Max Roach

Aliases: The Max Roach 4
Max Roach + 4
Max Roach Double Quartet
Max Roach Plus Four
Max Roach Quartet
Max Roach Quintet
Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
Real name: Maxwell Lemuel Roach
Born: January 10, 1924
Died: August 16, 2007
Country: United States
IPI: 00026211818 3 works
00026211916 4 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: A pioneer of bebop and legendary drummer, Roach was also a composer. Roach was active in the struggle for African American civil rights.
Member of: The Metronome All Stars [US] 1950-53
The Paris All-Stars Drums
The Capitol International Jazzmen Drums (1945-1946)
The Ellingtonians
Related: Abbey Lincoln Spouse (1962-1970)
Related labels: Debut founder of

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Absolutions	Max Roach	November 1968	Lee Morgan [US1]
i	As Long as You're Living	Max Roach Plus Four	1959	(23 artists)
i	Chi-Chi	Max Roach Quartet	1953	(20 artists)
	Driva' Man	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	(8 artists) Sampled by Pépé Bradock & The Grand Brûlé's Choir
i	Effi REL	Max Roach	November 1968	(3 artists) Originally by Bobby Hutcherson REC
i	Equipoise	Max Roach	November 1968	(8 artists)
	Freedom Day	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	Ulysses Owens, Jr. - Joanna Majoko
i	George's Dilemma	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	(2 artists)
i	Gerkin for Perkin	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	(2 artists)
i	Gertrude's Bounce	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	(5 artists)
i	Japanese Dream	Max Roach Quartet	1980	(4 artists)
i	Lands End	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	(3 artists)
i	Les fleurs africaines	Duke Ellington with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach	February 1963	(44 artists)
	Lonesome Lover	Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln	1962	(6 artists)
i	Magic	Max Roach Quartet	1980	(2 artists)
i	Mwalimu	Max Roach Quartet	1980	Odean Pope
i	Sandu	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	(59 artists)
i	Sweet Clifford	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	(5 artists)
i	The Blues Walk	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	(32 artists)
i	The Scene Is Clean	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	(27 artists)
i	Wig Wise	Duke Ellington with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach	February 1963	Unverified

