Max Roach + 4
Max Roach + 4 is an LP recorded by jazz drummer Max Roach, which featured Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Ray Bryant on piano, and George Morrow on bass.[1] It was the first album Roach recorded after his collaborators, trumpeter Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell, died in a car crash in June 1956.
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| Released | October 12, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | September 17, 19 & 20, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Hard bop | |||
| Length | 37:38 | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36098 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Tom Hull | A–[4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "worthy set".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "Ezz-Thetic" (George Russell) – 9:18
- "Dr. Free-Zee" – 2:06
- "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 7:18
- "Mr X." – 5:15
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 6:50
- "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:51
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 8:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Minor Trouble" (Ray Bryant) - 6:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded in New York City on September 17 (tracks 3–5) and September 19 (tracks 1, 2 & 6), 1956 and at Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California on March 18 (tracks 7 & 8) and March 20 (track 9), 1957
Personnel
- Max Roach - drums
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
- Ray Bryant (tracks 1–6), Bill Wallace (tracks 7–9) - piano
- George Morrow - bass
References
- Max Roach discography accessed September 21, 2012
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 21, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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