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About
Maxwell Lemuel Roach was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Benny Carter, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy-nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992.
Top Tracks
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Daahoud
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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All The Things You Are / 52nd Street Theme
The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
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Perdido
The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
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Joy Spring
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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A Night In Tunisia
The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
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Jordu
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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It's Time
It's Time
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Parisian Thoroughfare
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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Equipoise
Members Don't Get Weary
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Blue Moon
Clifford Brown With Strings
