To the Max!

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To the Max!
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Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedSeptember 15 & November 30, 1990,
April 29 and June 15, 24–25, 1991,
Paris, France, Buffalo, NY, Northampton, MA, Astoria NY and New York City
Genre Jazz
Length95:56
Label Enja
ENJ 7021/22
Producer Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
The Paris All Stars Homage to Charlie Parker
(1989)
To the Max!
(1992)
Max Roach with the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet
(1993)

To the Max! is a double album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1990 and 1991 and released on the Enja label. [1] The album features Roach with various ensembles and combines live and studio recordings that celebrate Roach's diverse musical output.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4½ and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The music, which crosses quite a few boundaries, is consistently fascinating and forms a definitive portrait of the ageless drummer's wide musical interests in the early '90s." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

Disc one
  1. "Ghost Dance (PT. I)" – 14:50
  2. "Ghost Dance (PT. II) – 9:32
  3. "Ghost Dance (PT. III) – 6:19
  4. "A Quiet Place" – 3:51
  5. "The Profit" – 3:40
  6. "Tears" – 6:50
  7. "Self Portrait" – 4:02
Disc two
  1. "A Little Booker" – 21:03
  2. "Street Dance" – 5:21
  3. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) – 3:17
  4. "Mwalimu" (Odean Pope) – 16:33
  5. "Drums Unlimited" – 4:38

Personnel

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References

  1. Max Roach discography accessed September 25, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 25, 2012