Max Roach Catalog - album index
1943 (age 19)
- Coleman Hawkins With Ben Webster - The Big Sounds (Brunswick BL 54016)
1944 (age 20)
- Coleman Hawkins - Rainbow Mist (Delmark DD-459)
- Benny Carter, Cootie Williams - Big Band Bounce: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 11 (Capitol M-11057)
- V.A. - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Mosaic MQ19-170)
1945
- Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1943-1946 (Classics (F) 923)
- Nat King Cole - Jazz Encounters (Capitol CDP 7 96693 2)
- V.A. - Everybody Swings: The History Of Jazz Volume Three (Capitol T-795)
- Charlie Parker - Every Bit Of It 1945 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D)
- Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker - Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 (Uptown UPCD 27.51)
- The Genius Of Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12014)
- The Charlie Parker Story (Savoy MG 12079)
- Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2 (Savoy MG 12009)
- The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy MG 12001)
1946
- Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2211)
- Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy MG-12130)
- Dexter Gordon - Settin' The Pace (Savoy SVY 17027)
- V.A. - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2210)
- Ted Nash - Tenor Sax (Savoy XP 8090)
- V.A. - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3 (Savoy MG 9021)
- V.A. - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2 (Savoy MG 9013)
- J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop (Savoy SJL 2232)
- J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG-12106)
- V.A. - Opus De Bop (Savoy MG-12114)
- Don Byas - Savoy Jam Party: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2213)
- Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys (Prestige PRST 7824)
1947
- The Bud Powell Trio (Roost RLP 2224)
- Charlie Parker - Encores: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1107)
- Charlie Parker Memorial (Savoy MG 12000)
- Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee, Lester Young - A Date With Greatness (Imperial LP-9188-A)
- Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions (Savoy S5J 5500)
- V.A. - Lullaby In Rhythm (Spotlite (E) SPJ 107)
- Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 4 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 104)
- Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters Vol. 2 (Dial LP 905)
- Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues (Dial LP 901)
- Charlie Parker - Collectors' Items (Dial LP 904)
- Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 5 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 105)
- Allen Eager - In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947-1953 (Uptown UPCD 27.49)
- The Complete Coleman Hawkins Vol. 2 - RCA Black & White Series Vol. 181 (RCA (F) PM 42046)
- Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17 (RCA (F) 730625)
- Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi (RCA Victor LJM-1017)
- V.A. - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz (RCA Victor LPV-544)
- Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul (RCA Victor LPV-501)
- Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 6 (Spotlite (E) SPJ 106)
- Charlie Parker - Crazeology / Crazeology II - 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus (Dial 1034)
- Charlie Parker Vol. 4 (Dial LP 207)
1948
- Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie Parker - The Band That Never Was (Spotlite (E) SPJ 141)
- Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 6 (Philology (It) 214 W 29)
- Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - In The Beginning (Galaxy LP 204)
- Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St. (Jazz Workshop JWS 501)
- Charlie Parker (Prestige PRST-24009)
- Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume One (Savoy ZDS 4411)
- Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker (Savoy SAVOY 12186)
- Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns (Savoy MG 12179)
- Miles Davis - Nonet 1948-Jam 1949 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514)
- Charlie Parker-Miles Davis-Lee Konitz - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 2)
- Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent (Alto AL 701)
- Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One (Session Disc 101)
- Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 1 (Philology (It) 214 W 5)
- Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 5 (Philology (It) 214 W 19)
- Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty (Dial 756)
- Dexter Gordon - Move! (Spotlite (E) SPJ 133)
- The Comprehensive Charlie Parker - Live Performances Volume I (ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-1)
- Charlie Parker On The Air Vol. 1 (Everest FS 214)
- Tadd Dameron Big Ten & Royal Roost Jam (Beppo (E) BEP 503)
