) Franklin Skeete (b -1/5) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 21, 1953
| 1. RM502 | Just One Of Those Things
|
| 2. RM503 | Cou-Manchi-Cou
|
| 3. RM504 | Kismet
|
| 4. RM505 | Chi-Chi
|
| 5. RM506 | I'm A Fool To Want You
|
| 6. RM507 | Drum Conversation
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 202-2.
Spaulding Givens (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 14, 1953
| Day Dream (take 1)
|
| Day Dream (take 2)
|
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1)
|
| Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2)
|
| Jet (take 1)
|
| Jet (take 2)
|
Hank Jones (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d) George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Honey Gordon, Richard Gordon (vo)
NYC, April 29, 1953
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido (undubbed version)
|
| Salt Peanuts (undubbed version)
|
| All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
|
| 52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)
|
Gillespie plays (tp)
| Allen's Alley (Wee) (undubbed version)
|
| Hot House (undubbed version)
|
| A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version)
|
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
| Drums (take 1)
|
| Drums (take 2)
|
| I'll Remember April (alt. take)
|
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
** also issued on Vogue (E) LDE 040; Disques Swing (F) M 33312 entitled "
The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1".
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Perdido
|
| Salt Peanuts, #1&2
|
| All The Things You Are
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Gillespie plays (tp)
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| Hot House, #1&2
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6003, LP 86003; Original Jazz Classics OJC 044, OJCCD 044-2. America (F) 30 AM 6053 entitled "
Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall".
Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Massey Hall", Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
| Embraceable You
|
| Sure Thing
|
| Cherokee
|
| Hallelujah (Jubilee)
|
| Lullaby Of Birdland
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 86006. America (F) 30 AM 6056 entitled "
Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach".
Miles Davis (tp) John Lewis (p -1/3) Charles Mingus (p -4) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953
| 1. 479 | When Lights Are Low
|
| 2. 480 | Tune Up
|
| 3. 481 | Miles Ahead
|
| 4. 482 | Smooch
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 093, OJCCD 093-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bud Powell (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Birdland", NYC???, circa late May, 1953
** also issued on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.
Nick Travis (tp) Al Cohn (ts) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June 23, 1953
| Ah Moore
|
| Jane Street
|
| I'm Telling Ya
|
| That's What You Think
|
Roy Eldridge (tp) Kai Winding (tb) John LaPorta (cl) Warne Marsh, Lester Young (ts) Terry Gibbs (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Billy Bauer (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Max Roach (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, July 9, 1953
| 53S507 | How High The Moon, Pt. 1
|
| 53S508 | How High The Moon, Pt. 2
|
| 53S509 | St. Louis Blues, Pt. 1
|
| 53S510 | St. Louis Blues, Pt. 2
|
Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Fulton Recording Studios, NYC, July 28, 1953
| 1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alt. take)
|
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Clifford Solomon (ts) Oscar Estelle (bars) Wade Legge (p) Monk Montgomery (b) Max Roach (d) Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce (vo)
NYC, August 2, 1953
| CO49881 | Li'l Darlin'
|
| CO49884 | But Officer?
|
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Clifford Solomon (ts) Oscar Estelle (bars) Wade Legge (p) Monk Montgomery (b) Max Roach (d) Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce (vo): same session
NYC, August 2, 1953
| CO49882 | Square Dance Boogie
|
| CO49883 | Street Walking
|
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
Rolf Ericson (tp -1,3) Miles Davis (tp -1/3) Bud Shank (as, bars -1,3) Bob Cooper (ts -1,3) Lorraine Geller (p -1/3) Howard Rumsey (b -1/3) Max Roach (d)
| 1. | Infinite Promenade (Infinity Promenade)
|
| 2. | 'Round Midnight
|
| 3. | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 4. | Drum Conversation
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 480, OJCCD 480-2.
Chet Baker (tp) Russ Freeman (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
add Rolf Ericson (tp) Bud Shank (as, bars) Jimmy Giuffre (ts)
| Loaded
|
| I'll Remember April
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 609, OJCCD 609-2.
Rolf Ericson (tp) Milt Bernhart (tb -4) Herb Geller (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Bud Shank (bars) Claude Williamson (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d) Jack Costanza (bgo -1,4)
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953
| 1. C369 | Mambo Los Feliz
|
| 2. | Jazz Invention
|
| 3. C371 | Love Letters
|
| 4. | Witch Doctor, No. 1
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 266, OJCCD 266-2.
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Stan Getz (ts) Oscar Peterson (p) Herb Ellis (g) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)
Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 9, 1953
| 1367-4 | Girl Of My Dreams
|
| 1368-7 | 63VK624 | It Don't Mean A Thing
|
| 1369-1 | It's The Talk Of The Town
|
| 1370-1 | Siboney, Pt. 1
|
| 1371-2 | Siboney, Pt. 2
|
| 1372-3 | 63VK622 | Exactly Like You
|
| 1373-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
|
| 1374-1 | Impromptu
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8141.
1954 (age 30)
Stan Getz (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
| 1494-5 | Nobody Else But Me
|
| 1497-3 | Down By The Sycamore Tree
|
** also issued on ARS G 407 entitled "
The Cool Jazz Of Stan Getz".
Stan Getz (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Bob Whitlock (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
| 1495-1 | With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
|
| 1496-6 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You
|
** also issued on Verve MGV 8125.
Maynard Ferguson (tp, vtb) Milt Bernhart (tb) Herb Geller (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Claude Williamson (p) John Simmons (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954
| 10341 | Air Conditioned
|
| 10342 | Love Is Here To Stay
|
** also issued on Universal (J) UCCM 9120.
Bud Shank (fl, afl) Bob Cooper (ob, ehr) Claude Williamson (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 & 26, 1954
| Aquarium
|
| Warm Winds
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
| Albatross
|
| Still Life
|
| Bags' Groove
|
| Hermosa Summer
|
| Happy Town
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 154, OJCCD 154-2.
Kai Winding (tb) Al Cohn (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Tal Farlow (g) Oscar Pettiford (b, cello) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 21, 1954
| East Lag (E Lag)
|
| Marcel The Furrier
|
| Rhumblues
|
| Stardust
|
| Ondine
|
| Burt's Pad
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Teddy Edwards (ts -1,3) Carl Perkins (p) George Bledsoe (b) Max Roach (d) Gene Norman (ann)
"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, April, 1954
| 1. GNP113 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
|
| 2. GNP113 | Tenderly
|
| 3. GNP114 | Sunset Eyes
|
| 4. GNP114 | Clifford's Axe
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Gene Norman (ann)
"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 1954
| GNP125 | Jor-Du
|
| GNP125 | I Can't Get Started
|
| GNP126 | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
| GNP126 | Parisian Thoroughfare
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954
| 10856-2 | Delilah
|
| 10858-2 | Parisian Thoroughfare
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 10859-3 | Jordu (edited version)
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 10877-4 | Joy Spring
|
| 10880 | Daahoud
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955
| 11365-13 | What Am I Here For
|
Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts -1) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 1. 10860-10 | Sweet Clifford
|
| 2. 10861-7 | Ghost Of A Chance
|
Clifford Brown (tp -1,2) Harold Land (ts -1,2) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
| 1. 10866-8 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
| 2. 10867-4 | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
| 3. 10868-1 | I'll String Along With You
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 10878-1/4 | Mildama (edited version)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 10859-3 | Jordu (complete version)
