Max Roach Catalog
1943 (age 19)
Coleman Hawkins With Ben Webster - The Big Sounds (Brunswick BL 54016)
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Ellis Larkins, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December 18, 1943
19001 | Blues Changes |
T1917 | Lover Come Back To Me |
1944 (age 20)
Coleman Hawkins - Rainbow Mist (Delmark DD-459)
Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer, trumpet; Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, baritone sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, February 16, 1944
R1000 | Woody'n You |
R1001 | Bu-Dee-Daht |
R1002 | Yesterdays |
Johnson plays, tenor, baritone sax.
NYC, February 22, 1944
R1003 | Disorder At The Border |
R1004 | Feeling Zero |
R1005 | Rainbow Mist (aka Body And Soul) |
Benny Carter, Cootie Williams - Big Band Bounce: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 11 (Capitol M-11057)
John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George, trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, trombone; Bart Varsalona, bass trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet, arranger; Willard Brown, alto, baritone sax; Bumps Myers, Gene Porter, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Jimmy Edwards, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Various Artists - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Mosaic MQ19-170)
John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George, trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, trombone; Bart Varsalona, bass trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet, arranger; Willard Brown, alto, baritone sax; Bumps Myers, Gene Porter, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Jimmy Edwards, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dick Gray, vocal #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, trumpet; Henry Coker, Alton Moore, Louis Taylor, George Washington, trombone; Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet, arranger; Harold Clark, Bumps Myers, tenor sax; John Taylor, baritone sax; Rufus Webster, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums; Larry Stewart, vocal #1.
Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1945
1. 610-5 | June Comes Around Every Year |
2. 611-3 | Malibu |
** also released on Mosaic MD12-170.
1945
Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1943-1946 (Classics (F) 923)
Felix Barboza, Alfonso Barrymore, William Johnson, Loyal Walker, trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, George Washington, trombone; Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet; Don Byas, Harold Clark, tenor sax; Willard Brown, baritone sax; Rufus Webster, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums; Timmie Rogers, vocal.
NYC, February 26, 1945
W1256 | Daddy-O |
W1258 | A Good Deal |
Savannah Churchill, vocal; replaces Rogers.
NYC, February 27, 1945
W-1261 | All Alone |
W-1262 | Daddy Daddy |
Nat King Cole - Jazz Encounters (Capitol CDP 7 96693 2)
Bill Coleman, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; John Kirby, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kay Starr, vocal #3,4.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945
1. 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me |
2. 599-4 | You Can Depend On Me (alternate take) |
3. 600-3A | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight |
4. 601-2 | Stormy Weather |
5. 602-4 | Riffmarole (alternate take) |
Various Artists - Everybody Swings: The History Of Jazz Volume Three (Capitol T-795)
Bill Coleman, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; John Kirby, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945
602-5A | Riffmarole |
Charlie Parker - Every Bit Of It 1945 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Nat Jaffe, piano #1,3; Tadd Dameron, piano #2; Bill DeArango, guitar; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal.
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, Charlie Parker - Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Uptown UPCD 27.51)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax #1,2; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Town Hall", NYC, June 22, 1945
1. | Intro |
2. | Bebop |
3. | A Night In Tunisia |
4. | Groovin' High |
5. | Salt Peanuts |
The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1, trumpet, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) (as Cocoa) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
S3420-5 | Donna Lee (orig.-take 3) |
S3421-4 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, 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) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
The Charlie Parker Story (Savoy MG 12079)
Miles Davis, trumpet #1-9; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Sadik Hakim, piano #8,9; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1-7,11, trumpet, piano #10; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1; Sadik Hakim, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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, trumpet #1-4; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948
B908-2 | Perhaps (short-take 2) |
B908-3 | Perhaps (new-take 3) |
B909-11 | Marmaduke (take 11) |
The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945
S5851-4 | Now's The Time (orig.-take 4) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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
Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2211)
Leonard Hawkins, trumpet #1,3; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1946
1. S5878-1 | Long Tall Dexter (alternate take) |
2. S5880-3 | I Can't Escape From You (alternate take) |
3. S5881-2 | Dexter Digs In (alternate take) |
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy MG-12130)
Leonard Hawkins, trumpet #1,2,4; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Dexter Gordon - Settin' The Pace (Savoy SVY 17027)
Leonard Hawkins, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1946
S5881 | Dexter Digs In (alternate take 2) |
Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2210)
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Ed Finckel, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1946
S59000 | Rampage |
S59001 | Vot's Dot |
S59002 | Booby Hatch |
S59003 | Symphony Sid's Idea (as Zadah) |
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Duke Jordan, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, July 15, 1947
S3432 | All Night, All Frantic |
S3433 | Donald Jay |
S3434 | Meeskite |
S3435 | And That's For Sure |
Ted Nash - Tenor Sax (Savoy XP 8090)
Ted Nash, tenor, alto sax; Geoffrey Clarkson, piano; Bob Leininger, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, June 21, 1946
S3304 | Cocktails For Two |
S3307 | Margie |
Various Artists - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3 (Savoy MG 9021)
Ted Nash, tenor, alto sax; Geoffrey Clarkson, piano; Bob Leininger, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, June 21, 1946
S3305 | Over The Rainbow |
Various Artists - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2 (Savoy MG 9013)
Ted Nash, tenor, alto sax; Geoffrey Clarkson, piano; Bob Leininger, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, June 21, 1946
S3306 | Annie Laurie |
J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop (Savoy SJL 2232)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Cecil Payne, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, June 26, 1946
S3309-1 | Jay Bird |
S3309-9 | - |
S3311-1 | Jay Jay |
S3311-4 | - |
** same as Savoy MG-12106 entitled J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets + 16 bonus tracks.
J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG-12106)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Cecil Payne, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, June 26, 1946
S3309-11 | Jay Bird (as Fly Jay) |
S3310 | Coppin' The Bop |
S3311-2 | Jay Jay (as Hey Jay Jay) |
S3312 | Mad Be Bop |
** part of Savoy SJL 2232 as J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop.
Various Artists - Opus De Bop (Savoy MG-12114)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, July 31, 1946
S3321 | Opus De Bop |
S3322 | And The Angels Swing |
S3323 | Running Water |
S3324 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
Don Byas - Savoy Jam Party: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2213)
Don Byas, tenor sax; Sanford Gold, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys (Prestige PRST 7824)
Fats Navarro, trumpet #1-3; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1-3; Porter Kilbert, alto sax #1-3; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2-5; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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
The Bud Powell Trio (Roost RLP 2224)
Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Charlie Parker - Encores: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1107)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
S3420-1 | Donna Lee (new-take 1) |
S3421-2 | Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2) |
Charlie Parker Memorial (Savoy MG 12000)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
S3423-4 | Buzzy (short-take 4) |
S3423-5 | Buzzy (orig.-take) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, 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, trumpet #1-5; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee, Lester Young - A Date With Greatness (Imperial LP-9188-A)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Howard Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Imperial LP-12188-A.
Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy S5J 5500)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947
S3440-1 | Milestones (orig.-take 1) |
S3443-3 | Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, 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, trumpet #1; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
Various Artists - Lullaby In Rhythm (Spotlite (E) SPJ 107)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, NYC, September 13, 1947
Ko-Ko I | |
Hot House | |
Fine And Dandy |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carl Caruso, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Bands For Bonds", WOR Studios, 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 released on Zim ZM-1001.
Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 4 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 104)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
D1101-A | Dexterity |
D1103-A | Dewey Square (as Air Conditioning) (as Prezology) |
D1103-B | Dewey Square |
D1104-B | The Hymn (as Superman) |
D1105-B | Bird Of Paradise |
D1106-A | Embraceable You |
Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters Vol. 2 (Dial LP 905)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
D1101-B | Dexterity |
D1103-C | Dewey Square |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
D1151-B | Drifting On A Reed (as Giant Swing) |
D1153-B | Charlie's Wig |
D1155-C | Crazeology |
Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
D1102-A | Bongo Bop |
D1102-B | - |
Charlie Parker - Collectors' Items (Dial LP 904)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947
D1104-A | The Hymn |
D1105-A | Bird Of Paradise |
D1105-C | - |
D1106-B | Embraceable You (as Embraceable) |
same personnel.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
D1112-B | Klactoveedsedstene |
D1113-C | Scrapple From The Apple |
D1115-B | Out Of Nowhere (as Nowhere) |
D1116-A | Don't Blame Me |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
D1151-D | Drifting On A Reed |
D1152-B | Quasimado |
D1153-E | Charlie's Wig |
D1154-B | Bongo Beep (as Dexterity) |
D1156-A | How Deep Is The Ocean (as How Deep) |
** also released on Dial LP 904 (later) as Alternate Masters Vol. 1.
Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 5 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 105)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947
D1111-C | Bird Feathers |
D1112-A | Klactoveedsedstene |
D1113-B | Scrapple From The Apple |
D1114-A | My Old Flame (as Blue Lamp) |
D1115-A | Out Of Nowhere |
D1115-C | - |
Allen Eager - In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947-1953 (Uptown UPCD 27.49)
Allen Eager, alto sax; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Specs Goldberg, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Milton H. Greene's photography studio", 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947
Swapping Horns |
The Complete Coleman Hawkins Vol. 2 - RCA Black & White Series Vol. 181 (RCA (F) PM 42046)
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leslie Scott, vocal; 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 |
Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17 (RCA (F) 730625)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.
NYC, December 11, 1947
D7VB2659 | April In Paris |
D7VB2660 | How Strange |
Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi (RCA Victor LJM-1017)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.: same session.
NYC, December 11, 1947
D7VB2661-1 | Half Step Down, Please |
D7VB2663-1 | Jumpin' Jane |
Various Artists - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz (RCA Victor LPV-544)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.: same session.
NYC, December 11, 1947
D7VB2662-1 | Angel Face |
Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul (RCA Victor LPV-501)
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.
NYC, December 11, 1947
D7VB2664 | I Love You |
Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 6 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 106)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
D1151-E | Drifting On A Reed (as Prezology) (as Air Conditioning) |
D1152-A | Quasimado |
D1153-D | Charlie's Wig |
D1154-C | Bongo Beep (as Habanera Mambobop) (as Bird Feathers) |
D1155-A | Crazeology (excerpt) |
D1155-B | - |
D1155-D | Crazeology |
D1156-B | How Deep Is The Ocean |
Charlie Parker - Crazeology / Crazeology II - 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus (Dial 1034)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
D1155-ABX | Crazeology II - 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus |
Charlie Parker Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947
D1155-DDD | Crazeology |
1948
Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie Parker - The Band That Never Was (Spotlite (E) SPJ 141)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #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 (aka Big Foot) |
8. | 52nd Street Theme III |
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 6 (Philology (It) 214 W 29)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March, 1948
The Way You Look Tonight | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Groovin' High |
Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - In The Beginning (Galaxy LP 204)
Russell Jacquet, trumpet; Sonny Stitt as Lord Nelson, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Charles Thompson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.
United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, June, 1948
K5507 | 4022 | Be Bop Blues |
K5509 | 4021 | Royal Wedding |
K5510 | 4023 | Fine And Dandy |
K5511 | 4024 | Silver Slipper (as 3rd Song (Silver Slipper)) |
** also released on Galaxy LP 8204; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1771, OJCCD-1771-2; America (F) 30 AM 6072.
Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St. (Jazz Workshop JWS 501)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal.
"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 released on Fantasy LP 6011, LP 86011; Original Jazz Classics OJC-114, OJCCD-114-2; America (F) 30 AM 6061.