- Earl Bud Powell Vol. 1 - Early Years Of A Genius, 44-48 (Mythic Sound MS 6001-1)
- Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Two (Savoy ZDS 4412)
1949
- Dave Lambert - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / Beban Cubop (Capitol 60014)
- Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant / Always (Capitol 60011)
- Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool (Capitol T-792)
- Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 1 (Capitol M-11026)
- V.A. - Cool & Quiet (Capitol T-371)
- Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Three (Savoy ZDS 4413)
- Bud Powell - Jazz Giant (Norgran MGN-1063)
- Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1108)
- Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Four (Savoy ZDS 4414)
- Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith - Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)
- Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 (Verve MGV-8009)
- V.A. - The Jazz Scene (Clef MGC-4007)
- Charlie Parker - Rara Avis Avis, Rare Bird (Stash ST-CD-21)
- Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road (Jazz Showcase JS 5003)
- Kai Winding - New Trends (Roost RLP 408)
- V.A. - Operation Jazz (Roost OJ 1)
- V.A. - Roost 5th Anniversary Album Vol. 1 (Roost RLP 1201)
- Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC-512)
- Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris (Bird In Paris CP 3)
- Charlie Parker In France 1949 (Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004)
- Max Roach, Clifford Brown - 2 Giants (Vogue (F) LDA 16008)
- Al Haig Trio And Quintet! (Prestige PRST 7841)
- James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47 (Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97)
- J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three (Prestige PRLP 7023)
- V.A. - Classics In Jazz: Small Combos (Capitol H-322)
- Lennie Tristano, Buddy DeFranco - Crosscurrents: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 14 (Capitol M-11060)
- Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green - Flip (Clef MGC-693)
- Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II (Misterioso (E) MLP 1982)
- Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I (Misterioso (E) MLP 1981)
- Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296)
- V.A. - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige P-24046)
- Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson (Prestige PRLP 7024)
- Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues (Prestige PRST 7839)
- Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 2 (Philology (It) 214 W 12)
- Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 3 (Philology (It) 214 W 15)
- V.A. - Stars Of Modern Jazz Concert At Carnegie Hall (IAJRC 20)
1950
- The Swing Era Metronome All-Stars (Harmony HL 7044)
- Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio (Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4)
- Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9274)
- Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns (Misterioso (E) MLP 1984)
- V.A. - First Sessions 1949/50 (Prestige P-24081)
- Al Hibbler With The Ellingtonians (Brunswick BL 54036)
- Chubby Kemp - Me And My Wig / Juke Bop Boogie (Mercer M 1971)
- Johnny Hodges - Jumpin': Jazz Legacy 62 (Jazz Legacy (F) 500112)
- Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians (Vogue (F) LD 497-30)
1951
- Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 (Verve MGV-8010)
- The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC-646)
- V.A. - Enter The Cool: The History Of Jazz Volume Four (Capitol T-796)
- The Metronome All Stars, The International Jazzmen, The Just Jazz All Stars - All Star Sessions: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 6 (Capitol M-11031)
- Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz (Prestige PRLP 7013)
- The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1503)
- The George Wallington Trio (Savoy MG-12081)
1952
- Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6 (Verve MGV-8008)
- The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
- Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet (Blue Note (J) K18P-9275)
- Flip Phillips And His Orchestra - Swinging With Flip (Clef MGC-692)
- Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two (Blue Note BLP 1511)
- The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
- The George Wallington Trios (Prestige PRST 7587)
- The Charles Mingus Groups - Debut Rarities Volume 4 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1829-2)
- Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB-198)
- Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198)
- Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace September 26, 1952 (Charlie Parker CP 502)
- Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free (Charlie Parker PLP 401)
- 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)
- Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 7027)
- The Quartet Of Charlie Parker - Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve MGV-8005)
1953
- Joe Holiday - Mambo Jazz (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1786-2)
- Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53 (VGM Records VGM 0009)
- Max Roach Quartet (Original Jazz Classics OJC-202)
- The Charles Mingus Duo & Trio - Debut Rarities Volume 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1808-2)
- The Rarest On Debut - Charles Mingus (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001)
- Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD-4402-2)
- The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1 (Debut DLP-2)
- The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall (Debut DEB-124)
- The Bud Powell Trio (Fantasy LP 6006)
- Miles Davis - Blue Haze (Prestige PRLP 7054)
- Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55 (Mythic Sound MS 6002-1)
- Al Cohn's Tones (Savoy MG 12048)
- The Progressive Al Cohn (Savoy SJL 1126)
- Billy Eckstine Sings - The Great Mr. B. With A Beat (MGM E-3176)
- The Quartet Of Charlie Parker (Verve 825 671-2)
- Cliff "King" Solomon - Li'l Darlin' / But Officer (OKeh 7010)
- Cliff "King" Solomon - Square Dance Boogie / Street Walking (OKeh 7022)
- Miles Davis And The Lighthouse All-Stars - At Last! (Contemporary C-7645)
- Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars - Witch Doctor (Contemporary C-7649)
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-972-2)
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three (Contemporary C3508)
- Diz And Getz (Norgran MGN-1050)
1954 (age 30)
- Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds (Verve MGV-8200)
- Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura - Tenor Saxes (Norgran MGN-1034)
- Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson (EmArcy MG-36009)
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4 - Oboe/Flute (Contemporary C3520)
- Oscar Pettiford - Memorial: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 35 (Vogue (F) LD 608-30)
- The Best Of Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert! (Gene Norman Presents GNP 18)
- Clifford Brown And Max Roach (EmArcy MG-36036)
- Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated (EmArcy MG-36008)
- The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM-2-8201)
- Clifford Brown - The Boss Man (Time LP 8)
- Max Roach, Clifford Brown - Daahoud (Mainstream MRL 386)
- The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
- Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J-1)
- Clifford Brown All Stars - Caravan (EmArcy MG-36102)
- V.A. - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album (Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61)
- Clifford Brown - Jams 2 (EmArcy (J) 195J-2)
- V.A. - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy MG-36039)
- V.A. - Best Coast Jazz (EmArcy EP-1-6141)
- V.A. - Jam Session (EmArcy MG-36002)
- Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington (EmArcy MG-36000)
- The Complete Bud Powell On Verve (Verve 314 521 669-2)
- Bud Powell - Jazz Original (Norgran MGN-1017)
- The Genius Of Bud Powell (Volume 2) (Verve VE-2-2526)
1955
- Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy MG-36005)
- Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702)
- Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2)
- Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Study In Brown (EmArcy MG-36037)
- V.A. - Trumpet Interlude (EmArcy MG-36017)
- Thad Jones (Debut DEB-127)
- Thad Jones (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-625-2)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones (Fantasy LP 6004)
- John Dennis - New Piano Expressions (Debut DEB-121)
- John Dennis - New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2)
- Count Basie With His All Time Great Orchestra (Hall Of Fame JG 629)
- Gene Krupa Quartet, Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet (Hall Of Fame JG 633)
- Herbie Nichols Trio (Blue Note BLP 1519)
- The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols (Mosaic MR5-118)
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (EmArcy MG-36043)
- Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars (EmArcy MG-36066)
- Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 1 (Victor (J) SMJ-6185M)
- Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 (Victor (J) SMJ-6186M)
- Sonny Rollins - Work Time (Prestige PRLP 7020)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia (Debut DEB-123)
- The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach (Fantasy LP 6009)
1956
- Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street (EmArcy MG-36070)
- Clifford Brown - The Quintet Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS-2-407)
- Clifford Brown - Pure Genius Vol. 1 (Elektra Musician E1-60026)
