Released October 12, 1956 | Length 37:38 Release date 12 October 1956 Label PolyGram | |
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Recorded September 17, 19 & 20, 1956New York City Max Roach + 4(1956) Jazz in ¾ Time(1956-57) Similar Max Roach albums, Jazz albums |
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. 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.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "worthy set".
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
Personnel
Songs
1Ezz-Thetic9:21
2Dr Free-Zee2:09
3Just One of Those Things7:21
References
Max Roach + 4 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA