| Drums Unlimited | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | October 14 & 20, 1965 and April 25, 1966 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Atlantic LP 1467 | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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Drums Unlimited is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1965 and 1966 and released on the Atlantic label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ (  ) [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos... because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention". [2]
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
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