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) replaces Land
NYC, February 17, 1956
** also issued on Limelight LS 2-8601.
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 10860 | Sweet Clifford (Clifford's Fantasy)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 10887 | Caravan (The Boss Man)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
| 10861-6 | Ghost Of A Chance (alt. take)
|
Clifford Brown (tp -2) Harold Land (ts -2) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 1. 10879-6 | These Foolish Things
|
| 2. 10880-5 | Daahoud (alt. take)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
| 10867-5 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (alt. take)
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
| 10877-3 | Joy Spring (alt. take)
|
| 10878-2 | Mildama (take 2)
|
| 10878-4 | Mildama (take 4)
|
| 10878-6 | Mildama (take 6)
|
| 10878 | Mildama (section II)
|
| - | Mildama (section III)
|
| - | -
|
| - | -
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) replaces Land
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love? (alt. take)
|
| 12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown)
|
| 12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alt. take)
|
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown)
|
| 12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take)
|
| 12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 1)
|
| 12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 2)
|
| 12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 3)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
| 11360-12 | Land's End (alt. take)
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
| 11364-5 | The Blues Walk (alt. take)
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) replaces Land
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alt. take)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as -2) Walter Benton (ts -2) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 1. 10887 | Caravan
|
| 2. 10888 | Autumn In New York
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as) Walter Benton (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 10885 | Coronado (Coronodo) (rehearsal take)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as) Walter Benton (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 10885-6 | Coronado (Coronodo)
|
Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry (tp -2) Herb Geller (as) Harold Land (ts -2) Richie Powell (p) Junior Mance (p -2) George Morrow (b -1) Keter Betts or George Morrow (b -2) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954
| 1. 10909-2 | Crazy, He Calls Me
|
| 2. 10911-3 | I'll Remember April
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as) Walter Benton (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 10885-10 | Coronado (Coronodo)
|
| 10886-1 | You Go To My Head
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Herb Geller, Joe Maini (as) Walter Benton (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Curtis Counce (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
| 10885-10 | Coronado (edited version)
|
| 10886-1 | You Go To My Head (edited version)
|
Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry (tp) Herb Geller (as -1,2,4) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) Junior Mance (p -1,2,4) Keter Betts, George Morrow (b -1,2,4) Keter Betts or George Morrow (b -3) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo -3)
Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954
| 1. 10900-1 | What Is This Thing Called Love?
|
| 2. 10903-2 | Move
|
| 3. 10904-3 | Darn That Dream
|
| 4. 10906-1 | My Funny Valentine / Don't Worry 'Bout Me / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Might As Well Be Spring
|
Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry (tp -1,3/5) Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Herb Geller (as -3/5) Harold Land (ts -3/5) Junior Mance (p) Richie Powell (p -4,5) Keter Betts or George Morrow (b -1/3) Keter Betts (b -4,5) George Morrow (b -4/6) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954
| 1. 10901 | I've Got You Under My Skin
|
| 2. 10902 | No More
|
| 3. 10905-2 | You Go To My Head
|
| 4. 10907-5 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
| 5. 10908-2 | Alone Together / Summertime / Come Rain Or Come Shine
|
| 6. 10910-1 | There Is No Greater Love
|
** also issued on Universal (J) UCCM 9031 entitled "
Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington + 4".
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954
| 2138-1,2 | Like Someone In Love (incomplete)
|
| 2140-1,2 | That Old Black Magic (incomplete)
|
| 2140-5 | That Old Black Magic (alt. take 2)
|
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954
| 2139-1 | Deep Night
|
| 2140-4 | That Old Black Magic
|
| 2141-1 | 'Round Midnight
|
** also issued on Norgran MGN 1098; Verve MGV 8185 entitled "
Bud Powell '57".
Bud Powell (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, December 16, 1954
| 2140-3 | That Old Black Magic (alt. take 1)
|
1955
Clifford Brown (tp) Richie Powell (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Neal Hefti (arr, cond) 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 violoncello
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 18, 1955
| 11116-6 | Portrait Of Jennie
|
| 11117-5 | What's New?
|
| 11118-4 | Yesterdays
|
| 11119-8 | Where Or When
|
same personnel
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 19, 1955
| 11120-7 | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
|
| 11121-11 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
|
| 11122-8 | Laura
|
| 11123-4 | Memories Of You
|
same personnel
Fine Sound Studios, NYC, January 20, 1955
| 11124-6 | Embraceable You
|
| 11125-7 | Blue Moon
|
| 11126-4 | Willow Weep For Me
|
| 11127-7 | Stardust
|
** also issued on West Wind (G) WW 032, WW 2032 entitled "
Clifford Brown And The Neal Hefti Orchestra".
Hazel Scott (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Like Someone In Love
|
| Peace Of Mind
|
| Lament
|
| The Jeep Is Jumpin'
|
| Git Up From There
|
| A Foggy Day
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1702-2.
Hazel Scott (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
| Mountain Greenery
|
| Git Up From There (alt. take)
|
| Lament (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Original Jazz Classics OJC 1702 + 3 bonus tracks.
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
| 11358-7 | Gerkin' For Perkin'
|
| 11359-7 | Take The "A" Train
|
| 11361-15 | Swingin'
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
| 11362 | George's Dilemma (Ulcer Department)
|
| 11363-15 | If I Love Again
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955
| 11366-2 | Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
|
| 11367 | Jacqui
|
| 11368-4 | Sandu
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More
|
| I Can't Get Started
|
| More Of The Same
|
| Get Out Of Town (alt. take)
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 625, OJCCD 625-2 entitled "
The Fabulous Thad Jones".
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
** reissue of Debut DEB 127 entitled "
Thad Jones" + 3 bonus tracks.
Thad Jones (tp) John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| One More (edited version)
|
| Get Out Of Town
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 86004; America (F) 30 AM 6054. Prestige MPP 2506 entitled "
Thad Jones And Charles Mingus".
John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| Ensenada
|
| Machajo
|
| Cherokee
|
| Seven Moons
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1843-2 entitled "
New Piano Expressions: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5".
John Dennis (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
| Seven Moons (alt. take)
|
| All The Things You Are (take 1)
|
| All The Things You Are (take 2)
|
| Cherokee (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Debut DEB 121 entitled "
New Piano Expressions" + 4 bonus tracks.
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 6, 1955
Clifford Brown (tp) Harold Land (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 6, 1955
| Variations (The Blues Walk)
|
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955
| tk.4 | The Gig
|
| tk.6 | Hangover Triangle
|
| tk.8 | Lady Sings The Blues
|
| tk.10 | Chit-Chatting
|
| tk.11 | House Party Starting
|
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955
Teddy Kotick (b) replaces McKibbon
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
| tk.1 | Wildflower
|
| tk.4 | Mine
|
| tk.12 | The Spinning Song
|
| tk.16 | Query
|
Herbie Nichols (p) Al McKibbon (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955
| tk.5 | Applejackin' (alt. take)
|
| tk.12 | The Gig (alt. take)
|
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955
| tk.2 | Furthermore (alt. take 1)
|
| tk.3 | Furthermore
|
| tk.5 | 117th Street (alt. take)
|
| tk.6 | 117th Street
|
| tk.7 | Sunday Stroll
|
| tk.10 | Nick At T's
|
| tk.11 | Furthermore (alt. take 2)
|
| tk.13 | 'Orse At Safari
|
| tk.14 | Applejackin' (alt. take)
|
| tk.15 | Applejackin'
|
Teddy Kotick (b) replaces McKibbon
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
| tk.3 | Mine (alt. take)
|
| tk.10 | Trio (alt. take)
|
| tk.11 | The Spinning Song (alt. take)
|
| tk.14 | Riff Primatif (alt. take)
|
| tk.15 | Query (alt. take)
|
Nat Adderley (cor) J.J. Johnson (tb) Cannonball Adderley (as) Jerome Richardson (ts, fl) Cecil Payne (bars) John Williams (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Quincy Jones (arr)
NYC, August 5, 1955
| 11994 | Willows
|
| 11995 | Fallen Feathers
|
| 11996 | Rose Room
|
Ernie Royal (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Lucky Thompson (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) John Williams (p) Barry Galbraith (g) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, August 12, 1955
| 11997 | Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
|
| 11998 | You Don't Know What Love Is
|
| 11999 | Little Beaver
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (ts) Billy Wallace (p) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
| I'll Remember April, Pt. 1&2
|
| Woody'n You
|
| Hot House
|
** part of Columbia JG 35965.
Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill (ts) unknown (ts -1) Sonny Rollins (ts -2) Billy Wallace (p -1) Chris Anderson (p -2) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
** part of Columbia JG 35965.
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
| 826 | There's No Business Like Show Business
|
| 827 | Paradox
|
| 828 | Raincheck
|
| 829 | There Are Such Things
|
| 830 | It's Alright With Me
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7246; Original Jazz Classics OJC 007, OJCCD 007-2. Prestige PR 7750 entitled "
Worktime!".
Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
** also issued on Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052 entitled "
Chazz!". Original Jazz Classics OJC 045, OJCCD 045-2.
Eddie Bert (tb) George Barrow (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
"Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 23, 1955
** also issued on Fantasy LP 86009; Original Jazz Classics OJC 440, OJCCD 440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059.
1956
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce
|
| 12423-12 | Powell's Prances
|
same personnel
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love?
|
| 12464-14 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
|
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-1 | I'll Remember April
|
| 12460-8 | Time
|
| 12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (Step Lightly)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
probably live in NYC, early 1956
| I'll Remember April
|
| What's New?
|
| Daahoud
|
| Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 22, 1956
| 1. 867 | I Feel A Song Comin' On
|
| 2. 868 | Pent-Up House
|
| 3. 869 | Valse Hot
|
| 4. 870 | Kiss And Run
|
| 5. 871 | Count Your Blessings
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7291 entitled "
Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - 3 Giants!". Prestige PR 7821 entitled "
Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Three Giants". Original Jazz Classics OJC 243, OJCCD 243-2.
Johnny Griffin (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956
| tk.2 | Chicago Calling
|
| tk.3 | Mil Dew
|
| tk.6 | The Boy Next Door
|
| tk.8 | It's All Right With Me
|
| tk.10 | Nice And Easy
|
| tk.13 | Lover Man
|
| tk.14 | These Foolish Things
|
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46536-2.
Johnny Griffin (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956
| tk.12 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
| tk.16 | Cherokee
|
Herbie Nichols (p) Teddy Kotick (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
| tk.8 | Argumentative Variation (Trio)
|
| tk.13 | Riff Primatif (Riff Primitif)
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Basin Street Club", NYC, April 28, 1956
| Valse Hot (Waltz Hot)
|
| I Feel A Song Comin' On
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) probably Richie Powell (p) probably George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| Just One Of Those Things
|
| You Go To My Head
|
| Good Bait
|
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -5) Sonny Rollins (ts) probably Richie Powell (p) probably George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| 1. | One For My Baby
|
| 2. | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
| 3. | What's New?
|
| 4. | These Foolish Things
|
| 5. | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
| 918 | You Don't Know What Love Is
|
| 919 | St. Thomas
|
| 920 | Strode Rode
|
| 921 | Blue Seven
|
| 922 | Moritat (Mack The Knife)
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7326; Original Jazz Classics OJC 291, OJCCD 291-2.
Thad Jones (tp) Billy Mitchell (ts -1/4) Barry Harris (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956
| 1. tk.2 | Thedia
|
| 2. tk.6 | April In Paris
|
| 3. tk.10 | Billie-Doo
|
| 4. tk.11 | If I Love Again
|
| 5. tk.12 | If Someone Had Told Me
|
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46814-2.
** part of Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172.
Thad Jones (tp) Barry Harris (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956
| tk.7 | I've Got A Crush On You
|
** part of Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 17, 1956
| 13768 | Mr. X
|
| 13769 | Body And Soul
|
| 13770-4 | Just One Of Those Things
|
same personnel
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13764-6 | Ezz-Thetic
|
| 13766 | Woody'n You
|
| 13767 | Dr. Free-Zee
|
** originally intended as EmArcy SR 80001.
** also issued on EmArcy (J) 195J 39 entitled "
Max Roach + 4 & More".
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15176-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
|
| 15178-5 | Love Letters
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
Hank Mobley (ts) replaces Rollins, Wallace
NYC, December 20, 1957
| 16635 | JB158-7 | Raoul
|
| 16636 | JB159-2 | This Time The Dream's On Me
|
| 16637 | JB160-1 | Tune Up
|
same personnel
NYC, December 23, 1957
| 16646 | JB163-6 | Anthropology
|
** reissue of EmArcy MG 36098 entitled "
Max Roach + 4" + 7 bonus tracks.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
|
Bill Wallace (p) replaces Bryant
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15175-10 | I'll Take Romance
|
| 15177 | Blues Waltz
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
| 15187-7 | Little Folks
|
| 15189-4 | Valse Hot
|
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
** also issued on Mercury MG 20538.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
| 979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
|
| 980 | Kids Know
|
| 982 | Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 7553; Original Jazz Classics OJC 214, OJCCD 214-2.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
Kenny Drew (p) replaces Dorham, Legge
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2.
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
|
| Pannonica
|
same personnel
NYC, October 15, 1956
Clark Terry (tp) Paul Chambers (b) replaces Henry, Pettiford
NYC, December 7, 1956
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1174; Original Jazz Classics OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2. Riverside RS 3000 entitled "
Mighty Monk".
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited version)
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10, 1956
| Valse Hot
|
| I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo -2,3)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
| 1. 1031 | B. Swift
|
| 2. 1032 | My Ideal
|
| 3. 1034 | Two Different Worlds
|
| 4. 1035 | Ee-Ah
|
| 5. 1036 | B. Quick
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 095, OJCCD 095-2.
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision
|
| tk.2 | Plain Jane
|
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere
|
| tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
|
| tk.8 | Bluesnote
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 81542-2.
Joe Wilder (tp) Hank Jones (p) Mundell Lowe (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, 1956
| 'S Wonderful
|
| Of Thee I Sing
|
| Bidin' My Time
|
| But Not For Me (take 3)
|
| But Not For Me (take 8)
|
| Fascinating Rhythm
|
| Somebody Loves Me
|
| I've Got A Crush On You
|
| Someone To Watch Over Me
|
1957
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
** also issued on Mercury SR 60193.
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Bill Perkins (ts) Dick Shreve (p) Howard Rumsey (b) Max Roach (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1957
| Facts About Max
|
| Swingin' The Blues
|
| Blues In The Night
|
| The Count's Blues
|
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 11, 1957
| CO57801 | I've Got You Under My Skin
|
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, April 11, 1957
| CO57802 | Harvey's House
|
| CO57803 | Nickles And Dimes
|
| CO57804 | That Tired Routine Called Love
|
| CO57805 | For Heaven's Sake
|
| CO57806 | Paul's Pal
|
same personnel
NYC, April 12, 1957
| CO57807 | It's Only A Paper Moon
|
| CO57809 | Commutation
|
| CO57811 | Be My Love
|
same personnel
NYC, April 26, 1957
J.J. Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, April 26, 1957
| CO57725 | Hello, Young Lovers
|
| CO57726 | 100 Proof
|
| CO57727 | What's New?
