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1	Deeds, Not Words (1958) more music like this by Max Roach This CD reissue of a Max Roach Riverside date is notable for featuring the great young trumpeter Booker Little and for utilizing Ray Draper's tuba as a melody instrument; tenor saxophonist George Coleman and bassist Art Davis complete the excellent quintet. Highlights include "It's You or No One," "You Stepped out of a Dream" and Roach's ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
2	Brown and Roach, Inc. (1954) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet The first of the EmArcy recordings of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, this album features trumpeter Brown, drummer Max Roach, tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow in fine form. High points include "Stompin' at the Savoy," "I Get a Kick out of You" and Brown's ballad feature on "Ghost of a Chance." ... see all copies from $7.96! new only from $10.29!
3	Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956) more music like this by Max Roach The post-Clifford Brown quintet that drummer Max Roach led tends to get overlooked, but it actually ranked up there with the Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet in the late '50s. With tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins becoming a stronger soloist month by month (he was arguably the top tenor in jazz at the time) and veteran trumpeter Kenny ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
4	Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet According to the original 1955 liner notes to Clifford Brown and Max Roach, the announcement that Clifford Brown and Max Roach had begun recording and playing together sent shock waves throughout the jazz community and predictions ran rampant about how the two might shape bop to come. The last duo to really shape the music had begun over ten years ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $17.62!
5	At Basin Street (1956) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this CD reissue is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
6	Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) more music like this by Max Roach This reissue CD of a live set originally put out on Debut has two very lengthy tracks (the 25-minute "Speak, Brother, Speak" and the 22-and-a-half-minute "A Variation") featuring solos by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Eddie Khan, and drummer Max Roach (who wrote both of the pieces). The music is somewhere between ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
7	Rich Versus Roach (1959) more music like this by Buddy Rich/Max Roach Definitive battle of the drummers from 1959. CD has four bonus cuts. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from $10.40! new only from $13.71!
8	Study in Brown (1955) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet This CD reissue features the 1955 version of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, a group also including tenor-saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow. One of the premiere early hard bop units, this band had unlimited potential. Highlights of this set are "Cherokee" (during which trumpeter Brownie is brilliant), ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
9	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (1960) more music like this by Max Roach This is a classic. At a time when the civil rights movement was starting to heat up, drummer Max Roach performed and recorded a seven-part suite dealing with black history (particularly slavery) and racism. "Driva' Man" has a powerful statement by veteran tenor Coleman Hawkins and there is valuable solo space elsewhere for trumpeter Booker Little ... see all copies from $10.24! new only from $10.24!
10	Drums Unlimited (1965) more music like this by Max Roach Other than a trio set with the legendary pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, this set was Max Roach's only recording as a leader during 1963-67. Three of the six numbers ("Nommo," "St. Louis Blues" and "In the Red") find Roach heading a group that includes trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Jymie Merritt and, ... see all copies from $13.93! new only from $35.87!
11 view cover	Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1996) more music like this by Various Artists The classic songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are rendered on this outstanding three-disc set, which features vocalists like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Shirley Horn, Tony Bennett and Cassandra Wilson. Among the spotlighted instrumentalists are Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, Stan Getz, Bill ... see all copies from $25.05! new only from $25.05!
12 view cover	Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) more music like this by Max Roach This CD reissue brings back a classic album, one of the finest of drummer Max Roach's very productive career. The illustrious sidemen (trumpeter Booker Little; trombonist Julian Priester; Eric Dolphy on alto, bass clarinet, and flute; tenorman Clifford Jordan; pianist Mal Waldron; and bassist Art Davis, in addition to some guest percussionists) ... see all copies from $8.89! new only from $13.71!
13 view cover	The Complete Cole Porter Songbooks (1993) more music like this by Various Artists This is not and cannot be the Complete Cole Porter Songbooks, but it's a marvelous collection of 48 timeless jazz interpretations drawn from the Verve catalog. Recorded between 1951 and 1988, these standards, ballads and show tunes are rendered by some 15 vocalists, many of whom appear twice, and about 13 instrumental groups. In addition to the ... see all copies from $32.47! new only from $32.47!