Covers by Max Roach

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	All the Things You Are	Quintet	1953	Unverified
i	Anthropology	Max Roach Quartet	September 21, 1984	The Be Bop Boys
i	Après-vous	The Max Roach 4	1958	Charlie Parker and His Orchestra
i	Big Foot	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Charlie Parker [US1] REC, Curtis Counce REL
i	Billie's Bounce	The Max Roach 4	1958	Charley Parker's Ree Boppers
i	Blues in the Night	Max Roach and Stan Levey with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse Allstars	1958	William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
i	Body and Soul	Max Roach	1957	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Bright Moments	Max Roach Double Quartet	1985	Rahsaan Roland Kirk
i	But Beautiful	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Bing Crosby
i	Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart	Max Roach Quartet	1979	Billy Harper Quintet
i	Caravan	Duke Ellington with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach	February 1963	Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters
i	Cherokee	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	Spud Murphy and His Orchestra
i	Come Rain or Come Shine	Max Roach + 4	1960	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
i	Confirmation	The Max Roach 4	1958	Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i	Darn That Dream	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
i	Delilah	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	Unverified
i	Ezz-thetic	Max Roach	1957	Lee Konitz Sextet
i	For Dancers Only	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
i	Giant Steps	Max Roach	1981	John Coltrane
i	Good Bait	Max Roach Quartet	1983	Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
i	Hi Fly	Max Roach Double Quartet	1985	Randy Weston
i	Hot House	Quintet	1953	Unverified
	I Concentrate on You	Max Roach + 4	1960	Douglas McPhail BRD, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Shirley Howard REC,REL
i	I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	Bing Crosby
i	If I Love Again	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bob Lawrence REL, Rex Weber PRF
i	If You Could See Me Now	Max Roach Quartet	1983	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Tad Dameron
i	I Get a Kick out of You	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain Ramona REC, William Gaxton & Ethel Merman PRF
i	I'll Remember April	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	Woody Herman and His Orchestra REC, Dick Foran BRD
i	I'll String Along with You	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Muzzy Marcellino REC, Dick Powell BRD
i	I'll Take Romance	Max Roach	1957	Grace Moore
i	I Remember Clifford	Max Roach	1981	Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i	I Remember Clifford	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i	Jordu	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	Duke Jordan Trio
	Joshua	Max Roach and The J. C. White Singers	1971	Harrod's Jubilee Singers
i	Joy Spring	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	The Clifford Brown Ensemble
i	Just One of Those Things	Max Roach	1957	Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Stuart Allen REC,REL, June Knight & Charles Walters PRF
i	Ko-Ko	The Max Roach 4	1958	Charlie Parker's Ri Bop Boys
i	Let's Cool One	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Thelonious Monk
i	Libra	Max Roach	November 1968	Gary Bartz Quintet
i	Limehouse Blues	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan
i	Lotus Blossom	Max Roach Plus Four	1959	Kenny Dorham Quartet REL, Sonny Rollins REC
i	Love for Sale	Max Roach + 4	1958	Kathryn Crawford, June Shafer, Ida Pearson and Stella Friend PRF, Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by The Three Waring Girls REC
i	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	Don Cornell REC,REL, (unknown performer) PRF
i	Lover	Max Roach	1957	Jeanette MacDonald
i	Mail Order	Max Roach Quartet	1980	Catalyst
i	Makin' Whoopee	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
i	Milestones	Booker Little 4 & Max Roach	1959	Miles Davis All Stars
i	Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed	Max Roach + 4	1960	Danny Daniels & Sheila Bond
i	Moonlight Becomes You	Booker Little 4 & Max Roach	1959	Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kitty Kallen REC, Bing Crosby BRD
	Motherless Child	Max Roach and The J. C. White Singers	1971	(unknown)
i	Namely You	Max Roach + 4	1960	Peter Palmer, Edith Adams
i	Never Let Me Go	Max Roach + 4	1960	Nat "King" Cole with the Music of Nelson Riddle
i	Night in Tunisia	Max Roach + 4	1958	Dizzy Gillespie
i	Night In Tunisia	Quintet	1953	Unverified
i	Parisian Thoroughfare	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	Bud Powell
i	Parker's Mood	The Max Roach 4	1958	Charlie Parker All Stars
i	Perdido	Quintet	1953	Unverified
i	Prince Albert	Max Roach Quintet	1949	Unverified
i	'Round Midnight	Max Roach	1981	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	'Round Midnight	Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie	1989	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Ruby, My Dear	Max Roach Quartet	1983	The Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Salt Peanuts	Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie	1989	Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
i	Salt Peanuts	Quintet	1953	Unverified
i	Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang
i	Solitude	Duke Ellington with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach	February 1963	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Sophisticated Lady	Max Roach feat. Archie Shepp	1980	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Sophisticated Lady	Max Roach	1979	Unverified
i	Speak Low	Max Roach + 4	1960	Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
i	St. Louis Blues	Max Roach	November 1966	Prince's Band
i	Stompin' at the Savoy	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra
i	Straight, No Chaser	Max Roach Quartet	1983	The Thelonious Monk Quintet
i	Sweet and Lovely	Booker Little 4 & Max Roach	1959	Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
i	Swingin' the Blues	Max Roach with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse Allstars	1958	Count Basie and His Orchestra
	Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do	Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones	1961	Tennessee Ten (Original Memphis Five), Anna Meyers and Original Memphis Five
i	Take the "A" Train	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	The More I See You	Max Roach Plus Four	1959	Dick Haymes BRD, Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REL, Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Buddy Di Vito REC
i	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Max Roach	1957	Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
i	The Nearness of You	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Chick Bullock accompanied by His Orchestra
i	The Scene Is Clean	Max Roach Quintet	1976	Clifford Brown and Max Roach
i	Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goodbye	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Al Jolson PRF,REC
i	Tricotism	Max Roach Quartet	1983	Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
i	Tune Up	Max Roach + 4	1958	Miles Davis Quartet
i	Valse Hot	Max Roach	1957	Sonny Rollins
i	Villa	Max Roach + 4	1958	Kenny Dorham
i	Wee	Quintet	1953	Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars
i	Wefé (We-fay)	Max Roach	1981	Manhattan Blaze
	Were You There When They Crucified My Lord	Max Roach and The J. C. White Singers	1971	(unknown)
i	What Am I Here For?	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	What Is This Thing Called Love	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	Elsie Carlisle
i	When I Fall in Love	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Victor Young
i	Wild Is the Wind	Max Roach + 4	1960	Johnny Mathis PRF, Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra REL
i	Woody'n You	Max Roach	1957	Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra
i	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones	1961	Bing Crosby
i	Yardbird Suite	The Max Roach 4	1958	Charlie Parker Septet
i	Yesterdays	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	You're Mine You	Max Roach + 4	1960	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Chorus by Carmen Lombardo)