|
same personnel
NYC, May 3, 1957
| CO57909 | Kev
|
| CO57910 | Gone With The Wind
|
| CO57911 | Blue Trombone, Pt. 1
|
| CO57912 | Blue Trombone, Pt. 2
|
** also issued on Columbia CS 8109.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 21, 1957
| But Beautiful
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| Falling In Love With Love
|
| La Villa
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts -1) Betty Glamann (harp) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 27, 1957
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1105; Original Jazz Classics OJC 028, OJCCD 028-2.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Buster Cooper (tb) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars, ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Chino Pozo (cga) A.K. Salim (arr, dir)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957
| 70125 | Blu-Binsky (alt. take)
|
| 70127 | Pretty For The People (alt. take)
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Buster Cooper (tb) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars, ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Chino Pozo (cga) A.K. Salim (arr, dir): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957
| 70125 | Blu-Binsky
|
| 70126 | R-U 1-2
|
| 70127 | Pretty For The People
|
| 70128 | Ba-Lu-Ee-Du
|
| 70129 | Shirley Ray
|
| 70130 | Takin' Care Of Business
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1/6,8, b -7) Paul Chambers (b -1/6,8) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| 1. | Strong Man
|
| 2. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
|
| 3. | My Man
|
| 4. | That's Him
|
| 5. | I Must Have That Man
|
| 6. | Porgy
|
| 7. | Don't Explain
|
| 8. | When A Woman Loves A Man
|
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1107; Original Jazz Classics OJC 085, OJCCD 085-2.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| I Must Have That Man (take 3)
|
| Porgy (take 1)
|
** reissue of Riverside RLP 12-251 + 2 bonus tracks.
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1957
| Hymn To The Orient
|
| Namely You
|
| Blues On Down
|
same personnel
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 23, 1957
| Out Of The Past
|
| Reunion
|
| Venetian Blues
|
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 85, JLP 985 entitled "
Reunion". Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1797-2.
** part of Milestone M 47048.
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 23, 1957
| 16644 | JB161-4 | Confirmation
|
| 16645 | JB162-11 | Apres Vous (Au Privave)
|
| 16647 | JB164-2 | Yardbird Suite
|
Kenny Dorham (tp) George Coleman (ts) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1958
| 17277 | JB229-7 | Billie's Bounce
|
| 17278 | JB230-7 | Ko-Ko
|
| 17279 | JB231-1 | Parker's Mood
|
** also issued on EmArcy SR 80019; Mercury MG 20532, SR 60209; Universal (J) UCCM 9103.
1958
Kenny Dorham (tp) Hank Mobley (ts) Ramsey Lewis (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958
| Crackle Hut
|
| Speculate
|
| That Old Devil Called Love
|
| Audio Blues
|
| C.M.
|
| Four-X
|
** part of Chess 2ACMJ 406, CH2 92511.
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Someday I'll Find You
|
| Will You Still Be Mine?
|
| Till There Was You (take 4)
|
| Shadow Waltz
|
same personnel
NYC, March 7, 1958
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986 entitled "
Shadow Waltz". Riverside RS 3010; Original Jazz Classics OJC 067, OJCCD 067-2.
** part of Milestone M 47007.
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Till There Was You (take 3)
|
** same contents as Riverside RLP 12-241 + RLP 12-258 + 2 bonus tracks.
Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts) Eddie Baker (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Max Roach (d)
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, June 3, 1958
| 16982 | Shirley (mono version)
|
| 16983 | Memo To Maurice (mono version)
|
| 16984 | JB325 | Stella By Starlight
|
| 16985 | JB326 | Sporty
|
| 16986 | My Old Flame (mono version)
|
| 16987 | Stompin' At The Savoy (mono outchorus)
|
** also issued on Mercury MG 20559; Universal (J) UCCM 9110.
Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts) Eddie Baker (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Max Roach (d): same session
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, June 3, 1958
| JB323 | Shirley (stereo version)
|
| JB324 | Memo To Maurice (stereo version)
|
| JB327 | My Old Flame (stereo version)
|
| JB328 | Stompin' At The Savoy
|
** originally intended as Mercury SR 60128.
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
summer 1958
same personnel
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| 17645 | La Villa
|
| 17646 | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 17648 | Minor Mode
|
| 17649 | Tune Up
|
** also issued on EmArcy SR 80010; Mercury MG 20524, SR 60201, (J) 195J 42.
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
** reissue of EmArcy MG 36140 + 1 bonus track.
Blue Mitchell (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Harold Ousley (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| 17638 | Lover Come Back To Me
|
| 17639 | Crazy Love
|
| 17640 | Back Water Blues
|
Urbie Green (tb) Don Elliott (mel, vib) Terry Gibbs (vib) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo -3)
| 1. 17641 | Backstage Blues
|
| 2. 17642 | Julie And Jake
|
| 3. 17643 | All Of Me
|
** also issued on EmArcy SR 80009; Mercury MG 20523, SR 60200.
Blue Mitchell (tp) Melba Liston (tb) Harold Ousley (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul West (b) Max Roach (d) Dinah Washington (vo)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
| Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
|
| Me And My Gin (Gimmie Me A Pig Foot)
|
Al Portch (frh) Max Roach (d) Irving Farberman, Everette Firth, Lloyd McCausland, Arthur Press, Charles Smith, Harold Thompson, Walter Tokarczyk (per) Corinne Curry (soprano voice) Harold Faberman (cond, dir)
"Music Barn Of The Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 17, 1958
| 17925 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Max's Variation
|
| 17926 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Bach
|
| 17927 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Beethoven
|
| 17928 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Debussy
|
| 17929 | Variation On A Familiar Theme - Stravinsky
|
| 17930 | Evolution (2nd Movement)
|
| 17950 | Evolution (1st Movement)
|
| 17951 | Evolution (3rd Movement)
|
| 17952 | The Music Inn Suite - The Music Inn #1
|
| 17953 | The Poodle Tower
|
| 17954 | Soliloquy #1 (Guest A, Female)
|
| 17955 | Potting Shed Passacaglia
|
| 17956 | Soliloquy, #2 (Guest B, Male)
|
| 17957 | Stephanie B
|
| 17958 | Duo Concertante (Guest A And Guest B)
|
| 17959 | The Music Inn, #2
|
** also issued on EmArcy SR 80015; Mercury MG 20529, SR 60206.
Booker Little (tp -1/6) Ray Draper (tu -1/6) George Coleman (ts -1/6) Art Davis (b -1/6) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 4, 1958
| 1. | You Stepped Out Of A Dream
|
| 2. | Filide
|
| 3. | It's You Or No One
|
| 4. | Jodie's Cha-Cha
|
| 5. | Deeds, Not Words
|
| 6. | Larry-Larue
|
| 7. | Conversation
|
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1122, RS 3018; Original Jazz Classics OJC 304, OJCCD 304-2. Jazzland JLP 79, JLP 979 entitled "
Conversation".
** part of Milestone M 47061.
Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 7, 1958
| There Will Never Be Another You
|
** reissue of Riverside RLP 12-280 + 1 bonus track.
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
KABC television broadcast, "Stars Of Jazz", Los Angeles, CA, October 6, 1958
| Love For Sale
|
| Minor Mode
|
| The Scene Is Clean
|
Booker Little (tp) George Coleman (ts -1,3/5) Tommy Flanagan (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1958
| 1. | Milestones
|
| 2. | Sweet And Lovely
|
| 3. | Rounder's Mood
|
| 4. | Dungeon Waltz
|
| 5. | Jewel's Tempo
|
| 6. | Moonlight Becomes You
|
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5034. Blue Note CDP 7 84457-2 entitled "
Booker Little 4 Plus Max Roach - Milestones".
Booker Little (tp) Ray Draper (tu) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, November 4, 1958
| Milano
|
| Tuba De Nod
|
| Variations On The Scene
|
| Pieces Of Quincy (Pies Of Quincy)
|
| Old Folks
|
| Sadiga
|
| Gandolfo's Bounce
|
** also issued on Time ST/70003. Time 52087, S/2087 entitled "
Max Roach".
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder (tp) Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak (tb) Bob Brookmeyer (vtb) Hal McKusick, Phil Woods (as) Al Cohn (ts) Gene Allen (bars) Bill Evans (p) Barry Galbraith (g) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d) Jon Hendricks (nar) George Russell (arr, cond)
NYC, November 24, 1958
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 278.