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Prestige PRLP 7038)
- Introducing Johnny Griffin (Blue Note BLP 1533)
- V.A. - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series (Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10)
- Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April, 1956 (Ingo (It) two)
- Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 7 (Philology (It) W 1008.2)
- Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009.2)
- Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (Prestige PRLP 7079)
- The Magnificent Thad Jones (Blue Note BLP 1527)
- The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3 (Blue Note BLP 1546)
- Max Roach + 4 (EmArcy MG-36098)
- Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J-39)
- Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG-36108)
- Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird (Prestige PRLP 7095)
- Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207)
- Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226)
- Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266)
- Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside R-022)
- Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)
- Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force (Prestige PRLP 7126)
- Sonny Rollins (Vol. 1) (Blue Note BLP 1542)
- Joe Wilder - The Music Of George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing (Music Minus One MMO 4)
1957
- Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR-80002)
- Max Roach, Stan Levey - Drummin' The Blues (Liberty LRP-3064)
- V.A. - Jazz Omnibus (Columbia CL 1020)
- J.J. Johnson - First Place (Columbia CL 1030)
- The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (Mosaic MQ11-169)
- J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone (Columbia CL 1303)
- Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-239)
- A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People (Savoy MG-12118)
- A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People (Savoy 93006-2)
- Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Riverside RLP 12-251)
- Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2)
- Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars (Riverside RLP 1107)
- Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch (Riverside RLP 12-256)
- The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (EmArcy MG-36127)
1958
- Max Roach - Max! (Argo LP-623)
- Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (Riverside RLP 12-258)
- Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (Riverside RCD-30507-2)
- Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone MSP-47007)
- Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (EmArcy MG-36132)
- Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene (Mercury (J) 195J-41)
- Max Roach + 4 At Newport (EmArcy MG-36140)
- Max Roach + 4 At Newport (Mercury (J) 195J-42)
- Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott - Newport '58 (EmArcy MG-36141)
- The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 5 - 1956-1958 (Mercury (J) 18PJ-10215/18)
- The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (Mosaic MD7-201)
- Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (EmArcy MG-36144)
- Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words (Riverside RLP 12-280)
- Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-304-2)
- Max Roach, Bud Shank - Sessions, Live (Calliope CAL 3013)
- Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (United Artists UAL 4034)
- Max Roach - Award-Winning Drummer (Time T/70003)
- George Russell - New York, N.Y. (Decca DL 9216)
1959
- Max Roach - The Many Sides Of Max (Mercury MG-20911)
- Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue (Riverside RLP 12-308)
- Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach (Mercury MG-20448)
- Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach (Mercury 826 987-2)
- Max Roach Plus Four - Quiet As It's Kept (Mercury MG-20491)
- Max Roach - Moon Faced And Starry Eyed (Mercury MG-20539)
1960
- Tommy Turrentine (Time T/70008)
- Stan Turrentine - Stan "The Man" Turrentine (Time 52086)
- Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part I: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 35 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02352)
- Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part II: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 37 (TCB (Swi) TCB 02372)
- Max Roach - Long As You're Living (Enja (G) 4074)
- Max Roach - Long As You're Living (Enja (G) CD 4074-2)
- Max Roach And Friends - Historical Masters (BYG (J) YX-4018/19)
- Max Roach - Parisian Sketches (Mercury MG-20760)
- Sonny Clark Trio (Time T/70010)
- Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird (Mercury MG-20627)
- Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite - We Insist! (Candid CJM 8002)
- V.A. - The Jazz Life! (Candid CJM 8019)
- Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels (Candid CJM 8022)
- Randy Weston - Uhuru Afrika (Roulette R-65001)
1961
- Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead (Candid CJM 8015)
- Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (Eu) CS 9033)
- Booker Little - Out Front (Candid CJM 8027)
- Booker Little - Out Front (Candid (J) 32JDC-106)
- Duke Ellington Featuring Louis Armstrong - Paris Blues (United Artists UAL 4092)
- Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse! A-8)
1962
- Max Roach His Chorus And Orchestra - It's Time (Impulse! A-16)
- Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln - Lonesome Lover / Max Roach - Sunday Afternoon (Impulse! 45-214)
- Slide Hampton - Drum Suite (Epic LA 16030)
- V.A. - Almost Forgotten-Various Artists - Instrumentalists (Columbia FC 38509)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (United Artists UAJ 14017)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note BT 85129)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2)
- Max Roach - Speak, Brother, Speak! (Fantasy LP 6007)
1964 (age 40)
- Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln - Max Roach Live In Europe - Freedom Now Suite (Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 110)
- J.J. Johnson, Howard McGhee, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt - Tribute To Charlie Parker From The Newport Jazz Festival (RCA Victor LPM-3783)
- The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan (Atlantic LP 1435)
1965
- Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (Atlantic LP 1467)
1966
- Max Roach Quintet & Sonny Rollins Trio - Graz 1963 Concert (Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108)
- Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 29)
1968
- Max Roach And Abbey Lincoln - Sounds As A Roach (Joker (J) UPS-2056-KR)
- Max Roach - Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic SD 1510)
1971
- Max Roach - Lift Every Voice And Sing (Atlantic SD 1587)
1972
- V.A. - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 1 & 2 (Cobblestone CST 9025-2)
1973
- M'Boom - Re:percussion (Baystate (J) RVJ-6001)
- Brother Ahh - Sound Awareness (Strata-East SES-19731)
- M'Boom - Re:percussion (Strata-East SES-19732)
1975 (age 51)
- V.A. - The Bop Session (Sonet (E) SNTF-692)
1976
- Max Roach, Archie Shepp - Force: Sweet Mao-Suid Afrika 76 (Uniteledis (F) UNI 28.976)
- Max Roach - Nommo (Victor (J) SMJ-6225)
1977
- Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 1 (Denon Jazz (J) YX-7508-ND)
- Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 2 (Denon Jazz (J) YX-7509-ND)
- Max Roach - The Loadstar (Horo (It) HDP 9-10)
- Max Roach Quartet - Live In Amsterdam (Baystate (J) RVJ-6029)
- Max Roach - Solos (Baystate (J) RVJ-6021)
- Max Roach/Dollar Brand Duet - Streams Of Consciousness (Baystate (J) RVJ-6016)
1978
- Max Roach - Confirmation (Fluid (F) FLU 103)
- Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - Birth And Rebirth (Black Saint (It) BSR 0024)
1979
- M'Boom (Columbia IC 36247)
- Max Roach Featuring Archie Shepp - The Long March (hat Hut (Swi) 2R13)
- Max Roach And Archie Shepp - The Long March Part 2 (hatART (Swi) CD 6042)
- Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One (hat Hut (Swi) 2R06)
- Max Roach - Pictures In A Frame (Soul Note (It) SN 1003)
- Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts (Soul Note (It) SN 1100/1)
- Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts (Soul Note (It) 121100/1-2)
1980
- V.A. - Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert (Jazz Records JR 3)
- Max Roach - Chattahoochee Red (Columbia FC 37376)
1982
- Max Roach, Connie Crothers - Swish (New Artists NA 1001)
- Max Roach - In The Light (Soul Note (It) SN 1053)
1983
- Max Roach Double Quartet Live At Vielharmonic (Soul Note (It) SN 1073)
1984 (age 60)
- Max Roach - Scott Free (Soul Note (It) SN 1103)
- Max Roach - It's Christmas Again (Soul Note (It) SN 1153)
- Max Roach - Jazzbuhne Berlin '84 Vol. 2 (Repertoire (G) RR 4902-CC)
- M'Boom - Collage (Soul Note (It) SN 1059)
- Max Roach - Survivors (Soul Note (It) SN 1093)
1985
- Max Roach Double Quartet - Easy Winners (Soul Note (It) SN 1109)
1986
- Max Roach Double Quartet - Bright Moments (Soul Note (It) SN 1159)
1989
- Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie - Max And Diz Paris 1989 (A&M CD 6404)
- The Paris All Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker (A&M 75021 5300-2)
1990
- Max Roach - To The Max! (Enja (G) ENJ-7021 22)
- V.A. - Highstream - The Best Of Mainstream Jazz (Mainstream MDCD 720)
1992
- Cecil Bridgewater - I Love Your Smile (Mesa/Bluemoon R2-79187)
1993
- Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813 2 3)
1995 (age 71)
- Max Roach, Mal Waldron - Explorations ... To The Mth Degree (Slam (E) SLAMCD 505)
1999
- Jon Jang, Jiebing Chen, Max Roach - Beijing Trio (Asian Improv AIR 0044)
2002
- Clark Terry & Max Roach - Friendship (Columbia CK 87171)