MAX (album)

MAX
Studio album by Max Roach Quintet
Released	1958
Recorded	January 14th, 1958 Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:39
Label	Argo LP 623
Max Roach chronology
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958)

MAX is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review states, "1958's MAX shows Max Roach at the top of his game. A decade earlier, Roach had absorbed Kenny Clarke's drumming style and, with trumpet virtuoso Clifford Brown, forged his own brand of bebop. By 1958, on his way to becoming a true jazz elder, Roach began pushing the boundaries of jazz even further". ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Crackle Hut" (Owen Marshall) - 5:47
2. "Speculate" (Kenny Dorham) - 4:59
3. "That Ole Devil Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 6:26
4. "Audio Blues" - 6:29
5. "C.M." (Hank Mobley) - 5:01
6. "Four-X" - 3:57

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• George Morrow - bass

References

1. Argo Records discography accessed September 18, 2012
2. Max Roach discography accessed September 18, 2012
3. Rovi Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.