1959 (age 35)
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) George Coleman (ts) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
Fine Recording, NYC, January 22, 1959
| 18128-9 | Lepa
|
| 18129-7 | Connie's Bounce
|
| 18137-5 | Prelude
|
| 18138-11 | Bemsha Swing
|
| 18139-5 | Timpanalli
|
| 18140-4 | There's No You
|
| 18141-7 | A Little Sweet
|
** originally intended as Mercury MG 20457, SR 60140.
** also issued on Mercury SR 60911; Universal (J) UCCM 9125.
Tommy Turrentine (tp -1/7) Willie Dennis, Julian Priester (tb -1/7) Phil Woods (as -1/7) Stanley Turrentine (ts -1/7) John Bunch (p -1/7) Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin (b -1/7) Buddy Rich, Max Roach (d) Gigi Gryce (arr, cond -1/7)
Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959
| 1. 18387-6 | Yesterdays
|
| 2. 18388-7 | Limehouse Blues
|
| 3. 18389-8 | The Casbah
|
| 4. 18390-3 | Big Foot
|
| 5. 18391-10 | Sleep
|
| 6. 18392-2 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
|
| 7. 18393-8 | Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
|
| 8. 18403-1 | Figure Eights
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60133.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Willie Dennis, Julian Priester (tb) Phil Woods (as) Stanley Turrentine (ts) John Bunch (p) Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin (b) Buddy Rich, Max Roach (d) Gigi Gryce (arr, cond): same session
Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959
| 18388-3 | Limehouse Blues
|
| 18389-6 | The Casbah
|
| 18390-7 | Big Foot
|
| 18393-4 | Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
|
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Willie Dennis, Julian Priester (tb) Phil Woods (as) Stanley Turrentine (ts) John Bunch (p) Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin (b) Buddy Rich, Max Roach (d) Gigi Gryce (arr, cond): same session
Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959
Tommy Turrentine (tp -5,6,12,13) Julian Priester (tb -3,4,7,12,13) Stanley Turrentine (ts -8/10,12,13) Ray Bryant (p) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo -12,13)
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, October 9 & 10, 1959
| 1. 19315-1 | Speak Low
|
| 2. 19315-3 | -
|
| 3. 19316-1 | Never Let Me Go
|
| 4. 19316-2 | -
|
| 5. 19317-2 | Come Rain Or Come Shine
|
| 6. 19317-5 | -
|
| 7. 19320-3 | Wild Is The Wind
|
| 8. 19321-2 | You're Mine, You
|
| 9. 19321-5 | -
|
| 10. 19321-6 | -
|
| 11. 19322-1 | You're My Thrill
|
| 12. 19323-2 | I Concentrate On You
|
| 13. 19324-4 | Never Leave Me
|
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, NYC, July 21, 1959
| 18778 | The More I See You
|
| 18780 | Lotus Blossom
|
| 18781 | Quiet As It's Kept
|
| 18782 | As Long As You're Living
|
| 18784 | To Lady
|
| 18785 | Juliano
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60170.
Tommy Turrentine (tp -3,8,9) Julian Priester (tb -2,6,8,9) Stanley Turrentine (ts -4,7/9) Ray Bryant (p) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo -8,9)
Universal Recorders, Chicago, IL, October 9 & 10, 1959
| 1. 19315-2 | Speak Low
|
| 2. 19316-7 | Never Let Me Go
|
| 3. 19317-7 | Come Rain Or Come Shine
|
| 4. 19318-2 | Namely You
|
| 5. 19319-4 | Moon Faced, Starry Eyed
|
| 6. 19320-4 | Wild Is The Wind
|
| 7. 19321-4 | You're Mine, You
|
| 8. 19323-4 | I Concentrate On You
|
| 9. 19324-6 | Never Leave Me
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60215.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
NYC, 1959
| Afro Blue
|
| Let Up
|
| Laugh Clown Laugh
|
| Long As You're Living
|
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1153; Original Jazz Classics OJC 069, OJCCD 069-2.
1960
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb -2/7) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Horace Parlan (p -1/3,5/7) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 19, 1960
| 1. | Gunga Din
|
| 2. | Webb City
|
| 3. | Time's Up
|
| 4. | Long As You're Living
|
| 5. | Too Clean
|
| 6. | Two, Three, One, Oh!
|
| 7. | Blues For J.P.
|
** also issued on Time ST/70008.
Stanley Turrentine (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, early 1960
| Let's Groove
|
| Stolen Sweets
|
| Minor Mood
|
Sonny Clark (p) replaces Flanagan
| Sheri
|
| Mild Is The Mood
|
| My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me
|
** also issued on Time S/2086.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)
"Fruit Hall", Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960
| Lotus Blossom
|
| Drum Conversation
|
| The Villa
|
| Long As You're Living
|
| A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Enja (G) ENJ 4074-2.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Fruit Hall", Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960
** reissue of Enja (G) ENJ 4074-1 + 2 bonus tracks.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
live in Paris, France, February-March, 1960
| Juliano (Kardouba) (To Lady)
|
| The Villa (Stop Motion)
|
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
live in Paris, France, January 18, 1964
| Who Will Buy?
|
| Love For Sale
|
| Long As You're Living
|
** part of Affinity (E) AFFD 32.
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Stanley Turrentine (ts) Bob Boswell (b) Max Roach (d)
Barclay Studios, Paris, France, March 1, 1960
| 19900 | Petit Dejeuner
|
| 19901 | Un Nouveau Compet
|
| 19902 | Parisian Sketches: The Tower / The Champs / The Caves / The Left Bank / The Arch
|
same personnel
Barclay Studios, Paris, France, March 2, 1960
** originally intended as Mercury MG 20594, SR 60253.
** also issued on Mercury SR 60760.
Sonny Clark (p) George Duvivier (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 23, 1960
| Minor Meeting
|
| Nica
|
| Junka
|
| Sonia
|
| Sonny's Crib
|
| Blues Mambo
|
| Blues Blue
|
** also issued on Time ST/70010, 52101, S/2101.
Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams (tp) Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Robert DiDomenica (fl) Harry Shulman (ob) John LaPorta (as, cl) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Bill Barron, Joe Farrell (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Danny Bank (bars) Charles McCracken (vlc) Roland Hanna (p) Charles Mingus (b, arr) Dannie Richmond (d) Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott (per) Gunther Schuller (cond)
NYC, May 24, 1960
| 20093 | Half-Mast Inhibition
|
| 20094 | Mingus Fingus, No. 2
|
| 20095 | Bemoanable Lady
|
** also issued on Mercury SR 60627, (J) PHCE 6006. Limelight LM 82015, LS 86015 entitled "
Mingus Revisited".
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Coleman Hawkins (ts -1) James Schenck (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 31, 1960
| 1. | Driva' Man
|
| 2. | Freedom Day
|
Booker Little (tp -2,3) Julian Priester (tb -2,3) Walter Benton (ts -2,3) James Schenck (b -2,3) Max Roach (d -1,3) Michael Olatunji (cga -3) Tomas DuVall, Raymond Mantilla (per -3) Abbey Lincoln (vo -1,3) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 6, 1960
| 1. | Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
|
| 2. | All Africa
|
| 3. | Tears For Johannesburg
|
** also issued on Candid CJS 9002, CS 9002, CCD 79002.
Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Peck Morrison (b) Max Roach (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960
** also issued on Candid CJS 9019; Barnaby BR 5021; Candid CS 9019, CCD 79019.
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Walter Benton (ts) Peck Morrison (b) Jo Jones, Max Roach (d) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960