14 view cover	Members, Don't Git Weary/Lift Every Voice and Sing (2006) more music like this by Max Roach These recordings of Max Roach for the Atlantic label have each been issued on single CDs by Koch Records, but now they are combined into one. The concepts of the dates are quite different, with one wholly instrumental, the other emphasizing choral vocals. Members, Don't Git Weary is a superior session, featuring pianist and composer Stanley Cowell ... see all copies from $12.01! new only from $12.01!
15 view cover	Jazz In Paris: Parisian Sketches (1960) more music like this by Max Roach see all copies from $5.07! new only from $5.07!
16 view cover	Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957) more music like this by Max Roach 4 The music on this CD finds drummer Max Roach for the first time dropping the piano out of his quintet and performing with a pianoless quartet. With the departure of Sonny Rollins (who is replaced on three songs apiece by either Hank Mobley or George Coleman), Roach's group (which also featured trumpeter Kenny Dorham and either George Morrow or ... see all copies from $12.26! new only from $13.71!
17 view cover	At Basin Street [Expanded] (2002) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this CD reissue is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll ... see all copies from $17.06! new only from $17.06!
18 view cover	In Paris (1952) more music like this by Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach The bulk of this CD from the French Vogue label features the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra in particularly strong form at a Paris concert. In addition to the leader/trumpeter, the main soloists are altoist Howard Johnson, Big Nick Nicholas on tenor, pianist John Lewis and Chano Pozo on congas. The highlights of this date (which was formerly made ... see all copies from $13.26! new only from $18.90!
19 view cover	Atlantic Jazz: Bebop (1990) more music like this by Various Artists Part of Atlantic's extensive jazz series, Atlantic Jazz: Bebop takes in some of the innovators of 52nd Street over the course of seven nicely selected cuts. And while more astute listeners will want to check out something like Proper's multi-disc Bebop Spoken Here collection, this set still delivers a respectable mix of bop performances. This is ... see all copies from $5.58! new only from $10.00!
20 view cover	More Study in Brown (1954) more music like this by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet This LP is less valuable now that it has been succeeded by EmArcy's massive ten-CD set, Brownie. Comprised mostly of alternate takes with a few previously unissued items, these tracks feature the classic Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet of 1954-1956. Best is a "new" version of "I'll Remember April," which also features tenor saxophonist Sonny ... see all copies from $13.91! new only from $13.91!
21 view cover	Les Incontournables (1997) more music like this by Max Roach see all copies from $15.24! new only from $15.24!
22	Jazz Sampler [Commodore] (1955) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $12.88!
23 view cover	Variations on the Scene (2000) more music like this by Max Roach Variations on the Scene subtitled "A Jazz Hour from Max Roach" compiles 12 of his sessions with two different bands: his own quintet in 1959 with Booker Little and George Coleman in the hard bop years, and with Sonny Clark's trio in 1960. Standouts from these include "Gandalfo's Bounce," by Little, and the title cut composed by Coleman. The ... see all copies from $12.34! new only from $12.34!
24 view cover	Opus de Bop (1957) more music like this by Various Artists Some of tenor-saxophonist Stan Getz's earliest recordings are included on this well-conceived LP. Getz displays a harder sound than one might expect on sextet sides with trombonist Kai Winding and trumpeter Shorty Rogers from late 1945 and on four selections with a quartet from mid-1946. The final four selections (from May 1949) are more typical ... see all copies from $19.40! new only from $19.40!
25 view cover	The Big Beat [Milestone] (1958) more music like this by Various Artists The CD reissue of Big Beat brings back all of the music from the original double LP except for Max Roach's version of "You Stepped out of a Dream." The sampler features four different drummer-led units in performances that are available on other Fantasy CDs. Art Blakey's 1962-64 Jazz Messengers (with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Curtis ... see all copies from $19.69! new only from $19.69!

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