- Aliases
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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
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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
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The Metronome All Stars [US] 1950-53
The Paris All-Stars Drums
The Capitol International Jazzmen Drums (1945-1946)
The Ellingtonians
- Related
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Abbey Lincoln Spouse (1962-1970)
- Related labels
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Debut founder of
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