** also issued on Candid CJS 9022; Barnaby BR 5022; Candid CS 9022, CCD 79022.
Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Williams (tp) Clark Terry (tp, flh) Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Gigi Gryce (as, fl) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl, ob) Budd Johnson (ts, cl) Jerome Richardson (bars, picc) Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab (bars, as) Randy Weston (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Les Spann (g, fl) Ron Carter, George Duvivier (b) Candido (cga) Wilbert "G.T." Hogan, Michael "Babatunde" Olatunji, Armando Peraza, Charlie Persip, Max Roach (per) Martha Flowers, Brock Peters (vo) Tuntemeke Sanga (nar)
NYC, November, 1960
| Introduction
|
| Uhuru Kwanza (1st Movement)
|
| African Lady (2nd Movement)
|
| Bantu (3rd Movement)
|
| Kucheza Blues (4th Movement)
|
1961
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl, picc) Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Roger Sanders, Robert White (cga) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961
| Straight Ahead
|
| When Malindy Sings
|
| In The Red
|
| Blue Monk
|
| Left Alone
|
| African Lady
|
| Retribution
|
** also issued on Candid CJS 9015; Barnaby KZ 31037; Candid CS 9015, CCD 79015.
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl, picc) Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Roger Sanders, Robert White (cga) Abbey Lincoln (vo) Nat Hentoff (supervisor): same session
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Don Friedman (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d, timp, vib) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961
Ron Carter (b) replaces Davis
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
** also issued on Candid CCD 79033.
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Don Friedman (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d, timp, vib) Nat Hentoff (supervisor)
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961
| We Speak
|
| Quiet, Please
|
| A New Day
|
Ron Carter (b) replaces Davis
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
| Strength And Sanity
|
| Moods In Free Time (take 5)
|
| Man Of Words
|
| Hazy Hues
|
** also issued on Candid CJS 9027; Barnaby BR 5019; Candid CS 9027, CCD 79027, (J) 32JDC 106, (J) TKCB 30462.
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as, bcl, fl) Don Friedman (p) Ron Carter (b) Max Roach (d, timp, vib) Nat Hentoff (supervisor): same session
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
| Strength And Sanity (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Candid CJM 8027 + 1 bonus track.
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Clark Terry (tp) Ray Nance (tp, violin, vo) Lou Blackburn, Murray McEachern, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman (tb) Harry Smiles (ob) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts) Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson (as) Russell Procope (as, cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Babe Clarke (ts, cl) Harry Carney (bars, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Les Spann (g, fl) Aaron Bell (b) Sonny Greer, Dave Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach (d) Lawrence Brown (cond)
NYC, May 1, 2 & 3, 1961
| Nite
|
| Autumnal Suite
|
| Birdie Jungle
|
| Paris Stairs
|
| Paris Blues
|
** also issued on United Artists UAS 5092.
Booker Little (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Eric Dolphy (as) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga) Carlos "Totico" Eugenio (cowbell) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 1, 1961
| 10460 | Garvey's Ghost
|
| 10461 | Mendacity
|
Dolphy plays (bcl, fl). omit Eugenio, Lincoln
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 3, 1961
| 10462 | Mama
|
| 10463 | Tender Warriors
|
Dolphy plays (fl). omit Valdes
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 8, 1961
Dolphy plays (as, fl). add Carlos "Patato" Valdes (cga)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 9, 1961
| 10473 | Man From South Africa
|
** also issued on Impulse GRD 122.
1962
Richard Williams (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Baker (vo) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (cond) 16 vocals choir
Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 15, 1962
| 10776 | It's Time
|
| 10777 | Living Room
|
same personnel
Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 26, 1962
| 10790 | Another Valley
|
| 10791 | The Profit
|
Richard Williams (tp) Julian Priester (tb) Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Baker (vo) Abbey Lincoln (vo -1) Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (cond) 16 vocals choir
Fine Recording Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 27, 1962
| 1. 10792 | Lonesome Lover
|
| 2. 10793 | Sunday Afternoon
|
** also issued on Impulse IMPD 185.
John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams (tp) Benny Jacobs-El (tb) Slide Hampton (tb, arr) George Coleman (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 5, 1962
| CO69988 | Our Waltz
|
| CO69989 | It's All Right With Me
|
| CO69990 | The Drum Suite, Pt. 1
|
same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1962
| CO69991 | Gallery Groove
|
| CO69992 | Fump
|
| CO69993 | The Drum Suite, Pt. 2
|
| CO69994 | Like Someone In Love
|
same personnel
NYC, April 18, 1962
| CO70068 | Lover
|
| Stella By Starlight
|
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 3
|
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 4
|
| The Drum Suite, Pt. 5
|
John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams (tp) Benny Jacobs-El (tb) Slide Hampton (tb, arr) George Coleman (ts) Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Jay Cameron (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
NYC, April 9, 1962
Duke Ellington (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 17, 1962
| Money Jungle
|
| Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower)
|
| Very Special
|
| Warm Valley
|
| Wig Wise
|
| Caravan
|
| Solitude
|
** also issued on United Artists UAJS 15017.
Duke Ellington (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 17, 1962
| REM Blues
|
| A Little Max (Parfait)
|
| Switch Blade
|
| Backward Country Boy Blues
|
** also issued on Blue Note CDP 7 46398-2.
Duke Ellington (p) Charles Mingus (b) Max Roach (d): same session
NYC, September 17, 1962
| A Little Max (Parfait) (alt. take)
|
| Solitude (alt. take)
|
** reissue of Blue Note BT 85129 + 2 bonus tracks.
Clifford Jordan (ts) Mal Waldron (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d)
"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962
| Speak, Brother, Speak!
|
| A Variation
|
** also issued on Fantasy LP 86007; Original Jazz Classics OJC 646, OJCCD 646-2; America (F) 30 AM 6057.
1964 (age 40)
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
"Old Fellows", Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 1964
| Driva' Man
|
| Tears For Johannesburg
|
| Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
|
| All Africa
|
| Freedom Day
|
same personnel
live in Stockholm, Sweden, January, 1964
| Who Will Buy?
|
| Driva' Man
|
| Tears For Johannesburg
|
Clifford Jordan (ts) Coleridge Perkinson (p) Eddie Khan (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo): same personnel
live in Paris, France, January 18, 1964
| The Highest Mountain (This Night Mountain)
|
| Ceciliana
|
| Mop Mop
|
| Jordu
|
| Sophisticated Lady
|
** part of Affinity (E) AFFD 32.
Howard McGhee (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Stitt (ts) Harold Mabern (p) Arthur Harper (b) Max Roach (d) Father O'Connor (nar)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 4, 1964
| UPAS-3862 | Buzzy
|
| UPAS-3863 | Now's The Time
|
| UPAS-3864 | Wee
|
| Father O'Connors Comments
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 3783.
Hasaan Ibn Ali (p) Art Davis (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 4, 1964
| 8385 | Three-Four Vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways
|
| 8386 | Din-Ka Street
|
| 8387 | Almost Like Me
|
same personnel
NYC, December 7, 1964
| 8388 | Hope So Elmo
|
| 8389 | Off My Back Jack
|
| 8390 | Pay Not Play Not
|
| 8391 | To Inscribe
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1435.
1965
Freddie Hubbard (tp -1) Roland Alexander (ss -1) James Spaulding (as -1) Ronnie Mathews (p -1) Jymie Merritt (b -1) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 14, 1965
| 1. 9413 | St. Louis Blues
|
| 2. 9415 | The Drum Also Waltzes
|
omit Alexander
NYC, October 20, 1965
| 9436 | In The Red (A Christmas Carol)
|
| 9437 | Nommo
|
Max Roach (d)
NYC, April 25, 1966
| 10175 | For Big Sid
|
| 10662 | Drums Unlimited
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1467.