Charlie Parker (Prestige PRST-24009)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal.: 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 |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume One (Savoy ZDS 4411)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid Torin | |
Symphony Sid Talking | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
52nd Street Theme, Announcer |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme; Announcer | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker-talks | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- | |
- |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Announcer | |
- | |
- |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme, Announcer | |
Chasin' The Bird | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- |
Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy SAVOY 12186)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
52nd Street Theme |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
F2504/F2505 | Groovin' High |
Big Foot (a/k/a Air Conditioning, Drifting On A Reed) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Hot House |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Night In Tunisia |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
On A Slow Boat To China |
Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
Koko (aka Ko-Ko) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Ornithology (as Thriving On From A Riff) |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Barbados |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Half Nelson | |
Scrapple From The Apple |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Cheryl | |
Chasin' The Bird |
Miles Davis - Nonet 1948-Jam 1949 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Mike Zwerin, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
Move |
Charlie Parker-Miles Davis-Lee Konitz - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 2)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Mike Zwerin, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #5; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 4, 1948
1. | Godchild |
2. | S'il Vous Plait |
3. | Moon Dreams |
4. | Hallucinations (aka Budo) |
5. | Why Do I Love You |
** also released on Ozone 2 as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis-Lee Konitz - Rare Broadcast Performances.
Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent (Alto AL 701)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Ted Kelly, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #4; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 18, 1948
1. | Move (as Mood) |
2. | Moon Dreams |
3. | Hallucinations (as Budo) |
4. | Darn That Dream |
Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One (Session Disc 101)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #4.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, September 25, 1948
1. | 52nd Street Theme (mistitled as The Broadway Theme) |
2. | Half Nelson |
3. | Chasin' The Bird |
4. | You Go To My Head |
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214 W 5)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Three Deuces", NYC, fall 1948
Big Foot | |
52nd Street Theme | |
How High The Moon | |
52nd Street Theme (Short Version) |
same session.
Indiana | |
Out Of Nowhere | |
Fine And Dandy | |
All The Things You Are |
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 5 (Philology (It) 214 W 19)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Three Deuces", NYC, fall 1948
Ornithology |
Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty (Dial 756)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.
NYC, November 29, 1948
D1161 | I Wished On The Moon |
Dexter Gordon - Move! (Spotlite (E) SPJ 133)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.: 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, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums.
D1166-A | Move |
D1166-B | - |
The Comprehensive Charlie Parker - Live Performances Volume I (ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-1)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 11, 1948
Slow Boat To China (aka On A Slow Boat To China) |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
Half Nelson | |
White Christmas | |
Little Willie Leaps |
** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3000.
** also released on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-1. on ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3000-2 as Live Performances. on ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3000 as Live Performances Volume 1.
Charlie Parker On The Air Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 12, 1948
Salt Peanuts |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 18, 1948
Out Of Nowhere | |
How High The Moon |
Tadd Dameron Big Ten & Royal Roost Jam (Beppo (E) BEP 503)
Benny Harris, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leonard Feather, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 19, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | |
I'll Be Seeing You | |
52nd Street Theme | |
Ornithology |
Earl Bud Powell Vol. 1 - Early Years Of A Genius, 44-48 (Mythic Sound MS 6001-1)
Benny Harris, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leonard Feather, announcer.: same session.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 19, 1948
Introduction | |
Perdido | |
Indiana |
** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6001-2.
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Two (Savoy ZDS 4412)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, December 25, 1948
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme; Jingle Bells, Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid | |
Announcer-Symphony Sid | |
- | |
52nd Street Theme |
1949
Dave Lambert - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / Beban Cubop (Capitol 60014)
Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Vidal Bolado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Dave Lambert, vocal; unidentified vocal group.
NYC, January 20, 1949
3401 | When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along |
3402 | Beban Cubop |
Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant / Always (Capitol 60011)
Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Vidal Bolado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Dave Lambert, vocal; unidentified vocal group.: same session.
NYC, January 20, 1949
3403 | Hawaiian War Chant |
3404 | Always |
Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool (Capitol T-792)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 21, 1949
3395-3E | Jeru |
3396-3D | Move |
3398-1D | Hallucinations (aka Budo) |
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Gunther Schuller, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 9, 1950
4346 | Deception |
4347 | Rocker |
4348 | Moon Dreams |
** also released on Capitol M-11026 as Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 1.
Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 1 (Capitol M-11026)
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Gunther Schuller, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal.
NYC, March 9, 1950
4349 | Darn That Dream |
** originally released on Capitol T-792 as Birth Of The Cool + 1 bonus track.
Various Artists - Cool & Quiet (Capitol T-371)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 21, 1949
3397-2E | Godchild |
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Teddy Charles as Theodore Cohen, vibes; Harvey Leonard, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, August 24, 1949
4273 | (When We're Alone) Penthouse Serenade |
4274 | Extrovert |
4275 | Good-For-Nothin' Joe |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Three (Savoy ZDS 4413)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 22, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Oop Bop Sh'bam | |
Announcer | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Announcer | |
Salt Peanuts | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, January 29, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Groovin' High | |
Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 5, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Announcer | |
Barbados | |
Announcer | |
Salt Peanuts | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer, At Conclusion Sid Is Heard Briefly With Dinah Washington |
Bud Powell - Jazz Giant (Norgran MGN-1063)
Bud Powell, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Verve MGV-8153.
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1108)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 12, 1949
Scrapple From The Apple | |
Be-Bop |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
Groovin' High | |
Confirmation | |
Salt Peanuts |
Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Four (Savoy ZDS 4414)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.: same session.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 19, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Commercial Break #1 | |
Commercial Break #2 |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, February 26, 1949
Announcer | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
Deedle | |
Introductions By Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart | |
What's This | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
same personnel.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 5, 1949
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Cheryl | |
Announcer | |
Anthropology | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer | |
Hurry Home | |
Deedle | |
Royal Roost Bop (All The Things You Are) | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.
radio broadcast, "Royal Roost", NYC, March 12, 1949
Announcer | |
Introduction By Charlie Parker | |
Announcer | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid |
Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith - Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.
NYC, February-March, 1949
2542 | 292-3 | Cardboard |
** also released on Verve MGV-8126.
Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 (Verve MGV-8009)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.: same session.
NYC, February-March, 1949
2543-2 | 293-4 | Visa |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 5, 1949
2755-5 | 294-3 | Segment |
2756-5 | 295-5 | Passport (common) |
2757-4 | 296-3 | Diverse (as Segment) |
Junior Collins, French horn; Al Block, flute; Tommy Mace, oboe; Manny Thaler, bassoon; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tony Aless, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; The Dave Lambert Singers, including Annie Ross, vocal; Dave Lambert, vocal, arranger; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953
1240-9 | If I Love Again |
Various Artists - The Jazz Scene (Clef MGC-4007)
Bud Powell, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, circa February, 1949
2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234 | Cherokee |
** also released on Clef MGC-674; Verve MGV-8060. on ARS G-419 as Jazz Scene.
Charlie Parker - Rara Avis Avis, Rare Bird (Stash ST-CD-21)
Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky, trumpet #2,3; Will Bradley, Kai Winding, trombone #2,3; Joe Marsala, clarinet #2,3; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Mike Caluccio, piano; Joe Sullivan, piano #2,3; unknown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Specs Powell, drums #2,3; Ann Hathaway, vocal #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 (as Blues Jam #2) |
Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road (Jazz Showcase JS 5003)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Waldorf-Astoria Hotel", NYC, March 5, 1949
1. | Barbados |
2. | Anthropology |
Kai Winding - New Trends (Roost RLP 408)
Kai Winding, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, April 10, 1949
R2581 | Bop City |
R2583 | Crossin' The Channel |
Various Artists - Operation Jazz (Roost OJ 1)
Kai Winding, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, April 10, 1949
R2582 | Wallington's Godchild (mistitled as Crossing The Channel) |
Various Artists - Roost 5th Anniversary Album Vol. 1 (Roost RLP 1201)
Kai Winding, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, April 10, 1949
R2584 | Sleepy Bop |
Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC-512)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 5, 1949
2756-2 | 295-2 | Passport (rare) |
** also released on Clef MGC-512.
Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Bird In Paris CP 3)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 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 (aka Allen's Alley) | |
52nd Street Theme II |
Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Big Chief, Russell Moore, trombone; Hubert Rostaing, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky, soprano sax; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, James Moody, tenor sax; Hazy Osterwald, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Toots Thielemans, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 15, 1949
Farewell Blues (as Blues) |
Charlie Parker In France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 14 or 15, 1949
Out Of Nowhere III | |
A Night In Tunisia | |
Moose The Mooche | |
Hot House | |
I Got Rhythm (as 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 (alternate take) |
Max Roach, Clifford Brown - 2 Giants (Vogue (F) LDA 16008)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3010 | Prince Albert |
St3011 | Maxology (as Baby Sis) |
St3013 | Maximum |
Al Haig Trio And Quintet! (Prestige PRST 7841)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3012 | Yesterdays (as Tomorrow) |
James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47 (Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
St3014 | Hot House (as Ham And Haig) |
J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three (Prestige PRLP 7023)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 26, 1949
JRC20B | Elysee (as Elysses) |
JRC21C | Opus V |
JRC22C | Hilo |
JRC23D | Fox Hunt |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-091, OJCCD-091-2.
** part of Prestige PRES 16-4 as Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three.
Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Small Combos (Capitol H-322)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Teddy Charles as Theodore Cohen, vibes; Harvey Leonard, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, August 24, 1949
4272 | Bud's Invention |
Lennie Tristano, Buddy DeFranco - Crosscurrents: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 14 (Capitol M-11060)
Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Teddy Charles as Theodore Cohen, vibes; Harvey Leonard, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, August 24, 1949
4276 | Aishie |
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green - Flip (Clef MGC-693)
Billy Butterfield, trumpet; Benny Green, trombone; Pete Mondello, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Mickey Crane, piano; Sam Bruno, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, August 29, 1949
280-6 | This Can't Be Love |
281-2 | Cookie |
** also released on Verve MGV-8077.
Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II (Misterioso (E) MLP 1982)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35A | Wailing Wall |
JRC36B | Go |
JRC36E | - |
JRC37D | Infatuation |
JRC38D | Stop |
Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I (Misterioso (E) MLP 1981)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35B | Wailing Wall |
JRC35C | - |
JRC36A | Go |
JRC36BC | - |
JRC36D | - |
JRC37A | Infatuation |
JRC37C | - |
JRC38A | Stop |
JRC38C | - |
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35D | Wailing Wall |
JRC36C | Go |
JRC37B | Infatuation |
JRC38B | Stop |
** initially scheduled on Prestige PR 16002.
Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige P-24046)
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, September 20, 1949
JRC35E | Wailing Wall |
Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson (Prestige PRLP 7024)
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, October 17, 1949
JRC600C | Afternoon In Paris (take 2) |
JRC601B | Elora (take 2) |
JRC602B | Tea Pot (take 2) |
JRC603B | Blue Mode (take 1) |
JRC603C | Blue Mode (take 2) |
Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December 11, 1949
JRC1000A | All God's Children Got Rhythm |
JRC1001 | Sonnyside |
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 (take 1) |
JRC1007B | Fine And Dandy (take 2) |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7248, PRST 7248 as Sonny Stitt With Bud Powell And J.J. Johnson - All God's Children Got Rhythm. on Prestige PRST 7839 as Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-009, OJCCD-009-2.
Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues (Prestige PRST 7839)
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, October 17, 1949
JRC600A | Afternoon In Paris (take 1) |
JRC601A | Elora (take 1) |
JRC602A | Tea Pot (take 1) |
** originally released on Prestige PRLP 7024 as Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson + 3 bonus tracks.
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 2 (Philology (It) 214 W 12)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Pershing Hotel", Chicago, IL, November, 1949
I Cover The Waterfront | |
- | |
Confirmation | |
- | |
Now's The Time | |
- | |
Air Conditioning (Big Foot) | |
Perdido | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into) | |
Ruby, My Dear | |
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into) | |
Ruby, My Dear | |
Wee | |
- |
Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 3 (Philology (It) 214 W 15)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Pershing Hotel", Chicago, IL, November, 1949
Hot House (Short) | |
Hot House (Long) | |
Cheryl (Short) | |
Cheryl (Long) | |
I Can't Get Started (Short) | |
I Can't Get Started (Long) | |
Groovin' High (Short) | |
Groovin' High (Long) |
Various Artists - Stars Of Modern Jazz Concert At Carnegie Hall (IAJRC 20)
Miles Davis, trumpet #1-4; Bennie Green, trombone #1-4; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #1-4; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax #1-4; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"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
The Swing Era Metronome All-Stars (Harmony HL 7044)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 10, 1950
CO42629-1 | Double Date |
CO42630-1 | No Figs |
Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio (Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4)
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
BN370-1 | Lo-Flame (alternate take) |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5012 entitled Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet + BLP 5023 entitled Kenny Drew - New Faces-New Sounds + 3 bonus tracks.
Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9274)
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950
BN370-2 | Lo-Flame |
BN371-1 | Fuguetta |
BN372-0 | Fluid Drive |
BN373-0 | Meciendo |
BN374-0 | Donnellon Square |
BN375-1 | I'll Remember April |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5012 entitled Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet + BLP 5024 entitled Howard McGhee Vol. 2.
Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns (Misterioso (E) MLP 1984)
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, July 20, 1950
JRC95A | Mona Lisa |
JRC97A | Darn That Dream |
Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50 (Prestige P-24081)
Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, July 20, 1950
JRC95B | Mona Lisa |
JRC97B | Darn That Dream |
JRC98B | I Cross My Fingers |
Al Hibbler With The Ellingtonians (Brunswick BL 54036)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.
NYC, September 21, 1950
M4011 | White Christmas |
M4012 | Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen |
Chubby Kemp - Me And My Wig / Juke Bop Boogie (Mercer M 1971)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.
NYC, September 21, 1950
M4013 | Me And My Wig |
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.
M4015 | Juke Bop Boogie |
Johnny Hodges - Jumpin': Jazz Legacy 62 (Jazz Legacy (F) 500112)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.
NYC, September 21, 1950
M4014 | How Blue Can You Get |
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Sara Forde, vocal.
M4016 | Set 'Em Up |
Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians (Vogue (F) LD 497-30)
Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, mandolin piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 21, 1950
M4017 | The New Piano Roll Blues |
1951
Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 (Verve MGV-8010)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 17, 1951
489-2 | Au Privave |
490-3 | She Rote |
The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC-646)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.: 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, French horn; Al Block, flute; Tommy Mace, oboe; Manny Thaler, bassoon; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tony Aless, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; The Dave Lambert Singers, including Annie Ross, vocal; Dave Lambert, vocal, arranger; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953
1238-7 | In The Still Of The Night |
1239-9 | Old Folks |
** also scheduled on Clef MGC-733 as Yardbird.
Various Artists - Enter The Cool: The History Of Jazz Volume Four (Capitol T-796)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; John LaPorta, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; George Shearing, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 23, 1951
6252 | Early Spring |
The Metronome All Stars, The International Jazzmen, The Just Jazz All Stars - All Star Sessions: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 6 (Capitol M-11031)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; John LaPorta, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; George Shearing, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
NYC, January 23, 1951
6253 | Local 802 Blues |
Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (Prestige PRLP 7013)
Miles Davis, trumpet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Sal Mosca, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 8, 1951
140B | Odjenar |
141B | Ezz-thetic |
142B | Hibeck |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7013 (later); Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726, OJCCD-1726-2 as Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception.
The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1503)
Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
BN382-1 | Un Poco Loco (1st take) |
BN382-2 | Un Poco Loco (2nd take) |
BN382-4 | Un Poco Loco |
BN384-0 | A Night In Tunisia |
BN384-1 | A Night In Tunisia (alternate master) |
Parisian Thoroughfare |
** also released on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo).
The George Wallington Trio (Savoy MG-12081)
George Wallington, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, November 21, 1951
Twins | |
Polka Dot | |
I'll Remember April | |
High Score | |
Hyacinth | |
Joy Bell | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
Fine And Dandy |
1952
Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6 (Verve MGV-8008)
Benny Harris, trumpet #1-3,5; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; possibly Jose Mangual, bongos.
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 |
The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
Benny Harris, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; possibly Jose Mangual, bongos.
NYC, January 23, 1952
680-1 | La Cucaracha |
680-2 | - |
680-4 | - |
681-2 | Estrellita |
681-4 | - |
681-5 | - |
Junior Collins, French horn; Al Block, flute; Tommy Mace, oboe; Manny Thaler, bassoon; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tony Aless, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; The Dave Lambert Singers, including Annie Ross, vocal; Dave Lambert, vocal, arranger; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.
Fulton Recording, 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, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
1246-2 | Chi-Chi |
1246-5 | - |
1249-1 | Confirmation |
1249-2 | - |
Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9275)
Eddie Bert, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor sax; Joe Manning, vibes; George Wallington, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Monica Dell, vocal #2-4.
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 as Blue Note BLP 5020 entitled Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet - New Faces-New Sounds + BLP 5033 entitled Gil Melle Quintet Vol. 2.
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra - Swinging With Flip (Clef MGC-692)
Al Porcino, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Charlie Kennedy, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Mickey Crane, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 21, 1952
749-3 | Someone To Watch Over Me |
750-3 | I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket |
751-2 | Singing In The Rain |
752-2 | Gina |
** also released on Verve MGV-8076.
Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two (Blue Note BLP 1511)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo).
** part of Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 as The Complete Genius. and Mosaic MR4-101 as The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk.
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-4; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1-4; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #1-4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
1. BN434-2 tk.3 | Skippy (alternate take) |
2. BN435-1 tk.5 | Hornin' In (alternate take) |
3. BN436-0 tk.8 | Sixteen |
4. BN436-1 tk.9 | Sixteen (alternate take) |
5. BN439-0 tk.12 | I'll Follow You |
** same as Blue Note BLP 1510 entitled Genius Of Modern Music Volume One + BLP 1511 entitled Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two + 25 bonus tracks.
The George Wallington Trios (Prestige PRST 7587)
George Wallington, piano; Charlie Mingus as "Baron" Fingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; with Chuck Wayne, mandola #1.
probably WOR Studios, NYC, September 4, 1952
1. 351 | Love Beat |
2. 352 | Summer Rain |
3. 353 | Escalating |
4. 354 | Laura |
George Wallington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
355 | Tenderly |
356 | When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New |
357 | Red, White And Blue |
358 | Arrivederci |
George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell as "Curly" Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
probably WOR Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
483 | Among Friends |
484 | My Nephew And I |
485 | Variations |
486 | Squeezer's Breezer |
487 | Cuckoo Around The Clock |
488 | I Married An Angel |
489 | Ours |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1754, OJCCD-1754-2.
** part of Prestige P-24093 as Our Delight.
The Charles Mingus Groups - Debut Rarities Volume 4 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1829-2)
Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
E2CB6494-2 | Paris In Blue, Edition 1 (as Orientation) |
E2CB6495-2 | Make Believe |
E2CB6497-2 | Montage |
Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #1.
NYC, April 29, 1953
1. RM509 | You And Me |
2. RM511 | Cupid |
Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB-198)
Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
Paris In Blue, Edition 2 |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Leon Comegys, trombone; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, April 10, 1953
Orientation (alternate take) |
Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal #2,3; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #3.
NYC, April 29, 1953
1. | Medley: You Go To My Head |
2. RM508 | Can You Blame Me |
3. RM510 | Bebopper |
Max Roach, drums.
"Massey Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, May 15, 1953
Drum Conversation (as Drum Conversation Part 2) |
Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
I've Got You Under My Skin |
Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198)
Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.
Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952
Paris In Blue, Edition 3 |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-115.
Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace September 26, 1952 (Charlie Parker CP 502)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; unidentified strings.
"Rockland Palace", NYC, September 26, 1952
Rocker #1 | |
Just Friends #1 | |
I'll Remember April | |
Easy To Love | |
What Is This Thing Called Love | |
I Didn't Know What Time It Was | |
Repetition #2 | |
East Of The Sun #1 | |
April In Paris | |
Out Of Nowhere |
Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free (Charlie Parker PLP 401)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; unidentified strings, #4,9.
"Rockland Palace", NYC, September 26, 1952
1. | Moose The Mooche |
2. | My Little Suede Shoes |
3. | Sly Mongoose |
4. | Laura |
5. | Star Eyes |
6. | This Time The Dream's On Me |
7. | Cool Blues |
8. | Lester Leaps In |
9. | Rocker #2 |
Jimmy McPartland And The Dixieland Stars, Dizzy Gillespie And The Birdland Stars - Leonard Feather Presents Hot Vs. Cool - A Battle Of Jazz (MGM E-3286)
Jimmy McPartland, cornet #2; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Cary, trumpet #2; Don Elliott, mellophone #1,3,4, trumpet #2; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet #3; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Hot versus Cool", "Birdland", NYC, November 24, 1952
1. 52S-509 | Muskrat Ramble |
2. 52S-510 | Battle Of Blues |
3. 52S-511 | Indiana |
4. 52S-512 | How High The Moon |
Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 7027)
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gary Mapp, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December 18, 1952
399 | Trinkle Tinkle |
400 | These Foolish Things |
401 | Bemsha Swing |
402 | Reflections |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7159 as Monk's Moods. on Prestige PRST 7508 as The High Priest. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-010, OJCCD-010-2.
The Quartet Of Charlie Parker - Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve MGV-8005)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, December 30, 1952
1118-3 | The Song Is You (as I Hear Music) |
1119-7 | 62VK440 | Laird Baird |
1120-2 | Kim |
1120-4 | - |
1121-2 | Cosmic Rays |
1121-5 | - |
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fulton Recording, 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 released on ARS G-441 as Now's The Time Featuring Charlie Parker.
1953
Joe Holiday - Mambo Jazz (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1786-2)
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Earle Warren, alto sax; Joe Holiday, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Johnny Acea, piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 4, 1953
457 | Cotton Candy |
458 | And Now It Is Love |
459 | My Funny Valentine |
460 | Martha's Harp |
Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53 (VGM Records VGM 0009)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Jack Holliday, piano; Mert Oliver, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Howard Theater", Washington, DC, March 8, 1953
Cool Blues | |
Out Of Nowhere | |
Ornithology | |
Anthropology |
Max Roach Quartet (Original Jazz Classics OJC-202)
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Leon Comegys, trombone; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, April 10, 1953
A105 | Orientation |
B105 | Mobleyzation |
A106 | Glow Worm |
B106 | Sfax |
Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1-5; Walter Davis Jr., piano #1-5; Franklin Skeete, bass #1-5; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-202-2.
