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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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Delilah
Finest Hour: Clifford Brown
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A Night In Tunisia
The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
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Stompin' At The Savoy
Brown And Roach Incorporated
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Daahoud
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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Lonesome Lover
It's Time
- 6
Perdido
The Quintet: Jazz At Massey Hall [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]
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What Am I Here For?
Clifford Brown And Max Roach (Expanded Edition)
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I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
Brown And Roach Incorporated
- 9
Powell's Prances
Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street (Expanded Edition)
- 10
Namely You
The Modern Touch