1966
Freddie Hubbard (tp) James Spaulding (as, ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)
| Love Walked In (Title Unknown)
|
| Poinciana
|
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d): same session
broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
1968
Steve Lacy (ss) Franco D'Andrea (p) Giovanni Tommaso (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
broadcast, Rome, Italy, April 27, 1968
| Milindy
|
| Prayer Protest From "Freedom Now Suite"
|
| For Big Sid
|
| Drums Unlimited
|
| Drums In Five
|
| The Profit
|
| Prelude
|
add unidentified big band
Oslo, Norway, May, 1968
| Patty Pat And Midnight Variations
|
Charles Tolliver (tp) Gary Bartz (as) Stanley Cowell (p, el-p) Jymie Merritt (el-b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June 25, 1968
| 14753 | Effi
|
| 14755 | Equipoise
|
| 14757 | Libra
|
| 14758 | Absolutions
|
add Andy Bey (vo)
NYC, July 26, 1968
| 14931 | Members, Don't Git Weary
|
| 14932 | Abstrutions
|
1971 (age 47)
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Eddie Mathias (el-b) Max Roach (d, arr) Ralph MacDonald (per) Ruby McClure, Dorothy White, J.C. White (vo) William Bell, Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (arr) unidentified 22 voices
NYC, April 7, 1971
| 21899 | Troubled Waters
|
| 21900 | Go Down, Moses (Let Thy People Go)
|
| 21901 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
|
| 21902 | Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
|
same personnel
NYC, April 8, 1971
| 21904 | Joshua
|
| 21906 | Garden Of Prayer
|
1972
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Stan Getz (ts) John Blair (vln) Milt Jackson (vib) Mary Lou Williams (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d) Big Black (cga)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
| 25536 | Bags' Groove
|
| 25537 | A Night In Tunisia
|
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6.
Brother Ahh (frh, fl, natural sounds, cond) Howard Johnson (tu) Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, per) Max Roach (d, per, voice) The 90 voice Sound Awareness Ensemble
NYC, 1972 or 1973
1973
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, vib, mar, xyl, timp, per) Ray Mantilla (Latin per, cga, bgo, tim)
"International Jazz Festival", Laren, Holland, August 25, 1973
| Giselle Suite
|
| Jihad Es Mort
|
1975 (age 51)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) John Lewis (p -1,5) Hank Jones (p -2/4,6) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 19 & 20, 1975
| 1. | Blues 'N Boogie
|
| 2. | Confirmation
|
| 3. | Groovin' High
|
| 4. | Lover Man
|
| 5. | All The Things You Are
|
| 6. | Lady Bird
|
1976
Archie Shepp (ts) Max Roach (d)
Paris, France, summer 1976
| Sweet Mao: La Preparation / La Marche / Le Commencement
|
| Suid Afrika '76
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman or Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)
Swiss radio broadcast, Lausanne, Switzerland, October or September 2, 1976
1977
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d)
"Yubin Chokin Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977
| Calvary
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| It's Time
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d): same session
"Yubin Chokin Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977
| Mr. Papa Jo
|
| Scott Free, Pt. 1
|
| Scott Free, Pt. 2
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
live in Rome, Italy, July 27, 1977
| The Martyr, Pt. 1
|
| The Martyr, Pt. 2
|
| Six Bits Blues, Pt. 1
|
| Six Bits Blues, Pt. 2
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Reggie Workman (b) Max Roach (d): same personnel
"Bimhuis", Amsterdam, Holland, August 17, 1977
| It's Time
|
| Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart
|
Max Roach (d)
Long View Farm Studio, Massachusetts, MA, August 30, 1977
| Big Sid
|
| Jas Me
|
| J.C. Mose-Is
|
| Five For Paul
|
| Mr. Hi-Hat
|
| South Africa '76
|
Dollar Brand (p) Max Roach (d)
National Studios, NYC, September 20, 1977
| Streams Of Consciousness
|
| Inception
|
| Acclamation
|
| Consanguinity
|
1978
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)
Paris, France, June 10, 1978
| Confirmation
|
| Giant Steps
|
| The Profit
|
| Sunday Afternoon
|
| Soliloquy
|
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, cl, sn) Max Roach (d)
Milan, Italy, September, 1978
| Birth
|
| Magic And Music
|
| Tropical Forest
|
| Dance Griot
|
| Spirit Possession
|
| Soft Shoe
|
| Rebirth
|
1979 (age 55)
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (d, per, vib, mar, xyl, timp) Ray Mantilla (cga, bgo, tim, Latin per) Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (per, bells -3,8)
NYC, July 25, 26 & 27, 1979
| 1. | Onomatopoeia
|
| 2. | Twinkletoes
|
| 3. | Caravanserai
|
| 4. | January V
|
| 5. | The Glorious Monster
|
| 6. | Rumble In The Jungle
|
| 7. | Morning/Midday
|
| 8. | Epistrophy
|
| 9. | Kujichagalia
|
Archie Shepp (ts) Max Roach (d)
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979
| The Long March
|
| U-Jaama
|
| Triptich: For Big Sid / Drums Unlimited / Papa Jo
|
| South Africa Goddam
|
| J.C. Mose-Is
|
| Sophisticated Lady
|
| It's Time
|
** part of hatART (Swt) 4026.
Archie Shepp (ts) Max Roach (d): same session
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979
Anthony Braxton (as, ss, sn, cbcl, cl, fl) Max Roach (per, gongs, tuned cymb)
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1979
| One In Two-Two In One: Side A
|
| One In Two-Two In One: Side B
|
| One In Two-Two In One: Side C
|
| One In Two-Two In One: Side D
|
** part of hatART (Swt) 4026.
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts, fl, ob) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d, p, per, vo)
Milan, Italy, September 10, 11 & 17, 1979
| Reflections
|
| Mwalimu
|
| A Place Of Truth
|
| China's Waltz
|
| Mail Order
|
| Japanese Dream
|
| Magic
|
| Back To Basics
|
| Ode From Black Picture Show
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121003-2.
Cecil Taylor (p) Max Roach (d, per, gongs)
"McMillin Theatre", Columbia University, NYC, December 15, 1979
| Duets, Pt. I
|
| Duets, Pt. II
|
| Duets, Pt. III
|
| Duets, Pt. IV
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121100/1-2.
1980
Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 29, 1980
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts, fl, ob) Walter Bishop Jr. (p -5) Calvin Hill (b, vo) Max Roach (d, per)
NYC, early March, 1980
| 1. | Medley: The Dream / It's Time
|
| 2. | I Remember Clifford
|
| 3. | Reach For It
|
| 4. | Lonesome Lover
|
| 5. | Wefe (We-Fay)
|
| 6. | Six Bits Blues
|
| 7. | 'Round Midnight
|
| 8. | Red River Road
|
| 9. | Giant Steps
|
| 10. | Chattahoochee Red
|
1982
Connie Crothers (p) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 26, 1982
| Symbols
|
| Let 'Em Roll
|
| Swish
|
| Creepin' In
|
| Ballad, No. 1
|
| Trading
|
** also issued on New Artists NA 1001xCD.
Cecil Bridgewater (tp -1/4,6,7) Odean Pope (ts) Calvin Hill (b) Max Roach (d)
Milan, Italy, July 22 & 23, 1982
| 1. | In The Light
|
| 2. | Straight, No Chaser
|
| 3. | Ruby, My Dear
|
| 4. | Henry Street Blues
|
| 5. | If You Could See Me Now
|
| 6. | Good Bait
|
| 7. | Tricotism
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121053-2.
1983
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Dayne Armstrong (ts) Lars Holm, Ulrika Jansson (vln) Anders Lindgren (vla) Kerstin Elmquist (vlc) Phil Bowler (el-b) Max Roach (d, per)
"Vielharmonie", Munich, West Germany, November 7, 1983
| A Little Booker
|
| Bird Says
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121073-2.
1984 (age 60)
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, per)
Milan, Italy, May 31, 1984
| Scott Free, Pt. I
|
| Scott Free, Pt. II
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121103-2.