The Charles Mingus Duo & Trio - Debut Rarities Volume 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1808-2)
Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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) |
The Rarest On Debut - Charles Mingus (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001)
Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Honey Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal.
NYC, April 29, 1953
You And Me (alternate take) |
Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD-4402-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Massey Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, May 15, 1953
Perdido (undubbed version) | |
Salt Peanuts (undubbed version) | |
All The Things You Are (undubbed version) | |
52nd Street Theme (undubbed version) |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Allen's Alley (as Wee) (undubbed version) | |
Hot House (undubbed version) | |
A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version) |
Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955
Drums (take 1) | |
Drums (take 2) | |
I'll Remember April (alternate take) |
The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1 (Debut DLP-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Massey Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, May 15, 1953
Perdido |
** also released on Vogue (E) LDE 040; Swing (F) M 33312 as The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1.
The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall (Debut DEB-124)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Massey Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, May 15, 1953
Perdido | |
Salt Peanuts #1 & 2 | |
All The Things You Are | |
52nd Street Theme |
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Allen's Alley (as Wee) | |
Hot House #1 & 2 | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Fantasy LP 6003, LP 86003; Original Jazz Classics OJC-044, OJCCD-044-2. on America (F) 30 AM 6053 as Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall.
The Bud Powell Trio (Fantasy LP 6006)
Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Massey Hall", Toronto, ON, Canada, May 15, 1953
Embraceable You | |
Sure Thing | |
Cherokee | |
Hallelujah (as Jubilee) | |
Lullaby Of Birdland |
** also released on Fantasy LP 86006. on America (F) 30 AM 6056 as Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach.
Miles Davis - Blue Haze (Prestige PRLP 7054)
Miles Davis, trumpet; John Lewis, piano #1-3; Charlie Mingus, piano #4; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953
1. 479 | When Lights Are Low |
2. 480 | Tune Up |
3. 481 | Miles Ahead |
4. 482 | Smooch |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-093, OJCCD-093-2.
Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55 (Mythic Sound MS 6002-1)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Birdland", NYC???, circa late May, 1953
Woody'n You | |
Salt Peanuts |
** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.
Al Cohn's Tones (Savoy MG 12048)
Nick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953
I'm Tellin' Ya | |
Jane Street | |
Ah-Moore | |
That's What You Think (master) |
** also released on Savoy SJL 1126 as The Progressive Al Cohn.
The Progressive Al Cohn (Savoy SJL 1126)
Nick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953
That's What You Think - 1 |
** originally released on Savoy MG 12048 as Al Cohn's Tones + 1 bonus track.
Billy Eckstine Sings - The Great Mr. B. With A Beat (MGM E-3176)
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; John LaPorta, clarinet; Warne Marsh, Lester Young, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Teddy Wilson, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.
NYC, July 9, 1953
53S-507 | How High The Moon Part 1 |
53S-508 | How High The Moon Part 2 |
53S-509 | St. Louis Blues Part 1 |
53S-510 | St. Louis Blues Part 2 |
The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
1246-4 | Chi-Chi (alternate take) |
Cliff "King" Solomon - Li'l Darlin' / But Officer (OKeh 7010)
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Clifford Solomon, tenor sax; Oscar Estelle, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Monk Montgomery, bass; Max Roach, drums; Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce, vocal.
NYC, August 2, 1953
CO49881 | Li'l Darlin' |
CO49884 | But Officer |
Cliff "King" Solomon - Square Dance Boogie / Street Walking (OKeh 7022)
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Clifford Solomon, tenor sax; Oscar Estelle, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Monk Montgomery, bass; Max Roach, drums; Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce, vocal.: same session.
NYC, August 2, 1953
CO49882 | Square Dance Boogie |
CO49883 | Street Walking |
Miles Davis And The Lighthouse All-Stars - At Last! (Contemporary C-7645)
Miles Davis, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
Infinity Promenade |
Miles Davis, trumpet; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
'Round Midnight |
Miles Davis, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Night In Tunisia |
Max Roach, drums.
Drum Conversation |
Chet Baker, trumpet; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
At Last |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-480, OJCCD-480-2.
Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars - Witch Doctor (Contemporary C-7649)
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953
Loaded | |
I'll Remember April |
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Winter Wonderland |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-609, OJCCD-609-2.
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-972-2)
Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson or Lorraine Geller or Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, September, 1953
Glidin' Along | |
Beau Boy | |
Four Others |
** originally released on Contemporary C2501 + 3 bonus tracks.
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three (Contemporary C3508)
Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone #4; Herb Geller, alto sax; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos #1,4.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953
1. LK369 | Mambo Los Feliz |
2. | Jazz Invention |
3. | Love Letters |
4. LK370 | Witch Doctor No. 1 |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-266, OJCCD-266-2.
Diz And Getz (Norgran MGN-1050)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1953
1367-4 | Girl Of My Dreams |
1368-7 | 63VK624 | It Don't Mean A Thing |
1369-1 | Talk Of The Town |
1370-1 | Siboney (Part I) |
1371-2 | Siboney (Part II) |
1372-3 | 63VK622 | Exactly Like You |
1373-3 | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart |
1374-1 | Impromptu |
** also released on Verve MGV-8141.
1954 (age 30)
Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds (Verve MGV-8200)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bob Whitlock, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954
1494-5 | Nobody Else But Me |
1497-3 | Down By The Sycamore Tree |
** also released on ARS G-407 as The Cool Jazz Of Stan Getz.
Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura - Tenor Saxes (Norgran MGN-1034)
Stan Getz, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bob Whitlock, bass; Max Roach, drums.: 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 released on Verve MGV-8125.
Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy MG-36009)
Maynard Ferguson, trumpet, valve trombone; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Herb Geller, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; John Simmons, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954
10341 | Air Conditioned |
10342 | Love Is Here To Stay |
** also released on Universal (J) UCCM-9120.
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4 - Oboe/Flute (Contemporary C3520)
Bud Shank, flute, alto flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, English horn; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 and 26, 1954
Aquarium | |
Warm Winds | |
Night In Tunisia | |
Albatross | |
Still Life | |
Bag's Groove | |
Hermosa Summer | |
Happy Town |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-154, OJCCD-154-2.
Oscar Pettiford - Memorial: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 35 (Vogue (F) LD 608-30)
Kai Winding, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Henri Renaud, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 21, 1954
East Lag (as E Lag) | |
Marcel The Furrier | |
Rhumblues | |
Stardust | |
Ondine | |
Burt's Pad |
The Best Of Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert! (Gene Norman Presents GNP 18)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax #1,3; Carl Perkins, piano; George Bledsoe, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gene Norman, announcer.
"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, April, 1954
1. GNP113 | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
2. - | Tenderly |
3. GNP114 | Sunset Eyes |
4. - | Clifford's Axe |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gene Norman, announcer.
"California Club", Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 1954
GNP125 | Jor-du |
- | I Can't Get Started |
GNP126 | I Get A Kick Out Of You |
- | Parisian Thoroughfare |
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG-36036)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954
10856-2 | Delilah |
10858-2 | Parisian Thoroughfare |
same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
10859-3 | Jordu (edited version) |
same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
10877-4 | Joy Spring |
10880 | Daahoud |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
11364-8 | The Blues Walk |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955
11365-13 | What Am I Here For |
Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy MG-36008)
Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954
10857-2 | Darn That Dream |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax #1; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
1. 10860-10 | Sweet Clifford |
2. 10861-7 | Ghost Of A Chance |
Clifford Brown, trumpet #1,2; Harold Land, tenor sax #1,2; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, 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 |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
10878-1/4 | Mildama (edited version) |
The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM-2-8201)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
10859-3 | Jordu (complete version) |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, February 17, 1956
12462-9 | Flossie Lou |
** also released on Limelight LS-2-8601.
Clifford Brown - The Boss Man (Time LP 8)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
10860 | Sweet Clifford (mistitled as Clifford's Fantasy) |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
10887 | Caravan (The Boss Man) |
Max Roach, Clifford Brown - Daahoud (Mainstream MRL 386)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954
10861-6 | Ghost Of A Chance (alternate take) |
Clifford Brown, trumpet #2; Harold Land, tenor sax #2; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
1. 10879-6 | These Foolish Things |
2. 10880-5 | Daahoud (alternate take) |
The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954
10867-5 | I Get A Kick Out Of You (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
10877-3 | Joy Spring (alternate take) |
10878-2 | Mildama (take 2) |
10878-4 | Mildama (take 4) |
10878-6 | Mildama (take 6) |
10878 | Mildama (section II) |
- | Mildama (section III) |
- | - |
- | - |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, February 16, 1956
12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love (alternate take) |
12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown) |
12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alternate take) |
same personnel.
NYC, February 17, 1956
12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown) |
12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take) |
12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 1) |
12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 2) |
12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 3) |
Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J-1)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954
10878-5 | Mildama (take 5) |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
11360-12 | Land's End (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955
11364-5 | The Blues Walk (alternate take) |
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, February 17, 1956
12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alternate take) |
Clifford Brown All Stars - Caravan (EmArcy MG-36102)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax #2; Walter Benton, tenor sax #2; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
1. 10887 | Caravan |
2. 10888 | Autumn In New York |
Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album (Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
10885 | Coronado (aka Coronodo) (rehearsal take) |
** also released on Mercury (J) 30JD-22/25.
Clifford Brown - Jams 2 (EmArcy (J) 195J-2)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
10885-6 | Coronado (aka Coronodo) |
Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet #2; Herb Geller, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax #2; Richie Powell, piano; Junior Mance, piano #2; George Morrow, bass #1; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #2; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954
1. 10909-2 | Crazy, He Calls Me |
2. 10911-3 | I'll Remember April |
Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy MG-36039)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
10885-10 | Coronado (aka Coronodo) |
10886-1 | You Go To My Head |
Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy EP-1-6141)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954
10885-10 | Coronado (edited version) |
10886-1 | You Go To My Head (edited version) |
Various Artists - Jam Session (EmArcy MG-36002)
Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax #1,2,4; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; Junior Mance, piano #1,2,4; Keter Betts, George Morrow, bass #1,2,4; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #3; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal #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 |
Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington (EmArcy MG-36000)
Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet #1,3-5; Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Herb Geller, alto sax #3-5; Harold Land, tenor sax #3-5; Junior Mance, piano; Richie Powell, piano #4,5; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #1-3; Keter Betts, bass #4,5; George Morrow, bass #4-6; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
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 released on Universal (J) UCCM-9031 as Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington + 4.
The Complete Bud Powell On Verve (Verve 314 521 669-2)
Bud Powell, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fine Sound, 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 (alternate take 2) |
Bud Powell - Jazz Original (Norgran MGN-1017)
Bud Powell, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 16, 1954
2139-1 | Deep Night |
2140-4 | That Old Black Magic |
2141-1 | 'Round Midnight |
** also released on Norgran MGN-1098; Verve MGV-8185 as Bud Powell '57.
The Genius Of Bud Powell (Volume 2) (Verve VE-2-2526)
Bud Powell, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Fine Sound, NYC, December 16, 1954
2140-3 | That Old Black Magic (alternate take 1) |
1955
Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy MG-36005)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Richie Powell, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello, Neal Hefti, arranger, conductor.
Fine Sound, 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, 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, NYC, January 20, 1955
11124-6 | Embraceable You |
11125-7 | Blue Moon |
11126-4 | Willow Weep For Me |
11127-7 | Stardust |
** also released on West Wind (G) WW 032, WW 2032 as Clifford Brown And The Neal Hefti Orchestra.
Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702)
Hazel Scott, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2.
Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2)
Hazel Scott, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955
Mountain Greenery | |
Git Up From There (alternate take) | |
Lament (alternate take) |
** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702 + 3 bonus tracks.
Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Study In Brown (EmArcy MG-36037)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Various Artists - Trumpet Interlude (EmArcy MG-36017)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955
11360-14 | Land's End |
Thad Jones (Debut DEB-127)
Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
One More | |
I Can't Get Started | |
More Of The Same | |
Get Out Of Town |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-625, OJCCD-625-2.
Thad Jones (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-625-2)
Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
One More (alternate take) |
** originally released on Debut DEB-127 + 2 bonus tracks.
The Fabulous Thad Jones (Fantasy LP 6004)
Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
One More (edited version) | |
Get Out Of Town (alternate take) |
** also released on Fantasy LP 86004; America (F) 30 AM 6054.
John Dennis - New Piano Expressions (Debut DEB-121)
John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
Ensenada | |
Machajo | |
Cherokee | |
Seven Moons |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2 as New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5.
John Dennis - New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2)
John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955
Seven Moons (alternate take) | |
All The Things You Are (take 1) | |
All The Things You Are (take 2) | |
Cherokee (alternate take) |
** originally released on Debut DEB-121 as New Piano Expressions + 4 bonus tracks.
Count Basie With His All Time Great Orchestra (Hall Of Fame JG 629)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 6, 1955
I Get A Kick Out Of You |
Gene Krupa Quartet, Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet (Hall Of Fame JG 633)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, May 6, 1955
Variations (The Blues Walk) |
Herbie Nichols Trio (Blue Note BLP 1519)
Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955
tk.12 | Terpsichore |
Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
tk.1 | Wildflower |
tk.4 | Mine |
tk.12 | The Spinning Song |
tk.16 | Query |
The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Mosaic MR5-118)
Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955
tk.5 | Applejackin' (alternate take) |
tk.12 | The Gig (alternate take) |
same personnel.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955
tk.2 | Furthermore (alternate take 1) |
tk.3 | Furthermore |
tk.5 | 117th Street (alternate take) |
tk.6 | 117th Street |
tk.7 | Sunday Stroll |
tk.10 | Nick At T's |
tk.11 | Furthermore (alternate take 2) |
tk.13 | 'Orse At Safari |
tk.14 | Applejackin' (alternate take) |
tk.15 | Applejackin' |
Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
tk.3 | Mine (alternate take) |
tk.10 | Trio (alternate take) |
tk.11 | The Spinning Song (alternate take) |
tk.14 | Riff Primatif (alternate take) |
tk.15 | Query (alternate take) |
** also released on Mosaic MD3-118; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352 2 0.
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy MG-36043)
Nat Adderley, cornet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.
NYC, August 5, 1955
11994 | Willows |
11995 | Fallen Feathers |
11996 | Rose Room |
Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars (EmArcy MG-36066)
Ernie Royal, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, August 12, 1955
11997 | Hear Ye! Hear Ye! |
11998 | You Don't Know What Love Is |
11999 | Little Beaver |
Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 1 (Victor (J) SMJ-6185M)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Billy Wallace, piano; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
I'll Remember April Parts 1 & 2 | |
Woody'n You | |
Hot House |
** part of Columbia JG 35965 as Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive.
Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 (Victor (J) SMJ-6186M)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, tenor sax; unknown, tenor sax #1; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #2; Billy Wallace, piano #1; Chris Anderson, piano #2; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
1. | Walkin' |
2. | Cherokee |
** part of Columbia JG 35965 as Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive.
Sonny Rollins - Work Time (Prestige PRLP 7020)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 All Right With Me |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7246, PRST 7246 as Worktime. on Prestige PRST 7750 as Worktime!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-007, OJCCD-007-2.
Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia (Debut DEB-123)
Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955
Db33/Db34 | Percussion Discussion |
** also released on Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052 as Chazz!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-045, OJCCD-045-2.
The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach (Fantasy LP 6009)
Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955
Drums |
** also released on Fantasy LP 86009; Original Jazz Classics OJC-440, OJCCD-440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059.
1956
Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street (EmArcy MG-36070)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 - The Quintet Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS-2-407)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, January 4, 1956
12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly) |
Clifford Brown - Pure Genius Vol. 1 (Elektra Musician E1-60026)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: 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 |
Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Prestige PRLP 7038)
Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1956
1. 867 | I Feel A Song Coming On |
2. 868 | Pent-Up House |
3. 869 | Valse Hot |
4. 870 | Kiss And Run |
5. 871 | Count Your Blessings |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7291, PRST 7291 as Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown And Max Roach - 3 Giants!. on Prestige PRST 7821 as Three Giants!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-243, OJCCD-243-2.
Introducing Johnny Griffin (Blue Note BLP 1533)
Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Blue Note CDP 7 46536 2.
Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10)
Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956
tk.12 | The Way You Look Tonight |
tk.16 | Cherokee |
Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956
tk.8 | Argumentative Variation (aka Trio) |
tk.13 | Riff Primatif (mistitled as Riff Primitif) |
Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April 1956 (Ingo (It) Ingo-Two)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Basin Street East", NYC, April 28, 1956
Valse Hot (as Waltz Hot) | |
I Feel A Song Comin' On |
Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 7 (Philology (It) W 1008.2)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; probably Richie Powell, piano; probably George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bob Story, announcer.
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
Just One Of Those Things | |
You Go To My Head | |
Good Bait |
Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009.2)
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #5; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; probably Richie Powell, piano; probably George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bob Story, announcer.
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 - Saxophone Colossus (Prestige PRLP 7079)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
918 | You Don't Know What Love Is |
919 | St. Thomas |
920 | Strode Rode |
921 | Blue 7 |
922 | Moritat |
** also released on Prestige PR 7326, PRST 7326; Original Jazz Classics OJC-291, OJCCD-291-2.
The Magnificent Thad Jones (Blue Note BLP 1527)
Thad Jones, trumpet; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax #1-4; Barry Harris, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Blue Note CDP 7 46814 2.
** part of Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172 as The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones.
The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 1546)
Thad Jones, trumpet; Barry Harris, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956
tk.7 | I've Got A Crush On You |
** part of Mosaic MQ5-172, MD3-172 as The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones.
Max Roach + 4 (EmArcy MG-36098)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 |
** also scheduled on EmArcy SR-80001.
** also released on EmArcy (J) 195J-39 as Max Roach + 4 & More.
Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J-39)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, 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 Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957
15188-10 | Minor Trouble |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fine Recording, 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.
Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957
16646 | JB163-6 | Anthropology |
** originally released on EmArcy MG-36098 as Max Roach + 4 + 7 bonus tracks.
Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG-36108)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 19, 1956
13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957
15175-10 | I'll Take Romance |
15177 | Blues Waltz |
same personnel.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957
15187-7 | Little Folks |
15189-4 | Valse Hot |
same personnel.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957
15194 | Lover (mono edit) |
** also released on Mercury MG-20538.
Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird (Prestige PRLP 7095)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face |
980 | Kids Know |
982 | Medley: I Remember You |
- | Medley: My Melancholy Baby |
- | Medley: Old Folks |
- | Medley: They Can't Take That Away From Me |
- | Medley: Just Friends |
- | Medley: My Little Suede Shoes |
- | Medley: Star Eyes |
** also released on Prestige PRST 7553 as Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-214, OJCCD-214-2.
Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
981 | The House I Live In |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
1033 | Sonny Boy |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-348, OJCCD-348-2.
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226)
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
1. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are |
2. | Pannonica |
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956
Brilliant Corners |
Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956
Bemsha Swing |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1174; Original Jazz Classics OJC-026, OJCCD-026-2. on Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 as Mighty Monk.
Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266)
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt) |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-086, OJCCD-1906-2.
Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside R-022)
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
Pannonica (opening) |
** also released on Riverside 15RCD-022-2.
Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, October 10, 1956
Valse Hot | |
I Get A Kick Out Of You |
Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force (Prestige PRLP 7126)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #2,3.
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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-095, OJCCD-095-2.
Sonny Rollins (Vol. 1) (Blue Note BLP 1542)
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 81542 2.
Joe Wilder - The Music Of George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing (Music Minus One MMO 4)
Joe Wilder, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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
Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR-80002)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957
JB8 | Lover (stereo edit) |
** also released on Mercury SR-60193.
Max Roach, Stan Levey - Drummin' The Blues (Liberty LRP-3064)
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Dick Shreve, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, March, 1957
Facts About Max | |
Swingin' The Blues | |
Blues In The Night | |
The Count's Blues |
Various Artists - Jazz Omnibus (Columbia CL 1020)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 11, 1957
CO57801 | I've Got You Under My Skin |
J.J. Johnson - First Place (Columbia CL 1030)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 11, 1957
CO57802 | Harvey's House |
CO57803 | Nickels And Dimes |
CO57804 | That Tired Routine Called Love |
CO57805 | For Heaven's Sake |
CO57806 | Paul's Pal |
same personnel.
Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 12, 1957
CO57807-4 | It's Only A Paper Moon |
CO57809-1 | Commutation |
CO57811-5 | Be My Love |
same personnel.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, April 26, 1957
CO57724-1 | Cry Me A River |
The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (Mosaic MQ11-169)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 12, 1957
CO57808-1 | Out Of My Dreams |
CO57810-2 | God Bless The Child |
same personnel.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, May 3, 1957
CO57811-1/2 | Blue Trombone Parts 1 & 2 |
** also released on Mosaic MD7-169.
J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (Columbia CL 1303)
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, April 26, 1957
CO57725-4 | Hello, Young Lovers |
CO57726-5 | 100 Proof |
CO57727-2 | What's New |
same personnel.
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, May 3, 1957
CO57909-5 | Kev |
CO57910-5 | Gone With The Wind |
CO57911 | Blue Trombone Part 1 |
CO57912 | Blue Trombone Part 2 |
** also released on Columbia CS 8109.
Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-239)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #1,2,4,6; Betty Glamman, harp #3-5; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 and 27, 1957
1. | Falling In Love With Love |
2. | I'll Remember April |
3. | Larue |
4. | My Old Flame |
5. | But Beautiful |
6. | La Villa |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1105; Original Jazz Classics OJC-028, OJCCD-028-2.
A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People (Savoy MG-12118)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Buster Cooper, trombone; John Griffin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chino Pozo, conga drums; A.K. Salim, leader, arranger.
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 |
** also released on Savoy 93006-2.
A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People (Savoy 93006-2)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Buster Cooper, trombone; John Griffin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chino Pozo, conga drums; A.K. Salim, leader, arranger.: same session.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957
Blu-Binsky (previously unissued) | |
Pretty For The People (previously unissued) |
** originally released on Savoy MG-12118 + 2 bonus tracks.
Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Riverside RLP 12-251)
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, 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. | When A Woman Loves A Man |
8. | Don't Explain |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-085, OJCCD-085-2.
Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2)
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957
I Must Have That Man (take 3) | |
Porgy (take 1) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-251 + 2 bonus tracks.
Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Riverside RLP 1107)
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957
Can't Help Lovin' That Man |
Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch (Riverside RLP 12-256)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19 and 23, 1957
Out Of The Past | |
Reunion | |
Venetian Breeze | |
Hymn To The Orient | |
Namely You | |
Blues On Down |
** also released on Jazzland AM 85, AS 985 as Reunion. on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1797-2.
** part of Milestone M-47048 as Blues On Down.
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (EmArcy MG-36127)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957
16644 | JB161-4 | Confirmation |
16645 | JB162-11 | Au Privave (as Apres Vous) |
16647 | JB164-2 | Yardbird Suite |
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Nola 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 released on EmArcy SR-80019; Mercury MG-20532, SR-60209; Universal (J) UCCM-9103.
1958
Max Roach - Max! (Argo LP-623)
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Ramsey Lewis, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958
Crackle Hut | |
Speculate | |
That Old Devil Called Love | |
Audio Blues | |
C.M. | |
Four-X |
** part of Chess 2ACMJ-406 as Max Roach/Art Blakey. and Chess CH2-92511 as Max Roach, Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion.
Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (Riverside RLP 12-258)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958
The Freedom Suite | |
Someday I'll Find You | |
Will You Still Be Mine? | |
Till There Was You (take 4) | |
Shadow Waltz |
** also released on Jazzland AM 86, AS 986 as (Sonny Rollins) - Shadow Waltz. on Riverside R-3010, RS-3010 as The Freedom Suite. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-067, OJCCD-067-2; Riverside RCD-30507-2.
** part of Milestone MSP-47007 as The Freedom Suite Plus.
Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (Riverside RCD-30507-2)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958
Till There Was You (take 1) |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-258 + 3 bonus tracks.
Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone MSP-47007)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958
Till There Was You (take 3) |
** same as Riverside RLP 12-241 entitled The Sound Of Sonny + RLP 12-258 entitled Freedom Suite + 2 bonus tracks.
Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (EmArcy MG-36132)
Booker Little, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Eddie Baker, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Universal Recording, 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 released on Mercury MG-20559; Universal (J) UCCM-9110.
Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (Mercury (J) 195J-41)
Booker Little, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Eddie Baker, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Universal Recording, 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 |
** initially scheduled on Mercury SR-60128.
Max Roach + 4 At Newport (EmArcy MG-36140)
Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
summer 1958
17644 | JB342 | Love For Sale |
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 released on EmArcy SR-80010; Mercury MG-20524, SR-60201, (J) 195J-42.
Max Roach + 4 At Newport (Mercury (J) 195J-42)
Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
17647 | Deeds, Not Words |
** originally released on EmArcy MG-36140 + 1 bonus track.
Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott - Newport '58 (EmArcy MG-36141)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Harold Ousley, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
17638 | Lover Come Back To Me |
17639 | Crazy Love |
17640 | Back Water Blues |
Urbie Green, trombone; Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal #3.
1. 17641 | Backstage Blues |
2. 17642 | Julie And Jake |
3. 17643 | All Of Me |
** also released on EmArcy SR-80009; Mercury MG-20523, SR-60200.
The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 5 - 1956-1958 (Mercury (J) 18PJ-10215/18)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Harold Ousley, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair | |
Me And My Gin (aka Gimmie Me A Pig Foot) |
** also released on Mercury (J) EJD-2009/11.
The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (Mosaic MD7-201)
Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
Spoken Introduction By Max Roach |
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Willie Dennis, Julian Priester, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; John Bunch, piano; Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin, bass; Buddy Rich, Max Roach, drums; Gigi Gryce, arranger, conductor.
Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959
18390-2 | Big Foot |
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #5,6,12,13; Julian Priester, trombone #3,4,7,12,13; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #8-10,12,13; Ray Bryant, piano; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #12,13.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 9 and 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 |
Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (EmArcy MG-36144)
Al Portch, French horn; Max Roach, drums; Irving Farberman, Everette Firth, Lloyd McCausland, Arthur Press, Charles Smith, Harold Thompson, Walter Tokarczyk, percussion; Corinne Curry, soprano voice; Harold Faberman, conductor, director.
"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 released on EmArcy SR-80015; Mercury MG-20529, SR-60206.
Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words (Riverside RLP 12-280)
Booker Little, trumpet #1-6; Ray Draper, tuba #1-6; George Coleman, tenor sax #1-6; Art Davis, bass #1-6; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, 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 released on Riverside RLP 1122; Original Jazz Classics OJC-304, OJCCD-304-2. on Jazzland JLP 79, JLP 979 as Max Roach Quintet - Conversation. on Riverside R-3018, RS-3018 as Max Roach Featuring Booker Little - Deeds Not Words.
** part of Milestone M-47061 as Conversations.
Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-304-2)
Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, March 7, 1958
There Will Never Be Another You |
** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-280 + 1 bonus track.
Max Roach, Bud Shank - Sessions, Live (Calliope CAL 3013)
Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bobby Troup, host.
KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #118. 1958-#39, October 6, 1958
Minor Mode Blues | |
The Scene Is Clean |
same session.
Love For Sale |
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (United Artists UAL 4034)
Booker Little, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax #1,3-5; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Arthur Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Nola 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 released on United Artists UAS 5034; Blue Note CDP 7 84457 2.
Max Roach - Award-Winning Drummer (Time T/70003)
Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Studios, NYC, November 4, 1958
Tuba De Nod | |
Milano | |
Variations On The Scene | |
Pieces Of Quincy (mistitled as Pies Of Quincy) | |
Old Folks | |
Sadiga | |
Gandolfo's Bounce |
** also released on Time 52087, S/2087 as Max Roach.
George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216)
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak, trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hal McKusick, Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Bill Evans, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums; Jon Hendricks, narrator; George Russell, arranger, conductor.
NYC, November 24, 1958
105627 | A Helluva Town |
** also released on Impulse! IMPD-278.
1959
Max Roach - The Many Sides Of Max (Mercury MG-20911)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Fine Recording, NYC, January 22, 1959
18128-9 | Lepa |
18129-7 | Connie's Bounce |
18137-5 | Prelude |
18138-11 | Bemsha Swing |
18139-5 | Tympanalli |
18140-4 | There's No You |
18141-7 | A Little Sweet |
** initially scheduled on Mercury MG-20457 as A Little Sweet.
** also released on Mercury SR-60911; Universal (J) UCCM-9125.
Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue (Riverside RLP 12-308)
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano #2,3; Bobby Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, spring and fall 1959
1. | Afro-Blue |
2. | Let Up |
3. | Laugh, Clown, Laugh |
4. | Long As You're Living |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1153; Original Jazz Classics OJC-069, OJCCD-069-2.
Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach (Mercury MG-20448)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #1-7; Willie Dennis, Julian Priester, trombone #1-7; Phil Woods, alto sax #1-7; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #1-7; John Bunch, piano #1-7; Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin, bass #1-7; Buddy Rich, Max Roach, drums; Gigi Gryce, arranger, conductor #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 released on Mercury SR-60133.
Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach (Mercury 826 987-2)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Willie Dennis, Julian Priester, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; John Bunch, piano; Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin, bass; Buddy Rich, Max Roach, drums; Gigi Gryce, arranger, conductor.
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) |
Max Roach Plus Four - Quiet As It's Kept (Mercury MG-20491)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Mercury SR-60170.
Max Roach - Moon Faced And Starry Eyed (Mercury MG-20539)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #3,8,9; Julian Priester, trombone #2,6,8,9; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #4,7-9; Ray Bryant, piano; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #8,9.
Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 9 and 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 released on Mercury SR-60215.
1960
Tommy Turrentine (Time T/70008)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone #2-7; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano #1-3,5-7; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Studios, 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. |
Stan Turrentine - Stan "The Man" Turrentine (Time 52086)
Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, early 1960
Let's Groove | |
Stolen Sweets | |
Minor Mood |
Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Sheri | |
Mild Is The Mood | |
My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me |
** also released on Time S/2086. on Mainstream 56041, S/6041 as Tiger Tail.
Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part I: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 35 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02352)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bobby Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Theatre Municipal", Lausanne, Switzerland, February 2, 1960
Announcement (By Roger Huguenin) | |
Lotus Blossom | |
Prelude | |
Night In Tunisia | |
Jodie's Cha Cha |
Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part II: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 37 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02372)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bobby Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Theatre Municipal", Lausanne, Switzerland, February 2, 1960
Long As You're Living | |
La Villa | |
Drum Conversation | |
Bemsha Swing |
Max Roach - Long As You're Living (Enja (G) 4074)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Fruit Hall", Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960
Lotus Blossom | |
Drum Conversation | |
The Villa | |
Long As You're Living | |
A Night In Tunisia |
** also released on Enja (G) CD 4074-2.
Max Roach - Long As You're Living (Enja (G) CD 4074-2)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Fruit Hall", Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960
Prelude | |
Drum Talk |
** originally released on Enja (G) 4074 + 2 bonus tracks.
Max Roach And Friends - Historical Masters (BYG (J) YX-4018/19)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
live in Paris, France, February-March, 1960
Juliano (mistitled as Kardouba) (mistitled as To Lady) | |
The Villa (as Stop Motion) |
Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Coleridge Perkinson, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.
live in Paris, France, January 18, 1964
The Highest Mountain (as This Night Mountain) | |
Ceciliana | |
Mop Mop | |
Jordu | |
Sophisticated Lady | |
Who Will Buy | |
Love For Sale | |
Long As You're Living |
** also released on Affinity (E) AFFD 32 as Again!.
Max Roach - Parisian Sketches (Mercury MG-20760)
Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Studio Barclay, Paris, France, March 1, 1960
19900 | Petit Dejeuner |
19901 | Un Nouveau Complet |
19902 | Parisian Sketches: The Tower; The Champs; The Caves; The Left Bank; The Arch |
same personnel.
Studio Barclay, Paris, France, March 2, 1960
19898 | Nica |
19899 | Liberte |
** initially scheduled on Mercury MG-20594.
** also released on Mercury SR-60760.
Sonny Clark Trio (Time T/70010)
Sonny Clark, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Studios, NYC, March 23, 1960
Minor Meeting | |
Nica | |
Sonny's Crib (mistitled as Sonny's Crip) | |
Blues Mambo | |
Blues Blue | |
Junka | |
Sonia |
** also released on Time 52101, S/2101 as Max Roach - Sonny Clark - George Duvivier.
Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird (Mercury MG-20627)
Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Robert DiDomenica, flute; Harry Shulman, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Bill Barron, Joe Farrell, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Charles McCracken, cello; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums; Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott, percussion; Gunther Schuller, conductor.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 24, 1960
20093 | Half-Mast Inhibition |
20094 | Mingus Fingus No. 2 |
20095 | Bemoanable Lady |
** also released on Mercury SR-60627, (J) PHCE-6006. on Limelight LM-82015, LS-86015 as Mingus Revisited.
Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite - We Insist! (Candid CJM 8002)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 31, 1960
Driva' Man |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Freedom Day |
Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 6, 1960
Triptych: Prayer; Protest; Peace |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Michael Olatunji, conga drums; Tomas Du Vall, Raymond Mantillo, percussion; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
All Africa | |
Tears For Johannesburg |
** also released on Candid CJS 9002, (Eu) CS 9002, (E) CCD79002. on Columbia JC 36390 as Freedom Now Suite: Max.
Various Artists - The Jazz Life! (Candid CJM 8019)
Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Max Roach, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960
Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah |
** also released on Candid CJS 9019; Barnaby BR-5021; Candid (Eu) CS 9019, (E) CCD79019.
Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels (Candid CJM 8022)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Jo Jones, Max Roach, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960
