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EmArcy LP 36132
Mercury MG-36140
Riverside RLP12-280
United Artists UAL40
Time T 7003
Mercury MG-20911
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Complete 1958-1959 Max Roach “plus Four” Sessions (3-cd Box Set)
Max Roach
Featuring: Max Roach (d), Booker Little (tp), George Coleman (ts), Ray Draper (tuba), Eddie Baker, Tommy Flanagan (p), Bob Cranshaw, Art Davis (b)
REFERENCE: JC 1010_3
BAR CODE: 8427328510103
In 1958 Max Roach “one of the most outstanding and innovative drummers of his time, and a significant figure in the history of jazz” decided to create a new quintet with young jazz musicians. The front line featured two outstanding new players from Memphis, Tennessee: 23-year-old tenor sax
George Coleman (who joined Miles Davis’ group in 1963) and 19-year-old trumpet player Booker Little (who, unfortunately, would die in 1961 of uremia). Ray Draper, an 18-year-old tuba player from New York, also joined the quintet soon after its inception; and Art Davis, double-bassist, 24, from Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) were the last components of what became one of the most powerful hard-bop quintets in history, the Max Roach Plus Four.
The group is basically the same in all the sessions, except for the use of piano (by Eddie Baker or Tommy Flanagan) in two dates, and trombone (by Julian Priester) in another.
This 3-CD set gathers all the American recordings the group made between June 1958 and January 1959, and showcases one of the most overlooked periods in Roach’s remarkable jazz career. As bonus tracks we have included three alternate takes recorded exclusively for the mono version of the first LP, and the only performance made by the group on one well-nown TV show. This edition was originally released in 7 LPs "Max on the Chicago Scene," "Max Roach + 4 At Newport," "Deeds, Not Words," "Award-nning Drummer," "The Many Sides of Max," "Sessions, Live," and "The Defiant Ones" (United Artists) an album recorded under the leadership of Booker Little.
Tracklisting:
CD 1
01. Shirley
02. Memo: To Maurice
03. Stella By Starlight
04. Sporty
05. My Old Flame
06. Stompin’ At The Savoy
07. Villa
08. A Night In Tunisia
09. Deeds Not Words
10. Minor Mode Blues
11. Tune Up
12. Shirley
13. Memo: To Maurice
14. My Old Flame
CD 2
01. Love For Sale
02. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
03. Filidé
04. It’s You Or No One
05. Jodie’s Cha-Cha
06. Deeds, Not Words
07. Larry-Larue
08. Conversation
09. Milestones
10. Sweet And Lovely
11. Rounder’s Mood
12. Dungeon Waltz
13. Jewel’s Tempo
14. Moonlight Becomes You
CD 3
01. Milano
02. Tuba De Nod
03. Variations On The Scene
04. Pies Of Quincy
05. Old Folks
06. Sadiga
07. Gandolfo’s Bounce
08. Lepa
09. Connie’s Bounce
10. Prelude
11. Bemsha Swing
12. Tympanalli
13. There’s No You
14. A Little Sweet
15. Love For Sale
16. Minor Mode
17. The Scene Is Clean
Total time: Over 237 minutes.
Personnel: Max Roach (d), Booker Little (tp), George Coleman (ts), Ray Draper (tuba), Eddie Baker or Tommy Flanagan (p), Bob Cranshaw or Art Davis (b).
CD 1
Tracks #1-6 & 12-14 from "Max on the Chicago Scene" (EmArcy 36132). Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, on June 3, 1958.
Tracks #7-11 + 1 on CD 2 from "Max Roach Plus Four At Newport" (Mercury MG36140). Recorded live at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, on July 6, 1958.
CD 2
Tracks #2-8 from "Deeds, Not Words" (Riverside RLP12-280). Recorded in New York City, on September 4, 1958.
Tracks #9-14 from "Booker Little 4 & Max Roach / The Defiant Ones" (United Artists UAL4034). Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City, October 1958.
CD 3
Tracks #1-7 from "Award-Winning Drummer" (Time T7003). Recorded in New York City, November 1958.
Tracks #8-14 from "The Many Sides of Max" (Mercury MG20911). Recorded at Fine Recording Studios, New York City, on January 22, 1959.
Tracks #15-17 taken from "Sessions, Live" (Calliope CAL3013). Recorded at KABC TV Show "Stars of Jazz", Hollywood, on October 6, 1958.
Press notes:
“Fine music from a group that was trying to stretch themselves beyond hard
bop.”
Scott Yanow -All Music Guide
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