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Released
  
October 12, 1956

Artist
  
Max Roach

Producer
  
Bob Shad

Genres
  
Jazz, Hard bop

Length
  
37:38

Release date
  
12 October 1956

Label
  
PolyGram

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Recorded
  
September 17, 19 & 20, 1956 New 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

  1. "Ezz-Thetic" (George Russell) – 9:18
  2. "Dr. Free-Zee" – 2:06
  3. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 7:18
  4. "Mr X." – 5:15
  5. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 6:50
  6. "Woody 'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:51
  7. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 8:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "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 (tracks 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

    • Songs

    1Ezz-Thetic9:21
    2Dr Free-Zee2:09
    3Just One of Those Things7:21

    References

    Max Roach + 4 Wikipedia
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