Cliff Walk |
** also released on Candid CJS 9022; Barnaby BR-5022; Candid (Eu) CS 9022, (E) CCD79022.
Randy Weston - Uhuru Afrika (Roulette R-65001)
Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, clarinet; Jerome Richardson, baritone sax, piccolo; Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Ron Carter, George Duvivier, bass; G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip, Max Roach, drums; Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, percussion; Martha Flowers, soprano vocal; Brock Peters, baritone vocal; Tuntemeke Sanga, narrator.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November, 1960
Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza Part 1 | |
1st Movement: Uhuru Kwanza Part 2 | |
2nd Movement: African Lady | |
3rd Movement: Bantu | |
4th Movement: Kucheza Blues |
** also released on Roulette SR-65001.
1961
Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead (Candid CJM 8015)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, reeds; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley, conga drums #6; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961
1. | Straight Ahead |
2. | When Malindy Sings |
3. | In The Red |
4. | Blue Monk |
5. | Left Alone |
6. | African Lady |
7. | Retribution |
** also released on Candid CJS 9015; Barnaby KZ 31037; Candid (Eu) CS 9015, (E) CCD79015.
Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (Eu) CS 9033)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, reeds; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley, conga drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961
African Lady (take 4) |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961
Quiet, Please (take 1) |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
Hazy Hues (take 5) |
** also released on Candid (E) CCD79033.
Booker Little - Out Front (Candid CJM 8027)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961
We Speak | |
Quiet, Please | |
A New Day |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
Strength And Sanity | |
Moods In Free Time (take 5) | |
Man Of Words | |
Hazy Hues |
** also released on Candid CJS 9027; Barnaby BR-5019; Candid (Eu) CS 9027, (E) CCD79027, (J) 32JDC-106, (J) TKCB-30462.
Booker Little - Out Front (Candid (J) 32JDC-106)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.: same session.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961
Strength And Sanity (alternate take) |
** originally released on Candid CJM 8027 + 1 bonus track.
Duke Ellington Featuring Louis Armstrong - Paris Blues (United Artists UAL 4092)
Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Clark Terry, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin, vocal; Lou Blackburn, Murray McEachern, Britt Woodman, trombone; Juan Tizol, valve trombone; Harry Smiles, oboe; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson, alto sax; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Babe Clarke, tenor sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Duke Ellington, piano; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Aaron Bell, bass; Sonny Greer, Dave Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, drums; Lawrence Brown, conductor.
NYC, May 1, 2 and 3, 1961
Nite | |
Autumnal Suite | |
Birdie Jungle | |
Paris Stairs | |
Paris Blues |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5092.
Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse! A-8)
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums #1; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell #1; Abbey Lincoln, voice.
NYC, August 1, 1961
1. 10460 | Garvey's Ghost |
2. 10461 | Mendacity |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums #2; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell #2.
NYC, August 3, 1961
1. 10462 | Mama |
2. 10463 | Tender Warriors |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, August 8, 1961
10468 | Praise For A Martyr |
Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell.
NYC, August 9, 1961
10473 | Man From South Africa |
** also released on Impulse! AS-8, GRD-122.
1962
Max Roach His Chorus And Orchestra - It's Time (Impulse! A-16)
Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.
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, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #2; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.
Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962
1. 10792 | Lonesome Lover |
2. 10793 | Sunday Afternoon |
** also released on Impulse! AS-16, IMPD-185.
Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln - Lonesome Lover / Max Roach - Sunday Afternoon (Impulse! 45-214)
Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #2; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.
Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962;
edited: NYC, January 15, 1963
1. 11291 | Lonesome Lover |
2. 11292 | Sunday Afternoon |
Slide Hampton - Drum Suite (Epic LA 16030)
John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams, trumpet; Benny Jacobs-El, trombone; Slide Hampton, trombone, arranger; George Coleman, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, April 5, 1962
CO69988 | Our Waltz |
CO69989 | It's All Right With Me |
CO69990 | The Drum Suite Part 1 |
same personnel.
NYC, April 9, 1962
CO69991 | Gallery Groove |
CO69992 | Fump |
CO69993 | The Drum Suite Part 2 |
CO69994 | Like Someone In Love |
same personnel.
NYC, April 18, 1962
CO70068 | Lover |
Stella By Starlight | |
The Drum Suite Part 3 | |
The Drum Suite Part 4 | |
The Drum Suite Part 5 |
** also released on Epic BA 17030.
Various Artists - Almost Forgotten-Various Artists - Instrumentalists (Columbia FC 38509)
John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams, trumpet; Benny Jacobs-El, trombone; Slide Hampton, trombone, arranger; George Coleman, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
NYC, April 9, 1962
Well, You Needn't |
Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (United Artists UAJ 14017)
Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962
Money Jungle | |
Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower) | |
Very Special | |
Warm Valley | |
Wig Wise | |
Caravan | |
Solitude |
** also released on United Artists UAJS 15017; Blue Note BT 85129, CDP 7 46398 2. on Solid State SS 18022 as Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle. on United Artists UAS-5632 as Ellington, Mingus, Roach - Money Jungle.
Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note BT 85129)
Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962
REM Blues | |
A Little Max (aka Parfait) | |
Switch Blade | |
Backward Country Boy Blues |
** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 + 4 bonus tracks.
Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2)
Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962
A Little Max (aka Parfait) (alternate take) | |
Solitude (alternate take) |
** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 + 6 bonus tracks.
Max Roach - Speak, Brother, Speak! (Fantasy LP 6007)
Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962
Speak, Brother, Speak! | |
A Variation |
** also released on Fantasy LP 86007; Original Jazz Classics OJC-646, OJCCD-646-2; America (F) 30 AM 6057.
** part of Milestone M-47061 as Conversations.
1964 (age 40)
Max Roach With Abbey Lincoln - Freedom Now Suite (Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 110)
Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Coleridge Perkinson, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.
"Odd Fellow Palaeet", 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 |
J.J. Johnson, Howard McGhee, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt - Tribute To Charlie Parker From The Newport Jazz Festival (RCA Victor LPM-3783)
Howard McGhee, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Arthur Harper Jr., bass; Max Roach, drums; Father O'Connor, narrator.
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 4, 1964
UPAS-3862 | Buzzy |
UPAS-3863 | Now's The Time |
Father O'Conner's Comments | |
UPAS-3864 | Wee |
The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan (Atlantic LP 1435)
Hasaan Ibn Ali as Hasaan, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.
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 released on Atlantic SD 1435.
1965
Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (Atlantic LP 1467)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet #1; Roland Alexander, soprano sax #1; James Spaulding, alto sax #1; Ronnie Mathews, piano #1; Jymie Merritt, bass #1; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, October 14, 1965
1. 9413 | St. Louis Blues |
2. 9415 | The Drum Also Waltzes |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, October 20, 1965
9436 | In The Red (A Christmas Carol) |
9437 | Nommo |
Max Roach, drums.
NYC, April 25, 1966
10175 | For Big Sid |
10662 | Drums Unlimited |
** also released on Atlantic SD 1467.
1966
Max Roach Quintet & Sonny Rollins Trio - Graz 1963 Concert (Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108)
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, tenor, soprano sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Stefaniensaal", Graz, Austria, June, 1966
Nommo (as Title Unknown) |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Stefaniensaal", Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
Love Walked In (as Title Unknown) | |
Poinciana |
Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe (Unique Jazz (It) UJ 29)
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Stefaniensaal", Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
Lover |
1968
Max Roach And Abbey Lincoln - Sounds As A Roach (Joker (J) UPS-2056-KR)
Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.
live in Rome, Italy, April 27, 1968
Malindy | |
Prayer Protest From Freedom Now Suite | |
For Big Sid | |
Drums Unlimited | |
Drums In Five | |
Profit | |
Prelude |
Max Roach, drums; with unidentified big band.
Oslo, Norway, May, 1968
Patty Pat And Midnight Variations |
** also released on Lotus (It) LOP 14.075; Passport (It) LPPS 11.117.
Max Roach - Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic SD 1510)
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Jymie Merritt, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1968
14753 | Effi |
14755 | Equipoise |
14757 | Libra |
14758 | Absolutions |
Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Jymie Merritt, electric bass; Max Roach, drums; Andy Bey, vocal.
NYC, July 26, 1968
14931 | Members, Don't Git Weary |
14932 | Abstrutions |
1971
Max Roach - Lift Every Voice And Sing (Atlantic SD 1587)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Eddie Mathias, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, arranger; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Ruby McClure, Dorothy White, J.C. White, vocal; unidentified 22 voices, William Bell, Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, arranger.
NYC, April 7, 1971
21899 | Troubled Waters |
21900 | Go Down, Moses (as 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
Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 1 & 2 (Cobblestone CST 9025-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; John Blair, violin; Milt Jackson, vibes; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums; Big Black, congas.
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
25536 | Bags' Groove |
25537 | A Night In Tunisia |
** part of Cobblestone CST 9032-6 as Newport In New York '72.
1973
M'Boom - Re:percussion (Baystate (J) RVJ-6001)
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, drums, vibes, marimba, xylophone, tympani, percussion; Ray Mantilla, Latin percussion, congas, bongos, timbales.
"International Jazz Festival", Laren, Holland, August 25, 1973
Giselle Suite | |
Jihad Es Mort |
Brother Ahh - Sound Awareness (Strata-East SES-19731)
Max Roach, rap; M'Boom Re:percussion Ensemble, + Brother Ahh, French horn, African 3 hole flute; Howard Johnson, tuba; and The 90 Voice Sound Awareness Ensemble, Brother Ahh, conductor.
released 1973
Love Piece |
M'Boom - Re:percussion (Strata-East SES-19732)
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Richard "Pablo" Landrum, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, percussion.
Butterfly Studios, NYC, released 1973
Morning, Noon, Midday | |
Attention-Call & Response | |
Jihad Es Mort | |
Elements Of A Storm/Thunder & Wind | |
Inner Passion | |
Heaven Sent | |
Onamotapoeia |
1975 (age 51)
Various Artists - The Bop Session (Sonet (E) SNTF-692)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano #1,5; Hank Jones, piano #2-4,6; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 19 and 20, 1975
1. | Blues 'N Boogie |
2. | Confirmation |
3. | Groovin' High |
4. | Lover Man |
5. | All The Things You Are |
6. | Lady Bird |
1976
Max Roach, Archie Shepp - Force: Sweet Mao-Suid Afrika 76 (Uniteledis (F) UNI 28.976)
Archie Shepp, sax; Max Roach, drums.
Paris, France, summer 1976
Sweet Mao: La Preparation; La Marche; Le Commencement | |
Suid Afrika 76 |
Max Roach - Nommo (Victor (J) SMJ-6225)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman or Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Swiss radio broadcast, Lausanne, Switzerland, October or September 2, 1976
Nommo | |
Nommo (Continued) |
1977
Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 1 (Denon Jazz (J) YX-7508-ND)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"Yubin Chokin Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977
Calvary | |
'Round Midnight | |
It's Time |
** also released on Denon (J) YZ-134-ND.
Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 2 (Denon Jazz (J) YX-7509-ND)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Yubin Chokin Hall", Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977
Mr. Papa Jo | |
Scott Free Part 1 | |
Scott Free Part 2 |
Max Roach - The Loadstar (Horo (It) HDP 9-10)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
live in Rome, Italy, July 27, 1977
The Martyr Part 1 | |
The Martyr Part 2 | |
Six Bits Blues Part 1 | |
Six Bits Blues Part 2 |
** also released on Horo (J) RVJ-9005-6.
Max Roach Quartet - Live In Amsterdam (Baystate (J) RVJ-6029)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same personnel.
"Bimhuis", Amsterdam, Holland, August 17, 1977
It's Time | |
Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart |
Max Roach - Solos (Baystate (J) RVJ-6021)
Max Roach, drums.
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 |
Max Roach/Dollar Brand Duet - Streams Of Consciousness (Baystate (J) RVJ-6016)
Dollar Brand, piano; Max Roach, drums.
National Studio, NYC, September 20, 1977
Streams Of Consciousness | |
Inception | |
Acclamation | |
Consanguinity |
** also released on Baystate (J) RJL-2600.
1978
Max Roach - Confirmation (Fluid (F) FLU 103)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Paris, France, June 10, 1978
Confirmation | |
Giant Steps | |
The Profit | |
Sunday Afternoon | |
Soliloquy |
Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - Birth And Rebirth (Black Saint (It) BSR 0024)
Anthony Braxton, alto, soprano, sopranino sax, clarinet; Max Roach, drums.
Ricordi Studios, Milan, Italy, September, 1978
Birth | |
Magic And Music | |
Tropical Forest | |
Dance Griot | |
Spirit Possession | |
Soft Shoe | |
Rebirth |
1979
M'Boom (Columbia IC 36247)
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, drums, percussion, vibes, marimba, xylophone, tympani; Ray Mantilla, congas, bongos, timbales, Latin percussion; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion, bells #3,8.
NYC, July 25, 26 and 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 |
Max Roach Featuring Archie Shepp - The Long March (hat Hut (Swi) 2R13)
Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Max Roach, drums.
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979
The Long March | |
U-Jaa-Ma | |
Triptich: Four Big Sid; Drums Unlimited; Papa Jo | |
South Africa Goddam | |
J.C. Mose Is | |
Sophisticated Lady | |
It's Time |
** part of hatART (Swi) 4026 as Max Roach Duos With Archie Shepp And Anthony Braxton - The Long March.
Max Roach And Archie Shepp - The Long March Part 2 (hatART (Swi) CD 6042)
Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Max Roach, drums.: same session.
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979
Giant Steps |
Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One (hat Hut (Swi) 2R06)
Anthony Braxton, alto, soprano, sopranino sax, clarinet, flute, contrabass clarinet; Max Roach, drums, gongs, tuned cymbals.
"Jazz Festival Willisau '79", Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1979
One In Two-Two In One Part I | |
One In Two-Two In One Part II | |
One In Two-Two In One Part III | |
One In Two-Two In One Part IV |
** also released on hatART (Swi) CD 6030 as Max Roach And Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One.
** part of hatART (Swi) 4026 as Max Roach Duos With Archie Shepp And Anthony Braxton - The Long March.
Max Roach - Pictures In A Frame (Soul Note (It) SN 1003)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums, piano, percussion, vocal.
Milan, Italy, September 10, 11 and 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 released on Soul Note (It) 121003-2.
Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts (Soul Note (It) SN 1100/1)
Cecil Taylor, piano; Max Roach, percussion.
"McMillin Theatre, Columbia University", NYC, December 15, 1979
Duets Part I | |
Duets Part II | |
Duets Part III | |
Duets Part IV |
Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts (Soul Note (It) 121100/1-2)
Cecil Taylor, piano #1,3-5, interviewee #6,7; Max Roach, percussion #1,2,4,5, interviewee #6,7.
"McMillin Theatre, Columbia University", NYC, December 15, 1979
1. | Presentation |
2. | Drums Solo |
3. | Piano Solo |
4. | Duets Part I |
5. | Duets Part II |
6. | Interviews Part I |
7. | Interviews Part II |
1980
Various Artists - Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert (Jazz Records JR 3)
Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 29, 1980
Oobala Babala |
Max Roach - Chattahoochee Red (Columbia FC 37376)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Walter Bishop Jr., piano #5; Calvin Hill, bass, vocal; Max Roach, drums, percussion.
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
Max Roach, Connie Crothers - Swish (New Artists NA 1001)
Connie Crothers, piano; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, February 26, 1982
Symbols | |
Let 'Em Roll | |
Swish | |
Creepin' In | |
Ballad No. 1 | |
Trading |
** also released on New Artists NA 1001xCD.
Max Roach - In The Light (Soul Note (It) SN 1053)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet #1-4,6,7; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Milan, Italy, July 22 and 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 released on Soul Note (It) 121053-2.
1983
Max Roach Double Quartet Live At Vielharmonic (Soul Note (It) SN 1073)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Dayne Armstrong, tenor sax; Lars Holm, Ulrika Jansson, violin; Anders Lindgren, viola; Kerstin Elmquist, cello; Phil Bowler, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, percussion.
"Vielharmonie", Munich, West Germany, November 7, 1983
A Little Booker | |
Bird Says |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121073-2.
1984 (age 60)
Max Roach - Scott Free (Soul Note (It) SN 1103)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, percussion.
Milan, Italy, May 31, 1984
Scott Free Part I | |
Scott Free Part II |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121103-2.
Max Roach - It's Christmas Again (Soul Note (It) SN 1153)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet #2; Lee Konitz, alto sax #2; Odean Pope, tenor sax, voice; Tommaso Lama, guitar #2; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, keyboards, percussion, vibes, voice.
Milan, Italy, June 2, 25 and 26, 1984
1. | It's Christmas Again |
2. | Christina |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121153-2.
Max Roach - Jazzbuhne Berlin '84 Vol. 2 (Repertoire (G) RR 4902-CC)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, vocal.
"Jazzbuhne Berlin", "Friedrichstadtpalast", East Berlin, East 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 |
M'Boom - Collage (Soul Note (It) SN 1059)
Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, xylophone, cabasa; Joe Chambers, marimba; Fred King, concert bells; Eli Fountain, vibes; Max Roach, bass drum; Freddie Waits, tom-tom, percussion; Ray Mantilla, congas, timbales, bongos; Warren Smith, tympani; Eddie Allen, woodblock, percussion; Roy Brooks, slapstick, percussion.
NYC, October 16, 17 and 18, 1984
It's Time |
Eli Fountain, xylophone; Joe Chambers, bass marimba; Warren Smith, vibes; Ray Mantilla, congas, bongos, timbales; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, Eddie Allen, claves; Roy Brooks, steel drums; Fred King, cowbell; Max Roach, Freddie Waits, percussion.
Jamaican Sun |
Joe Chambers, bass marimba; Warren Smith, vibes; Eli Fountain, bass drum; Ray Mantilla, congas; Fred King, tympani; Roy Brooks, musical saw; Freddie Waits, shaker; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion; Max Roach, concert snare.
Street Dance |
Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, xylophone, bass drum; Joe Chambers, marimba; Max Roach, vibes; Roy Brooks, tom-tom; Fred King, tympani; Eli Fountain, bells, snare drum; Ray Mantilla, bells, chimes; Eddie Allen, cabasa, bell tree, cymbals; Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, percussion.
Mr. Seven |
Joe Chambers, Ray Mantilla, xylophone; Max Roach, marimba; Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, bass marimba; Freddie King, vibes; Roy Brooks, steel drums; Eddie Allen, triangle, cymbals, finger cymbals; Eli Fountain, bells, crotales; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion.
A Quiet Place |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121059-2.
Max Roach - Survivors (Soul Note (It) SN 1093)
Donald Bauch, Guillermo Figueroa, violin #2,6,7; Louise Schulman, viola #2,6,7; Chris Finckel, cello #2,6,7; Max Roach, drums, percussion.
NYC, October 19, 20 and 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 released on Soul Note (It) 121093-2.
1985
Max Roach Double Quartet - Easy Winners (Soul Note (It) SN 1109)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion #1; with Cecelia Hobbs, Johnny Williams, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Eileen Folson, cello.
The Platinum Factory, Brooklyn, NY, January 4, 7 and 8, 1985
1. | Bird Says |
2. | Sis |
3. | A Little Booker |
4. | Easy Winners |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121109-2.
1986
Max Roach Double Quartet - Bright Moments (Soul Note (It) SN 1159)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Zela Terry, cello; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, percussion.
NYC, October 1 and 2, 1986
Bright Moments | |
Elixir Suite | |
Hi-Fly | |
Tribute To Duke And Mingus | |
Double Delight |
** also released on Soul Note (It) 121159-2.
1989
Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie - Max And Diz Paris 1989 (A&M CD 6404)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Max Roach, drums.
"Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis", Bobigny, Paris, France, March 23, 1989
In The Beginning Part 1 | |
In The Beginning Part 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, interviewee; Christian Gauffre, interviewer.
Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
Interview |
The Paris All Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker (A&M 75021 5300-2)
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal #1-6,8,9; Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax #1-6,8,9; Milt Jackson, vibes #1-6,8,9; Hank Jones, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.
"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 - To The Max! (Enja (G) ENJ-7021 22)
Max Roach, drums.
Rev'O Jazz, Paris, France, September 15, 1990
Self Portrait | |
Drums Unlimited |
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.
The Marquee At The Tralf, Buffalo, NY, November 30, 1990
Tricotism |
same personnel.
The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, April 29, 1991
Mwalimu |
George Cables, piano; Max Roach, drums; 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, vocal.
NYC, June 15, 1991
Ghost Dance Part I | |
Ghost Dance Part III |
Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Eli Fountain, Fred King, Ray Mantilla, Francisco Mora, Max Roach, Warren Smith, percussion.
Astoria, Queens, NY, June 24, 1991
Ghost Dance Part II | |
A Quiet Place | |
Street Dance |
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Eileen Folson, cello; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, June 25, 1991
A Little Booker |
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.
The Profit | |
Tears |
Various Artists - Highstream - The Best Of Mainstream Jazz (Mainstream MDCD 720)
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 | |
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) | |
Homecoming | |
Green Stamps | |
All Blues | |
Scavenger |
1992
Cecil Bridgewater - I Love Your Smile (Mesa/Bluemoon R2-79187)
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Turre, trombone; Earl McIntyre, bass trombone; Mark Taylor, French horn; Roger Byam, soprano, tenor sax; Antonio Hart, alto sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Tyrone Brown, bass; Michael Carvin, Max Roach, drums.
NYC, 1992
As I Live And Breathe | |
Scott Free |
1993
Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813 2 3)
Max Roach, drums; The New Orchestra Of Boston, David Epstein, conductor.
"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, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Marshall Sealy, French horn; Robert Stewart, tuba; Max Roach, drums.
Sound On Sound, NYC, October 5, 1995
Ghost Dance |
1995 (age 71)
Max Roach, Mal Waldron - Explorations ... To The Mth Degree (Slam (E) SLAMCD 505)
Mal Waldron, piano; Max Roach, drums.
"deSingel Arts Centre", Antwerp, Belgium, September 20, 1995
Flirtations | |
Diversions | |
Homecoming | |
Action | |
Interaction | |
One | |
Mistral Breeze | |
Bounce 'Em | |
Brush 'Em | |
Jet Downing Time | |
In A Transitory Mood | |
Free For C.T. | |
Snake Out | |
Sparring |
same session.
Into The Void | |
Clouds | |
Hitting It | |
Symbolic Cymbals | |
Soul Eyes | |
Scramble | |
Once Over Lightly | |
A Threesome Thing | |
Groovin' Out | |
Our Coline's A Treasure | |
A Little Taste | |
What It Is | |
The Theme | |
You Don't Know What Love Is | |
Happy Birthday | |
Monk's Dream |
1999
Jon Jang, Jiebing Chen, Max Roach - Beijing Trio (Asian Improv AIR 0044)
Jon Jang, piano #1-3,5; Max Roach, drums; 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 & Max Roach - Friendship (Columbia CK 87171)
Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Don Friedman, piano; Marcus McLaurine, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Avatar 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 |