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Driva' Man	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	Covered by (8 artists) Sampled by Pépé Bradock & The Grand Brûlé's Choir

Songs written by Max Roach

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Driva' Man	Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr.	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	Covered by (8 artists)
Freedom Day	Max Roach, Oscar Brown Jr.	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	Covered by Ulysses Owens, Jr. - Joanna Majoko
Living Room	Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln	Abbey Lincoln	1973	Covered by (8 artists)
Lonesome Lover	Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln	Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln	February 27, 1962	Covered by (6 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Booker Little 4 & Max Roach	Booker Little 4 & Max Roach	1959	United Artists Records
Bright Moments	Max Roach Double Quartet	1985	Soul Note
Brown and Roach Incorporated	Brown and Roach Inc.	1955	EmArcy
Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach	Charles Mingus Quintet and Max Roach	1956	Debut
Chattahoochee Red	Max Roach	1981	Columbia [US]
Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	August 1956	EmArcy
Clifford Brown & Max Roach	Clifford Brown & Max Roach	1955	EmArcy
Different Drummers	Art Blakey & Max Roach	November 10, 1999	Jazz Hour
Drummin' the Blues	Max Roach and Stan Levey with Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse Allstars	1958	Liberty
Drums Unlimited	Max Roach	November 1966	Atlantic
Friendship	Clark Terry & Max Roach	2002	Columbia [US]
In the Light	Max Roach Quartet	1983	Soul Note
Jazz at Massey Hall - Volume Three	Quintet	1953	Debut
Jazz in 3/4 Time	Max Roach	1957	EmArcy
Lift Every Voice and Sing	Max Roach and The J. C. White Singers	1971	Atlantic
Max + Diz - Paris 1989	Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie	1989	A&M Records
Max Roach + 4	Max Roach	1957	EmArcy
Max Roach Plus Four & More	Max Roach	September 21, 1984	EmArcy
Max Roach Quartet Live in Amsterdam	Max Roach Quartet	1979	Baystate
Members, Don't Git Weary	Max Roach	November 1968	Atlantic
Money Jungle	Duke Ellington with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach	February 1963	United Artists Records
Moon Faced and Starry Eyed	Max Roach + 4	1960	Mercury
Newport	Max Roach + 4	1958	EmArcy
Newport Rebels	Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Eric Dolphy, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones	1961	Candid
Pictures in a Frame	Max Roach Quartet	1980	Soul Note
Quiet as It's Kept	Max Roach Plus Four	1959	Mercury
Rich Versus Roach	Buddy Rich and Max Roach	1959	Mercury
Sessions, Live	Max Roach, Bud Shank	1976	Calliope [US1]
Study in Brown	Clifford Brown and Max Roach	1955	EmArcy
The Long March	Max Roach feat. Archie Shepp	1980	Hat Hut Records
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker	The Max Roach 4	1958	EmArcy
We Insist!	Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	December 1960	Candid