Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Max Roach + Four

RELEASE
October 12, 1956
LABEL
Emarcy
GENRES
Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, American Popular Song, Jazz Instrument, Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz

Album Review

After the tragic deaths of trumpeter Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell in a car accident a few months earlier, drummer Max Roach regrouped with trumpeter Kenny Dorham and pianist Ray Bryant filling in the unfillable holes; tenor great Sonny Rollins and bassist George Morrow remained from the earlier band. This EmArcy CD finds Roach taking plenty of solo space, including almost all of "Dr. Free-Zee" and the climaxes of "Just One of Those Things" and "Woody 'n You." The horns have plenty of good spots, and other highlights of this worthy set include George Russell's "Ezz-thetic" and a warm rendition of "Body and Soul."
Scott Yanow, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Ezz-Thetichttp://itunes.apple.com/album/max-roach-4/id342336?uo=5
  2. Dr. Free-Zeehttp://itunes.apple.com/album/dr-free-zee/id342336?i=342311&uo=5
  3. Just One of Those Thingshttp://itunes.apple.com/album/max-roach-4/id342336?uo=5
  4. Mr. Xhttp://itunes.apple.com/album/mr-x/id342336?i=342318&uo=5
  5. Body and Soulhttp://itunes.apple.com/album/body-and-soul/id342336?i=342321&uo=5
  6. Woody 'n Youhttp://itunes.apple.com/album/woody-n-you/id342336?i=342324&uo=5
  7. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) [*]http://itunes.apple.com/album/max-roach-4/id342336?uo=5
  8. Love Letters [*]http://itunes.apple.com/album/max-roach-4/id342336?uo=5
  9. Minor Trouble [*]http://itunes.apple.com/album/minor-trouble/id342336?i=342331&uo=5
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