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Tony Scott (cl -2) Lee Konitz (as -2) Odean Pope (ts, voice) Tommaso Lama (g -2) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, key, per, vib, voice)
Milan, Italy, June 2, 25 & 26, 1984
| 1. | It's Christmas Again
|
| 2. | Christina
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121153-2.
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d, vo)
Berlin, West Germany, July 16, 1984
| Good Bait
|
| I Remember Clifford
|
| Jordu
|
| Giant Steps
|
| Six Bits
|
| Perdido
|
| Papa Jo
|
| (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
|
Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (xyl, cabasa) Joe Chambers (mar) Eli Fountain (vib) Max Roach (bass d) Freddie Waits (tom-tom, per) Ray Mantilla (cga, tim, bgo) Warren Smith (timp) Eddie Allen (woodblocks, per) Roy Brooks (slapstick, per) Fred King (concert bells)
NYC, October 16, 17 & 18, 1984
Eli Fountain (xyl) Joe Chambers (bass mar) Warren Smith (vib) Ray Mantilla (cga, bgo, tim) Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, Eddie Allen (claves) Roy Brooks (steel d) Fred King (cowbell) Max Roach, Freddie Waits (per)
Joe Chambers (bass mar) Warren Smith (vib) Eli Fountain (bass d) Ray Mantilla (cga) Fred King (timp) Freddie Waits (shaker) Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (per) Roy Brooks (musical saw) Max Roach (concert snare)
Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (xyl, bass d) Joe Chambers (mar) Max Roach (vib) Roy Brooks (tom-tom) Fred King (timp) Eli Fountain (bells, snare d) Ray Mantilla (bells, chimes) Eddie Allen (cabasa, belltree, cymb) Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (per)
Joe Chambers, Ray Mantilla (xyl) Max Roach (mar) Warren Smith, Freddie Waits (bass mar) Freddie King (vib) Roy Brooks (steel d) Eddie Allen (triangle, cymb, finger cymb) Eli Fountain (bells, crotales) Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman (per)
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121059-2.
Donald Bauch, Guillermo Figueroa (vln -2,6,7) Louise Schulman (vla -2,6,7) Chris Finckel (vlc -2,6,7) Max Roach (d, per)
NYC, October 19, 20 & 21, 1984
| 1. | Survivors
|
| 2. | The Third Eye
|
| 3. | Billy The Kid
|
| 4. | Jas Me
|
| 5. | The Drum Also Waltzes
|
| 6. | Sassy Max (Self Portrait)
|
| 7. | The Smoke That Thunders
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121093-2.
1985
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Cecelia Hobbs, Johnny Williams (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Eileen Folson (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d) Ray Mantilla (per -1)
"Platinum Factory", Brooklyn, NY, January 4, 7 & 8, 1985
| 1. | Bird Says
|
| 2. | Sis
|
| 3. | A Little Booker
|
| 4. | Easy Winners
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121109-2.
1986
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Zela Terry (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (per)
NYC, October 1 & 2, 1986
| Bright Moments
|
| Elixir Suite
|
| Hi-Fly
|
| Tribute To Duke And Mingus
|
| Double Delight
|
** also issued on Soul Note (It) 121159-2.
1989 (age 65)
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Max Roach (d)
"Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis", Bobigny, Paris, France, March 23, 1989
| In The Beginning, Pt. 1
|
| In The Beginning, Pt. 2
|
| The Arrival
|
| Versailles
|
| Place De La Concorde
|
| Georges Cinq
|
| Struttin' On The Champs
|
| Medley: Brother K South Africa Goddamn
|
| Salt Peanuts
|
| Word
|
| Fountain Blues
|
| Bastille Day
|
| The Underground
|
| The Antilles
|
| 'Round Midnight
|
| Messin' Around
|
| Metamorphosis
|
| Just Dreaming
|
| Nairobi
|
| Allen's Alley (Wee)
|
| The Theme
|
| The Smoke That Thunders
|
| Oo Pa Pa Da
|
Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach (nar) Christian Gauffre (intv)
Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo -1/6,8,9) Jackie McLean, Phil Woods (as) Stan Getz (ts -1/6,8,9) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,8,9) Hank Jones (p) Percy Heath (b) Max Roach (d)
"La Grande Halle", La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
| 1. | Steeplechase (Birks' Works)
|
| 2. | Warm Valley
|
| 3. | Drummers' Sweet: The Third Eye / Billy The Kid / The Drum Also Waltzes
|
| 4. | Old Folks
|
| 5. | Yardbird Suite
|
| 6. | Con Alma
|
| 7. | Cherokee
|
| 8. | A Night In Tunisia
|
| 9. | Oo-Pa-Pa-Da
|
1990
Max Roach (d)
Rev'O Jazz, Paris, France, September 15, 1990
| Self Portrait
|
| Drums Unlimited
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)
The Marquee At The Tralf, Buffalo, NY, November 30, 1990
same personnel
The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, April 29, 1991
George Cables (p) Max Roach (d) Robbin L. Balfour, Priscilla Baskerville, Ronell Bey, James Gainer, Florence Jackson, Karen Jackson, Lucille J. Jacobsen, Greg Jones, T. Ray Lawrence, John Motley, Christopher Pickens, Sarah Ann Rodgers, Abraham Shelton, Brenda Lee Taub, Thomas Young (vo)
NYC, June 15, 1991
| Ghost Dance, Pt. I
|
| Ghost Dance, Pt. III
|
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Eli Fountain, Fred King, Ray Mantilla, Francisco Mora, Max Roach, Warren Smith (per)
Astoria, NY, June 24, 1991
| Ghost Dance, Pt. II
|
| A Quiet Place
|
| Street Dance
|
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry (vln) Maxine Roach (vla) Eileen Folson (vlc) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, June 25, 1991
Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d)
Bob Brookmeyer, Art Farmer, Leonard Feather, Maynard Ferguson, Morgana King, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Charles McPherson, Carmen McRae, Blue Mitchell, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clark Terry, Sarah Vaughan
released 1990
| Airegin
|
| Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
|
| In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
|
| Sadiga
|
| Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
|
| Homecoming
|
| Green Stamps
|
| All Blues
|
| Scavenger
|
1992
Cecil Bridgewater (tp, flh) Steve Turre (tb) Earl McIntyre (btb) Mark Taylor (frh) Roger Byam (ss, ts) Antonio Hart (as) Roland Hanna (p) Tyrone Brown (b) Michael Carvin, Max Roach (d)
NYC, 1992
| As I Live And Breathe
|
| Scott Free
|
1993
Max Roach (d) David Epstein (cond) The New Orchestra Of Boston
University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, December 2, 1993
| Festival Journey: Movement I: Outbursts, Thunder, Clouds And Mists
|
| Festival Journey: Movement II: Bells, Drones And Spiritual Fantasy
|
| Festival Journey: Movement III: Strutting
|
Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Gordon (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Marshall Sealy (frh) Robert Stewart (tu) Max Roach (d)
Sound On Sound, NYC, October 5, 1995
1999 (age 75)
Jon Jang (p -1/3,5) Max Roach (d) Jiebing Chen (erhu -2/5)
Belmont, CA, 1999
| 1. | Moon Over The Great Wall
|
| 2. | Sweet Whisper Of A Flower
|
| 3. | Heart In A Different Place
|
| 4. | Fallen Petals
|
| 5. | Now's The Time
|
2002
Clark Terry (tp, flh) Don Friedman (p) Marcus McLaurine (b) Max Roach (d)
Avatar Recording Studios, NYC, March 10, 2002
| Statements
|
| Let's Cool One
|
| Brushes And Brass
|
| Simple Waltz
|
| I Remember Clifford
|
| Lil Max
|
| But Beautiful
|
| The Profit
|
| When I Fall In Love
|
| For Dancers Only
|
| Makin' Whoopie
|
| To Basie With Love
|
| The Nearness Of You
|