Drums Unlimited

Drums Unlimited
Studio album by Max Roach
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
Max Roach chronology
The Max Roach Trio featuring the Legendary Hasaan (1964) Drums Unlimited (1966) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)

Drums Unlimited is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1965 and 1966 and released on the Atlantic label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:34
2. "Nommo" (Jymie Merritt) - 12:43
3. "Drums Unlimited" - 4:23
4. "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) - 5:22
5. "For Big Sid" - 3:04
6. "In the Red (A Christmas Carol)" - 12:21

• Recorded in New York on October 14, 1965 (tracks 1 & 4), October 20, 1965 (tracks 2 & 6) and April 25, 1966 (tracks 3 & 5)

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (tracks 2, 4, & 6)
• Roland Alexander - soprano saxophone (track 4)
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Ronnie Mathews - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Jymie Merritt - bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)

References

1. Max Roach discography accessed September 24, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 24, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1220. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.